Antonio Banderas

Actor

Babygirl review: Five stars for a fearless Nicole Kidman’s dive into a hot erotic mess. Bondage has seldom been as playful

Harris Dickinson may be the most versatile young star on the planet

Wed Jan 08 2025 - 05:00

Babygirl director Halina Reijn: ‘Our film is very sexy. It’s important to bring sex back after #MeToo’

Reijn’s wild ride of a movie stars Nicole Kidman, in a wickedly funny turn, as a chief executive embroiled in a sexual power struggle with an underling

Fri Jan 03 2025 - 05:00

Nicole Kidman on sex, death and her risky new film, Babygirl

The nature of being an actor is the need to be able to stay free and open and vulnerable, says the 57-year-old

Mon Dec 16 2024 - 05:55

Four new films to see this week

A Man Called Otto with Tom Hanks, Till starring Danielle Deadwyler, Catalan-language film Alcarràs, and avenger thriller The Enforcer

Sun Jan 08 2023 - 05:29

20 shows to watch on Prime Video, Disney+ and Netflix this Christmas and New Year

From a thrilling new Star Wars series to a second season of Emily in Paris

Tue Dec 21 2021 - 06:00

Salma Hayek: ‘Weinstein would scream at me – ‘I didn’t hire you to look ugly!”

The actor on being bullied by the disgraced movie mogul and becoming a superhero at 55

Thu Nov 04 2021 - 06:00

In Bed with Madonna 30 years on: Nastily funny, openly horny

Its window into the star’s uncensored world is a far cry from the celeb docs we see today

Tue May 11 2021 - 06:00

Olivia Cooke: ‘Colm Meaney does everything with a wink and it’s so delicious’

The Manchester actor on making the leap to Hollywood, and starring in new Irish-set film Pixie

Thu Oct 08 2020 - 05:00

‘Challenging and difficult’: Dwayne Johnson and family test positive for Covid-19

The actor known as ‘The Rock’ is urging people to wear a mask to stop coronavirus spreading

Thu Sept 03 2020 - 10:40

Dolittle review: Worse than a bad movie, this is the low-point of every career involved

This ‘film’ doesn’t even have the good grace to be a bad movie. It’s far worse than that

Thu Feb 06 2020 - 05:00

The best 50 films of 2019: Odd, rich, startlingly varied. And brilliant

We start with Monos, Marriage Story and Midsommar. Find out what else makes the cut

Sun Dec 08 2019 - 06:00

European Film Awards another triumph for Irish production The Favourite

Dublin director of photography Robbie Ryan wins for Best Cinematography

Sat Dec 07 2019 - 21:41

Netflix: The 10 best new shows and films to watch in October

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, Living With Yourself, The Laundromat and Big Mouth season 3

Mon Sept 30 2019 - 06:00

The Laundromat: Meryl Streep is no Erin Brockovich

Review: The film feels compiled from a list of pitches nobody got round to whittling down

Fri Sept 27 2019 - 05:00

Pain and Glory: Banderas excels in Almodóvar’s personal drama

Review: Almodóvar is in a contemplative mood for his take on Fellini’s 8½

Fri Aug 23 2019 - 05:00

Cannes 2019: Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite takes Palme d’Or

Antonio Banderas is among the other winners as contentious festival draws to a close

Sat May 25 2019 - 21:10

Cannes 2019: Who will win the Palme d’Or?

Cannes diary: Tarantino gets an early lead in the dog days of this year’s festival

Sat May 25 2019 - 16:26

Tarantino, Almódovar and Loach head the old brat pack at Cannes

Fewer instant classics on show, but Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, dark drama The Lighthouse and Irish horror Vivarium stand out

Fri May 24 2019 - 05:00

Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood: There’ll be fighting in the aisles

Cannes 2019: Quentin Tarantino reviewed, early Oscar buzz, plus Isabelle Huppert in Frankie

Wed May 22 2019 - 09:36

Cannes 2019: Banderas kills Banderas, Tarantino makes a spoiler plea, Maradona does a no-show

Cannes diary: Polanski’s latest film screens in secret; plus reviews of Portrait of a Lady on Fire and Young Ahmed

Tue May 21 2019 - 11:45

Golden Globes 2019: full list of winners

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ beats runaway favourite ‘A Star Is Born’ to best drama film

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 06:50

Antonio Banderas: ‘I don’t want to live like I’m already dead’

Spanish actor talks politics, health scares and getting the chance to play his ‘idol’, Picasso

Mon Apr 09 2018 - 10:03

Ferdia Walsh-Peelo: Sing Street, Sundance... now back to school

He wowed Sundance and impressed at Audi Dublin International Film Festival – the teenage musician and actor is perfectly cast as director John Carney’s movie alter-ego

Fri Mar 25 2016 - 12:00