An Iranian court has handed two Iranian film directors suspended jail terms over a film that angered authorities in its home country but was acclaimed
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The original Star Wars is back – but what if George Lucas is right about it not being much good?
Cast your mind back, lightsaber-wielding relics of a certain age, to the first time you saw the 1977 theatrical cut of Star Wars. Was it
Marty at 70: the underdog best-picture winner remains hard to resist
Ernest Borgnine had the sort of face that suggested he was never young – or, at the very least, that he always looked older than
China to restrict US film releases after Trump’s tariff hike
Hours after Donald Trump imposed record 125% tariffs on Chinese products entering the US, China has announced it will further curb the number of US
Pillion, Phoenician and Panahi: superb lineup set to extend Cannes’ Oscar-sweeping streak
The Cannes film festival selection has been unveiled by its director Thierry Frémaux, with all its auteur heavyweights and cineaste silverback gorillas, including new work
Sinners review – Ryan Coogler’s deep-south gonzo horror down at the crossroads
Ryan Coogler is the film-maker and hit-maker who started in social realism with his debut Fruitvale Station, became the Wakandan emperor of super heroism with
Scarlett Johansson, Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor set for Cannes 2025 as lineup announced
The Cannes film festival looks set to cement its reputation as the world’s ultimate springboard for serious films with an eye on box office success,
‘I had to spit in Michael Caine’s face’: Jack O’Connell on Skins, impostor syndrome and stripping off
Your new film, Sinners, sounds scary. What scares you? MrSOBaldrick Loneliness. I’ve always wanted to act, but I’ve never taken the plunge. Has there been a
Babe review – tale of the talking sheep-pig a charming relic of its time
Thirty years ago, a non-Disney talking-animal adventure became a big movie talking point. Babe, adapted from Dick King-Smith’s children’s book The Sheep-Pig, features an adorable
One to One: John and Yoko review – Kevin Macdonald’s immersive collage is a pop culture fever dream
Film-maker Kevin Macdonald has created a fever dream of pop culture: a TV-clip collage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s time in New York in