Assault On Precinct 13 (1976)
A police precinct comes under attack from a merciless street gang.
Dark Star (1974)
Parody of early sci-fi epics, especially 2001: A Space Odyssey
Escape From LA (1996)
By-the-numbers remake-cum-sequel to Escape from New York.
Escape From New York (1981)
Kurt Russell embarks on a one-man mission to save the US President in a futuristic prison city.
The Fog (1980)
A small town on the California coast is swathed in a mysterious fog containing the vengeful ghosts of shipwrecked sailors.
Halloween (1978)
Slasher shocker about a crazy guy who kills teenagers in a sleepy suburban town. On Halloween re-issue.
John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars (2001)
Law enforcement officers on Mars are attacked by Alice Cooper lookalikes in a mining town.
John Carpenter's Vampires (1998)
A vampire hunter goes on the prowl.
Prince Of Darkness (1987)
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by Satan.
They Live (1988)
Alien conspiracy to brainwash California is exposed by looking at life through "magic" sunglasses.
The Thing (1982)
A group of scientists at an Antarctic research station discover a killer alien that can mutate into any life-form it touches. See it in all its glory in big-screen re-release.
News

Inviting curiosity Ildikó Enyedi on the value of science, perception, discovery and Silent Friend

Streaming Spotlight: the rites of Spring We shine our Beltane spotlight on films in which the old ways linger

Fighting fit for a debut feature Valéry Carnoy talks toxic masculinity, memory, confidence and Belgian 'soft-power'

Collective power We look ahead at the programme of this year's Folk Film Gathering

Writing hidden messages Arnaud Desplechin on guilt, melodrama, feeling haunted, and Two Pianos

Clever crafting with Idiots Chris Barfoot on his six-camera set up and three-day shoot of his debut feature

More news and features

We're bringing you news and reviews from the San Francisco Independent Film Festival and Queer East.



We're looking forward to Cannes.



We've recently brought you coverage of Visions du Réel, Fantaspoa, Overlook, BFI Flare and SXSW, the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, the NY Rendezvous with French Cinema, the Glasgow Film Festival, the Berlinale, Sundance and Palm Springs.



Read our full for more.


Visit our festivals section.

Interact

Don't forget that you can follow us on YouTube for trailers of festival films and more. You can also find us on Mastodon and Bluesky.


It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest from the spring events:


Cannes 16 titles added to line-up


Cannes Carla Simón heads short film jury


Cannes Directors' Fortnight selection


Cannes Payal Kapadia heads Critics' Week jury