The programme for January 2025 at BFI Southbank starts with Sidney Poitier: His Own Person, a major celebration of the trailblazing actor, director and activist who broke barriers with a filmography ...

RRR may have blown the doors off internationally, but India has been making explosive action films for decades. Here are some of the best.

Denzel Washington’s extravagant performance brings vigour to Ridley Scott’s proficient retread of his Roman blockbuster.

In his new drama Joy, Bill Nighy plays the pioneering British obstetrician who helped develop IVF treatment. He talks to us about changing attitudes and how he’s had to “reprogramme violently”.

Unlock these great boxed-set experiences from more than a century ago: Louis Feuillade’s seductively modern tales of crime, conspiracy, technology and adventure.

Let’s get Patrick Swayze in there too – he can play the gang leader, a mystic kind of dude. And let’s have Kathryn Bigelow directing it, catching a mighty wave in her ascendancy to the front ranks of ...

In partnership with Cinecittà, today we announce the full programme for Luchino Visconti: Decadence & Decay, a new season celebrating the work of the Italian filmmaker from 1 to 30 January 2025 at BFI ...

Before the world knew what had hit it, our reporter Philip Strick visited the set of Ridley Scott’s answer to Star Wars, to discuss terror, smoke and the Alien Problem. From our Winter 1978/79 issue.

With the help of a strong ensemble cast, Malcolm Washington pushes the cinematic potential of Wilson’s 1930s Pittsburgh play.

Highlights include a new restoration of Guillermo del Toro’s debut feature Cronos and the first volume of Chantal Akerman’s films.

An 11-year-old girl embarks on an emotional journey with an immortal ghost cat in Yamashita Nobuhiro and Kuno Yoko’s frenetic, style-switching animation.

Animation can be cuddly and cosy, but it can also cause nightmares and confront some of life’s darkest aspects. As Watership Down comes to Blu-ray and 4K UHD, we round up other cartoons that are set ...