The Top 10 Movies of 2020
While there is no guarantee 2021 will be any better, we are so happy 2020 is almost over. This was not a banner year. Yet while the future of cinemas…
Category: Features
An in-depth look at the movies that matter.
10 Must-See Movies at the 64th London Film Festival
2020. A year in which you grab good news where you can. Some great news for this October is that the London Film Festival will be going ahead for its…
COVID-19 No Match for FrightFest 2020
In a normal year, the August Bank Holiday weekend would see horror fans from across the UK (and the world) flocking to London’s Leicester Square for FrightFest. For twenty years…
Get animated with BFI Player’s Japan 2020 Anime Collection
Note: this feature presents Japanese names in the traditional fashion of family name first, followed by given name. One sparkling ray of light in this dismal year has been BFI…
Tenet in Bondage – will blockbuster release dates in 2020 soon be hindsight?
The latest Bond film is currently titled No Time To Die, but that could all change yet. One replacement option is Dominoes Falling, because 007’s confirmed shift to 2021 could…
The Eyes Have It: The Vengeance Cinema of Kaji Meiko
Note: this feature presents Japanese names in the traditional fashion of family name first, followed by given name. Japanese language film titles and genres are presented in italics for ease…
BFI Japan 2020’s Classics Collection – 5 Must-See Movies
BFI Player is currently playing host to the excellent Japan 2020 season. Its Japanese Classics collection showcases great movies from the Golden Ages of the 1930s and 1950s, the post-war…
Family Matters – Alexander Jacoby Discusses Yasujiro Ozu
The BFI Player Japan 2020 season continues in June with a collection dedicated to Yasujiro Ozu, joining fantastic collections on Akira Kurosawa and Classic Japanese movies. A giant of Japanese…
Japan 2020’s Akira Kurosawa Collection – 5 Must-See Movies
For more information on BFI Japan 2020, click here To view Japan 2020 on BFI Player, click here BFI Player’s Japan 2020 season is now live, with two first rate collections to keep you occupied during lockdown. One focusses on Japan’s most famous filmmaker,…
BFI Player launches Japan 2020 in May
Japan 2020, a six month event showcasing over 100 years of Japanese cinema, is live now on BFI Player. Collections on Akira Kurosawa and classic Japanese movies are available to…
