Reviewing the now classic rom-com for its first UK release, critic Pam Cook showed admiration for the acerbic touch of Nora Ephron’s writing and Reiner’s intimate style of direction.

In an era when Hollywood was driven by special effects, Reiner’s greatest trick was making human-scaled comedies and dramas that were warm, slyly subversive and improbably likeable.

This week learn more about a trip to Rome for the FIAT/IFTA World Conference and British stunt performers visiting the BFI National Archive.

James L. Brooks’ first film as director in 15 years has some great comic moments, but feels like it’s sleepwalking through its sentimental story of a young state Governor thrown in the deep end of ...

Antonia Bird’s film about faith and sexuality caused an outrage upon release in 1994, but now looks like the nuanced human drama about tolerance that it always was.

Sofia Alaoui tells us about her enigmatic first feature, in which a pregnant woman’s journey across Morocco becomes a meditation on class, belonging and the mysteries of existence, as strange cosmic ...

The Phoenician Scheme returns Wes Anderson to the straightforward pleasures of the caper movie. He talks about writing the film for its star, Benicio del Toro, his fascination with charismatic, ...

Steven Soderbergh’s smart, fun spy thriller Black Bag is the kind of mid-budget, star-led adult entertainment that has become an endangered species in cinemas. Here the director explains why the box ...

A love triangle continues into the afterlife when Elizabeth Olsen must choose whether to spend eternity with her husband or her ex in an glossy high concept story that undercooks the romance.

A young pregnant Amazigh woman finds herself alone during a supernatural event in Sofia Alaoui’s philosophical exploration of Moroccan class divides.

Find out about the three BFI-backed UK films heading to Utah in January.

From The Simpsons to Broadcast News and the Best Picture-winning Terms of Endearment, James L. Brooks has been a driving force in American film and TV for more than half a century. As Ella McCay, his ...