Since the very first directorial cameos – George Méliès’ sorcerer-like appearances in The Vanishing Lady and Playing Cards in the 1890s – directors have often
Category: Films
Gérard Depardieu sexual assault trial postponed after actor’s no-show
The trial of Gérard Depardieu on sexual assault charges was postponed until next year after the actor failed to appear in court on Monday, saying
Bossing it: first photo of Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen
The first photo of The Bear star Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in a forthcoming biopic has been released as shooting begins on the
Slingshot review – Casey Affleck is impeccable in solid sci-fi saga
This is a very solid, if low-budget, addition to the sad-spaceman canon that already includes Interstellar, Ad Astra and Spaceman; it is also similar to
Robert Downey Jr on Elon Musk ‘cosplaying Tony Stark’: ‘I wish he’d control his behaviour’
The actor Robert Downey Jr has addressed similarities between politically excitable billionaire Elon Musk – whose portfolio includes X, Tesla and SpaceX – and Tony
Vampires, satanists and mad scientists: the evolution of horror in 10 revolutionary films
How do you like your horror? Elevated arthouse or sleazy splatter? Comfortably cliched or disturbingly groundbreaking? Disgustingly gruesome or so subtle you can’t work out
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