BFI london film festival

Steve Coogan and John C Reilly star as Laurel and Hardy during their twilight years in this unconventional biopic

The world premiere of Stan & Ollie, starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly, will close this year's BFI London Film Festival on October 21. Directed by Filth director Jon S. Baird, Stan & Ollie tells the story of legendary…

Last year, a 14 million tonne block of ice killed 16 Sherpas, an ethnic group of Nepalese people who work as tourist guides up Mount Everest.  The incident highlighted the dangers of climbing up the world’s highest mountain, as well as a…

In 2013, US screenwriter Joshua Michael Stern directed Ashton Kutcher in a biopic about former Apple CEO Steve Jobs.  Met with lacklustre reviews, it has been dismissed as ‘the biggest, flashiest piece of fan fiction’ by a former Apple…

In 2004, US news programme 60 Minutes broadcast a report casting doubt about George W. Bush’s career in the Air National Guard during the 1970s.  What followed was a stirring controversy not of the then-President’s military career, but of…

Japanese director Takashi Miike has always been daring with his projects.  Ranging from the sublime (13 Assassins) to the twisted (Audition), he has never been afraid to tackle the weird and wonderful.  His latest project, a blend of…

Live From New York! looks back at an American institution.  With more than 800 episodes, Saturday Night Live has endured 40 years of social and political change, giving a different take on American culture every week for millions of…

This year, Australian actress Cate Blanchett is the recipient of the BFI Fellowship Award, one of the highest honours given by the agency. In addition, her latest film will be holding its UK premiere at the festival, and is sure to give her…

Film fans will already know that the 2006 film The Departed was based on the 2002 Hong Kong crime thriller Infernal Affairs, but two of its characters were loosely inspired by a notorious Boston gangster and a corrupt FBI agent.  After…

In 2014, Japanese animation giant Studio Ghibli announced that it was taking an hiatus after director Hayao Miyazaki retired.  Their latest film, directed by The Secret World of Arriety director Hiromasa Yonebayashi, is a bittersweet…