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A Single Man has coolness bordering on the chilly

16.10.09

Colin Firth gives an impeccably restrained performance in the lead role of A Single Man, an accomplished period piece from Tom Ford ... more

Arts festival will bring Martin Scorsese to London

20.05.09

London is to host a giant philanthropic arts festival with Martin Scorsese, Youssou N’Dour and African Nobel Prize-winning writer Wole Soyinka.... more

Own goals for reckless Eric in French Film

15.05.09

French Film, Jackie Oudney's romantic comedy about English and French sexual mores has a nice scene at London's National Film Theatre.... more

Rare chance to see classic Tolpuddle film

20.04.09

The 175th anniversary of the Tolpuddle martyrs' struggle for union rights is to be marked this week with a rare showing of a classic film on the story... more

Best Bonfire Night sausages in the Big Smoke

05.11.08

As fireworks go off around town, our thoughts turn to bangers of a different kind, namely our favourite firework food: sausages.... more

Must see movies at London Film Festival

10.10.08

The 52nd BFI London Film Festival opens next week and could turn out to be the best in years. Derek Malcolm makes picks his highlights. ... more

Crime Scene showcases thrilling genre

24.09.08

It sometimes feels if you can't move for film — and other — festivals these days but TCM Crime Scene 2008 has genuine mass appeal.... more

Shorts of distinction

18.09.08

These extracts from the GPO Film Unit’s Thirties films include Night Mail — one of the most evocative documentaries ever made, and several other shorts of distinction... more

Best bars on South Bank

05.09.08

You can combine a culture fix with a great night out at South Bank. Here are our top venues to sit and soak up the atmosphere.... more

Leaving a trail

15.11.07

I Don't Want to Sleep Alone is extraordinary, a memorable study of loneliness and dislocation, says Derek Malcolm.... more

Difficult stuff

20.09.07

Apichatpong Weerasethakul's eloquent film-making in Syndromes of a Century will either send you to sleep or exercise a hypnotic fascination.... more

Paying homage to a screen legend

27.07.07

A celebration to mark 100 years since the birth of legendary actor Laurence Olivier starts at the BFI Southbank on 2 August.... more

When A Woman Ascends The Stairs

28.06.07

This quiet and elegant story of a japanese bar hostess is a compelling study of dignity with an extraordinary ending.... more

Critic's Choice: Top five club nights

28.06.07

This week's top club nights include the emphatically titled Die! Die! Die!, an audio-visual experience from Tom Middleton, and a soul night from Keb Darge.... more

A night to remember

15.06.07

Despite John Cassavetes's remarkable drama Opening Night being too long, its ideas about actors, acting and real life are most intriguing.... more

At last, a great Southbank show

30.05.07

Nick Curtis, who grew up going to the Southbank, celebrates the complex's shift from bleak concrete jungle to cultural quarter to be proud of. ... more

Classic Christie

03.05.07

A highlight of the Julie Christie season at the BFI Southbank, McCabe and Mrs Miller is one of the greatest westerns.... more

Nitin Sawhney at the NFT

27.04.07

The NFT's Music & Film Series, in which music artists discuss the role cinema has played in their careers, launches on Monday 30 April. ... more

Forgotten masterpiece from a neglected film maker

19.04.07

Distant Voices, Still Lives, the autobiographical story of Terence Davies, is quite possibly the neglected film maker's masterpiece, says Derek Malcolm.... more

Enjoying the art of food

11.04.07

There was a time when eating in the restaurants and cafès of London's museums and galleries was the penance for seeing great collections. But there's been a dramatic change.... more

Minghella launches new film centre

13.03.07

Oscar-winning director Anthony Minghella is hosting a champagne reception to launch the British Film Institute's new multi-million pound cultural centre.... more

It's Play time on the South Bank

13.03.07

Optronica is the fifth collaboration in the PlayStation Season and will feature live audio-visual performances, screenings, talks, workshops and special presentations.... more

NFT reopens after £5million renovation

06.03.07

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Look what they've done to the NFT

06.03.07

A preview of the new BFI Southbank reveals a state-of-the-art destination for cinema lovers.... more

NFT heads south for one night only

07.02.07

Unlike most London cabbies, the National Film Theatre will be heading south of the river on Thursday with its Beautiful South Film Festival.... more

Inspired look at world's greatest films

01.02.07

A season devoted to the greatest films made - from Psycho to His Girl Friday - is being screened at one of the capital's greatest cinemas.... more

No ordinary vamping femme fatale

07.12.06

Anyone who has never seen Louise Brooks should see Pandora's Box, a new print of Georg Wilhelm Pabst's 1928 silent version of Frank Wedekind's Lulu.... more

Take me out: Best weekend events

16.11.06

Resfest - the mobile festival for digital media - returns to the capital, the London Jazz Festival continues and you could buy a Damien Hirst or David Hockney original at the RCA.... more

Here comes Johnny

31.08.06

In one of his best performances, James Mason plays Johnny McQueen, an IRA leader, in Odd Man Out as the Carol Reed retrospective continues at the National Film Theatre.... more

South Bank prospers on art of having fun

21.08.06

The South Bank is booming, figures obtained by the Evening Standard show. The London Eye, National Theatre and National Film Theatre have all seen surges in popularity.... more