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BAFTA hopeful I Swear: ‘We were told to take swearing out of Tourette’s film to make it commercial’
Robert Aramayo and Maxine Peake in the film I Swear
Piers Tempest

BAFTA hopeful I Swear: ‘We were told to take swearing out of Tourette’s film to make it commercial’

Producer Piers Tempest knows how hard it is to get an independent film made – but they dig deep to make I Swear, the BAFTA-nominated film about John Davidson, whose campaigning has helped other people living with Tourette’s
Wasteman star Tom Blyth: Prison film is ‘a magnifying glass on masculinity’
David Jonsson as Taylor and Tom Blyth as Dee in Wasteman
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Wasteman star Tom Blyth: Prison film is ‘a magnifying glass on masculinity’

Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord
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Swooning over Heathcliff? Let’s not forget, he’s a really terrible landlord

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The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
Film

The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime

BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
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BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’

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Wasteman star Tom Blyth: Prison film is ‘a magnifying glass on masculinity’
David Jonsson as Taylor and Tom Blyth as Dee in Wasteman
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Wasteman star Tom Blyth: Prison film is ‘a magnifying glass on masculinity’

BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’
Posy Sterling
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BAFTA nominee Posy Sterling: ‘There was a fire in me when I learned what women go through’

Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: ‘I’ve spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted’
Letter To My Younger Self

Nouvelle Vague director Richard Linklater: ‘I’ve spent my adult life doing exactly what I wanted’

Whistle star Dafne Keen: ‘I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that’s all very fun to me’
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Whistle star Dafne Keen: ‘I love death scenes. I love killing on camera, that’s all very fun to me’

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The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime
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The President’s Cake review: a surprisingly sweet depiction of life under an uncaring regime

Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater’s witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard
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Nouvelle Vague review – Richard Linklater’s witty, whimsical love letter to Jean-Luc Godard

Rental Family review – satisfaction guaranteed with Brendan Fraser
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Rental Family review – satisfaction guaranteed with Brendan Fraser

The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch
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The Thing with Feathers review – a bruising but rewarding watch

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