Authorities have ruled out that Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from carbon monoxide poisoning earlier this week in their home in Santa
Category: Films
‘I chose to NOT follow the gutless rules’: Francis Ford Coppola says he’s ‘thrilled’ by Golden Raspberry votes
Francis Ford Coppola has said he was “thrilled” to accept multiple Golden Raspberry nominations for his film Megalopolis, which ended up winning two awards. On
‘I spent 12 hours a day for 16 months with Gene Hackman – but never met him’: The Conversation’s Walter Murch pays tribute
I never formally met Gene Hackman. I glimpsed him once, in November 1972, when he bounded upstairs to the offices of American Zoetrope in San
Timothée Chalamet deserves an Oscar – for his Oscar campaign
On Sunday, Timothée Chalamet could become, at 29 years, two months and three days, the youngest best actor winner in Oscar history. But whether or
Why The Brutalist should win the best picture Oscar
OK, let’s get this out of the way: yes, The Brutalist is long. Very long. Backside-numbingly long. Which is as you might expect of a
Mischa Barton: ‘I’m a huge Oasis fan. What kind of self-respecting Brit would I be if I wasn’t?’
What was it like working with Richard Attenborough in Closing the Ring, Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense, and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill? Also
Post your questions for François Ozon
Is François Ozon the most talented French film-maker currently working? That’s a big ask, in a very crowded field, but Ozon has got the back
Why Wicked should win the best picture Oscar
For the opening scene of Wicked, 9m real tulips were planted, improbably, by a farmer in Norfolk. The necessity of this opulence was completely obvious
What can we learn from this year’s anonymous Oscar ballots?
If you’re finding it harder than usual to get excited about the Oscars this year, don’t worry. Several factors – from the punishing length to
Gene Hackman and pianist wife Betsy Arakawa found dead at home alongside one of their dogs
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, were found dead on Wednesday afternoon in their home in the Santa Fe Summit