The Wages Of Fear – Preview
Based on the 1950 French novel Le Salaire de la peur and critically hailed upon its original release, The Wages Of Fear propelled its director, Henri-Georges Clouzot (Les Diaboliques), to internation...
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Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer – Preview
Following its UK theatrical release on 19 January to 4-star reviews, the new documentary Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer comes to BFI Blu-ray on 19 February, with extras including previously unseen in...
BFI New releases for April and May
The home entertainment releases for April and May from the BFI have just been announced. They include the usual diverse and interesting selection with something to please most fans of cinema. The Sch...
It Couldn’t Happen Here Re-Release
The BFI has announced it is working with Pet Shop Boys on the forthcoming re-release of their feature film It Couldn’t Happen Here, directed by Jack Bond and starring Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, ...
When The Wind Blows
Up until fairly recently reviewing When The Wind Blows would have been approached from a very different point of view. The idea that entire countries, if not the whole world, lived in fear of dying i...
The Wages Of Fear
Confession time. The Wages Of Fear is a movie that I have never seen. It has always been one of the to watch movies on my ever expanding list (I know. First world problems) but it never managed to ge...
Charlie Chaplin: The Essanay Comedies
In 1914 Charlie Chaplin broke the mold for film stars. Up until that point stars were part of a roster on the film studios payroll and they had little control over the final product delivered to the ...
Barbican Cinema – Conversations with Women in Film
The power of the moving image and its influence across the arts is celebrated by the Barbican throughout 2017 with Film in Focus – a series of world-class arts and learning projects, commission...
TriForce Short Film Festival Announces 2016 Finalists
The shortlist of films for the 2016 TriForce Short Film Festival (TFSFF) has been announced at an exclusive launch at the BFI. This morning TFSFF also announces the four finalist films which have bee...
In The Heat Of The Night Returns To Cinemas
MGM Studios’ In the Heat of the Night will return to cinemas on 18 November as one of the key titles in BFI Black Star; a nationwide season of film celebrating the range, versatility and power ...