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Movies And TV
Bebe Rexha Burns Down the Asylum
“You’re going to gag,” Bebe Rexha says, squinting in the glare of late afternoon...
“Films very rarely do this”: the Nirvanna the Band duo...
Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol are the comedian-filmmakers behind hit web series...
Our statement on the Government’s consultation into the...
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has announced a 12-week public...
The LELO INA Thrust Pulses with a New Rhythm
What do you do with a classic? You don’t disregard it, you improve it. Sometimes,...
BFI Player’s July 2026 line-up
Otherworldly visitors meet radical homegrown visions in a July line-up spanning...
The back room from Dead of Night: the production design...
In a section of Ealing’s classic anthology horror Dead of Night, children hide in...
Supergirl: Milly Alcock carries this movie on her cape
Director Craig Gillespie’s addition to the DC Universe remains faithful to its comic...
Steve Toussaint Explains How Corlys Velaryon Embraces Fatherhood...
Corlys Velaryon has always been one of the most calculating figures in House of...
PAPER Crashed LadyLand Festival 2026
Over the weekend, PAPER joined an anything-but-tame Pride celebration, crashing...
The Next Generation is Exploding With Dynamic Music Duos
Power pairings are no novel concept in music. Nor are they in electronic music....
BFI Flare: through the years
In its 40th anniversary year, explore the rich legacy of the ever-evolving BFI Flare:...
Elizabeth Yu Pre-Gamed Her 'Avatar: The Last Airbender'...
This is PAPER Diaries, an unfiltered look into the thoughts and lives of creative...
Finest hours: Robert Walker as the charm-school sociopath...
As the friendly psycho who proposes a murder swap in Strangers on a Train, Robert...
The Furious: familiar revenge cinema gets an exuberant...
The award-winning action choreographer Tanigaki Kenji‘s tight revenge thriller pares...
BFI Chair Jay Hunt welcomes six new governors to the BFI...
The new BFI Governors are Tanya Cordrey, Mark Herbert, Ganan Kanagathurai, Hakan...
10 great Canadian debut features
Ahead of the release of Sophy Romvari’s acclaimed Blue Heron, we revisit 10 Canadian...
The Pride Month Art Guide: Five Essential New York Exhibitions
It’s impossible to disentangle New York’s art scene from its queer history. From...
Public encouraged to ‘Cool Off in Culture’ as second heatwave...
Together with Arts Council England and LIVE Green, we’re rolling out UK-wide campaign...
Programme highlights for August 2026: Monica Vitti, the...
This August we’re celebrating Italian movie star Monica Vitti, the craft of puppeteers,...
RIO's New Era Proves Fashion Is Cyclical: And the Future...
There are moments in fashion that remind us why this industry matters beyond the...
At the Second Smirnoff: A Celebration of Ballroom, the...
Dashaun Wesley is doing his best to gentle-parent an excited crowd. “I don’t need...
The monster and the mirror: Black resistance humour in...
Examining a centuries-old tradition of Black resistance humour etched within the...
75 years of The Lavender Hill Mob: how the London locations...
As the beloved Ealing crime comedy turns 75, we track down the exact spots where...
PAPER Made This Cover a Family Affair
John Waters has never wanted to be a gay filmmaker. He has always wanted to be John...
Object of the week: Costume designs for Julie Christie...
These costume designs by Julie Harris helped to create one of the iconic figures...
Jason Momoa Wants Lobo to Take on Superman
When Jason Momoa officially debuted as Lobo in Supergirl, fans immediately started...
‘House of the Dragon’ Recap S3 Episode 1 – “The Battle...
In the opening moments of the House of the Dragon Season 3 premiere, we find Lady...
AQUTIE's Juneteenth Dance Revolution at We Belong Here...
This is PAPER Diaries, an unfiltered look into the thoughts and lives of creative...
A history of 1960s British cinema in 10 songs
From pounding rockers to haunting laments... As hit-single-launching teen musical...
Try the new BFI Cinemas website (beta)
An update on the public beta release of the new BFI Cinemas website.
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Sugar’ Season 2 On Apple TV, Where...
Starring with Colin Farrell in Season 2 are Jin Ha, Tony Dalton, Raymond Lee, Laura...
John Early and Kate Berlant Are Totally Unbelievable
John Early and Kate Berlant are the most influential, forward thinking comedians...
Aegon Targaryen’s Pain, Failures, and Search for Redemption...
Few characters in House of the Dragon inspire as much debate as Aegon Targaryen....
Black LGBTQ+ Movies That Changed The Culture Forever
We curated a list of Black LGBTQ+ movies that have changed the culture entirely....
Meet Martin Diaz, the Internet's Favorite Madonna Stan
If you are a Madonna fan on the Internet (see also: a PAPER Magazine reader), you...
Toy Story 5: screen-time overtakes creative play in Pixar’s...
Despite its overstuffed plot, this return to the franchise is guaranteed to break...
Amélie’s Paris: how the locations look, 25 years later
The biggest French film of its era, Amélie conjures a world of wonder and good deeds...
Inside the Archive #73: From west London to north-west...
This month, we report back from FIAF Congress, revel in the delights of San Francisco...
Matt Smith Explains What Really Drives Daemon Targaryen...
