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Many years after War for the Planet of the Apes, the ape empire grows and the future for all apes and humans alike hangs in the balance.
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A new free-to-access digital archive exclusively available in UK public lending libraries. Discover thousands of digitised videos and television programmes from the 1960s to the 2010s, offering a glimpse into Britain’s past, its people and places.
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Once a decade the magazine asks critics to select the best films ever made. Explore the results in a special edition.
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10 great British thrillers of the 1980s
From Edge of Darkness to Mona Lisa: as Stephen Poliakoff’s mystery thriller Hidden City emerges on Blu-ray, we round up some of the best homegrown 1980s thrillers from film and TV.
By Georgina Guthrie
Bernard Hill obituary: prolific star of Boys from the Blackstuff and three Best Picture winners
By David Parkinson
BFI industry event programme announced for UK Pavilion at Cannes
BFI industry event programme announced for UK Pavilion at CannesMade in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger: Martin Scorsese presents a loving, personal tribute to the filmmakers’ legacy
By Nick Bradshaw
In search of the locations for Lindsay Anderson’s If….
By Adam Scovell
5 things to watch this bank holiday weekend – 3 to 5 May
By Sam Wigley
Scene by scene with Hélène Louvart, one of the world’s great cinematographers
By Rachel Pronger
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Actor, producer and writer Elliot Page visits BFI Southbank to talk about his career as part of BFI Flare 2024.
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The BFI National Archive has one of the most important film and TV collections in the world. Choose from a selection of 11,000 titles that cover 120 years of British life, and the history and art of film.
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