Norman Maine, a movie star whose career is on the wane, meets showgirl Esther Blodgett when he drunkenly stumbles into her act one night. A friendship develops, then blossoms into romance before tensions increase as Esther's career takes off while Norman's continues to plummet.
The director's 1993 take on Wharton's novel positions upper class New York as a cutthroat world equal to those of his gangster films
First-time director Raine Allen-Miller's brilliantly infectious and funny rom-com brings the streets of south London to colourful life
Though structured in a rather uninteresting way, Lina Soualem's film shines in its interviews with her infectiously funny grandma
Scottish-Iranian director Hassan Nazer's metatextual ode to the movies is undeniably charming, but puts its heroes on a pedestal
We've gathered up our most glowing reviews from this year's festival, from dynamic documentaries to dizzying debuts
To coincide with the release of Women Talking, Anna McKibbin explores the ethos behind the films of the acclaimed director
Overrated hack or underrated auteur? Fedor Tot explores the twisty filmmaker's output to mark the release of Knock at the Cabin
To coincide with the release of The Whale, Rory Doherty sorts the divisive and religiose director's canon from grating to great...
