Film

Celebrating its 70th anniversary, a preview of some of the highlights of this year’s festival which opens today

From situationists to shame: what to read this weekend

Characters. Impersonations. Rumours.

From the virtues of cannibalism to how to photograph yourself naked: what to read this weekend

Claire Simon's new documentary exposes the workings of an elite film school 

Jan Bonny and Alex Wissel’s new film project, ‘Rheingold’, sends up the ethical superiority of art making versus capitalist production

From spooky computers to coded manuscripts: what to read this weekend.

The lead in The Handmaiden, Kim Min-hee is proving to be the most interesting Korean actor for some time

From eternal music to the secret of eternal life: what to read this weekend

The work of filmmaker James N. Kienitz Wilkins on the occasion of his inclusion in the 2017 Whitney Biennial film programme

Three highlights from the New York festival promoting emerging filmmakers

From the Women's Strike to a march that cancels itself out: what to read this weekend

The most interesting works in the IFFR’s Short Film section all grappled with questions of truth, honesty and recollection

A new video installation from Richard Mosse investigates the refugee crisis

What draws us to certain stories, and why do we retell them? 

Two of the most interesting films from this year's Berlinale festival were created by alumni of Harvard's Sensory Ethnography Lab

The derelict Croydon airport, Batman as a sainted figure, and a potential new work: a road movie going nowhere

From Werner Herzog to Arthur Jafa: contemporary life, or how to make meaning from fragments

Artists Henning Fehr & Philipp Rühr discuss their influences

How the volatile political climate in the US might influence this year’s voting