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From the Magazine
Silk and steel: the life of Olivia de Havilland
On the eve of her 100th birthday, Farran Smith Nehme celebrates the career of the last of the great pre-World War II Hollywood stars, a woman who was not only a fabulous performer but also a thorn in the side of the studios, winning a key legal battle for which every actor in Tinseltown owed a debt of gratitude.
Wednesday 29 June 2016 -
From the Magazine
Film of the week: No Home Movie
Nick Pinkerton reviews the late Chantal Akerman’s final testimonial to her mother, her wellspring.
Monday 27 June 2016 -
Warland of hypnosis and knowledge: Ukraine in the mirror
“Divided in mind” as well as in identity, Ukrainians get to see themselves on screen at their DocuDays film festival, which has valiantly nurtured a media-savvy audience over the past 14 years. This year, of course, provided plenty to open eyes and minds, reports Eero Tammi.
Monday 20 June 2016 -
Look back in wonder: FLARE 2016 critics’ roundtable
On its thirtieth anniversary, the erstwhile London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival had plenty to reflect on, from biopics and revionist histories and rereleases to the new places queer cinema is going. Claire Kurylowski, Sophie Mayer and Ben Walters share notes in this podcast.
Monday 20 June 2016 -
From the Magazine
Film of the week: Cemetery of Splendour
Things to do in Thailand when you’re in purgatory: Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s latest takes the pulse of a sleep-sick nation, says Tony Rayns.
Friday 17 June 2016 -
Catharine Des Forges remembers a Ken Loach romantic heroine and a genuine working-class 1960s British movie star, half a century after their quartet of classics that culminated in Poor Cow.
Friday 17 June 2016 -
Perchance to dream: a long night with Apichatpong’s shorts
Giovanni Marchini reports on a marathon all-night reverie with Apichatpong ‘Joe’ Weerasethakul’s filmic lullabies – five of his features and 29 of his shorts – and wonders, as dawn broke and the films grew darker, if Joe has lost his joy?
Friday 17 June 2016 -
After three years in the hinterlands and a year off to take stock, the premiere US indie showcase finally popped up in the heart of the capital with a hit-and-miss taster programme of premieres and talks. So what kind of outreach is this, asks Simran Hans?
Thursday 16 June 2016 -
The rise of female documentary makers in Mexico
Mexico may not be the easiest country in which to be a woman, and its cinema’s pecking order is as macho as most. But at this year’s Ambulante documentary festival, six female-directed finds show the country’s subordinate sex finding its voice, reports Neil Young.
Friday 10 June 2016 -
The new guard: an interview with the new heads of Sheffield Doc/Fest
With a new leadership team in place, can the UK’s top showcase for nonfiction film replenish itself, asks Nick Bradshaw?
Friday 10 June 2016
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