The #BFINationalArchive restoration of Silent Sherlock: Three Classic Cases will world premiere at this year’s #LFF 🔍 The Treasures Special Presentation will take place on Wed 16 Oct at Alexandra Palace, accompanied by a specially commissioned live score.

Delighted to be hosting a Q & A with the writer/director of THE OUTCASTS, Robert Wynne-Simmons, at the UK Premiere of the new IFI restoration, prior to its release on BFI Flipside Blu-ray. A magical and mysterious folk film. Book now! thegardencinema.co.uk/film/bfi-flips…

The BFI Southbank Maggie Cheung season has BEGUN! Outside of her Wong Kar-wai collaborations, many of Cheung’s films are not available to watch in the UK so I wanted to highlight some unmissable gems. Thread👇

RT so Department for Culture, Media and Sport Lisa Nandy MP Chris Bryant can hear a very clear message from the whole music community on this issue Oasis: £200million+ tickets £20million+ charges £2million+ facility fees A Big Fat £Zero invested in the grassroots sector

#bestfilminlondontoday Sep 29 at capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com guide to London films. THE DUPES (1973), best film I saw last year old or new, gets screening Close-Up Cinema (w/ intro by Ehsan Khoshbakht) capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2024/09/capita… youtube.com/watch?v=tP9bGO…

Celluloid Sunday: 'Ju Dou' on 16mm The second part of Zhang Yimou's loose Red Trilogy is a visually arresting drama of secret love starring Gong Li. Screening on a rare 16mm print from the ICA archive. Sun Sept 8, 4pm shorturl.at/TuGAT

A glimpse into the magic of Anthony Asquith's Shooting Stars, screening at BFI Southbank next week. theb.fi/4e4xw1x

Working out your #LFF schedule? Print copies of the 2024 Festival brochure are now available from all London partner venues, including BFI Southbank and Southbank Centre. You can also download a digital version from our website! theb.fi/3ZcUeAm

“The difference between Pulp and Lawrence? We just had a couple of songs that people really liked.” - Jarvis Cocker. ‘Street-Level Superstar: A Year With Lawrence’ by Will Hodgkinson is published today. 📷 Alex Lake

The lineup for Film Noir UK’s first Film Noir Crime Film Festival is up and running. From 1950s Mexican #FilmNoir, early Alfred Hitchcock to Dangerous Divas. Plenty for everyone. Passes at £65 (which is a crime itself), 1st-3rd Nov in Weston-super-Mare: southwestsilents.com/film-noir-fest…

How is a 1915 nitrate print reclaimed from a ship wreckage in 1982 providing insights on film preservation in 2024? Image Quality Specialist, Louise Allum tells all about this unique film reel discovered on the ill-fated ocean liner RMS Lusitania.

And speaking of music journalist Will Hodgkinson’s new book, we are thrilled to be hosting him in conversation with Lawrence and Jarvis Cocker at Foyles about music, bad luck, and life. Grab your tickets now: 🕐 Thurs, 14 November 7pm 🎟️ bit.ly/3TnAqX7

This year, we are pleased to offer an audio-described / touch tour of some of the BFI National Archive Heritage Open Day displays for visitors who are blind or partially sighted, this Sunday 15 Sep. Tickets available to book below: eventbrite.co.uk/e/bfi-national…

Ready for your close-up? Matthew Turner has curated and will introduce a season of #Noir classics exclusively at the cinema this #Noirvember. Artwork by Beth Morris Booking now open: chiswickcinema.co.uk/noirvember-202…

Loved the exquisite colours in these Franz Marc paintings in Tate’s Expressionists and The Blue Rider exhibition

THIS WINS THE DAY!!!!

Duolingo should have an "I'm going on holiday to this country very soon" setting so it teaches you "can I have the bill" instead of "the cow boils an egg"

Watching Dirty Harry in the wonderful The Rex Cinema was definitely the right way to spend Friday afternoon. Rather unbelievably, this was my first time watch of this stone cold classic!