Maggie Smith, the prolific, multi-award-winning actor described by peers as being “one of a kind” and possessed of a “sharp eye, sharp wit and formidable
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Maggie Smith was the grandest of grande dames – and a true cinematic superstar | Peter Bradshaw
Maggie Smith thought she was famous after The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, in 1969; she gave a glorious, Oscar-winning performance in her mid-30s in
Killer Heat review – overcooked Jo Nesbø adaptation is deathly dull
What might seem like a relatively easy ask on paper – the director of a buzzy festival hit adapting a Jo Nesbø short story with
‘She’d never done anything like this before’: behind the scenes on Shelley Duvall’s extraordinary final film
Felissa Rose is America’s modern day “scream queen”; at 55, the veteran of 150 movies, most of them horror. But she was, she says, genuinely
The Wild Robot review – heartfelt animated adventure is a soaring success
At first glance, The Wild Robot, a new movie from Dreamworks Animation (and one of the studio’s last in-house productions), seems to target the voguish
Paul Feig: ‘Everyone went cannibal over the female Ghostbusters. A lot of dudes were looking for a fight’
You have done more than almost any man alive to promote female‑led comedy. What has made this so close to your heart? Oroklini I love
Post your questions for Matthew Modine
Matthew Modine has worked with lots of the greats: Stanley Kubrick, as wise-cracking marine JT “Joker” Davis in Full Metal Jacket; Jonathan Demme, as a
Unit 234: The Lock Up review – storage facility holds deadly secrets in fun thriller
Here is a fairly watchable thriller about a fine arts and philosophy graduate called Laurie (Isabelle Fuhrman), who is turning 25 and facing a quarter-life
Azrael: Angel of Death review – dialogue-free sci-fi horror takes cues from A Quiet Place
Here is a post-apocalyptic feature that works well as an exercise in tension-release horror-movie mechanics and features an admirably expressive, athletic, and entirely wordless lead
Will Ferrell and Harper Steele: ‘More people say they’ve seen an alien than a trans person’
“I’m not trying to exploit our friendship,” Will Ferrell says to Harper Steele, his longtime collaborator. “I’m not trying to exploit your exciting, wonderful, joyous