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Hidden references and in-jokes in cinema can be an acquired taste, but here’s a festive selection of the best arch nods for aficionados to enjoy

'Terror of MechaGodzilla' marked the end of the Showa era of Godzilla movies. But in the half-century since its release, it's been frequently misremembered.

Directed by Akira Kurosawa and starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura, 1954’s Seven Samurai (七人の侍, Shichinin no Samurai), is a technical and creative watershed of the action genre and world cinema.

There is more to learn from cinema than orange and teal color grading, here are three filmmakers who have changed how I think about my photography

You might be surprised that some of these reimagine other films.

Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year

The ultimate collection of legends who ever sat behind a camera

This year's Cannes Film Festival will pay homage to Japan's contribution to film over the years. The poster for the Cannes Film Festival, for example, is inspired by the film Rhapsody in August by legendary Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, while an honorary Palme d'Or will be awarded to Japanese animators…

Kevin Macdonald’s finely balanced portrait of the disgraced Dior designer, on Mubi from Friday, is the newest arrival on cinema’s catwalk of fashion industry movies, from Funny Face to Zoolander