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Film on trial
by Jennie Kermode
In some parts of the world, making films can do worse than get you bad reviews - it can get you locked away.
A view of Petropolis
by Jennie Kermode
Producer Spencer Tripp talks about his remarkable new film and the importance of the Alberta tar sands.
Behind the Milk Of Sorrow
by Amber Wilkinson
Claudia Llosa talks about Peru's history and the themes in her magic realist Golden Bear winning film.
Tribeca Film Festival: Questions Of Identity
by Amber Wilkinson
The changing face of the festival, plus identity in crisis at the movies.
Tribeca Film Festival Dispatches: A Brit of what you fancy
by Amber Wilkinson
A look at some of the British and Irish films on show - Legacy, Zonad, My Brothers and Brilliantlove.
Christian Carion on L’Affaire Farewell
by Josh Morrall
The French director goes back to the USSR.
Return to the Killing Fields
by Nick Da Costa
Director Rob Lemkin talks about making Cambodian documentary Enemies Of The People, with Thet Sambath, about the Khmer Rouge.
Election fever
by Jennie Kermode
As Britain prepares to go to the polls, we look at how it's done on the silver screen.
Hess on horror
by Jennie Kermode
Iconic star David Hess reflects on his career.
The inside story
by Jennie Kermode, Human Rights 2010
We talk to Vadim Jean about the Angola 3 and his documentary In The Land Of The Free.
Full steam ahead
by Jennie Kermode
Jenny Agutter on the extraordinary legacy of The Railway Children.
Silent spectres
by Jennie Kermode
Thomas Cochrane on reawakening the ghost of silent cinema.
Eye Say
by Jennie Kermode
Even in modern Hollywood, it'll be all white on the night.
Scout's honour
by Jennie Kermode
Thomas Turgoose and Tom Harper talk about The Scouting Book For Boys.
Soul woman
by Tony Sullivan
We talk to Sophie Barthes about her inspiration for feature debut Cold Souls.
In search of the vampire
by Jennie Kermode
Faye Jackson tells the story of the Strigoi
Atom Egoyan talks Chloe
by Amber Wilkinson
The director considers marriage and his relationship to the mainstream.
Eye For Books
by Jennie Kermode
A fresh look at Edison's Frankenstein
As easy as 1234?
by Amber Wilkinson
Giles Borg talks about the joy of finally getting his debut film into cinemas and about his latest Flutter.
Watching Alice
by Kate Carter and Jennie Kermode
As Alice In Wonderland returns to the big screen, we see what Michael Sheen, Christopher Lee, Richard Zanuck and Will Self have to say about it.
Secrets and lies
by Jennie Kermode
Days Ten and Eleven of the Glasgow Film Festival - political controversy, Frightfest, Legacy, Mogwai, the Gregory's Girl reunion and one last party.
High crimes and high fashion
by Jennie Kermode
Days Eight and Nine of the Glasgow Film Festival - Peter Mullan, Mark Miller, Alfred Hitchcock, Frightfest, black metal and catwalk couture.
The Butterfly Effect
by Jennie Kermode
Days Six and Seven of the Glasgow Film Festival - insects, monsters, and the music of David Lynch.
Art and architecture
by Jennie Kermode
Days Four and Five of the Glasgow Film Festival - James Earl Jones, Faye Jackson, Murray Grigor, and a celebration of Nick Cave.
From Around The Bay to Babnik
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Alejandro Adams talks about his career to date and looks forward to the Cinequest premiere of his latest film.
Who watches the watchers?
by Jennie Kermode
Days Two and Three of the Glasgow Film Festival - The Crazies, Pere Ubu, and the best of the Short Film Fest.
Welcome to the picture house of fun
by Jennie Kermode
Day One of the Glasgow Film Festival - Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Micmacs, Zombie Zombie and the music of John Carpenter.
Roaring into controversy?
by Amber Wilkinson
Chris Morris on his inspiration for suicide bomber comedy Four Lions - and why he isn't worried about the press
Youth in focus
by Jennie Kermode
The GYFF team tell us what it's like to run a film festival - when you're still a teenager.
Sundance Film Festival 2010: Days Seven and Eight
by Amber Wilkinson
Lovers Of Hate, High School, Cyrus, Son Of Babylon, Red Chapel, Please Give, Howl and The Kids Are All Right.
Sundance Film Festival 2010: Day Six
by Amber Wilkinson
Buried, Winter's Bone, Bran Nue Day, Contracorriente and a late-night podcast.
Sundance Film Festival 2010: Day Five
by Amber Wilkinson
Shorts in the snow and a Blue Valentine.
Sundance Film Festival 2010: Day Four
by Amber Wilkinson
Stalking Four Lions, Smash His Camera, Exit Through The Gift Shop and Night Catches Us.
Sundance Film Festival 2010: Day Three
by Nick Da Costa and Amber Wilkinson
A chat with John Cooper, The Killer Inside Me
Sundance Film Festival 2010: Day Two (Part Two)
by Amber Wilkinson
We check out Chris Morris's Four Lions and Phillip Seymour Hoffman's debut Jack Goes Boating.
Sundance Film Festival 2010: Day Two (Part One)
by Nick Da Costa and Amber Wilkinson
We talk to Lucas Black and Aaron Schneider, hear what ASCAP has to offer and review Winter's Bone, Daddy Longlegs and Splice.
Sundance Film Festival 2010: Opening night and day one
by Nick Da Costa and Amber Wilkinson
Happythankyoumoreplease, Restrepo, Last Train Home and Hesher
Stepping into Sundance
by Amber Wilkinson
What we're looking forward to at the festival
Get it off your chest
by Kate Carter and Jennie Kermode
Ray Winstone, John Hurt and David Scinto talk about London, masculinity, and 44 Inch Chest.
Farewell to the master
by Jennie Kermode
We look back at the remarkable career of Eric Rohmer, founder of the French New Wave.
Going Polar
by Jennie Kermode
David L Williams talks about his new comedy Beyond The Pole and the experience of filming in Arctic conditions.
Teenage kicks
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Gerardo Naranjo talks about the rebellious motivations behind I'm Gonna Explode
Ring thing
by Jennie Kermode
Director Kate Madison talks about her Lord Of The Rings prequel, Born Of Hope.
The snow must go on
by Jennie Kermode
Frustrated British commuters could be forgiven for having had enough of snow, but how do film productions create it when it's needed?
Top 50
by Jennie Kermode, Amber Wilkinson, Scott Macdonald, Anton Bitel, Andrew Robertson, George Williamson, Severine, James Benefield, James Gracey, Val Kermode, Steve Harwood, Max Crawford
Eye For Film's pick of the best films of the last decade.
An audience with James Cameron
by Maria Realf
The filmmaker discusses his movies to date and reveals the motivations behind his titanic success.
Breathing life into Avatar
by Anton Bitel
James Cameron, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver and Zoë Saldana talk about the making of Cameron's 3D epic.
And now for the weather
by Jennie Kermode
We look back at the history of climate change in the movies.
Is our greener future a gas?
by Amber Wilkinson
Director Gregory Kallenberg talks about the energy implications of his documentary Haynesville.
The road to Valhalla
by Jennie Kermode
Producer Karen Smyth gives us the low down on Valhalla Rising.
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