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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri to close the 2017 BFI London Film Festival

by Little White Lies

The latest from In Bruges writer/​director Martin McDonagh will cap off the 61st LFF.
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Lucky – first look review

by Luke Walkley

Harry Dean Stanton delivers arguably the greatest performance of his long career in John Carroll Lynch’s contemplative debut feature.
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Findings from a rare screening of Jacques Rivette’s masterpiece, L’Amour Fou

by Matt Thrift

The director’s astonishing 1969 film was shown from the only known 35mm print in existence.
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Jungle – first look review

by James Douglas

Daniel Radcliffe goes off-grid and gets more than he bargained for in this muddled Amazonian adventure.
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How feminist programming is forging a progressive future for women in cinema

by Christina Newland

At Bristol’s Cinema Rediscovered, female-driven stories came to the fore in thrilling fashion.
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Five things to see at Cinema Rediscovered 2017

by Christina Newland

Jean-Luc Godard’s radical ​’60s comedy La Chinoise is among the highlights of this year’s festival.
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New films by Joachim Trier, Greta Gerwig and Darren Aronofsky to premiere at the 2017 Toronto Film Festival

by David Jenkins

The first slate of films from this year’s line-up has been announced.
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What to see at New Horizons Film Festival 2017

by Matt Thrift

Poland’s biggest arthouse extravaganza returns with a special tribute to Jacques Rivette.
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Imagined Futures shorts at Shubbak film festival 2017

by Matt Turner

London’s annual celebration of Arab culture once again offers a window into an unseen world.
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Why rep cinema is about more than just reliving the past

by Pamela Hutchinson

At the Il Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna, digital restoration brings vintage film to new audiences.