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Interviews

Andrea Arnold: ‘I’m very interested in the sensual world’

by Nia Childs

One of Britain’s fore­most chron­i­clers of life in the eco­nom­ic mar­gins opens up about the pres­sures of mod­ern film­mak­ing and her desire to let audi­ences take what they want from her films.
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When did British comedy get so twee?

by Katherine Lenahan

As Shaun of the Dead turns 20, we chart the steady decline of humour in main­stream British filmmaking.
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Festivals

Hard Truths – first-look review

by Mark Asch

Reunit­ing with Mar­i­anne Jean-Bap­tiste, Mike Leigh makes a wel­come return to con­tem­po­rary film­mak­ing with a sear­ing por­trait of a woman on the brink.
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Festivals

I’m Still Here – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Wal­ter Salles returns to nar­ra­tive film­mak­ing with a sen­si­tive depic­tion of the forced dis­ap­pear­ance of for­mer con­gress­man Rubens Pai­va, and the dev­as­ta­tion his fam­i­ly faced.
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Acting Up

The subversive talents of Dan Stevens

by Carly Mattox

From Down­ton Abbey to an Alpine hor­ror via plen­ty of unnerv­ing roles, Dan Stevens is forg­ing his own fas­ci­nat­ing path through filmmaking.
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Acting Up

Cate Blanchett’s battle for the blockbuster

by Victoria Luxford

As Cate Blanchett stars in Bor­der­lands, we sur­vey her var­i­ous for­ays into the world of high bud­get, high pro­file filmmaking.
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How music supervisor became the hottest job in Hollywood

by Carly Mattox

With some insights from the peo­ple curat­ing the per­fect sound­tracks, we take a look at how a rel­a­tive­ly new role in film­mak­ing has become essen­tial to cre­at­ing a mem­o­rable music moment in movies.
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Festivals

My First Film – first-look review

by Savina Petkova

In her intrigu­ing debut fea­ture, direc­tor Zia Anger attempts to exor­cise the ghost of a long-aban­doned film­mak­ing venture.
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Review

The Zone of Interest review – a towering, awful masterwork

by Hannah Strong

Jonathan Glaz­er’s stark film about the domes­tic rou­tine of the Höss fam­i­ly next door to Auschwitz is a colos­sal, pro­found­ly dis­turb­ing achieve­ment in filmmaking.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer review – shine on you crazy German

by Adam Woodward

Thomas von Steinaeck­er flips the cam­era on one of Ger­many’s favourite film­mak­ing sons, inves­ti­gat­ing his long and far-reach­ing career.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect