BFI | Sight & Sound

July 2009

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Features

Stars in his eyes

David Lynch's new music collaboration sees him use singing and photography in his continued exposing of the dark psyche of suburbia. He talks to James Bell

Inflammable desires

As Kenneth Anger's legendary 'Magick Lantern Cycle' rises again on DVD, Tony Rayns unpicks the hidden themes and influences that made his work so groundbreaking

Cannes 2009: Carve his name with pride

Tarantino has thrown everything into the mix for Inglourious Basterds, from complex wordplay to extreme violence, but it leaves Nick James wondering where the drama went

Cannes Report: Backing the future

It was billed as the best auteur list in years, with fewer American films than usual, so how come money shots rather than great films were the talk of the Croisette, asks Nick James? PLUS J. Hoberman on the two most loathed films at the festival. Lizzie Francke admires the Camera d'Or-winning Samson and Delilah.Amy Taubin is impressed by the range of performances from actresses.Geoff Andrew extols the virtues of Marco Bellocchio's moving Vincere, and Corneliu Porumboiu's superb Police, Adjective. Jonathan Romney enjoys Alain Resnais' flamboyant Les Herbes folles. And Wendy Ide samples films directed by women shown in the less trumpeted strands of Cannes

Latin Massive

Challengingly radical and completely vital, Buenos Aires' BAFICI film festival continues to conjure its magic, despite funding cuts, says Kieron Corless

The arthouse diaspora

Why are sharp British talents like Thomas Clay jumping ship to work outside the UK? Jonathan Romney admires Clay's new film Soi Cowboy, while John Wrathall looks at the history of Brits abroad and S&S talks to some key expat talents