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EXPLAINED: Bfi southbank - The Real Truth

What went on in London this week: Burns Night bashes and Alastair Campbell's secret talent

Plus celebs reading letters and a royal seal of approval for Hamnet

Evening Standard

Guillermo Del Toro To Receive BFI Fellowship for His Contributions to the Film Industry

Guillermo del Toro will receive the BFI Fellowship in 2026 for his cinematic impact. The award honors his visionary films like "Pan's Labyrinth" and "Hellboy."

Latin Times

‘I was killed in virtually every film’: how trailblazing Chinese-American star Anna May Wong upended cinema

A retrospective at the BFI celebrates how Wong – whether typecast in orientalist fantasies or breaking taboos with a kiss – could always steal the show

The Guardian - UK

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Post your questions for Ridley Scott

Ahead of a season celebrating his films at BFI Southbank, the legendary Alien, Bladerunner and Gladiator director will answer questions about his near 50-year career

The Guardian - UK

Julianne Moore on shooting thriller Echo Valley: 'Stunts left bruises but dancing left emotional scars'

The Oscar winner hit the red carpet at BFI Southbank for the European premiere of her new thriller alongside co-stars Sydney Sweeney, Domhnall Gleeson and Fiona Shaw

Evening Standard

Tom Cruise reveals chance encounter in London takeaway led to Rain Man role

The Hollywood star credits his sister for pushing him to speak to Hoffman, leading to his breakout dramatic role.

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Tom Cruise to be honoured with BFI fellowship

The US actor and producer follows in the footsteps of names including actress Tilda Swinton and director Sir Christopher Nolan.

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BFI Flare 2025: The best films to see at London's longstanding LGBTQIA+ film festival

Queer horror shorts, poignant romances, must-see documentaries and uplifting tales of body positivity and community: the 39th edition of BFI Flare has it all

Evening Standard

The UK cinemas named among the world’s most beautiful

Eight UK and Irish cinemas made the Time Out shortlist of handsome picture houses

The Independent UK

Timothee Chalamet says he was fined £65 for riding Lime bike to London premiere

The Hollywood star cycled down the red carpet of the event held at BFI Southbank in London on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Timothee Chalamet fined £65 for Lime bike stunt at London premiere

The Hollywood star said his eco-friendly red carpet entrance came with a surprising cost

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Timothee Chalamet arrives at A Complete Unknown UK premiere on a Lime bike

The star cycled down the red carpet on the electric bike at BFI Southbank

Evening Standard

Korean cinema in ‘precarious period’ due to Netflix, says Jang Joon-hwan

Director of Save the Green Planet, which is getting US remake, says film industry suffering amid rise of streaming

The Guardian - UK

Mark Kermode on… Martin Scorsese’s love of British cinema

The director’s new BFI season championing hidden gems of British film, hot on the heels of his Powell and Pressburger documentary, reveals some of the inspirations of a film-making great and passionate fan

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How to watch movies for free: seven top tips

From streaming services such as the BBC iPlayer to Amazon Prime trials and cinema film previews

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Gift memberships: the best UK gallery, museum, cinema and theatre deals this Christmas

Giving subscriptions as a present helps the culture sector plug its finances and saves money too

Evening Standard

London Korean Film Festival 2023: our pick of the films not to miss, from A Normal Family to Flower of Mold

This year's LKFF celebrates 40 years of the Korean Academy of Film Arts with 40 brilliant films

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Herbert obituary

Other lives: Expert in the technical aspects of the film industry who worked for the National Film Theatre

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BFI Southbank Christmas Programme: What festive films are on offer and when are they showing?

This festive season, there are a number of Christmas movies showing at London’s BFI, as well as some non-traditional fare.

The Guardian - UK

Girls’ School: Taiwanese queer gem is hopelessly devoted to teenage passions

Lee Mi-Mi’s intoxicating film, which sits in a rich cinematic tradition of all-girls’ schools, with their homoerotic tensions, as social microcosms, earns a rare screening this week

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