Jaws: As Steven Spielberg’s film turns 50, we’re still living in the shadow of the shark
Jaws is accused of destroying US cinema, but it was popcorn entertainment of the kind the studios would always shift back to
Dennis Hopper
Actor
The Waterboys: Life, Death and Dennis Hopper review – Sprawling, unpredictable and wholly delightful
Mike Scott isn’t telling us the story of the Hollywood bad boy’s life so much as allowing us to experience it for ourselves
Mike Scott: ‘Ireland is recovering from a long trauma, and opening out in to a liberal future. I feel very at home’
The Waterboys frontman on his adopted home and the band’s ambitious new album, based on the life and times of the Hollywood maverick Dennis Hopper
Patrick Freyne: Britain has four armed forces – army, navy, air force and Ross Kemp
Kemp is a celebrity vassal for Bridge of Lies, a whimsical TV entity that has needs
Christopher Walken: ‘I’m not disturbed. I pay my bills. I’ve been married for 55 years...’
In 1964, a nightclub dancer named Ronnie Walken changed his name to Christopher
Donald Clarke: Video games spawned two film genres. Only one of them is awful
The other, which includes new release Free Guy, helps explain how we became what we are
Hoosiers: True story of underdog basketball team still charms
Sincere storytelling paired Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper at height of their powers
Joe Dante: You have to give a movie time to age, like wine
Gremlins director talks Spielberg, low-budget horror and ‘bizarre’ film market
Sonic the Hedgehog: They do make garbage like they used to
Review: It’s not quite as bad as the awful trailer threatened. Just dull, bland and pointless
Peter Fonda: Henry’s estranged son, Jane’s ‘sweet baby brother’, Bridget’s less famous dad
Peter Fonda, though a smaller star than other family members, helped reinvent Hollywood
Easy Rider at 50: ‘Unwatchable’ – unless you’re stoned
In July 1969, Dennis Hopper’s movie baffled the suits, freaked out audiences and made a fortune
Rip Torn, Men in Black and Larry Sanders Show star, dies aged 88
Star was nominated for six Emmys for his role as Artie on The Larry Sanders Show
Bruno Ganz, actor who played Hitler in ‘Downfall’, dies aged 77
Actor, who was diagnosed with cancer, was a key figure in German cinema
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