Filmed on the windswept fringes of Caithness and inspired by abandoned Scottish island communities, Louis Paxton’s debut – a world premiere at Sundance – blends surreal comedy, fantasy and family ...

Film history was made in 1974, when cameras rolled on A Private Enterprise, which is believed to be the first British Asian feature film. These production stills capture the moment.

Jennifer Kroot’s riotous documentary tells the story of the wildly popular, annual Easter Sunday tradition in San Francisco known as Hunky Jesus.

Ashley Walters’ BFI-backed directorial debut is among the raft of UK world premieres announced for this year’s Berlin International Film Festival.

Philippa Lowthorne's shrewd adaptation of Helen Macdonald's memoir lacks some nuance, but is a worthy entry into the canon of thorny animal therapy films.

Introducing Jack Warner as hero copper PC Dixon, The Blue Lamp was the biggest British film of 1950. Did it help that this original poster moves the focus away from law and order to the criminal ...

The filmmaker and artist reflects on arriving in 90s London, their politicised coming‑of‑age, and the deeply personal new film premiering at this year’s London Short Film Festival – a layered ...

After a brutal experience on Dune in 1984, which he felt had been butchered by the studio, David Lynch vowed to maintain tighter control of his future projects. Here his business partners, from ...

One hundred years after the birth of television in Britain, Magic Rays of Light author John Wyver looks back at the rapid development of the new medium during the 1930s – a lost era that saw a huge ...

Learn more about preparations for a season of big screen classics and get a closer look at a newly donated collection of nitrate film.

As the 28 Years Later saga mutates once more, director Nia DaCosta brings sharp humour and a wild new cult of villains to the post‑apocalyptic chaos. She discusses stepping into the franchise, ...

The Fellowship of the Ring may be a huge success for Peter Jackson, but what would Tolkien have thought of it, asked this feature from our February 2002 issue.