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Down to Earth
by Paul Risker
Steve Pink on science fiction, pitching, sandwiches and Terrestrial
The Fool's journey
by Jennie Kermode
Annapurna Sriram on psychic predictions, resisting censorship and making Fucktoys
Claiming her space
by Paul Risker
Julie Pacino and Lucy Fry on internalising the hero's journey and I Live Here Now
Bringing horror home
by Jennie Kermode
Ian Tuason and Nina Kiri on connecting to The Undertone
A woman's work
by Paul Risker
Petra Volpe on empathy, physicality, storytelling and Late Shift
Are you watching carefully?
by Jennie Kermode
Simon Glassman on the sinister experience of late night adverts, and Buffet Infinity
Stay-at-Home Seven: July 28 to August 3
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
Beyond the big top
by Jennie Kermode
Jody Wilson and Anwen O’Driscoll on character creation and The Bearded Girl
In too deep
by Jennie Kermode
Alex Phillips on the power of intimacy and the technical challenges of Anything That Moves
Magic and chemistry
by Jennie Kermode
Alice Maio Mackay, Alexandra McVicker and Avalon Fast on The Serpent’s Skin
Saving Manchester's movie history
by Jennie Kermode
David Gregory on restoring the films of Cliff Twemlow
In the aftermath
by Casper Borges
Kim Sung-yoon on going beyond heroes and villains in Fragment
Pulling up the daisies
by Jennie Kermode
Deanna Milligan, Ramsey Fendall and Caitlin Acken Taylor discuss Lucid.
Whit and repartee
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Stillman on touring Metropolitan and his hopes for The Splendid Affinities
Stay-at-Home Seven: July 21 to 27
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch on telly or stream this week
"The sense of urgency is just too low right now"
by Jennie Kermode
Oscar Nuñez on The School Duel, Donald Trump and fascism in the US
Monster mayhem
by Jennie Kermode
William Bagley, Chris Mayers and Levi Burdick on Hold The Fort
Love and fate
by Jennie Kermode
Helena Bonham Carter on literary adaptations and Four Letters Of Love
When worlds collide
by Jennie Kermode
Ava Maria Safai on pressure to fit in and Foreigner
Holy avenger
by Jennie Kermode
Mitzi Peirone on the religiously inspired imagery of Saint Clare
Coming home to roost
by Paul Risker
Melody C Roscher on individual complexity, uncertainty and Bird In Hand
Stay-at-Home Seven: July 14 to 20
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on telly or stream this week
Women take the lead at Fantasia
by Jennie Kermode
Our early recommendations for the forthcoming festival
A storytelling legacy
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Griffin Dunne on Duke Of Groove and family memoir The Friday Afternoon Club
Capturing the poetry
by Paul Risker
Walter Thompson-Hernandez on democratised filmmaking and making Kites
The idea of the times
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Wilhelm Sasnal on costumes, food, and paintings as props in The Assistant
Without words
by Paul Risker
Elín Hall on the stripped down dialogue of When The Light Breaks
Stay-at-Home Seven: July 7 to 13
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch on telly or stream this week
Mum's the word for Camille Cottin
by Richard Mowe
Call My Agent star on life-work balance, kids and Out Of Love
Ancient heritage, new materialities
by Jennie Kermode
Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian on alien aesthetics, music and Doppelgängers
The human connection
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Toby Perl Freilich and Judith Mizrachy on Mierle Laderman Ukeles and Maintenance Artist
The fabric of success
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Ferzan Özpetek on Milena Canonero, Piero Tosi and Diamonds
That cinematic vastness
by Paul Risker
Josalynn Smith on the influence of Greg Araki and making Ride Or Die
Time goes slowly
by Jennie Kermode
Rohan Kanawade on telling a different kind of story in Cactus Pears
Filming with no fear
by Paul Risker
Hariharasudhen Nagarajan on going fully independent with Tether
Stay-at-Home Seven: June 30 to July 6
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch on telly or stream this week
The changing society
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Andrea Segre on Enrico Berlinguer and The Great Ambition
An education
by Jennie Kermode
Eloïse King on exploring the international essay industry in Shadow Scholars
'Simple is actually the hardest to do'
by Amber Wilkinson
Eric San - aka Kid Koala - on minimalism and cherishing the moment in Space Cadet
The explorer
by Jennie Kermode
Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian on reimagining space exploration in Doppelgängers
Until the dance
by Paul Risker
Andreas Dresen on resistance, ensemble storytelling and From Hilde, With Love
Honesty and curiosity
by Paul Risker
Kate Siegel on the literary roots of horror and The Life Of Chuck
A discovery of the past
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Sara Fgaier on Julian Barnes, the taboo of death, and Weightless
Stay-at-Home Seven: July 23 to 29
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
A postcard from The Fourth Evia Project
by Amber Wilkinson
Summer and sustainability come together at Thessaloniki Film Festival's green initiative
Belonging
by Paul Risker
Jon S Baird and Steven Rogers on Everything's Going To Be Great
From planet to planet
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Stanley Nelson with Ed Bahlman on Christine Turner’s Sun Ra: Do The Impossible
'I feel the importance of memorialising all the people who died for Ukraine'
by Amber Wilkinson
Cuba & Alaska director Yegor Troyanovsky on friendship and grief on the frontline in Ukraine
Digging in
by Amber Wilkinson
Rob Petit on taking a dive into Deep Time, inheritance and legacy in documentary Underland
Life first - then cinema
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Fabrizio Gifuni on Luigi Comencini, Pinocchio and The Time It Takes
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