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A silent film star fears the advent of the 'talkies' will end his career.
The unlikely story of a Glaswegian visual artist, Stephen Skrynka, and his dangerous life-long obsession with riding the 'Wall of Death', the traditional fairground motorbike attraction.
A documentary on the development of American impressionism.
An elderly sculptor, tired of life and mankind’s folly, rediscovers the desire to work again, thanks to the arrival of a young Spanish woman who has escaped from a refugee camp.
Profile of Eighties New York art scene enfant terrible, Mark Kostabi.
The story of the making of the 'Citizen Kane of bad movies', The Room.
Marina Abramović prepares for a major retrospective of her work at The Museum of Modern Art in New York hoping to finally silence four decades of skeptics who proclaim: 'But why is this art?'
A filmmaker becomes obsessed with the film of his next movie.
A road movie which draws from the archives of artist Audrey Amiss.
Home truths Marijana Janković on Balkan representation, and the immigrant question of belonging
The division belle Suzannah Herbert on facing the US' troubled history and making Natchez
Spin-off alchemy Claude Schmitz on bringing back cop pairing for Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems
Past crime Christoffer Boe on creating a world for his period mystery Special Unit - The First Murder
The hidden river Helen MacDonald and Philippa Lowthorpe on adapting H Is For Hawk
Sundance announces winners Josephine, Nuisance Bear, Shame And Money and To Hold A Mountain take top prizes
We're looking forward to Sundance, the Berlinale and the Glasgow Film Festival.
We've recently brought you coverage of Palm Springs, the French Film Festival UK, Thessaloniki Film Festival, DOC NYC, Leeds International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights, Abertoir, Halloween Frightfest, the Cheltenham Film Festival and the London Film Festival.
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With awards season in full flow, you can keep track of the latest news on that here:
César nominations Nouvelle Vague leads the race for France's biggest awards
BAFTA nominations One Battle After Another and Sinners almost neck and neck
Golden Eddies Nominations for editing brilliance announced
OFCS Awards One Battle After Another triumphs; Sinners dominates