Dir: Alfred Hitchcock | US Noir Thriller 90’ Charlotte is ecstatic to have her dear Uncle Charlie over at her place. But upon his arrival, she learns that he is a...

The BFI celebrates Peter Greenaway's 80th birthday with a retrospective and the premiere of his new feature Walking in Paris. And here Andre Simonoveisz reflects on his career to date The...

Gothic Cinema and the Expressionist Stage  Just like the Old Dark Houses of the Gothic tradition, Gothic cinema is a haunted abode, plagued by the undead spectres of theatre and expressionism....

Dir: John Schlesinger | Wri: Keith Waterhouse, Willis Hall | Cast: Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Leonard Rossiter, Rodney Bewes, Helen Fraser, Mona Washbourne, Ethel Griffies, Finlay Currie, Gwendolyn Watts, Wilfred Pickles...

Dir: Alfred Hitchcock | Cast: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Judith Anderson, Gladys Cooper | UK drama 130’ Alfred Hitchcock incredibly never won an Oscar as best director. The nearest...

Dir.: Michal Nohejl; Cast: Antonie Formanova, Aleksey Gorbunov, Martin Pechlat, Otokar Brousek, Tomas Jelabek, Cyril Dobry Vlastimil Venclik; Czech Republic 2021, 98 min. This bizarre absurdist chamber from Czech director/co-writer Michal...

Dir: Jay Lewis | UK Drama 104’ One of the most grievous tragedies of British film preservation was the wiping by the BBC of the original TV version of David Mercer’s...

The London Spanish Film Festival kicks off at the Ciné Lumière and Riverside Studios for its 18th edition from September 22-29 . An opportunity to catch the latest Spanish films...

Dir: Jacques Tourneur | US Western Jacques Tourneur's first film in Technicolor won praise from Martin Scorsese for its use of colour. Set in Oregon in 1856, the obvious studio sets...