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Many years after War for the Planet of the Apes, the ape empire grows and the future for all apes and humans alike hangs in the balance.
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The 30 year gap: why did it take so long for an Indian film to play in Cannes competition?
Although India is the world’s biggest film producer, All We Imagine as Light is the first Indian film to compete for the Palme d’Or in 30 years. What explains this blindspot?
By Soham Gadre
10 great films based on Scottish literature
By Rory Doherty
Grand Tour: Miguel Gomes’ seductive, globetrotting ode to cinema
By Giovanni Marchini Camia
Caught by the Tides: Jia Zhangke reincarnates his greatest works in a sprawling, essayistic love story
By Giovanni Marchini Camia
Remain in light: Roger Deakins in ten shots
By Joshua Rothkopf
“I have no interest in perfect people”: Stephen Sutcliffe on making his Lindsay Anderson mixtape
By William Fowler and Stephen Sutcliffe
25 memorable moments from 25 years of BFI IMAX
25 memorable moments from 25 years of BFI IMAXEvents
Writer-director Luna Carmoon and actor Joseph Quinn visit BFI Southbank to talk about Carmoon's debut feature, in which a young woman journeys through childhood trauma and emerging sexuality.
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