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Disturbing case of the Central Park Five
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Documentary and NYC screening Q&A explore questions raised by wrongful rape convictions.
Staging Karenina
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Director Joe Wright talks about the theatrical and the painterly in his adaptation of Tolstoy's classic.
What's up with DOC NYC?
by Anne-Katrin Titze
A conversation with DOC NYC artistic director Thom Powers about the energised line-up of films in the wake of superstorm Sandy.
Putting animator in the doc
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Brad Bernstein and Rick Cikowski talk about making Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story
The cloak of Karenina
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Star Keira Knightley talks about clothes, neurosis and shy person's homicide in Joe Wright's adaptation of the Tolstoy classic.
A devil in the making
by Amber Wilkinson
Filmmaker Sally El Hosaini talks about love, authenticity and persistence in her debut feature My Brother The Devil.
Highlights of DOC NYC
by Anne-Katrin Titze
As the Big Apple's documentary festival gets underway, there are plenty of films to look out for - and that's a fact
One man and his story
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Fashion designer and documentary subject Ozwald Boateng on passion, fashion and his favourite films.
The fashion of Hepburn
by Anne-Katrin Titze
New York exhibition explores the actress' style on and off-screen.
Georgia on her mind
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Director Julia Loktev talks about shooting The Loneliest Planet
Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival awards
by Amber Wilkinson
Colour wins top prize in night that celebrates films on mental wellbeing.
Great Expectations as London Film Festival wraps up
by Maria Realf
Stars come out for gala screening of Mike Newell's adaptation.
On the road with Javier Rebollo
by Anne-Katrin Titze
The director on The Dead Man And Being Happy and the importance of dogs, accents, freedom and tenderness in film.
New York Film Festival - diary five
by Anne-Katrin Titze
From a Flight with Denzel Washington and Robert Zemeckis to a flight of a pigeon in Amour and a look at some festival artwork.
Capturing the Kennedys
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Director Rory, talks about her very personal documentary about her parents Ethel and Bobby.
Every dog has his day
by Sophie Monks Kaufman
Tim Burton talks about the 28-year journey of Frankenweenie, while Martin Landau says there were no hitches with Hitchcock.
Plane speaking
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Bruce Greenwood on real-life plane crashes and being in and out of control.
New York Film Festival - Richard Peña Gala Tribute
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Big Apple honours festival director's 25 years' service to cinema.
New York Film Festival - diary four
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Leos Carax on Holy Motors, Sally Potter talks fashion in Ginger And Rosa and Javier Rebollo discusses fading landscapes in The Dead Man And Being Happy.
Bringing Barbara to life
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Christian Petzold talks about his movie influences, Romy Schneider's style and ratatouille.
New York Film Festival - diary three
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Abbas Kiarostami, Olivier Assayas and the elusive Brian De Palma talk about their latest work
Nicole Kidman talks 'Swamp Barbie'
by Anne-Katrin Titze
The Paperboy actress on white shoes, authentic costumes and Lee Daniels' latest film.
New York Film Festival - diary two
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Frances Ha, Passion but no De Palma, Tabu and Miguel Gomes raises a toast.
Grimm reaper
by Jennie Kermode
We meet the man behind Manchester's horror spectacular.
Pi of the tiger
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Director Ang Lee talks about mastering the animals in Life Of Pi at the New York Film Festival.
San Sebastian Film Festival Diary: Episode 4
by Amber Wilkinson
Parents and children face strife in Shell, After Lucia and Twice Born
San Sebastian Film Festival Diary: Episode 3
by Amber Wilkinson
With reviews of Michael Haneke's Amour, Post Tenebras Lux and Blancanieves.
San Sebastian Film Festival Diary: Episode 2
by Amber Wilkinson
Featuring Mexican stand-offs amongst reviews of Argo, No and Something In The Air.
Skype is for the Birds
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Directors Marina Zenovich, Cristian Mungiu, Christian Petzold and Bertrand Bonello at their New York Film Festival press conferences.
San Sebastian Film Festival Diary - Day 1
by Amber Wilkinson
Featuring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and piles of tiny pintxos.
Documenting the dance of life
by Amber Wilkinson
Life in Movement co-director Bryan Mason talks about his very personal documentary about choreographer Tanja Liedtke.
Making the law
by Amber Wilkinson
John Hillcoat on his prohibition set gangster drama Lawless
Stormy relationships
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Geoffrey Rush, Fred Schepisi and Alexandra Schepisi talk about The Eye Of The Storm.
In the shadow of the Troubles
by Amber Wilkinson
Andrea Riseborough and James Marsh talk about the making of Shadow Dancer.
The scariest scenes in cinema
by Jennie Kermode
Snapshots of terror to send shivers down your spine.
Doc in the Dock
by Owen Van Spall
Report from a Secret Cinema screening and Q&A of The Imposter from within a courtroom.
Love and Honoré
by Anne-Katrin Titze
The French filmmaker talks about Jacques Demy, the Sixties and changing relationships.
Superhuman
by Jennie Kermode
Could genetic enhancement as seen in The Bourne Legacy really happen?
Sound and vision
by Jennie Kermode
We talk to the people behind the David Bowie film festival set to open in London.
Eye For Books
by Jennie Kermode
We look at a new star study of Nicole Kidman.
The Fisher king
by Jennie Kermode
James Fisher is the rising star who shone at East Meets East.
Movies, murder and myths
by Jennie Kermode
Does film violence really inspire copycats?
White collar hooligan blues
by Jennie Kermode
Nick Nevern on a new film about an old problem.
Remembering Nora
by Amber Wilkinson
We look back at the life and work of Nora Ephron.
Flowers power
by Amber Wilkinson
Day Of The Flowers world premiere attracts blooming great audience.
Unbroken
by Val Kermode
Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi talk with Jeremy Hardy about 5 Broken Cameras.
Programming for posterity
by Amber Wilkinson
EIFF new artistic director Chris Fujiwara talks about diversity, adventurous audiences and the importance of awards, ahead of the festival's 66th edition.
A study in scarlet
by Val Kermode
Catherine Scott and Rachel Wotton on Scarlet Road.
Viva Italia!
by Val Kermode
Luca Ragazzi discusses his new doc, Italy: Love It, Or Leave It
Snail story
by Val Kermode
Director Seung Jun-Yi on Planet Of Snail
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