Groundhog Day (1993), directed by Harold Ramis and starring Bill Murray, is widely regarded as one of the most original and enduring films of 1990s Hollywood. What begins as a high-concept romantic comedy about a cynical television weatherman forced to repeatedly relive the same day soon deepens into a tale of despair and renewal, coloured by existential unease and the spirit of Samuel Beckett.In this engaging study, Ryan Gilbey traces the film's unlikely journey from Danny...

Playfully blending personal memoir, criticism and candid new interviews with filmmakers from across the LGBTQ+ spectrum, Ryan Gilbey's engaging and dynamic It Used to be Witches is a non-chronological treasure-hunt through queer cinema past and present. Andrew Haigh ( All of Us Strangers), Cheryl Dunye ( The Watermelon Woman), Isabel Sandoval ( Lingua Franca) and Bruce LaBruce ( No Skin Off My Ass) are among the directors who reveal how queer ar...