Jean Marsh, actor and co-creator of Upstairs, Downstairs, dies aged 90
Marsh captured hearts with the seminal 1970s British drama series about class in Edwardian England
Alfred Hitchcock
What follows the best-picture Oscar? Fame, fortune and perhaps even a Baggot Street nightclub
The Academy Award can help move a director to the top of the heap – or make everyone involved lose the run of themselves and deliver a catastrophic flop
Life in Hollywood: Golden-age photographs of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly and more
A two-volume collection drawn from the Life magazine archive features outstanding portraits of many of the biggest names in American cinema
Oz Perkins: ‘It’s still not safe to be gay and a movie star’
Film director talks about his Psycho star father’s concealed homosexuality, his mother’s 9/11 death, glam rock, Nicolas Cage and his new horror film Longlegs
Steve Cavanagh: ‘Thomas Harris sparked my interest in crime fiction when I read Silence of the Lambs at a young age’
The Northern Irish crime novelist on Hitchcock, having written the seventh most bought book in Germany and books as ‘empathy machines’
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock: A rigorous commentary for Hitch enthusiasts and a useful primer for newcomers
An unseen Alistair McGowan impersonates the great man as he talks us through themes in his work
Whodunit? In search of the lesser presented Alfred Hitchcock
Mark Cousins discusses his exploration of the great film-maker’s thoughts on life and work
Audacious diamonds and a James Joyce manuscript
Marlene Dietrich’s bracelet, Anne Eisenhower’s diamonds, annotations to Finnegan’s Wake and unseen letters from Roger Casement are just some of the highlights at upcoming auctions
Best movie of all time: The world’s critics crown a new winner
Sight and Sound’s influential list of the 100 greatest films of all time is voted on by more than 1,600 professionals around the world
Council removes Maureen O’Hara statue at sculptor’s request following criticism
Installation taken down in Glengarriff, west Cork within 48 hours
Can rotund characters be represented by less rounded actors?
Donald Clarke: If authors can keep an open mind about appearances, so can readers
Donald Clarke: From blockbusters to bum-breakers – why are films so long now?
The doomsayers despairing at supposedly gnat-like modern attention spans are wrong
Sidney Poitier, who has died aged 94, was one of cinema’s most beautiful giants
Donald Clarke: The mellifluous Poitier didn’t just break down barriers, he was also of the great movie stars
Donald Clarke: When is a new take on a movie not a remake?
A complex formula involving several variables dictates whether the word is appropriate
The French Dispatch: Something for le weekend
Wes Anderson’s Gallic portmanteau is gorgeous but insubstantial
Are superhero films and remakes the only career promotion left in Hollywood?
The opportunity to play with the noisiest toys in the biggest sandpit must be hard to resist
If the film's great, who cares if it's faithful to the book?
When confronted by the BBC’s noisy, modern version of The Pursuit of Love, harsh reality clashes with a long-held principle and this viewer finds himself fuming
Paddington 2 the ‘Greatest Film Ever’? Giving any film that tag is not worth the effort
Donald Clarke: Rating what movie is best is fun, but a waste of intellectual energy
They kiss in bed together, just the two of them and their camera crew
Patrick Freyne: I hope your love is as enduring as that on Married at First Sight Australia
The Masque of the Red Death – Rediscovering Poe through prism of Covid-19
Restoration of 1964 Corman adaptation confirms continuing relevance of film and source
Is the book always better than the film? Spoiler: it’s not
The French Connection won best picture but the non-fiction novel is largely forgotten
Sean Connery the man has died. Sean Connery the indestructible legend lives on
He was always a little out of his time, combining charm, menace and old-fashioned masculinity
Lily James: ‘I think I’m too submissive’
The star of the new version of Rebecca talks getting spooked on set, Covid bubbles and co-stars
Netflix’s Rebecca: The new Mrs de Winter isn’t a patch on the first one
Review: The film is so lathered in superficial gloss the subtexts struggle to breathe
50 scary films to watch at Halloween
Scare yourself silly with this list of everything from classic films to modern hits
Netflix: The best 50 films to watch right now
There’s been another major turnover but catch the classics while you can
City council to investigate Central Bank’s bird scaring device
‘It was like an Alfred Hitchcock movie,’ says Docklands resident
Room with a view: How David Hockney created digital art for a lockdown
A new book of works by David Hockney drawn on an iPad a decade ago resonates today
Sex, swearing and flushing the loo: How these films broke big-screen taboos
The new indie comedy Saint Frances features period sex – cinema has travelled a long way
Julie Andrews: ‘I was certainly aware of tales about the casting couch’
The star on a turbulent upbringing, and bonding with a new generation via her storytelling podcast
What kinds of films will we watch in the post Covid-19 era?
Stories will need to establish whether they are set before, during or after the pandemic
Beyond Netflix: where to find Golden Age classic movies
Apple and Google are excellent options for the greatest era of American cinema
Netflix: The best 101 films to watch right now
Half our favourite movies have vanished. But there’s still plenty of great stuff to search for
Day of long goodbyes in Brussels as Tusk and Juncker depart
Jokes and high emotion as EU leaders step down after five turbulent years
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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