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From Pressure to The Last Tree: 10 of the best black British films
A celebration of the pioneering films reflecting black life in Britain over the last 40 years
Ashley Clark
19, Jun, 2020 @8:00 AM
Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya: ‘This is 12 Years a Slave: The Horror Movie’
The actor on Samuel L Jackson’s criticisms, playing ‘normal dudes’ and why he didn’t watch any creepy films in order to prep for his breakout role
Ashley Clark
18, Mar, 2017 @7:00 AM
Sterling K Brown: 'Life itself feels like success as a black man – if you can hold on to it'
The star of This Is Us and the award-winning The People v OJ Simpson on how Hollywood is waking up to new, empowering and diverse stories
Ashley Clark
23, Jan, 2017 @9:00 AM
A Moving Image: the film Spike Lee might have made about Brixton
It features an unforgettable cast railing against gentrification. Will Shola Amoo’s tribute help stop the exodus of locals – and the influx of gourmet jerk chicken shops?
Ashley Clark
06, Oct, 2016 @3:56 PM
Saturday night forever: the best disco movies ride again
From blockbusters like Saturday Night Fever to obscurities such as Derek Jarman shooting a night in a London club, a New York film festival hits the floor
Ashley Clark
05, Aug, 2016 @10:12 PM
Danny DeVito: ‘Do all you can to make sure Donald Trump doesn’t become president’
How social-media activism (and an oddball sitcom) introduced the 80s star to a millennial audience
Ashley Clark
30, Jul, 2016 @8:00 AM
Sex, death and cannibalism: why mondo movies still shock
They’ve focused obsessively on the lurid and even saw some directors charged for murder – yet a new season of mondo movies argues for their artistic merit
Ashley Clark
22, Jul, 2016 @3:35 PM
Brian de Palma: 'Film lies all the time … 24 times a second'
The Carrie and Scarface director is the subject of a new film and retrospective. Here he talks about how he invented reality TV and what it feels like to be reviled
Ashley Clark
07, Jun, 2016 @1:38 PM
Pelé: Birth of a Legend continues the soccer star's big screen legacy
It’s clunky in places and has some very suspect accents, but the new biopic is far from the only own goal in the Brazilian legend’s on-screen back catalogue
Ashley Clark
10, May, 2016 @2:51 PM
Can the celebrated Criterion Collection make a splash in the UK?
The label famed for licensing classy classic and contemporary cinema comes to Britain in April – but what impact will it have?
Ashley Clark
11, Mar, 2016 @3:00 PM
Second showing: unearthing the lost history of African American cinema
Film-makers such as Oscar Micheaux thrived outside of Hollywood in the early 20th century and a new project shines spotlight on ingenuity of independent directors and producers
Ashley Clark
12, Feb, 2016 @8:39 PM
Gimme celluloid: a history of Mick Jagger on film
Ahead of HBO’s rock drama Vinyl, which the Rolling Stones singer executive-produced, we take a look at his small screen and big screen exploits
Ashley Clark
08, Feb, 2016 @3:54 PM
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