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“What rises in Container is the dead. And their memory. And an urgent demand for, as Singh argues, not so much a return to the past, but a reckoning with its repression in the present.” (Photo: Michael Klein)

Review: Ghosts that cannot be contained

The short film Container, which straddles virtual reality and fine art installation, provides a visceral re-examination of both historical and late capitalism

Lovers Rock leads Franklyn (Michael Ward) and Martha (Amarah-Jae St Aubyn) provide a narrative anchor to the film (BBC Studios)

Review: The eternal splendour of ‘Lovers Rock’

Steve McQueen’s ‘Lovers Rock’, part of the ‘Small Axe’ anthology, is an ethereal interlude that takes us inside the blues party bubble

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Oscars 2014: ’12 Years a Slave’ makes history

Steve McQueen’s slavery drama won for best picture, making it the first movie from a black director to win the prize in 86 years of the Oscars.

Baftas: ‘Gravity’ claims biggest trophy haul

While "12 Years a Slave" won Best Film at the Baftas, it was space thriller "Gravity" that walked away with the most trophies for the night.

’12 Years a Slave’: Neglected tale of slavery gets Oscar boost

Critics are predicting great things for "12 Years a Slave", Steve McQueen’s film based on a 160-year-old slave narrative penned by Solomon Northup.

Golden Globes: ‘American Hustle’, ’12 Years a Slave’ win top prizes

The Golden Globe ceremony has kicked-off Hollywood’s awards season. Films such as "12 Years a Slave" and "American Hustle" have won top honours.

12 Years A Slave: Heroic and harrowing, but necessary?

Steve McQueen’s Oscar frontrunner is only the latest mainstream film to challenge social issues a little too late, writes David Cox.

‘We were on our way, we hoped, to freedom’

A funeral service was held in London for Bertram ”Jimmy” James, one of the few British prisoners to avoid being executed for joining in the ”great escape” from a German prison in…