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'Simple is actually the hardest to do'
by Amber Wilkinson
Eric San - aka Kid Koala - on minimalism and cherishing the moment in Space Cadet
The explorer
by Jennie Kermode
Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian on reimagining space exploration in Doppelgängers
Until the dance
by Paul Risker
Andreas Dresen on resistance, ensemble storytelling and From Hilde, With Love
Honesty and curiosity
by Paul Risker
Kate Siegel on the literary roots of horror and The Life Of Chuck
A discovery of the past
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Sara Fgaier on Julian Barnes, the taboo of death, and Weightless
Stay-at-Home Seven: July 23 to 29
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
A postcard from The Fourth Evia Project
by Amber Wilkinson
Summer and sustainability come together at Thessaloniki Film Festival's green initiative
Belonging
by Paul Risker
Jon S Baird and Steven Rogers on Everything's Going To Be Great
From planet to planet
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Stanley Nelson with Ed Bahlman on Christine Turner’s Sun Ra: Do The Impossible
'I feel the importance of memorialising all the people who died for Ukraine'
by Amber Wilkinson
Cuba & Alaska director Yegor Troyanovsky on friendship and grief on the frontline in Ukraine
Digging in
by Amber Wilkinson
Rob Petit on taking a dive into Deep Time, inheritance and legacy in documentary Underland
Life first - then cinema
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Fabrizio Gifuni on Luigi Comencini, Pinocchio and The Time It Takes
Dreaming big
by Jennie Kermode
Sam Locke on his passion for acting, representing Wales and 28 Years Later
Stay-at-Home Seven: June 16 to 22
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch on TV or stream this week
Enjoy the silence
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Mihal Brezis and Oded Binnun on Dead Language
Song of the wild
by Jennie Kermode
Tasha Hubbard on indigenous recovery and Singing Back The Buffalo
The double games
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Frédéric Hambalek on discovering hidden things and What Marielle Knows
Art as a weapon
by Paul Risker
Guy Nattiv on resisting tyranny, supporting human rights and making Tatami
Bat-tastic action at the Bannerman Film Fiesta
by Andrew Robertson
Children's short films shine in Glasgow
Beyond the noise
by Paul Risker
Mikael Lypinski and Kasper Bisgaard on connection, disconnection and The End Of Quiet
To the bone
by Paul Risker
Paul Gandersman and Peter Hall on refining narratives and Man Finds Tape
Valleys of the shadow of death
by Jennie Kermode
Craig Russell and Tony Burke on Welshness, masculinity and Protein
Stay-at-Home Seven: June 9 to 15
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
The great impresario
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Jake Sumner on Ron Delsener Presents
Unbreakable
by Jennie Kermode
Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu on a different way of exploring history in We Were Dangerous
Palettes and paradoxes
by Amber Wilkinson
Félix Dufour-Laperrière on the concept, contradictions and colours of Death Does Not Exist
Remembering Monica Vitti
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Open Roads: New Italian Cinema filmmakers on Monica Vitti
Necessary weird
by Paul Risker
Felicia Day on getting creative and Tim Travers And The Time Traveler's Paradox
"Hope is where horror lives"
by Paul Risker
Sean Byrne on sharks, serial killing and staring into the abyss in Dangerous Animals
Stay-at-Home Seven: June 2 to June 8
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
'Being a filmmaker is a kind of disease'
by Richard Mowe
Director István Szabó on reflections, restorations and why he will never say never
Dual identity
by Amber Wilkinson
Or Sinai on exploring the life of a migrant worker who returns home in Mama
In the details
by Paul Risker
Jonathan Millet on spy films, imagination, imagery and Ghost Trail
2025 Tribeca highlights, part two
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Frédéric Boyer on Tow, It's Dorothy!, Take The Money And Run and more
The old man without the sea
by Paul Risker
Ben Rivers on Jake Williams and making Bogancloch
Honesty and courage
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Alissa Jung on flamingos and Paternal Leave
Doll's eye view
by Paul Risker
Becca Schall and Jessica Taylor discuss Accountable Comedy and Victorian Ladies
Filmmaker who shook up France
by Richard Mowe
Death Of The Sorrow And The Pity’s Marcel Ophuls at the age of 97
Stay-at-Home Seven: May 26 to June 1
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch on TV or stream this week
Impatience of the heart
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Bille August on storytelling, adapting Stefan Zweig’s novel, and The Kiss
Eye for books
by Andrew Robertson
MUBI launches new publishing wing with READ FRAME TYPE FILM
Back on the farm
by Paul Risker
John Hanson and Rob Nilsson on Northern Lights
'Speaking the language turns me into a totally different person'
by Richard Mowe
Jodie finds the right French accent in A Private Life
'It’s the work that is going to stand above all awards'
by Richard Mowe
Spike Lee on hard graft, collaborating with Denzel and his love of the Knicks
Feeling the flow
by Paul Risker
Sven Bresser on the rhythms and composition of Reedland
A sense of place
by Amber Wilkinson
When The Geese Flew director Arthur Gay on transient characters and the idea of home
'He kept this spirit of a child'
by Richard Mowe
Sylvain Chomet on animating Marcel Pagnol's career in A Magnificent Life
Stay-at-Home Seven: May 19 to 25
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
'I admit it was crazy idea, but then film people are crazy'
by Richard Mowe
Richard Linklater on chronicling the creation of Godard's Breathless in Nouvelle Vague
Warring parents sparked Ramsay’s Cannes entry
by Richard Mowe
Die, My Love stars Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence in fighting form
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