Self-proclaimed 'King of Filth', famously labelled (by William S Burroughs no less) as 'The Pope of Trash' and, undeniably, the daddy of 'Bad Taste', John Waters' 'lecture' is an exercise in subversive culture and sheer hilarity. Speaking retrospectively about his life and career, not to mention a whole host of other topical issues from Michael Jackson to crystal meth, as well as anecdotal insights into his shop-lifting exploits with star and dear friend Divine, this is quite possibly the funnie find out more...

Director Matt Wolf's portrait of the seminal avant-garde composer, singer-songwriter, cellist, and disco producer Arthur Russell. Before his untimely death from AIDS in 1992, Arthur prolifically created music that spanned an extraordinary diversity of styles and won the love of very disparate artistic communities. His collaborators and most ardent supporters ranged from Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg to rock bands like The Talking Heads and The Modern Lovers; the pre-Studio 54 disco scene of Ni find out more...

William S. Burroughs: featuring never before seen footage as well as exclusive interviews with his closest friends and colleagues. Born the heir of the Burroughs' adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life with addiction, control systems, and self. He was forced to deal with the tragedy of killing his wife and the repercussions of neglecting his son. His novel, Naked Lunch, was one of the last books to be banned by the U.S. government. Allen Ginsberg and Norman Mailer testified o find out more...

One of the best of the BFI's acclaimed essays on the records of different national cinemas is Stanley Kwan's analysis of the liberated role of gender in the film tradions of Taiwan, HK and mainland China. Includes John Woo, Ang Lee, Tsui Hark and Chen Kaige as talking heads plus clips of over 45 films. find out more...