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A scene from Maeve, written and directed by Pat Murphy

Pat Murphy: ‘It was so volatile. I was in fear all the time’

Tara Brady
May 15, 2021

Made in 1981, Maeve was strikingly political in exploring feminism, history and the North

Carey Mulligan: ‘I think real-life women are so under-represented in cinema, especially in the last 20 years or so.’ Photograph: Danny Kasirye/The New York Times

Carey Mulligan: ‘Acting still terrifies me. But I love it so much’

Tara Brady
April 4, 2021

The actor on her ‘fluky’ early career and recent Oscar nomination for Promising Young Woman

Godzilla and King Kong in Godzilla vs Kong

Four new films to stream this weekend

Donald Clarke
April 2, 2021

Godzilla vs Kong, The Mauritanian, Minari, Undine

Billy Nighy and Kelly Macdonald in Richard Curtis’s The Girl in the Cafe (2005)

The Movie Quiz: Spot the ‘Richard Curtis film’ actually directed by Richard Curtis

Donald Clarke
April 2, 2021

Plus: Tim Burton’s Depp count, lining up for Suicide Squad, Greta Garbo’s lament

His role in Nobody helped Bob Odenkirk work through his real-life experiences with break-ins. Photograph: Ryan Lowry/The New York Times

Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk: ‘I can go from zero to 80 on the rage scale’

April 1, 2021

Comedian changes tack as a suburban father out for revenge in action thriller Nobody

Sharon Stone: ‘I really do think that we’re meant to meet life with a certain amount of grace, and humor helps that happen.’ Photograph: Saeed Adyani/Netflix

Sharon Stone: ‘I have a little bit of the dark comedy personality’

Dave Itzkoff
March 30, 2021

The actor on her new memoir, short story writing and choosing new roles herself

The Mauritanian tells the true story of Mohamedou Ould Salahi, played by Tahar Rahim.

‘I had a lot of offers to play a terrorist or the French boyfriend’

Tara Brady
March 30, 2021

Tahar Rahim talks about his latest role as a detainee in Guantánamo Bay in Kevin Macdonald’s The Mauritanian

Minari scored six Oscar nominations including one for best picture.

Lee Isaac Chung: ‘There are a lot of hate crimes going on right now against Asians’

Donald Clarke
March 30, 2021

The Korean-American filmmaker talks about Minari, which has won six Oscar nominations and comes at a fraught time for Asian communities in the US

‘The film gave Husavik worldwide recognition,’ said one of the town’s campaigners. Photograph: Suzie Howell/The New York Times

Husavik: The small Icelandic town chasing Oscar success via a Eurovision film

Egill Bjarnason
March 29, 2021

The harbour town of Husavik will be familiar to anyone who has seen Will Ferrell’s Netflix Eurovision film

Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet in Ammonite

Four new films to stream this weekend

Donald Clarke
March 26, 2021

Ammonite, Tina, Six Minutes to Midnight, Malmkrog

Christopher Lloyd in Senior Moment

Back to the Future’s Christopher Lloyd: ‘Retire? No, no, no, no, no’

Toby Moses
March 26, 2021

The star is 82 now, and on wife number five. But he has no plans to stop working anytime soon

Henry Cavill in Zack Snyder’s Justice League

The Movie Quiz: Just how long is Zack Snyder’s cut of Justice League?

Donald Clarke
March 26, 2021

Plus: Oscar noms and counting, the 2nd best money-making film, Godzilla versus...?

Ammonite: Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet in Francis Lee's film

Why shouldn’t Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet play lovers?

Ryan Gilbey
March 24, 2021

Outrage at the way he tells Mary Anning’s story perplexes Francis Lee, Ammonite’s director

Elizabeth Lo uses a camera rig to allow the viewer to access the dog’s world view – the effect is a genuine shift away from anthropocentric ways of seeing.

A dog’s-eye view of life on the streets of Istanbul

Tara Brady
March 24, 2021

Elizabeth Lo’s documentary Stray follows dogs roaming freely in the city

Breakfast Club deepfakes: Steven Connolly’s video trickery has established his parodies as the entertainment of the moment. Photographs: Steven Connolly/YouTube

Johnny Sexton x Ronan O’Gara x The Breakfast Club: How that viral video was made

Donald Clarke
March 23, 2021

After Rambo McIlroy and Graham Souness’s Brutal scent, Steven Connolly has a new parody

Orlando Bloom: the actor says he takes Brain Octane Oil. Photograph: Victor Boyko/Getty for Balmain

Orlando Bloom: Why is everyone laughing at his ‘brain octane oil’?

Tanya Sweeney
March 22, 2021

The reaction to the star’s health regime says a lot about our odd attitudes to wellness

Armie Hammer’s career has recently been derailed by allegations that he physically abused women. Photograph: Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty

Hollywood star Armie Hammer accused of rape

March 19, 2021

Twenty-four-year-old claims actor raped her for more than four hours in Los Angeles in 2017

Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore in Hannibal (2001)

The Movie Quiz: What beans would Hannibal Lecter be serving up in Ireland?

Donald Clarke
March 19, 2021

Plus: Stephen Rea’s Michael Collins meme and parenting an Oscar winner

Jason Clarke in The Senator

Four new films to stream this weekend

Donald Clarke
March 19, 2021

The Senator, Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time, Town of Strangers, Banksy Most Wanted

Nick Broomfield and his father, the photographer Maurice Broomfield

Nick Broomfield: ‘It’s a choice, whether you get on with your parents’

Donald Clarke
March 18, 2021

The film-maker’s latest explores his fraught relationship with his photographer father

Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor in a scene from Locked Down: “I think Chiwetel did an amazing job of channelling his inner Cary Grant.”

Anne Hathaway: ‘I took lockdown seriously. I gave myself a haircut’

Tara Brady
March 17, 2021

The Locked Down star on filming during Covid-19 restrictions and accessing Harrods’ tunnels

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