Scorsese editor Thelma Schoonmaker plans Michael Powell tribute
Widow of British director of The Red Shoes wants to publish his ‘stunning’ diaries
Observer European film
Europe in 25 films: the critics’ choice
The must-see movies that have defined a century of European cinema, as chosen by the Observer’s film writers
Raging Bull, Cape Fear, Goodfellas… the woman behind Scorsese’s classics
Thelma Schoonmaker, on the eve of receiving a Bafta fellowship, discusses the art of film editing and her 50-year career
October 2018
Orson Welles' jungle book, Bilbo on mushrooms: the great unmade movies
For every glittering Hollywood project that hits cinemas, there’s a raft that never see the light of day. Here’s five of the most fascinating films you’ll never see
March 2018
My favourite film decade
From The Naked City to Double Indemnity – why the 1940s is my favourite film decade
War changed everything, destroying whole film industries and heralding a new era of realism, grit and shoots on location
December 2017
Brief letters
Does Tim Dowling have four candles in his shed?
Brief letters: A Matter of Life and Death | Fork handles | Poor show on rich Christmases | Negative attitudes | Plotting sheds
A Matter of Life and Death review – timely rerelease of sublime celestial romance
Powell and Pressburger’s wartime drama, starring David Niven as an erroneously alive bomber pilot, is visually extraordinary and politically topical
Thelma Schoonmaker on the Technicolor magic of A Matter of Life and Death
The Oscar-winning editor has a special place in her heart for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressberger’s 1946 film – not least because she married its director