For fans of House of the Dragon, Daemon Targaryen remains one of the most fascinating...
6 Anime Crushes to Make You Swoon
It’s inevitable that while watching a show that we’ll discover our favorites. It’s...
A Tale of Two 'Real Housewives' at Pride 2026
This is So Chic, Very Chic, PAPER’s examination of Bravo’s sprawling cohort of fashion...
Maisie Peters Is in Her 'Trust your Gut' Era
Maisie Peters doesn’t rush her songs and she didn’t rush Florescence. The album,...
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Charli XCX, Malala Yousafzai, Paige Bueckers, Toni Breidinger, PinkPantheress, Avantika...
Death becomes Visconti
Notorious for their opulence and melodramatic flair, the later works of Luchino...
PAPER Survived Barcelona's Biblical Primavera Rains
“This is fucked,” my friend said. She had to raise her voice above the torrential...
Abigail Thorn Brings Fire and Fury to Sharako Lohar in...
In a recent conversation with BGN, Abigail Thorn opened up about stepping into the...
Dry Leaf: Alexandre Koberidze’s low-res road movie is a...
The Georgian director invites us to try a new way of seeing in a subdued low-tech...
Dry Leaf: Alexandre Koberidze’s lo-res road movie is a...
The Georgian director invites us to try a new way of seeing in a subdued low-tech...
No Strings Attached: Puppets on Film season announced for...
From Miss Piggy to E.T. and Basil Brush, this summer we’re celebrating the craft...
PAPER and Hulu Celebrated “Not Suitable for Work” In NY...
This week, both the West Coast and East Coast were treated to all-out bashes celebrating...
“We use the street as a studio”: music video pioneers Tim...
Guerrilla image‑makers Tim & Barry helped define grime’s look in the early years...
Familiar Touch: a lovingly told coming-of-old-age film
Director Sarah Friedland explores the human mind in all its frailness and glory...
BFI, BBC Film and Film4 partner on The Independent Film...
A UK industry first, the bespoke toolkit for independent film provides free, accessible...
Tribeca Festival 2026 Celebrates Black Storytelling with...
The Tribeca Festival’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Took Over New York City with...
Luxury Larceny & Capitalism Critiques: ‘The Black Watch’...
A crew of couture criminals, luxury larceny, and plenty of Boots Riley-style absurdist...
We Barely Survived Tyra Banks' 'Modelland'
Tookie De La Crème is what we in the business call a Forgetta-Girl. She goes to...
At the NBA Finals, Celebs and Fans Make It ‘Knicks But...
Taylor Swift, Timothee Chalamet, Kylie Jenner, Spike Lee and Walt Frazier aren't...
“The whole film is centred upon Hockney’s art”: A Bigger...
Reviewing Jack Hazan’s intimate portrait of David Hockney at the time of its release,...
Here be tourists: how a Scottish black comedy satirises...
In The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford, Peter Mullan stars as a lonely tour guide...
“La viralidad no cambia mi forma de hacer música”: EASYKID...
El momento en el que todo cambió fue una noche de trap en Antofagasta, Chile. La...
PAPER Infiltrated OUTLOUD Festival Because of Course We...
A regular at work asked me the other day if I thought pride had a weird vibe this...
PAPER Infiltrated WeHo Pride Because of Course We Did
A regular at work asked me the other day if I thought pride had a weird vibe this...
10 great football films of the 21st century
Big dreams, bad tackles, beautiful goals... as World Cup 2026 kicks off in North...
Inside PAPER’s Wet and Wild 2026 Gov Ball
Forget the summer solstice: Gov Ball is the official start of the partying season....
30 years of Mike Leigh’s Secrets & Lies: how the London...
Three decades after it won the Palme d’Or at Cannes, we went looking for the locations...
Rich the Kid Takes PAPER Inside the F1 Monaco Grand Prix
This is PAPER Diaries, an unfiltered look into the thoughts and lives of creative...
The Dreamed Adventure: Valeska Grisebach’s haunting slow-burn...
As in Grisebach’s 2017 film Western, the battle here is a lawless one over land...
Inside a 1959 fan magazine for Marilyn Monroe
In her centenary year, look inside a British fan magazine which reveals how Marilyn...
Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs Would Kill For Each Other
Meg Stalter and Paul W. Downs cannot handle everything that’s happening right now....
Time and Water: Iceland’s vanishing glaciers haunt this...
In Sara Dosa and Andri Snær Magnason’s lyrical documentary, Iceland’s vanishing...
HIT NIGERIAN DRAMA 'BLOOD SISTERS' RETURNS WITH SEASON...
Netflix’s first Nigerian Original hit series Blood Sisters returns for highly-anticipated...
Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards 2026 Honors Tyler Perry,...
The stars were out in full force Friday night to celebrate media icon Jason Lee...
Zhailon Levingston Wins His First Tony for Best Direction...
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch win the 2026 Tony for Best Direction of a Musical...
Tribeca 2026 Review: ‘The Leader’ Turns the Bizarre True...
In 1997, when news broke about the Heaven’s Gate cult members. It was one of the...
Coolest Person in the Room: Maria Bottle
Popularity is relative, especially in the digital age. For our series, Coolest Person...