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Good Grief!: The beguiling philosophy of Peanuts
BBC Culture - By Cameron Laux
Peanuts creator Charles M Schulz claimed his comic strips were “about nothing” – but according to a new exhibition, they had a seismic influence on society, writes Cameron Laux. When I was growing up the
Film (UK)
What makes Federico Fellini ‘the maestro’ of Italian cinema?
BBC Culture - By Chris Nashawaty
Fellini has four films in BBC Culture’s poll to find the 100 greatest foreign-language films, but some critics dismiss him. They’re wrong, writes Chris Nashawaty. By the time of his death in 1993, Federico
Fantastic Beasts
Film review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
BBC Culture - By Nicholas Barber
The sequel to Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a grand achievement in many ways, writes Nicholas Barber. But it’s also an ‘ultimately numbing sprawl that seems to drag on forever.’ Considering
Hong Kong
Wong Kar-wai: The master of ‘Hollywood East’
BBC Culture - By Vivienne Chow
Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai made three of the 100 greatest foreign-language films in BBC Culture’s poll. His unique style and universal human themes mark him apart from his peers, writes Vivienne The
Coco Chanel
When men wore pearls
BBC Culture
Watch the video to see the story of the luminescent gems that symbolise love – and that are now enjoying a revival. Pearls have been worn throughout history – there is evidence as early as 1000BC of trade
Avant-garde
The art of the ménage à trois
BBC Culture - By Holly Williams
The exhibition Modern Couples shows how artists and writers have been fluid in life, love, sex and creativity. Holly Williams explores some avant-garde threesomes. Brangelina, Kimye, Hiddleswift… you be
National Trust
The surprising story of wallpaper
BBC Culture - By Andrea Watson
How a staple of luxury décor has gone from work of art to designer must-have – with some ups and downs along the way. What did the wallpaper that hung in Oscar Wilde’s cheap Parisian hotel room look like?
Film (UK)
Film review: If Beale Street Could Talk
BBC Culture - By Caryn James
Barry Jenkins’ follow-up to Moonlight is an adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel. It confirms the director as one of the most talented working today, writes Caryn James. After Moonlight won best picture
Film Festivals
Touki Bouki: The greatest African film ever?
BBC Culture - By Djia Mambu
When it came out in 1973, Touki Bouki was panned by the Senegalese public and press. Yet 45 years on, it deserves to be regarded as one of Africa’s finest films, argues Djia Mambu. Forty-five years after
Film (UK)
How Chantal Akerman’s modernist masterpiece changed cinema
BBC Culture - By Nathalie Atkinson
Jeanne Dielman was voted the best foreign-language film ever directed by a woman in BBC Culture’s poll. It makes three hours of housework riveting, writes Nathalie Atkinson. Chantal Akerman’s drama – the
Andy Warhol
Silver: The colour of betrayal?
BBC Culture - By Kelly Grovier
Silver has represented the devious actions of Judas and gleaming armour that’s now rusted. Kelly Grovier looks at the complex history of a shade that can bedazzle as well as tarnish. Silver is the shiftiest
Film (UK)
Why Luis Buñuel’s revolutionary spirit is relevant today
BBC Culture - By Jonathan Rosenbaum
Born in 1900, Luis Buñuel was truly a child of the 20th Century. But his radical films that negotiated class struggle and sexual politics are still relevant today. Luis Buñuel was the greatest of all film-makers.
Film (UK)
Twelve amazing lesser-known films from around the world
BBC Culture - By Nicholas Barber
BBC Culture’s foreign-language film poll includes movies from 66 different countries – and, inevitably, some of those countries did better than others. Several had no more than one or two films on the
Film (UK)
Why is Seven Samurai so good?
BBC Culture - By Anne Billson
Akira Kurosawa’s epic topped BBC Culture’s poll to find the 100 greatest foreign-language films. But the influential Japanese director’s international success wasn’t mirrored at home, writes Anne Bilson.
Film (UK)
The 100 greatest foreign-language films
BBC Culture
BBC Culture polled 209 critics in 43 countries to find the best in world cinema – here’s the top 100. Three years ago, BBC Culture ran its first major critics’ poll, to find the 100 greatest American Two
Film (UK)
The 100 greatest foreign-language films: who voted?
BBC Culture
We polled 209 critics representing 43 countries – here are their ballots in full. We approached hundreds of film experts - critics, industry figures, academics - and 209 from 43 countries responded by
Film (UK)
Why are women directors ‘excluded’ from cinema history?
BBC Culture - By Ana Maria Bahiana
Only four of the 100 greatest foreign-language films were directed by women, according to BBC Culture’s poll. It’s evidence that men have ‘controlled most aspects of film’, writes Ana Maria Bahiana. Looking
Ten films to watch in November
