A new edition of an expansive Taschen book collates the vast archives of the much-loved star with an oral history of the man and his films and further treasures Continue reading…
Hong Kong to scour old films for subversive themes under new censorship law
Movies deemed a security threat can bring penalties of up to three years’ jail under stricter law that also covers previously approved titles Hong Kong will scrutinise past films for national security breaches under a tough new censorship law in the la…
After the intermission: films are back in cinemas – but will the crowds return too?
Covid and the boom in streaming platforms are being touted as a huge threat to cinema-going. But so was telly. And surely we’re all desperate to leave the house and make a big social occasion of it all?So are we in or out? Is this going to be the old n…
Handsome review – meandering Down’s syndrome road trip
The world travels of a pair of brothers, one with Down’s, start to look like a middling gap-year projectOn the rare occasions the cinema has engaged with Down’s syndrome – 1996’s The Eighth Day and 2019’s The Peanut Butter Falcon are the main ones to s…
Skyfall, Sicario and sheep: Roger Deakins on Bond and beyond – in pictures
The Oscar-winning cinematographer has collaborated with the Coen brothers and Sam Mendes – but a new book shows off his skills as a still photographer Continue reading…
The long wait is over: Sony drops teaser trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home
The reveal comes one day after the trailer apparently leaked on social media.
Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon review – a magical tale with a sense of adventure
Despite its frantic antics, this family animation from Peru is told from the welcome perspective of indigenous charactersHere is a family animation from Peru that spins a magical tale in the Amazon with a cast of mythological creatures from rainforest …
Different class: why British schoolgirl movies are finally growing up
New comedy Our Ladies is the latest UK film to ditch the jolly hockey stick representation of old in favour of complex charactersYou can’t help wondering how British movie schoolgirls would fare among their American counterparts. How would Hermione Gra…
Jeanie Finlay: ‘I don’t film alpha males. They don’t need more exposure’
She spent a year in her room as a teenager, and now makes heart-wrenching documentaries about people looking for safe spaces in record shops, on goth cruises – and even on the set of Game of ThronesThere are many wonderful moments in the films of Jeani…
On my radar: Paula Hawkins’s cultural highlights
The author of The Girl on the Train on discovering Alison Bechdel, identifying with Physical, and her favourite new crime novelBorn in Zimbabwe in 1972, author Paula Hawkins studied PPE at Oxford University before joining the Times as a business journa…