Articles by Billie Walker

Latest articles by Billie Walker

Is it really possible to stage a Shakespeare play inside the game Grand Theft Auto?

Grand Theft Hamlet, a documentary debut written and directed by Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane, is about two out-of-work actors attempting to mount a full production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, inside the violent world of Grand Theft Auto, shot entirely in game

The Contestant: inside the dark and exploitative beginnings of reality TV

Clair Titley’s The Contestant examines a sensationalist moment in TV history, before Big Brother meant reality became an accepted part of popular culture

By Billie Walker Published 23 November 24
Don't miss these films at the BFI London Film Festival 2024

The BFI has announced the lineup for their 68th festival, and it's a stellar one

By Billie Walker Published 7 October 24
The Substance may be grotesque, but it is not body horror

The Substance, Coralie Fargeat's sophomore feature film, has already been granted the moniker body horror, due its visceral imagery and mutations of the body

By Billie Walker Published 11 September 24

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Latest articles by Billie Walker

Is it really possible to stage a Shakespeare play inside the game Grand Theft Auto?

The Contestant: inside the dark and exploitative beginnings of reality TV

Don't miss these films at the BFI London Film Festival 2024

The Substance may be grotesque, but it is not body horror