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The Selfish Giant

February 2022

  • Clio Barnard.

    Clio Barnard on her Bradford love story Ali & Ava: ‘Joy is an act of resistance’

    The director of The Arbor and The Selfish Giant returns to her favourite city for her new film. She talks about celebrating lives on the margins and how an ice-rink kiss changed her life

September 2019

  • From left: Moonlight, The Handmaiden, There Will Be Blood, Under the Skin

    Best culture of the 21st century
    The 100 best films of the 21st century

    Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts – they’re all here in our countdown of cinema’s best movies since 2000

February 2015

  • Stephen Graham

    On my radar
    On my radar: Stephen Graham’s cultural highlights

    The Boardwalk Empire actor on the brilliance of The Sopranos, Venice in winter and taking the kids to see Kasabian

January 2015

  • Blue is the Warmest Colour

    Peter Bradshaw’s top 50 films of the demi-decade

    We are now midway through the 2010s. So what trends are emerging in cinema? Peter Bradshaw takes a look – and picks his top 50 films of the demi-decade

April 2014

  • David Bradley in Kes, 1969

    Children in cinema: never mind Nemo, what about finding some funding?

    There's more to childhood in the movies – and in real life – than cute fish and happy endings. Danny Leigh explores a strangely neglected genre and audience

January 2014

  • Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDs
    Guy Lodge's DVDs and downloads

  • Guardian Film Awards composite

    Not the Oscars … the Guardian Film Awards longlist announced

December 2013

  • Why being British is no longer a handicap when it comes to films

    Philomena, The Selfish Giant, Gravity … some of the year's best and biggest movies have their roots in the UK. Rush producer Andrew Eaton says it's time to fly the flag for British films

November 2013

  • Jack O'Connell in Starred Up

    Starred Up heads British independent film awards nominations

    Prison drama starring Jack O'Connell leads the field with eight nods, with The Selfish Giant just behind with seven

October 2013

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    Mark Kermode's film of the week
    The Selfish Giant – review

  • The Selfish Giant

    This week's new films
    The Selfish Giant, Bad Grandpa, Ender's Game: this week's new films

  • The Guardian Film Show: One Chance; Ender's Game; and The Selfish Giant - video review

    The Guardian film show
    The Guardian Film Show: One Chance, Ender's Game and The Selfish Giant - video review

  • The Selfish Giant – review

  • Scrapheap challenge: on the set of The Selfish Giant

  • Clio Barnard: why I'm drawn to outsiders – interview

September 2013

  • The selfish giant

    Trailer park
    The Selfish Giant: world exclusive trailer for Clio Barnard's new film – video

  • Diana … the story of the princesses final years.

    Autumn arts preview 2013
    Film highlights of autumn 2013: from Diana to The Selfish Giant

May 2013

  • Clio Barnard

    Selfish Giant director becomes toast of Cannes

  • The Selfish Giant

    First look review
    Cannes 2013: The Selfish Giant – review

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