Powered forward by a superb soundtrack, Danny Boyle’s unrelenting but often hilarious portrait of addiction, friendship and rebellion in Edinburgh is now considered one of the great British films.

Joe is preparing to leave juvenile detention just as newcomer William arrives. An instant spark develops between the boys and Joe finds himself torn between the freedom that awaits him and the sense ...

With a fist full of credit cards and a lucky run at the track, Franco Stevens launched best-selling lesbian lifestyle magazine, Curve. Decades later the magazine is in crisis, as her legacy faces ...

John Birchall (79) has been a naturist since early childhood, when he couldn't afford a swimming costume. Today as a pensioner, naturism still plays a great part in his life, for better or worse.

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One of Waters’ most notorious films is Pink Flamingos (1972), a film which legendary critic Roger Ebert famously offered zero stars. With scenes involving chicken sex, a singing orifice and the ...

A newlywed Indian couple arrive in London, 1979, and attempt to make a home out of their new lives. As they navigate 40 years of marriage through the food they make and the meals they share, their ...

Queen Victoria's long reign famously saw extraordinary advances: in industry, transport, science, culture... But one vital innovation is too often missed: the moving image, the last great invention of ...

As part of StoryTrails, the UK's largest immersive storytelling experience, 'The People's Map' brings to life a psychogeographic representation of Lewisham. The map combines good old-fashioned audio ...

Richard Ayoade’s follows his quirky comedy Submarine with something altogether more sinister and stylised. Jesse Eisenberg excels in a dual-role as a timid office clerk working in an ominous corporate ...

Theatre director Yusuke and his TV screenwriter wife Oto have a special bond as creative partners, sharing a life punctuated by private rituals. This is shattered by a sudden incident and the ...

A brilliant and refreshing story of UK post-punk dyke culture, told by those who lived it, in all their ass-kicking, leather-wearing glory. The film follows a tight-knit group of friends who met at ...