Ahead of the latest in the BBC’s Ghost Stories for Christmas strand airing on Christmas Eve, we revisit the atmospheric locations for the original series to see how time has changed them.

Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, a tense political thriller hinging on the threat of nuclear annihilation, is the most compelling film of her career. She discusses her commitment to authenticity ...

Josh O’Connor plays a priest suspected of murder in Rian Johnson’s latest Knives Out mystery. We spoke to the actor and director about the big themes and ensemble dynamics underlying this darker entry ...

It’s not all fond recollection at year’s end, however, and a handful of screenings mark the passing of some of cinema’s major figures. David Lynch, Robert Redford, Terence Stamp, and Tom Stoppard are ...

As an annual tradition throughout the 1930s, 40s and 50s, Ealing Studios’ advertising director S. John Woods designed a special Christmas card. The results were typical of the studio’s graphic design ...

Longtime James Cameron collaborator Deborah L. Scott tells us about the hands-on physical craft that goes into the real-life costumes she creates for the CG characters of the Avatar films.

Simone Pennant MBE, founder and CEO of The TV Collective takes us on a personal journey to the Zanzibar International Film Festival, exploring its increasingly vital role as the UK, Europe and the US ...

As a new collection curated by Sofas & Stuff arrives on BFI Player, we spoke to the Sofas & Stuff team about their favourite festive films and viewing traditions.

Ari Aster's Eddington, in which Joaquin Phoenix's conspiracist sheriff and Pedro Pascal's tech-friendly centrist lock horns in an election, lays bare the deep divisions in the American psyche. The ...

From Pillion to My Father’s Shadow and Lollipop, it’s been a big year for BFI NETWORK alumni furthering their careers with award-winning debut features.

Rógan Graham, a critic and programmer with a focus on Black and female filmmakers, recounts the highlights from her 'Black Debutantes' season at BFI Southbank in London.

In celebrating trains on screen for the 200th anniversary of Britain’s passenger railways, who could forget a certain tank engine called Thomas, who debuted on television in 1984 and would later ...