The Long Good Friday is rereleased today – Sarah Slade looks at its evocation of the changing face of London

Ricky Young ticks off some big ending-in-0 Bond anniversaries by watching the films concerned and reporting back to the readers of Europe’s Best Website on what he finds.
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A year after Miyazaki’s swansong, the final bow of his Studio Ghibli partner Isao Takahata. A review by Indy Datta.
Part of an occasional series in which Spank The Monkey travels to foreign countries, watches films in unfamiliar languages, and then complains about not understanding them. This episode: Denmark, February 2015.
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Josephine Grahl finds that The Tales of Hoffmann never quite comes alive.
Part of an occasional series in which Spank The Monkey travels to foreign countries, watches films in unfamiliar languages, and then complains about not understanding them. This episode: Japan, December 2014.
Josephine Grahl reads between the lines in Louis Malle’s Au Revoir les Enfants.
Spank The Monkey previews the Japan Foundation’s 2015 touring film programme, in UK cinemas from January 30th to March 26th.
Part of an occasional series in which Spank The Monkey travels to foreign countries, watches films in unfamiliar languages, and then complains about not understanding them. This episode: Indonesia, November 2014.
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