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Children of the revolution
by Paul Risker
Noam Tomaschoff and Chelsea Frei on Tankhouse
Cane and fable
by Amber Wilkinson
Documentarian Anthony Banua-Simon on separating the Hollywood portrayal of Kaua'i from reality in documentary Cane Fire
High and low, top and bottom
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Michelangelo Frammartino on Il Buco, Renato Berta, Marco Serrecchia and Giovanna Giuliani
Cruise control swoops over Cannes
by Richard Mowe
Crowds swarm for a glimpse of real star power in action
Summer's child
by Paul Risker
Colm Bairéad on bringing The Quiet Girl to the screen
Bejo’s caring skills lead to zombie role
by Richard Mowe
Actress turned up the pressure on director during Covid
Zelensky and Whitaker steal the show
by Richard Mowe
Dose of Ukrainian reality hits the red carpet glamour in Cannes
Radical empathy
by Jennie Kermode
Stefan Forbes on policing, psychology, masculinity and making Hold Your Fire
Frémaux cruises into gear in Cannes
by Richard Mowe
Festival director on Top Gun star, Ukraine and looking to the future
Stay-at-Home Seven: May 16 to 22
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream or catch on TV this week
Beneath the surface
by Jennie Kermode
James Nunn on the challenges of shooting Shark Bait
Streaming Spotlight: Cannes winners
by Amber Wilkinson
First-time filmmakers who took home the Camera d'Or
That first step on stage
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Ramin Karimloo on his journey to Funny Girl, Barbra Streisand, and the actors he admires
A path to knowledge
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Celebrating Audre Lorde Way at Hunter College
Noé’s close encounter with mortality
by Richard Mowe
Change of pace for renegade director in tandem with Argento
Stay-at-Home Seven: May 9 to 15
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to watch on telly and streaming services this week
In the moment
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Jonatan Schwenk on Zoon screening at Cannes, and his working process
Finding the beauty in everything
by Jennie Kermode
Adam Kalderon on his own sporting past and The Swimmer
Tribeca highlights with the Artistic Director
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Frédéric Boyer on the success of Tribeca's 20th anniversary edition, and 2022 highlights
The multiplex of madness
by Andrew Robertson
A trip into a different universe full of films which might have been
Breaking down barriers
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Jana Pareigis on Afro. Deutschland, James Baldwin and Audre Lorde
Stay-at-Home Seven: May 2 to 8
by Amber Wilkinson
TV and streaming picks for the week ahead
Lighting a fire
by Jennie Kermode
Nigel Askew on getting beyond nostalgia in Wake Up Punk
Streaming Spotlight: new lesbian film
by Jennie Kermode
Highlights from the new generation of films about women in love
Acting with sensations
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Anaïs Demoustier on Anaïs In Love, Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet and her Cannes films
Tradition
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Daniel Raim on Fiddler’s Journey To The Big Screen, Norman Jewison, and production designer Robert F Boyle
What the heart wants
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Michael Mayer on Fanny Brice, Barbra Streisand, Beanie Feldstein and his Broadway revival of Funny Girl
Mysteries and mazes
by Jennie Kermode
Alexis Bruchon on the complexity of keeping it simple in The Eyes Below
Stay-at-Home Seven: April 25 to May 1
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on TV and streaming services this week
Eyes wide open
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Bernard-Henri Lévy on The Will To See, Ukraine and the French presidential election
Streaming Spotlight: Come up to the lab
by Amber Wilkinson
For World Laboratory Day, we're going to work with scientists
Hiding in the cosmos
by Jennie Kermode
Jane Schoenbrun on American melancholy and We’re All Going To The World’s Fair
Childhood revisited
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Diễm Hà Lệ on connecting with Hmong culture and making Children Of The Mist
Vintage filmmaking
by Jennie Kermode
Eve Symington on the dark side of wine country, crafting film noir, and Brut Force
Absolutely imperfect
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Arnaud Desplechin on Denis Podalydès and Emmanuelle Devos in Deception
Stay-at-Home Seven: April 18 to 24
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to catch on telly this week
Streaming Spotlight – censored!
by Jennie Kermode
Seven films banned for bizarre reasons, currently streaming in the UK
Life? Or Theater?
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Julia Rosenberg on the creation of Charlotte and the artist Charlotte Salomon
Through the screen
by Jennie Kermode
Jane Schoenbrun on intentional ambiguities and We’re All Going To The World’s Fair
Descent into darkness
by Jennie Kermode
Brendan Muldowney on revitalising classic horror tropes in The Cellar
Acting monument takes final bow
by Richard Mowe
Michel Bouquet’s career embraced Mitterrand and Renoir
Dream diaries
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Abel Ferrara on fear tales, huskies, Simon McBurney and Willem Dafoe’s family in Siberia
Stay-at-Home Seven: April 11 to 17
by Amber Wilkinson
Our weekly round-up of films to catch on TV and streaming services
Streaming Spotlight – who was that masked man?
by Jennie Kermode
From secret identities to mystery and mayhem, a look at masks in the movies
Boundary crossing
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Alison Kuhn on The Case You and Fluffy Tales
Background to a tragedy
by Paul Risker
Justin Kurzel on exploring real events in Nitram
A family story
by Jennie Kermode
Iliana Sosa on telling her grandfather's story in What We Leave Behind
Paths of coincidence
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Éric Baudelaire on A Flower In The Mouth and When There Is No More Music To Write, And Other Roman Stories
A slippery subject
by Jennie Kermode
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic on shooting underwater and looking through a teenager's eyes in Murina
Stay-at-Home Seven: April 4 to 10
by Amber Wilkinson
Films to stream and catch on telly this week
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Nothing is impossible Paul Rowley on moving to New York, the Pulse massacre, and Gays Against Guns

‘The only thing that makes a story universal is emotions’ Warsaw’s Industry panel discuss reaching audiences abroad

European Film Academy shortlist announced 68 features vie for nomination

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