Jimmy Stewart

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John Wayne as Ethan Edwards in John Ford’s film, The Searchers. “Ford and Wayne forged an identity for America that lasted for decades.” Photograph: AP/Warner Bros
Maureen Dowd: We are in a war over what kind of America we want

My older brother Michael taught me many things. He taught me to hold vinyl records gingerly at the edges, so I wouldn’t smudge them, and how to wipe (...)

Rosey Blair, sitting right behind her targets, detailed every turn of the developing relationship on Instagram and Twitter.
Hell is other people and other people can’t keep to themselves

Everybody has some notion of what the #PlaneBae story tells us. We share too much. We believe too much. We enjoy hating things. We can’t mind our own (...)

'Home Alone': this light-hearted family classic is perfect for the early days of December
Classics to comedies: plan your Christmas movie viewing
  • Film
  • December 5, 2017, 05:00

Spare a thought for the poor souls who fly headlong into the festive season without anything resembling a plan. These are the damned masses who end up(...)

Steve Martin and Michael Caine are rival con artists scamming wealthy marks on the French Riviera in 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'. Their one-upmanship makes for one of cinema’s great comic rivalries
2016: The 50 best films on Netflix

A few years ago, we published a guide to the best films available on Netflix. It proved to be one of our most popular stories ever. Since then many n(...)

Paterson makes ‘a compelling tale of an apparently blissful life’
Paterson Cannes review: Pure, filmic poetry

Until this week, Paterson, New Jersey was probably best known for providing the subject and title of a long poem by William Carlos Williams that aimed(...)

25 Christmas movies for the 25th (and other days)
  • Film
  • December 19, 2015

In a time when DVDs are more likely to be gathering dust in your living room than being used, there’s one subgenre of discs that often survives a cul(...)

Maureen O’Hara's Cork estate goes on sale for €2.3m

Legendary Irish actor Maureen O’Hara has placed her beloved west Cork home on the market for €2.3 million. In 2012 the 94-year-old star of the silv(...)

Film review: Captain Phillips
Film review: Captain Phillips

Ever since Paul Greengrass emerged as a feature director with Bloody Sunday and The Bourne Supremacy, we have enjoyed making jokes about seasicknes(...)