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Interviews

“The emotional part overwhelmed me” – Catherine Hardwicke on Thirteen at 20

by Simon Bland

Partially inspired by the turbulent home life of one of its stars, this hard-hitting coming-of-age drama still packs a punch – even for director and co-writer Catherine Hardwicke.
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How theatre kids finally found their spotlight

by Rehana Nurmahi

Talented, ambitious, and painfully earnest – the ​‘theatre kid’ has long been a source of cinematic ridicule. How did it come to this?
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In Praise Of

Oldboy and the aesthetics of national trauma

by Anabelle Johnston

As Park Chan-wook’s seminal revenge thriller turns 20, it remains one of South Korean cinema’s most piercing political indictments.
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In Praise Of

Exploring Ousmane Sembène’s activist cinema at 100

by Henry Roberts

A new BFI season highlights the incredible cinematic legacy of Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembène, who saw film as a tool to bring power to the people.
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Close to dogliness: the Christian undertones of canines in Hollywood

by Daisy Steinhardt

Man’s best friend has provided ample entertainment across cinema’s history, but in the all-American family film pantheon, canines take on a more beatific significance.
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In Praise Of

American Graffiti and the lasting impact of nostalgia on cinema

by Daniel Allen

Half a century on, George Lucas’s seminal teen movie casts a long shadow across both the coming-of-age genre and filmmaker autofiction.
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Why I Love...

Why I love Lindsay Lohan in Freaky Friday

by Sarah Cleary

20 years on, her performance as an uptight businesswoman trapped in the body of her teenage daughter is still among the best Disney has to offer.
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Festivals

Baan – first-look review

by Marina Ashioti

In Leonor Teles’s enigmatic second feature, spatial experimentation becomes geographic gap-bridging material.
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Home Ents

What to watch at home in August

by Anton Bitel

Buster Keaton, time travel and an unlikely romance are among the gems to take home on Blu-ray and DVD this month.
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Interviews

Bette Gordon: ‘Between female desire and gratification lies a space full of possibilities’

by Anna Bogutskaya

As Variety returns with a 2K restoration, Bette Gordon reflects on the making of a cult classic, her love for ​‘80s New York and her friendship with Nan Goldin.