Sundance 2016: Festival Preview
by Amber Wilkinson
Films we're looking forward to at this year's edition.
Maiwenn on the rocky road of romance
by Richard Mowe
Director talking relationships, falling in love, and passion.
Seeking the future of cinema
by Richard Mowe
Online film festival in the Paris limelight.
The many faces of Isabelle Huppert
by Richard Mowe
Actress on Depardieu, Haneke, Verhoeven and playing Phaedra on stage.
Thriller with added sparkle
by Richard Mowe
Director Eric Barbier on love, diamonds and Berénice Bejo.
Bringing Mars down to Earth
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Best Adapted Screenplay nominee Drew Goddard discusses The Martian.
Sound and vision
by Jennie Kermode and Max Crawford
The film soundtrack legacy of David Bowie.
Old space dog
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Ridley Scott on The Martian and man's best friend.
Keeping it honest
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Géza Röhrig on the Holocaust and the Oscar nominated Son Of Saul.
A uniter, not a divider
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Drew Goddard on making The Martian a love letter to science.
Life on Mars
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Matt Damon on playing the greatest botanist on the planet in The Martian.
The bushwhacker's boy
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Walton Goggins on The Hateful Eight and Abraham Lincoln's letter.
Being a bad guy
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Samuel L Jackson and Uma Thurman on The Hateful Eight.
Black-eyed Daisy
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Jennifer Jason Leigh on bruises, handcuffs and The Hateful Eight.
Making space
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Jessica Chastain on learning the rules and challenging expectations in The Martian.
Aiming for the top
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Jimmy Chin on the Oscar shortlisted Meru.
Beyond the silence
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Giulio Ricciarelli on Fifties Germany and Labyrinth Of Lies.
All's well that ends well
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Wim Wenders looks back at life under the shadow of a nuclear satellite.
Dressing for the Spotlight
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Tom McCarthy on shaping Spotlight.
On the spot
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Brian d'Arcy James on clothing, Catholicism and Spotlight
Wexler - the all-seeing eye
by Richard Mowe
Cuckoo’s Nest cinematographer remembered.
Unholy truth
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Bobby Cannavale on Spotlight, "a really honest film."
Asturian short cuts in Gijón
by Rebecca Naughten
We take a look at the festival region's up-and-coming talent.
Pieces of eight
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Quentin Tarantino and Tim Roth on westerns, duplicity and The Hateful Eight.
Lessons for America
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Michael Moore on Where To Invade Next and what other countries do better.
The inventors
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Joyous times with Robert De Niro, David O. Russell, Bradley Cooper and his mum.
The people in the photographs
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Géza Röhrig on Son Of Saul and the legacy of loss.
The joy of puppies
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Isabella Rossellini on her latest role and her Guide Dog Foundation.
Fantastic Mr Balaban
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Bob Balaban on Wes Anderson, David O. Russell and François Truffaut
When the signs and the stories are gone
by Anne-Katrin Titze
László Nemes on organisation and chaos in Son Of Saul.
Joy to the world
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Virginia Madsen and Diane Ladd on family, vision and invention in Joy.
A light in dark places
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Josh Singer talks religion, journalism, Boston and the making of Spotlight.
Self made man
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Danny Boyle on calla lilies, Eighties fashion and Steve Jobs.
Christmas spirit
by Amber Wilkinson
Hector director on homelessness and humanity in his debut feature.
Discovering Kristina
by Jennie Kermode
Mika Kaurismäki on The Girl King and a Swedish monarch who was ahead of her time.
The man and the ghost
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Jeff Daniels on Steve Jobs and the fall of an international marketing rock star.
Fabulous filmmaking
by Jennie Kermode
Colin Rothbart takes on drag in Dressed As A Girl.
The apple of his eye
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Aaron Sorkin on the wizardry of Steve Jobs.
Still breathing
by Anne-Katrin Titze
László Nemes on Auschwitz, language, religion and Son Of Saul.
The girl who would be king
by Jennie Kermode
Malin Buska on walking in Greta Garbo's shoes.
The weight of the years
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Andrew Haigh on Charlotte Rampling, memory and smoking in 45 Years.
Close encounters with Hitchcock
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Kent Jones on Hitchcock/Truffaut and discovering the master.
Learning from history
by Amber Wilkinson
Aferim! director Radu Jude on language, prejudice and seeing the past in the present.
Timing is everything
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Charlotte Rampling on the vertiginous experience of 45 Years.
Taking stock
by Amber Wilkinson
Grímur Hákonarson on shooting Rams, running for the Oscars and Icelandic co-operation.
Scream tweens
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Sadie Seelert, Haley Murphy, Bridget McGarry, Blue Lindeberg, Mina Sundwall and Emma Adler on #Horror
For the love of birds
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Jay Roach on Trumbo and the cockatiel famous for Spartacus.
At the #Horror première
by Anne-Katrin Titze
On the red carpet with Timothy Hutton, Lydia Hearst and Waris Ahluwalia.
Fresh Fokus on German film
by Amber Wilkinson
As the inaugural festival opens with Victoria, we preview the programme.
Real #Horror show
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Tara Subkoff muses on cyberbullying and classic scares at the première of her new film.
News

Silence and snow Dana White and Christopher Knoblock on Oscar-qualified short Magan’s Fare

Poetry in motion Yeşim Ustaoğlu on her contemplative drama What Remains

Head space Florid director Billy Lumby and his cast on bringing an authentic picture of mental health to the big screen

The believers Simon Ennis and Brad Abrahams on conspiracy theories and Gimme Truth

Passion piece Steve Oram on exploring a gentle character in a dangerous world in Crushed

Eva Marie Saint dies On The Waterfront Oscar-winner was 102

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