It was the era of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, Steven Seagal and Jean-Claude Van Damme. But times were changing. Politics were changing. And so did American action movies.

It has the adorable retro-styling of the previous films, but not nearly enough hilarity ensues on Paddington’s grand South American adventure.

Before the world knew what had hit it, our reporter Philip Strick visited the set of Ridley Scott’s answer to Star Wars, to discuss terror, smoke and the Alien Problem. From our Winter 1978/79 issue.

Filmed by media activists from both Israel and Palestine, this eloquent documentary captures the reality of a land struggle between resident Palestinians and the occupying Israeli forces seeking their ...

With the help of a strong ensemble cast, Malcolm Washington pushes the cinematic potential of Wilson’s 1930s Pittsburgh play.

Highlights include a new restoration of Guillermo del Toro’s debut feature Cronos and the first volume of Chantal Akerman’s films.

Animation can be cuddly and cosy, but it can also cause nightmares and confront some of life’s darkest aspects. As Watership Down comes to Blu-ray and 4K UHD, we round up other cartoons that are set ...

To celebrate the National Lottery’s 30th birthday, we look back on three decades of supporting and funding UK film.

The Outrun, Nora Fingsheidt’s adaptation of the Amy Liptrot novel, follows with 9 nominations, while Andrea Arnold’s Bird, Rungano Nyoni’s On Becoming a Guinea Fowl and Sally El Hosaini and James ...

In 2022, the BFI National Archive announced a partnership with Netflix for a selection of their shows to be preserved as part of the national collection. Two years on, we look at highlights from the ...

From leaping on to galloping horses for John Ford’s Stagecoach to masterminding Ben-Hur’s chariot race, legendary stuntman and stunt coordinator Yakima Canutt pushed the boundaries of realism for ...

The 68th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express closed on Sunday 20 October with the European premiere of Academy Award winning documentarian Morgan Neville’s Piece by Piece, a ...