BBC Culture - By Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Prepare for Fantastic Beasts, Bohemian Rhapsody, The Grinch and Van Gogh, as Larushka Ivan-Zadeh reveals the movies to make time for this month.
The luxurious Modernist homes of Hollywood legends
BBC Culture - By Eddie Mullan
The avant-garde living spaces of discerning film and TV stars in southern California are celebrated in a new book, Hollywood Modern: Houses of the Stars. For the stars of Hollywood’s golden age, the curation
Film (UK)
Film review: Bohemian Rhapsody
BBC Culture - By Nicholas Barber
As the charismatic frontman Freddie Mercury in the long-awaited Queen biopic, Rami Malek ‘makes the role his own’. “We need to get experimental,” says Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, as Queen are
Dries van Noten
Dries Van Noten on the craft of fashion
BBC Culture
His forward-thinking work masterfully combines colour, texture and tailoring, and he has put Belgium on the style map. Click on the video to see the designer talk about his career. “The shapes are important,
Biographies
Paula Rego: Unsettling images twisted from Disney
BBC Culture - By Kelly Grovier
Paula Rego reinvents fairy tales with eerie scenes. As a new exhibition of her work opens in Paris, Kelly Grovier looks at how the Portuguese artist balances myth and mortality. Some great works of art
Film (UK)
Film review: Stan & Ollie is ‘a fine bromance’
BBC Culture - By Nicholas Barber
Steve Coogan and John C Reilly star in a new biopic of Laurel and Hardy that is an irresistible homage to the iconic comedy duo. In 1953, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were no longer the box-office giants
Film (UK)
The world’s first female film director
BBC Culture
A new documentary narrated by Jodie Foster celebrates the work of Alice Guy-Blaché. Foster tells Tom Brook why we should know about this incredible film-maker. You may not be overly familiar with her but
Culture
The artist who reveals the hidden colours of history
BBC Culture - By Dan John
Marina Amaral is a digital colourist who specialises in bringing black-and-white photos back to life, helping to create a greater emotional connection with history. “Colour allows us to create a deeper
Film (UK)
Film review: Robert Pattinson stars in High Life
BBC Culture - By Caryn James
Claire Denis has cast the Twilight actor in her eerie sci-fi about sex in space. He gives ‘a terrific, understated performance’ writes Caryn James. Robert Pattinson, sci-fi and sex in outer space – if
Human-Centered Design
The rebirth of Japanese design
BBC Culture - By Dominic Lutyens
The work of emerging designers shows a bold evolution in the national aesthetic. Dominic Lutyens finds out how and why change has come about. Coolly minimalist objects in muted hues made of natural materials,
Anthropocene
Striking photos of human scars on Earth
BBC Culture - By Cameron Laux
Edward Burtynsky’s images show ‘the indelible marks left by humankind on the geological face of our planet’. They are surreal and glorious at first sight, writes Cameron Laux. The Canadian photographer
Lsd
How LSD influenced Western culture
BBC Culture - By Holly Williams
A new play, All You Need is LSD, tracks the importance of psychedelic drugs beyond just flower power. Is it time for a third ‘summer of love’? When you think of LSD, a very specific aesthetic probably
Fashion Week
The rise of the fashion ‘happening’
BBC Culture - By Bel Jacobs
The runway show is evolving. From extravagant fantasy worlds to intimate experiences, it’s all change in the industry. Under the cavorting cherubs of Rubens’ Banqueting House ceiling during London Fashion

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Good Grief!: The beguiling philosophy of Peanuts

What makes Federico Fellini ‘the maestro’ of Italian cinema?

Film review: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Wong Kar-wai: The master of ‘Hollywood East’

When men wore pearls

The art of the ménage à trois

The surprising story of wallpaper

Film review: If Beale Street Could Talk

Touki Bouki: The greatest African film ever?

How Chantal Akerman’s modernist masterpiece changed cinema

Silver: The colour of betrayal?

Why Luis Buñuel’s revolutionary spirit is relevant today

Twelve amazing lesser-known films from around the world

Why is Seven Samurai so good?

The 100 greatest foreign-language films

The 100 greatest foreign-language films: who voted?

Why are women directors ‘excluded’ from cinema history?

Ten films to watch in November

The luxurious Modernist homes of Hollywood legends

Film review: Bohemian Rhapsody

Dries Van Noten on the craft of fashion

Paula Rego: Unsettling images twisted from Disney

Film review: Stan & Ollie is ‘a fine bromance’

The world’s first female film director

The artist who reveals the hidden colours of history

Film review: Robert Pattinson stars in High Life

The rebirth of Japanese design

Striking photos of human scars on Earth

How LSD influenced Western culture

The rise of the fashion ‘happening’