Blitz, a new drama from Steve McQueen set in London during the second world war, is to open the capital’s film festival in October. The
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French directors Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon detained over sex assault allegations
French authorities detained leading film directors Benoît Jacquot and Jacques Doillon on Monday for questioning over accusations of sexual abuse, sources close to the case
Shakespeare goes pop: the best of the Bard’s work updated on screen
What is the Shakespeare canon if not the ideal treasure trove of IP? Truancy laws mandate that students develop at the very least a passing
‘You have to get over the me thing’: Kevin Bacon on money, marriage – and learning to live with himself
There’s a state that veteran Hollywood actors can reach, beyond ravenous ambition, but with retirement still distant, that seems to make them contented as professionals
Streaming: the best of the Brat Packers
Depending on your age, Andrew McCarthy’s Brats (Disney+, from 5 July) will either be a cosy nostalgia trip or a window into another era of
Mike Leigh: Peterloo protesters would be ‘horrified’ by voter abstention
Mike Leigh has criticised UK voters considering abstention at this year’s general election, saying the subjects of his 2018 historical drama Peterloo would be appalled
Head of France’s cinema agency sentenced to three years for sexual assault of godson
Dominique Boutonnat, the head of France’s powerful National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image (CNC), was on Friday given a three-year prison sentence, including
Kalki 2898 AD review – maximalist sci-fi epic mixes Mahabharata with Mad Max
This fizzy Telugu-language mashup of Indian mythology, martial arts and Bollywood-style dance-romance-and-melodrama plot mechanics, all filtered through a fine sci-fi sieve, is mostly a hoot.
Is Marvel breaking all its own rules with the new Fantastic Four movie?
Once upon a time, every new superhero movie seemed to exist in (not-so) splendid isolation. Michael Keaton’s Batman never met Christopher Reeve’s Superman, despite the
The other 1969 concert that changed music: ‘one of the most important stories in rock history’
In the summer of 1969, promoter John Brower thought he had a foolproof plan for a classic concert. Though just 22, he had already promoted