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Category: Films
On my radar: Jacques Audiard’s cultural highlights
Jacques Audiard was born in Paris in 1952, the son of the prolific screenwriter and director Michel Audiard. He began writing films in the mid-1970s
‘We just have to keep fighting’: a shocking new film on the danger of US abortion laws
In August 2022, Amanda and Josh Zurawski were 18 weeks into a much-wanted pregnancy with their first child when her water broke early. The complication
No more Mr Nice Guy: how Hugh Grant transformed himself into an edgy national treasure
This week sees the release of Heretic, Hugh Grant’s 45th feature film. Few critics would have predicted that length of career after his pouting 1982
The Terminator at 40: did James Cameron see into the future?
For many of the great speculative science fiction classics, the future has not come to pass. The island of Manhattan was not converted into a
Streaming: The Substance and the best body horror for Halloween
The surprise success of Terrifier 3 in cinemas this month – with stories of underage viewers buying tickets to family fare and sneaking into the
‘I thought I’d die at Armageddon’: Hollywood action hero Luke Evans on growing up gay as a Jehovah’s Witness
At the age of 13, Luke Evans faced an impossible choice – either be true to himself and embrace his sexuality, or stay true to
‘Say hello to my little pen’: 14 things we learned from Al Pacino’s memoir
When Penguin bought the rights to Al Pacino’s memoir in 2022 for $5m, it raised questions about the true value of Hollywood celebrity autobiography at
Canary Black review – Kate Beckinsale kicks impeccably chic ass in gender-flipped Taken
French director Pierre Morel oversaw the making of the first Taken film, the action thriller wherein former CIA-agent Liam Neeson pursues bad guys who kidnap
‘Chaos is great. This time it went over the top’: Andrea Arnold and Robbie Ryan on 21 years of film and friendship
Andrea Arnold and Robbie Ryan take the corner table at their favourite Soho cafe. The director and cinematographer have loved this greasy-spoon joint for years.