It made the Observer film critic laugh until her ribs ached, but its scenes of women fighting and men licking their lips caused trouble with the 1940s censors. Curator Josephine Botting digs into the ...

Before Lost in Translation there was Tokyo Pop, which – after decades in rights limbo – is now restored and ripe for reappraisal. We speak to director Fran Rubel Kuzui (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) about ...

The redesigned digital programme experience will be integrated with our third-party box office and ticket booking platform, and is underpinned by a new content management system, tailored to the ...

The Final Destination franchise has had many unconvincing endings, but the latest resuscitation of the series is filled with gallows humour and fan-friendly callbacks, including the infamous logging ...

As indie gem Good One wanders into cinemas – right in the middle of National Walking Month – we hit the trail in search of 10 other films that capture the joy (and terror) of hiking.

Coming back to the title of this post, in April we entered year 3 of delivering Screen Culture 2033, which will be a pivotal year for the BFI ’s digital transformation.

It may not feature physical violence, but India Donaldson’s patient story of a teenage girl enduring the petty disputes and selfishness of her father and his best friend during a three-day hike is its ...

As her latest film Magic Farm is released in cinemas, our new series on peak performances looks at Chloë Sevigny’s nervily vigilant partygoer in Whit Stillman’s razor-sharp comedy about the New York ...

The BFI Fellowship recognises Cruise’s achievements as an extraordinary, versatile actor and his huge contribution to the UK film industry as a producer.

In this playful performance film, Icelandic singer Emilíana Torrini performs a set of songs inspired by a collection of real-life 1960s love letters discovered after the recipient’s death in 2018.

A world exclusive interview with Tom Cruise Inside: The latest edition of Black Film Bulletin, Wes Anderson on The Phoenician Scheme, The career of Mai Zetterling, the legacy of the Film Society, arch ...

The Papacy has also figured in numerous fictional films, including crime dramas (The Godfather Part III, 1990), thrillers (Angels & Demons, 2009), horrors (The Pope’s Exorcist, 2023) and numerous ...