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Lost Boys
by Amber Wilkinson
Wayne Wapeemukwa on drawing on reality for Manhunt while avoiding a true crime approach
Serious about comedy
by Amber Wilkinson
Louis Paxton on grounding the humour of The Incomer in darker elements
That shrinking feeling
by Jennie Kermode
Shivek Gupta and Syed Shadan on the Mumbai housing market and Chaar Diwaari
Stay-at-Home Seven: August 10 to 16
by Amber Wilkinson, Jennie Kermode
Films to stream or catch on TV this week
A woman who didn't belong
by Paul Risker
Anna Cazenave Cambet on working with Vicky Krieps in Love Me Tender
A dialogue of parchment and celluloid
by Jennie Kermode
Jean-Jacques Annaud on Umberto Eco and The Name Of The Rose
Vampire party
by Jennie Kermode
Nicky Murphy, Aminata Thiboult, Leonor Oberson and Louiza Aura on I Love Paris
Teenage dreams
by Paul Risker
Fernando Eimbcke and Aivan Uttapa on creative insanity, on-set dynamics and Olmo
Freedom fighter for the female gaze
by Richard Mowe
Love Me Tender director Anna Cazenave Cambet on sexuality, motherhood and gender balance
Spirited animals
by Amber Wilkinson
Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki on making animation Bouchra
Drinking to victory
by Jennie Kermode
Diego Fuentes on the wild, unlikely journey of punk student film Matapanki
Stay-at-Home Seven: August 3 to 9
by Amber Wilkinson, Jennie Kermode
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
Bit by the bug
by Jennie Kermode
Angus Silver on the imagery, music and creepy crawly wonders of Insectasy
Precision filmmaking
by Paul Risker
Casey Walker on setting rules, layering complexity, and making Home Bodies
A dangerous woman
by Jennie Kermode
Rebecca De Mornay on finding characters' truth and making The Gentleman Thief
Divine transformation
by Jennie Kermode
Eriko Katagiri on the itako tradition and When You Open The Door
Learning to let go
by Jennie Kermode
Gloria Mercer and Bethany Brown on filming sex, drugs and A Safe Distance
Framing a feature
by Amber Wilkinson
Michele Fiascaris on expanding his short Rain Catcher into a rain-slicked noir thriller
A heroine of the people
by Jennie Kermode
Avid Liongoren on the Filipino animation industry and Zsazsa Zaturnnah
The girl who didn't want to be happy
by Jennie Kermode
Julien Birban Levy on the spirit of Seoul and getting inside the head of Niko
Stay-at-Home Seven: July 27 to August 2
by Amber Wilkinson, Jennie Kermode
Films to watch on telly this week
Spirit of the art
by Jennie Kermode
Takeru Shinozuka and Yoshihide Moriyama on animation and Foxing: Kitsuné-Tsuki
Colouring outside the lines
by Jennie Kermode
Harrison Atkins on guerilla filmmaking, expanding options in cinema, and Sour Minnows
The yearning
by Paul Risker
Corrin Evans, Lily Cowles, Jeff Wahlberg and Michael Vlamis on Corpus
Levelling up
by Jennie Kermode
Saïd Boumazoughe and Bob Colaers on Attack On Paradise
Two roads, diverged
by Jennie Kermode
Pascale Bussières and Wiebke von Carolsfeld on Someone’s Daughter
Gangster on the dancefloor
by Jennie Kermode
Yu Nakamoto and Akito Fujii on dancing, fighting and Break Free
Stay-at-Home Seven: July 20 to 24
by Amber Wilkinson, Jennie Kermode
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
A graveyard smash
by Jennie Kermode
Larry Fessenden and Aitana Doyle discuss Trauma Or, Monsters All
Inside the box
by Jennie Kermode
Mark H Rapaport on controlling environments, hidden truths and Godhead
Personal monsters
by Jennie Kermode
Tim Riedel on exploring idigenous trauma through horror in Ancestral Beasts
Creature feature
by Jennie Kermode
Nick Taylor on Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters Of Steve Johnson
Stories and communication
by Paul Risker
Marc Isaacs on generative AI, people playing themselves, and Synthetic Sincerity
Baptism for child of cinema
by Richard Mowe
Karlovy Vary’s best director Mads Mengel on family, fatherhood and casting
Stay-at-Home Seven: July 13 to 20
by Amber Wilkinson, Jennie Kermode
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
Fantasia 2026: our pick of the pictures
by Jennie Kermode
Fabulous films to look out for at this year's edition
Producer with the skills of a diplomat
by Richard Mowe
Greg Shapiro on the journey from The Hurt Locker to Harold & Kumar
Open Invite
by Edin Custo
Olivia Wilde on reinvention, improvisation and why her latest movie had to be shot on film
Because of a book
by Paul Risker
Eran Riklis on adapting Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita In Tehran
On the edge
by Paul Risker
Robert R Palmer and Hazel McKibbin on Last Man Up
Finding truth
by Jennie Kermode
Lou Diamond Phillips on getting interesting roles and starring in Gangland
Body, heart and mind
by Paul Risker
Leah Nelson on memory loss and making Tangles
Starring role for a 'reluctant' award winner
by Richard Mowe
Karlovy Vary turns spotlight on genius behind the lens Robert Richardson
Stay-at-Home Seven: July 6 to 12
by Amber Wilkinson, Jennie Kermode
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
Why it’s not all about Jesse
by Richard Mowe
Eisenberg on talking too much, keeping off the internet and staying creative
Hoffman still working out life’s mysteries
by Richard Mowe
Eternal star of The Graduate receives top Karlovy Vary accolade
Pilgrims' progress
by Jennie Kermode
David Andrew Ward on capturing spiritual journeys in Human Tide
Telling tales
by Paul Risker
Alex Vlack on comedy, cruelty, moral rationalisation and The Revisionist
Invisible crisis
by Jennie Kermode
Seemab Gul on a scandal in education, and making her first feature, Ghost School
Putting a festival in the frame
by Amber Wilkinson
Georgis Grigorakis on shooting a hybrid documentary about Thessaloniki Film Festival
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Care and community Mike Leigh and the Tender Loving Care cast on humanity and looking out for one another

The aftermath Jorge Thielen Armand on returning to Venezuela to make Death Has No Master

Making magic Gregg Bishop on witches, inspiring actors, instinctive filmmaking and The Heretiks

The road to The Guests Cristina Diz and Stefan Butzmühlen on working together on their latest film

Beyond Saturn Tina Gharavi, Tala Calil and Assaad Bouab on Shadows Of Beirut

Puppy love Brad Pitt on the 'moving' Heart Of The Beast shoot thanks to furry co-star Odin

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