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Five unmissable films at Fantastic Fest
by Jennie Kermode
Mother Of Flies, Bulk, A Useful Ghost, Sirât and Shelby Oaks
Dangerous dames
by Jennie Kermode
Neil Marshall on his passion for filmmaking, The Descent and Compulsion
Unconquerable film
by Jennie Kermode
Rashid Masharawi on the resilience of Palestinian culture and From Ground Zero
'Don't stop, keep recording'
by Amber Wilkinson
Kabul, Between Prayers director Aboozar Amini on his filmmaking rules and the dance of documentary
Magnifying manga
by Amber Wilkinson
Shô Miyake on adding 'pure cinema' to Tsuge classics in Two Seasons, Two Strangers
'I like characters with edges and with flaws'
by Amber Wilkinson
GoT star Tom Wlaschiha on his role in Italian comedy Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't
Stay-at-Home Seven: September 8 to 14
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch on TV or stream this week
Contested stories
by Jennie Kermode
Siyou Tan on teenage friendships, ghosts and the search of truth in Amoeba
Setting the tone
by Casper Borges
Kim Soo-jin on the power of sound, tenderness and Noise
Fiction through a documentary lens
by Paul Risker
Jasmin Gordon on the personal nature of filmmaking, and The Courageous
It's all in the game
by Paul Risker
Mercedes Bryce Morgan on juggling sympathies in Bone Lake
Teen in a trap
by Amber Wilkinson
Paolo Strippoli on his coming-of-age horror The Holy Boy
Child's eye view
by Amber Wilkinson
Nicole and Valentina Bertani on getting down with the kids in Mosquitoes
Paying attention
by Paul Risker
Kurtis David Harder on the challenges of sequels and making Influencers
Stay-at-Home Seven: September 1 to 7
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on telly this week
Courage under fire
by Jennie Kermode
Todd Wiseman Jr. and Jamad Mays discuss The School Duel
The art of scare
by Jennie Kermode
Keith Boynton on aiming high with The Haunted Forest
Beyond control
by Paul Risker
Dakota Gorman on the transformative experience of film and Hellcat
Don't dream it, be it
by Jennie Kermode
Andreas Zerr on making Sane Inside Insanity: The Phenomenon Of Rocky Horror
Through the portal of Hell
by Paul Risker
Matt Harlock on creative strife, Jungian inspiration and Blockhead
Bound by blood
by Jennie Kermode
Erik Bloomquist on cults, film crews, troubled family relationships and Self-Help
'I didn't make this film myself. The Islamic Republic made it by putting me in prison'
by Amber Wilkinson
Jafar Panahi on the inspiration for It Was Just An Accident
Stay-at-Home Seven: August 25 to 31
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on TV this week
Confronting the extremes
by Paul Risker
Lulu Adams on filmmaking with her family and Mother Of Flies
A postcard from Sarajevo
by Amber Wilkinson
Wind, Talk to Me takes top prize, Winstone on rejection and Dafoe on controversy
Unrelenting
by Paul Risker
Eric Owen on building a world without heroes for In A Cold Vein
Imagine a world...
by Jennie Kermode
Noémie Merlant and Sanda Codreanu on female friendships, bodies and The Balconettes
Talents lurking in the shadows of The Shining
by Richard Mowe
Why Misper film tandem want to 'write it dark and cast it funny'
'It felt timely to write about a very masculine world'
by Richard Mowe
On the Sea Director Helen Walsh on sex, desire, class and the influence of the Dardennes
Movies as a second language
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Griffin Dunne on the Million Dollar Movie and his memoir, The Friday Afternoon Club
A change of perspective
by Paul Risker
Alex Sarrigeorgiou on unplanned discovery, transformation and In Transit
A passionate double act
by Richard Mowe
On The Sea's Barry Ward and Lorne MacFadyen on bonding, intimacy and drawing on their roots
Stay-at-Home Seven; August 18 to 24
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on telly this week
Looking at photographers
by Anne-Katrin Titze
James Hamilton on August Sander, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Richard Avedon and Uncropped
'Basically I write for me … and then see where the characters lead'
by Richard Mowe
Paul Andrew Williams and Jason Watkins on defying categories in Dragonfly
Fostering true grit in Cork
by Richard Mowe
Christy filmmaker Brendan Canty on authenticity and prizes
Dafoe's power play
by Amber Wilkinson
US star, Miguel Ángel Jiménez & Emma Suárez on corruption & control in The Birthday Party
'Disney on acid'
by Paul Risker
Duwayne Dunham on The Legend Of The Happy Worker
EIFF highlights
by Amber Wilkinson
Six of the best films to catch at this year's festival
'We never set up interruptions but we were open to being interrupted'
by Amber Wilkinson
Dennis Harvey and Lars Lovén on language, music and community in Celtic Utopia
Stay-at-Home Seven: August 11 to 17
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on telly this week
Cool character
by Jennie Kermode
Becca Kozak, Chloë MacLeod and Heather McDonald discuss Sugar Rot
'We had many surprises.. in a good way'
by Amber Wilkinson
Jenni Kivistö and Jussi Rastas on the challenges and discoveries of documentary Silent Legacy
"I just love the wildness"
by Jennie Kermode
Linda Hamilton on action, science fiction, her comedic ambitions, and Osiris
Locarno honours Farahani, pays tribute to Lynch
by Amber Wilkinson
Awards and celebration as festival opens with In The Land Of Arto
'The real is already so real, you want to allow that to speak for itself'
by Amber Wilkinson
Sam Slater on striking a balance when scoring war documentary 2000 Meters To Andriivka
The chemistry of triangles
by Paul Risker
Sarah Lasry on spectators as participants, realism in sex scenes and Hotel Acropole
Stay-at-Home Seven: August 4 to 10
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
Tromatic memories
by Jennie Kermode
Lloyd Kaufman, Lily Hayes Kaufman and Catherine Corcoran on Troma and Occupy Cannes
Down to Earth
by Paul Risker
Steve Pink on science fiction, pitching, sandwiches and Terrestrial
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