England has often seen itself as a sporting underdog, it’s time that changed.
- Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, Keele University
Martin Scorsese believes superhero movies are ‘not cinema’. What do the experts think?
British cinema has close ties to European cinema, as festivals such as Dinard suggest. Brexit will put them under strain.
The various readings of this national myth can tell us a lot about our cultural and political time and place.
The British Academy Awards are a trial-run for the Oscars – but also a win-win situation for both US and British film producers.
The Star Wars franchise has become so familiar in 40 years that it’s easy to forget it broke new ground in 1977.
British comedy has always revelled in self-reflexive parody. Now, following Brexit, perhaps the re-nationalisation of British comedy is nigh.
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