As Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey arrives in cinemas, we revisit 10 films that journeyed into Greek mythology before it, finding enduring inspiration in an ancient world of gods, monsters and epic ...

A world premiere of the restoration including a Q&A with band members will take place at BFI Southbank, before the film returns to cinemas nationwide on 2 October.

The list of 13 ‘Love Stories’ recommended to the BFI by Emerald Fennell, director of Promising Young Woman, Saltburn, and now her explosive “Wuthering Heights”, is a carefully considered programme ...

The director of Ex Machina and Annihilation, Alex Garland is back with a folk horror film for the #MeToo era. We spoke to him about Green Man imagery, body-horror effects and the influence of anime.

In her latest documentary, We, Alice Diop wanders the route of the RER B, following the screeching halts and blinking fluorescence of this creaky, artificially-lit commuter train. While Diop’s camera ...

A key figure in American independent cinema, Larry Clark has trodden a singular path since the late 1960s. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, he is a graduate of the renowned UCLA film school, and ...

British cinema wouldn’t be the same without Hammer Films. Though the company was making films well before it became associated with horror cinema, Hammer redefined the genre for British audiences and ...

Directors Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz attempt to peer under the MAGA cap into American nostalgia for white supremacy, but their hollow effort fixates on the ‘how’ rather than the ‘why’.

Eric Rohmer’s sublime 1980s classic is a magical summer film about the serendipity of romance. Watch and discover Sight and Sound The Greatest Films of All Time The Green Ray < The Greatest Films of ...

Like Whit Stillman’s Barcelona, Before Sunrise was backed by Castle Rock, and the two films also share their basic premise: young Americans broaden their minds through encounters with European women ...

Diversity and inclusion: how we’re doing (2018 to 2019) Diversity data showing the extent to which the BFI is achieving its employment and funding inclusion targets in 2018 to 2019. Find out more ...

The monstrous-feminine on screen: the changing face of cinema’s female monsters ...