BFI | Features and reviews

When their suburban neighbourhood is transported from 1982 to a prehistoric jungle, Denise (Anne Hathaway) and Greg (Ewan McGregor) must set aside their differences to protect their children from deadly dinosaurs in David Robert Mitchell’s tense and trope-breaking sci-fi romp.

Long before the era of prestige TV series such as The Sopranos and Mad Men, the small screen flexed its scope and dramatic muscle with the arrival of ambitious 1980s miniseries including Brideshead Revisited and The Singing Detective. As Peter Brook’s TV epic The Mahabharata re-emerges in a new restoration, we’re binge-watching 10 of them.

Ahead of the solar eclipse on 12 August, we shed some light on a pioneering film from 1900 which is believed to be the earliest surviving astronomical film. In our August 2019 issue, Bryony Dixon explored its backstory and how early cinema mixed science, entertainment and magic.

The LFF Industry Forum runs from 8 to 15 October at Picturehouse Central, with accreditation for industry and press delegates now open.

Escapes continues its mission to bring cinema to all, celebrate independent cinemas and bring new audiences to local venues.