BFI 19m
Rúnar Rúnarsson's beautiful and quietly breathtaking elegy of love, loss and acceptance, When the Light Breaks, is now screening at BFI Southbank
BFI 2h
A killer is emboldened by police failure, in a savage and propulsive thriller from the director of Parasite.
BFI 23h
10 great British pop films: As Slade in Flame arrives on disc, we present a mixtape of other cult classics of the British pop movie ...
bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-british-pop-films
BFI May 22
Pac-Man at 45: the video game character who consumed the culture: Inspired by a lunchtime pizza, Bandai Namco’s bright yellow mascot has endured remarkably since ...
bfi.org.uk/features/pac-man-45-video-game-character-who-consumed-culture
BFI May 21
★★★★ 'A bold new voice is born' - Time Out
Akinola Davies Jr.'s affecting debut feature My Father's Shadow, starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù premiered at #Cannes2025 over the ... Show more
‘My Father’s Shadow’ review: a bold and touching family story set in ’90s Nigeria
‘My Father’s Shadow’ review: a bold and touching family story set in ’90s Nigeria
BFI May 20
Spike Lee's new one is, say the Cannes faithful who saw it last night, superb. You can't watch it yet, but here's the film it's based on, a Kurosawa classic ... Show more
Watch High and Low - BFI Player
Watch High and Low - BFI Player
BFI May 20
Wong Kar Wai on In the Mood for Love at 25 – a new interview: “Can an algorithm understand the weight of a glance between two people?”
bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/wong-kar-wai-mood-love-25
BFI May 20
To mark the release of the newly remastered Slade in Flame on physical disc and digital, we offering the chance to win a set of Blu-rays ... Show more
Slade in Flame competition
Slade in Flame competition
BFI May 19
Go behind the scenes. Learn from our experts. Explore the BFI National Archive. Inside the Archive
BFI May 19
Urchin review - Harris Dickinson homelessness drama is terrific directorial debut
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BFI May 16
“We inadvertently began the hip-hop movement in Japan”: Fran Rubel Kuzui on the return of her 80s indie gem Tokyo Pop
bfi.org.uk/interviews/fran-rubel-kuzui-tokyo-pop
BFI May 14
'CRUISE!'
Tom Cruise recalls the first time he met Dustin Hoffman and how he got the part in Rain Man, in our recent in conversation at BFI Southbank ... Show more
Key FactsTom Cruise: Chance Meeting Leads to Oscar Role
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mylondon.news
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mylondon.news
- Tom Cruise shared that his sister helped him secure the role of Charlie Babbitt in 'Rain Man.'
- While at a London takeaway, he encountered Dustin Hoffman, who later expressed interest in making a film with him.
- The film 'Rain Man' won four Oscars and marked a pivotal moment in Cruise's career.
- Cruise declined an immediate sequel to 'Top Gun' to explore and develop his talent in various film genres.
She said: 'You've got to go over and say you love him.'— Tom Cruise about his sister Cass Capazorio encouraging him to approach Dustin Hoffman.
BFI May 15
'My goals are endless'
What genre of film would you like to see Tom Cruise star in next? Watch the full conversation on YouTube.
BFI May 13
Tom Cruise praises UK film crews as he accepts his BFI Fellowship at last night's ceremony.
BFI May 12
'It's my privilege to entertain you'
Tom Cruise introduced the fan-voted screening of #MissionImpossible – Fallout at BFI IMAX last night!
BFI May 15
Watch Cronos - BFI Player: Guillermo del Toro’s Cannes prize-winning directorial debut offers a unique take on the classic vampire story.
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BFI May 11
Tom Cruise joined us for a special In Conversation event tonight at BFI Southbank, hosted by Edith Bowman.#MissionImpossible @ParamountPics @ParamountUK
BFI May 14
Finest hours: Chloë Sevigny in The Last Days of Disco: As her latest film Magic Farm is released in cinemas, our new series on peak performances looks at Chloë ...
bfi.org.uk/features/finest-hours-chloe-sevigny-last-days-disco
BFI May 13
Robina Rose’s Nightshift: a restored vision from the punk-era British avant-garde
bfi.org.uk/features/robina-rose-nightshift-punk-avant-garde
BFI May 07
It's Tom Cruise month! Our season celebrating Cruise's extraordinary career runs throughout May at BFI Southbank.
We'll see you at the movies.
BFI May 10
Ashley Walters and Clare Perkins joined Professor Clive Nwonka at BFI Southbank this week for a 20th anniversary screening of Bullet Boy (2004).
BFI May 09
Iain Forsyth's & Jane Pollard's critically acclaimed The Extraordinary Miss Flower is in selected cinemas now. Book now for Q&As and screenings. The Extraordinary Miss Flower
BFI May 09
The many voices behind Taiwan New Cinema: While male auteurs Edward Yang and Hou Hsiao-hsien were feted internationally, a closer look at Taiwan’s 1980s new wave ...
bfi.org.uk/features/many-voices-behind-taiwan-new-cinema
BFI May 08
Watch Hundreds of Beavers - BFI Player: Stranded in a surreal winter landscape, a drunken applejack salesman must become North America's greatest fur ...
