On the release of his new film Vortex, Gaspar Noé takes Patrick Clarke through an intense and adventurous Baker's Dozen of favourite films, and the lessons they've taught him on the extent of human cruelty and the joy of shocking an audience
Overseen by Robert Redford, the Sundance Festival in Utah has showcased independent cinema for three decades. The inaugural UK edition, mixing film and music events, took place at London's O2 last weekend, as Stephen Dalton reports. Photo by Gareth Cattermole, courtesy of Getty Images