He has trained would-be assassins and marshalled invading hordes, Napoleonic forces and Roman regiments, but movie military adviser Paul Biddiss found himself in the midst
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When historians and directors clash: ‘Ridley Scott was Napoleonic – there was no doubt who was in charge’
If we set aside the more glaring historical inaccuracies in the trailers for the long-awaited Gladiator sequel – the guy riding a rhinoceros for example
Streaming: Thelma and the best films about old-age rebellion
June Squibb’s career has run on a different timeline to that of most movie stars: she made her film debut, in Woody Allen’s Alice, at
Gladiator II: battles, baboons, Mescal and Denzel – discuss with spoilers
Twenty-four years on and Ridley Scott’s belated follow-up to his biggest critical success is finally on cinema screens. How does it compare to the first
Post your questions for Billy Bob Thornton
What is Billy Bob Thornton’s most iconic role? Some may say the taciturn barber in the Coen brothers’ The Man Who Wasn’t There, others might
Snow White star Rachel Zegler apologises for angry Trump post
The West Side Story and Snow White actor Rachel Zegler has apologised after criticising Donald Trump and his supporters. The 23-year-old, currently starring in Broadway’s
Nicole Kidman: ‘I want to work with Scorsese – if he does a film with women’
Nicole Kidman has expressed the desire to work with director Martin Scorsese in a new interview – as well as her scepticism about whether it
Conan O’Brien announced as 2025 Oscars host
Conan O’Brien has been announced as the host of next year’s Oscars. The former late-night host and comedian will host for the first time after
Tony Todd obituary
The tall, placid, dreamy-eyed actor Tony Todd, who has died aged 69, brought an incongruous yet haunting tenderness to his frequent appearances in the horror
‘I couldn’t tell my parents I loved them’: documentary-maker Duncan Cowles on giving silent men a voice
Silence is golden – at least where men are concerned. The “strong, silent type” endures as an aspirational archetype, whether you are a man yourself,