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BFI May 08
BFI National Archive's restoration of Ken Russell’s legendary Women in Love, available for the first time on 4K UHD.
BFI May 07
Little Trouble Girls, the debut feature from Slovenian director Urška Djukić, to be released by BFI Distribution
bfi.org.uk/news/little-trouble-girls-rska-djukic-bfi-distribution
BFI May 06
BFI and British Council reveal ‘GREAT 8’ showcase for Cannes 2025: The filmmakers featuring in the GREAT 8 are Ashley Walters, Celyn Jones, Helen Walsh ...
bfi.org.uk/news/bfi-british-council-great-8-showcase-cannes-2025
BFI May 06
This bright, cheeky, viral sensation was made by young activists in Bristol campaigning against FGM, back in 2017.
BFI May 05
Finest hours: Michael Palin in A Private Function: On his 82nd birthday, the first of a new series celebrating actors at the peak of their powers looks at ...
bfi.org.uk/features/finest-hours-michael-palin-private-function
BFI May 04
Roman Holiday: how the Italian locations for the Audrey Hepburn classic look today
bfi.org.uk/features/roman-holiday-rome-locations-audrey-hepburn-gregory-peck
BFI May 02
Bullet Boy at 20: it’s relevant, yes, but it’s also cinema: Twenty years on from its theatrical release, Bullet Boy possesses a contemporary relevance far beyond ...
bfi.org.uk/features/bullet-boy-20-saul-dibb-ashley-walters
BFI May 01
Badger, badger, badger. Jonti Picking's flash animation - and earworm - set the world alight in 2003, becoming one of the internet's most iconic memes.
BFI May 01
10 great Japanese time-travel films: As the award-winning A Samurai in Time comes to Blu-ray and digital, we explore highlights of Japanese cinema’s many ...
bfi.org.uk/lists/10-great-japanese-time-travel-films
BFI Apr 30
Slade in Flame at 50: Noddy Holder, Tom Conti and director Richard Loncraine on the “Citizen Kane of British rock movies”
bfi.org.uk/features/slade-flame-noddy-holder-tom-conti-richard-loncraine-citizen-kane-british-rock-movies
BFI Apr 27
Every choice, every mission, has all led to this. Tickets for #MissionImpossible - The Final Reckoning are on sale now! BFI IMAX London homepage
BFI Apr 29
The full programme for this year's BFI Film on Film Festival is now live! Tickets on sale Fri 9 May (BFI Members book early). BFI Film on Film Festival 2025
BFI Apr 29
Mai Zetterling in the UK: from stardom to freedom: Before she established herself as a pioneering Swedish auteur, Mai Zetterling worked as a movie star in ...
bfi.org.uk/features/mai-zetterling-british-films
BFI Apr 29
Throwback to Pedro Pascal on embracing his naughty sense of humour whilst working on The Wild Robot 🤖
BFI Apr 28
Don't miss your chance to see Sinners in it's intended format 🎞️ Watch at BFI IMAX until April 30.
BFI Apr 28
Majora‘s Mask at 25: the reccurring influence of Nintendo’s ‘weird Zelda game’: Built quickly off the back of the best-selling Zelda game The Ocarina of Time ...
bfi.org.uk/features/majoras-mask-25-reccurring-influence-nintendos-weird-zelda-game
BFI Apr 27
Calling all yearners...
Lizzie and Darcy are back on the big screen - re-experience Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice (2005), now playing at BFI Southbank.
BFI Apr 26
“I don’t exist as a director in Georgia”: Dea Kulumbegashvili on her haunting abortion drama April
bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/i-dont-exist-director-georgia-dea-kulumbegashvili-her-haunting-abortion-drama-april
BFI Apr 25
BFI America launches as BFI National Archive celebrates its 90th anniversary in Los Angeles
bfi.org.uk/news/bfi-america-bfi-national-archive-90th-anniversary
BFI Apr 25
★★★★★ 'Unlike anything else currently in cinemas' The Irish Times
April is in cinemas now.
BFI Apr 24
Watch On Falling - BFI Player: The importance of human connection lies at the heart of this powerful, nuanced portrait of a young Portuguese warehouse employee ...
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BFI Apr 24
Shirley MacLaine: 10 essential films: From The Apartment to her Oscar-winning turn in Terms of Endearment... On her 91st birthday we toast Shirley MacLaine’s ...
bfi.org.uk/lists/shirley-maclaine-10-essential-films
BFI Apr 23
Psychonauts at 20: how the inventive Double Fine game took us inside other people’s minds
bfi.org.uk/news/psychonauts-double-fine-game
BFI Apr 23
La Haine mirror scene 🤝 @ADFofficial 💿 Included in the extras of our 30th anniversary 4K UHD edition of La Haine is the alternative score by award-winning ... Show more
BFI Apr 23
100 films adapted from the work of Shakespeare, born on this day in 1564 - how many have you seen? 100 Shakespeare films @letterboxd