Ersatz

Model music men - an unusual appreciation of some legendary figures of rock.

Those “things” being spiders, serpents, pre-historic monsters and God. Stop-motion clay animation inspired by the work of Ray Harryhausen.

A tragic story is played out by porcelain figurines residing in a bric-a-brac shop.

Don’t tell the Spotty man but Superted has a new friend. A stop motion predecessor of the superhero teddy idea

Long, long before Wallace met Gromit filmmakers performed malleable magic to bring clay to life

Say aloha to a Technicolor cinema ad for Horlicks from the master of the Puppetoon, George Pal

Daniel Kokotajlo talks to Nia Childs about Starve Acre, his folk horror about a couple digging deep into grief in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

Sky Peals director Moin Hussain and lead actor Faraz Ayub talk to Tomisin Adepeju about their magic realist drama.

Documentary exploring the BFI National Archive’s role in rediscovering and remastering the early films of Michael Powell.

Bryony Dixon, curator of silent film at the BFI national archive, explores the origins of a series of comic travelogues, and Michael Powell's involvement in making them.

Discover why Dan George of Northumbria University believes everyone should experience Oldboy at least once.

Trixie Parkin-Christie of Northumbria University offers fresh insight into why Wings of Desire remains essential viewing.