54th BFI London Film Festival

Public booking for this year's London Film Festival opens today. There's a bewildering array of films and special events to choose from, including almost 200 features and 112 shorts, 11 world premieres and over 100 UK premieres, plus special events and guests galore.

Here's a short sampler of the films on offer, ranging from gala screenings to treasures from the archives. Click on the titles to read more about each film, including their screening details.

Another Year

Black Swan

Carlos

The Great White Silence

The King's Speech

The Kingâ€™s Speech - Colin Firth & Helena Bonham Carter

A film critic for over 25 years, Jason admits the job can occasionally be glamorous – sitting on a film festival jury in Portugal; hanging out with Baz Luhrmann at the Chateau Marmont; chatting with Sigourney Weaver about The Archers – but he mostly spends his time in darkened rooms watching films. He’s also written theatre and opera reviews, two guide books on Rome, and competed in a race for Yachting World, whose great wheeze it was to send a seasick film critic to write about his time on the ocean waves. But Jason is happiest on dry land with a classic screwball comedy or Hitchcock thriller.