Michal Leszczylowski

Oct 21, 2024 | bfi.org.uk | Josh Slater-Williams |David Parkinson |Dan Callahan |Michal Leszczylowski

“Thanks for coming out on this really shitty day,” said moderator Amy Raphael when introducing “the singular” Mike Leigh at his Screen Talk. She was referring to the rain that hammered everyone who made their way to NFT1 at BFI Southbank, though the wet weather for the festival’s final day didn’t dampen enthusiasm for the great filmmaker on stage, in jovial form himself.

Oct 18, 2024 | bfi.org.uk | David Parkinson Obituaries |David Parkinson |Dan Callahan |Michal Leszczylowski

Canadian-born Alvin Rakoff, who has died at 97, worked at the dawn of television, helped discover Sean Connery, and directed films including the cult horror Death Ship. 18 October 2024It’s a shame that Alvin Rakoff, the Canadian director who has died at the age of 97, should have waited until his 10th decade to write his memoirs.

Oct 17, 2024 | bfi.org.uk | Josh Slater-Williams |Ibrahim Azam |Michael Chanan |Michal Leszczylowski

‘There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.’— Ecclesiastes 1:2The darkness was so intense that July night that it seemed impassable and time might have stopped. Only the music streaming from the car radio and the monotonous sound of the engine were proof that time did flow. I found the Chalons-sur-Marne railway station in the nick of time.