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Welcome to Wayne's festival world

27.07.11
Designer Wayne Hemingway brings his Vintage festival to the South Bank this weekend in a celebration of popular culture through the decades... more

Mischief maker: Horrid Henry star gets into character

25.07.11
Theo Stevenson, 12-year-old star of Horrid Henry, jokes with fans at the premiere of his debut leading film role at BFI Southbank... more

Summer on the South Bank

21.04.11
Laze on a beach by the Thames, take in a free gig - even get married at the Royal Festival Hall. You can do it all at the Festival of Britain 60th anniversary celebrations, says Nick Curtis... more

Diary dates for Londoners: January 2011

05.01.11
Looking for fun things to see and do in the capital? Here are this month's 10 suggestions... more

Budget cuts force BFI to axe jobs and Southbank gallery

17.12.10
British Film Institute is to lose jobs and close a gallery opened only three years ago, as the first part of efficiency measures in the wake of budget cuts... more

Hollywood stars go short to light up film festival

11.10.10
They may have to do without blockbuster budgets and expensive premieres but a host of movie stars are appearing in short films at this year’s BFI London Film Festival... more

Scene stealer: Jaime Winstone's film dress

06.10.10
Actress Jaime Winstone poses in a dress made entirely of film reel at an awards ceremony. ... more

Movie-Con III brings big names to BFI

04.08.10
UK film fanatics are set to descend on BFI Southbank for Movie-Con III, a cinema-crammed weekend in collaboration with Empire magazine... more

Sound Check: Meet the new video stars

15.01.10
A rare opportunity to see some of the best music videos of the moment on the big screen comes next week, when the latest showcase by production company BUG takes place at the BFI Southbank... more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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