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Netflix Announces Partnership With Yash Raj Films

Netflix and Yash Raj Films (YRF) have announced a partnership to bring a selection of iconic Bollywood films to audiences around the world. Starting today, viewers can experience the magic of YRF films on Netflix.  The partnership gives access to a curated lineup of YRF films that will roll out...…

3rd November 2025
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Apple Original Films lands Sponsor

Today, Apple Original Films announced it has landed the global rights to “Sponsor.” Apple Studios will produce the new feature starring Jason Segel and directed by James Ponsoldt. Set to be shot in California, the film hails from an original idea co-written by Segel and Ponsoldt, who also serve as...…

23rd October 2025
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Making the Avatar Films

“Fire And Water: Making The Avatar Films,” will premiere November 7, 2025, exclusively on Disney+. The two-part documentary from 20th Century Studios and Lightstorm Entertainment, which provides a fascinating glimpse into the making of the Oscar®-winning box office phenomenon “Avatar: The Way of Water” and a first look at the upcoming...…

15th October 2025
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Love, Sex, Religion, Death: The Complete Films of Terence Davies

The trailer for the BFI’s upcoming Terence Davies season, a complete retrospective of the director’s work that runs 20 October-30 November. Davies’ cinema is one of memory, longing and tragedy, profoundly personal but universal in its themes: the suffocation of love, the cruelty of faith, the temptations of the flesh...…

19th September 2025
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The Films of Frederick Wiseman

The BFI announces today a forthcoming comprehensive retrospective of the work of legendary documentarian Frederick Wiseman on both the big and small screen, running from 20 October 2025 to 31 January 2026. With a groundbreaking career spanning seven decades, Wiseman, now 95 years old, is one of the great American storytellers. All...…

30th August 2025
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Official Competition Films Announced

The 69th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express today announces the films selected to screen in Official Competition, contending for the Festival’s prestigious Best Film Award. The 2025 nominated films showcase an incredible range of talent from across the world, with 12 countries represented across the selection. This year’s Official...…

22nd August 2025
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Why Do We Love Terrible Films?

Film critics have delivered a verdict: the new version of War of the Worlds – which stars Ice Cube as a man who must save humanity from an alien invasion without leaving his desk – is bad. But how bad? Is it just “the worst possible adaptation of HG Wells’s work”, external? Is...…

10th August 2025
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Fin-Tastic Shark Scenes in Classic Films (Compilation)

Swim at your own risk! Sharks have been featured in numerous classic films throughout history, building unparalleled suspense for the audience. Watch all these shark-infested films on TCM. 00:00 – Underwater! (1955) 03:15 – Tiger Shark (1932) 06:26 – The Sea Around Us (1953) 07:27 – The Most Dangerous Game...…

18th July 2025
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Tony Gilroy Shares His Favorite Films

TCM’s guest programmer, Tony Gilroy, is known for his work on Michael Clayton, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and the Emmy-nominated series, Andor. Mr. Gilroy explains his love for Klute (1971), how the character transformation in This Land Is Mine (1943) relates to his current project, and shares childhood...…

17th July 2025
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Light the fuse…The Films of Tom Cruise plays at BFI Southbank

Though he might be best known for his role as Ethan Hunt, and for his dedication to reinventing the cinema spectacle and preserving the theatrical experience, Tom Cruise’s career is rich with versatility. From his arrival in Hollywood, he proved himself an actor with a remarkable instinct for excellent scripts,...…

13th May 2025
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Shirley MacLaine: 10 essential films

In her ingénue era, former Broadway chorus girl Shirley MacLaine excelled at embodying wisecracking characters all too experienced with seedy men, who refused to give up their hopes that life had something better in store for them. She played tough cookies with marshmallow hearts, and starry-eyed young women with spines...…

24th April 2025
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3 BFI-backed films announced for Cannes 2025

Three films supported by the BFI National Lottery Filmmaking Fund have been selected for this year’s Cannes Film Festival. My Father’s Shadow (Akinola Davies Jr), Pillion (Harry Lighton) and Urchin (Harris Dickinson) will all screen in Un Certain Regard. Urchin, which is Harris Dickinson’s debut as writer-director, follows Mike, a rough sleeper in London...…

10th April 2025
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BBC announces season of breakthrough films

Fridays are movie night on BBC Two as BBC Film and the BFI announce a curated season of breakthrough films from exciting filmmakers. The season begins on Valentine’s Day (14 February) with the tv premiere of Georgia Oakley’s multi award-winning Blue Jean, a 1980s-set story of queer love, care and...…

12th February 2025
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