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James Bell

@james___bell

Senior Curator of Fiction @BFI National Archive. Formerly of @sightsoundmag. Editor of BFI Compendium series. Programmer of BFI Southbank ‘Deep Focus’ seasons

London Katılım Mart 2010
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Josephine Botting@ReelJoBotting·
I've written a blog about rare post-war British melodrama The White Unicorn in which Margaret Lockwood is subjected to more heartache than any woman should endure. bfi.org.uk/inside-the-arc…
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BFI@BFI·
As the BFI Film on Film Festival comes to a close, we'd like to extend a huge thanks to the BFI National Archive team (a handful of whom are depicted here), whose work has underpinned the whole weekend. Photo: David Briggs
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BFI@BFI·
574,000 feet worth of film passed through BFI Southbank and BFI IMAX over the last several days 🎞️ It took 104 separate film prints, 287 individual reels, approximately 109 miles of film and 24 projectionists to bring the BFI Film on Film Festival to life.
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Hind Mezaina@hindmezaina·
@magentabias Wasn’t expecting how emotional I’d be attending this. It was a truly special night. Thanks to @james___bell and team for making this happen. And congratulations to everyone involved for this 2nd edition. 👏 👏 👏
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Claire West
Claire West@magentabias·
Living inside a dream last night with Kyle MacLachlan at #BFI Southbank 🤩😍😍 #TwinPeaks
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Steve Scarebear
Steve Scarebear@Scare158Steve·
Great 1st day @BFI #FilmonFilm . 3 standouts were I Walked with a Zombie & a brilliant Nitrate of the surprisingly witty Dancing with Crime with a fun into from @ReelJoBotting . But @LostReelsUK packed screening of Last Summer along with intro with Mark Jenkin blew me away.
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Steve Scarebear
Steve Scarebear@Scare158Steve·
And so to the final day of @BFI #FilmonFilm. A big Western, a British Crime caper, A 70s revenge thriller & a great b movie monster classic. 3 of these I've not seen before and the other never on the big screen. Looking forward to more fun with all my movie buddies.
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Steve Scarebear@Scare158Steve·
Also a huge shout out to Kitty Robertson from the @BFI National Archive whose fantastic intro & emotional tribute to Gene Hackman before the #FilmOnFilm screening of Get Shorty was just perfect & so we'll presented. A wonderful film a great way to finish the day.
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Josephine Botting
Josephine Botting@ReelJoBotting·
Anthony, Basil and Roderick Keys were all on the crew with him. There are still tickets left to see the film on 35mm nitrate tomorrow morning at 11.30 @BFI Southbank. #FilmOnFilm Image BFI National Archive shorturl.at/mGSrF
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Claire West
Claire West@magentabias·
A huge amount of work went into curating, inspecting, quality checking, cleaning, prepping, managing & transporting every film being screened at the festival. We hope you enjoy the results 📽️🎞️ #FilmOnFilm #KeepingItReel
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Claire West
Claire West@magentabias·
Ahead of the #BFI Film on Film Festival which starts tomorrow at BFI Southbank, a big shout out to my colleagues across #BFINationalArchive who helped make it all possible, (just a few of them pictured here).
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BFI
BFI@BFI·
We're proud to be preserving the work of Jenn Nkiru in the BFI National Archive. Learn more about her artistry and some of the titles that have entered the collection at @sxswlndn this Friday. theb.fi/3Hqtsh8
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Christina Newland
Christina Newland@christinalefou·
For Paul Newman’s centenary at @BFI Film on Film this June, I’ll be doing an introduction of Martin Ritt’s mean-spirited 1963 neo-Western Hud. In 35mm, of course. Couldn’t be happier. whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default….
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James Bell@james___bell·
Unmissable screening alert!! The black and white CinemaScope print of Martin Ritt’s Hud that were screening in the @bfi #filmonfilmfestival on Friday 13th June is beautiful, and just stunning seen large on the NFT1 screen. And a @christinalefou intro too!
Christina Newland@christinalefou

For Paul Newman’s centenary at @BFI Film on Film this June, I’ll be doing an introduction of Martin Ritt’s mean-spirited 1963 neo-Western Hud. In 35mm, of course. Couldn’t be happier. whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default….

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Michael Leader
Michael Leader@MichaelJLeader·
Neglected to shout about this before now, but I'm very excited to be introducing @DonBluth's AN AMERICAN TAIL, screening from a gorgeous release print, at the @BFI Film on Film Festival on Sunday 15th! 📽️
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Steve Scarebear
Steve Scarebear@Scare158Steve·
Very Sad. A fitting tribute is that The Outfit is being shown as part of the @BFI Film on Film Festival On Sun 15th June - And there are just 3 tickets remaining.
Film Noir UK@FilmNoirUK

Very sad to hear the passing of the great Joe Don Baker (1936-2025). Two fantastic #NeoNoir titles in the shape of The Outfit (1973) and Framed (1975) under his belt. A brilliant actor; so good in fact, he turned up as two different characters in the James Bond films! #FilmNoir

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Josephine Botting
Josephine Botting@ReelJoBotting·
Last chance to see super rare British thriller Blackmailed (1951) before the 35mm print goes back to the archive. Dirk Bogarde and Mai Zetterling star. Weds 14 May 6.20 @BFI Southbank. Book here: tinyurl.com/4kw6b5s6 Images #BFINationalArchive
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Lost Reels
Lost Reels@LostReelsUK·
A big THANK-YOU to everyone who made the @lostreelsuk LAST SUMMER event the quickest sellout of the 2025 @BFI Film on Film Festival. It's going to be an amazing screening, I'm so looking forward to it!
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