The Choral from film director Nicholas Hytner, written by Alan Bennett and starring Ralph Fiennes as the choir master in a First World War drama with a light hearted romantic feel featuring a star ensemble cast both young and old. In UK cinemas from 7th November 2025. Film: The Choral Director: Nicholas Hytner Genre: Drama, History, Music, War,Continue reading “The Choral”
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Blitz
The opening Gala night of the BFI London Film Festival got off to an epic start with Steve McQueen’s Blitz, the story of the World War II bombings of London told through the eyes of a young boy. The film features an eclectic ensemble of stars including Saoirse Ronan, Stephen Graham, Kathy Burke, Harris Dickinson,Continue reading “Blitz”
O Dreamland! Lindsay Anderson’s Dark British Cinema
Part of the spring season programme at the BFI O Dreamland! Lindsay Anderson’s Dark British Cinema is dedicated to the unflinching director and influential film critic whose ground breaking work is told through his shorts, documentaries, features and televised theatre that continues to reverberate through British film today. Interview with the BFI Curators James Bell and WilliamContinue reading “O Dreamland! Lindsay Anderson’s Dark British Cinema”
Scala!!!
Scala: Sex, drugs and rock and roll cinema is a documentary film telling the story of the infamous Scala cinema renowned for its all-nighters in one of London’s once seedier parts, Kings Cross, attracting both film and non-film enthusiasts alike, including many future film illuminati. This is a vivid description of one of cinema’s fabledContinue reading “Scala!!!”
Priscilla
Director Sofia Coppola brought her latest film Priscilla for the red carpet treatment at this year’s BFI London Film Festival. The biographical story of Priscilla Presley, wife of Elvis, has been adapted from the book Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley and Sandra Harmon. Priscilla tells her story of how a young girl falls inContinue reading “Priscilla”
Hit Man
Director Richard Linklater’s latest movie Hit Man had its London Film Festival gala showing this week, a romantic comedy thriller starring co-writer Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick). It’s a film based on a true story about a mild mannered police liaison officer, Gary Johnson, who goes undercover as a ruthless hitman to catch a felonContinue reading “Hit Man”
God’s Creatures
A son’s return home to a remote Irish fishing village brings delight to his mother but when he is accused of a serious crime her loyalty to him tests her own sensibilities of right and wrong, which has devastating consequences on the local community. Opening in UK cinemas from 31st March. A mother Aileen O’Hara (EmilyContinue reading “God’s Creatures”
Shoot the Messenger (2006)
Shoot the Messenger, is a 2006 BBC Films production directed by Ngozi Onwurah (Welcome II the Terrordome), a story about a newly appointed black school teacher attempting to readdress the racial imbalance in schools, in a landmark film in the history of Black British film. Available on Blu-ray for the first time released by the BFI. JoeContinue reading “Shoot the Messenger (2006)”
Jules et Jim (1962)
Part of the François Truffaut: For the Love of Films season at the BFI, Jules et Jim is a black and white French classic from one of the most influential directors of the French New Wave that brings a fascinating mélange of love, romance and friendship to the screen. Set around 1912 before the outbreakContinue reading “Jules et Jim (1962)”
South (1919)
SOUTH is screening at BFI Southbank and in selected cinemas from 28 January and out on Blu-ray/DVD on South and the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration on Film, released by the BFI on 28 February. A black and white silent documentary with music showing unprecedented footage from one of the very first Antarctic expeditions during ‘the Heroic Age of AntarcticContinue reading “South (1919)”
The Language of Film 