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Well,” Wim Wenders tells me with a broad smile, “it was an invitation to check out these toilets!” He is referring to an invite he received during the Covid lockdowns asking him to do a short film on the ‘Tokyo Toilet Project’, an ambitious initiative in which architects from around the world were asked to redesign public amenities in the bustling Shibuya quarter. Some of the results are stunningly imaginative, and while in Dublin, Paris or Wenders’ native Berlin, those pristine toilets would quickly have been vandalised, in Tokyo they are cherished.

To mark the 45th anniversary of the The Deer Hunter's 1979 premiere in Berlin, film scholar Antonio Monda looks back the Oscar winner and Michael Cimino.

The first reactions to 'Dune: Part Two' have arrived, and many viewers are comparing the sci-fi sequel to 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.'

The current Oscars crop might be the best list in ages – but which was the best ever year for the movies? Guardian writers present their case

Explore the Origins and Evolution of the British Academy Film Awards Ahead of the Upcoming Ceremony