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
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Michael Madsen will be remembered for one of the defining cinematic moments of the 1990s
A charismatic heavy for the ages, Madsen found stardom under Quentin Tarantino, but great roles in important films kept eluding him
Quentin Tarantino understood something Joe Biden did not - how to quit while you’re ahead
The director understood people will remember how you left with grace just as much as they remember how you performed at your peak
Cannes 2025: DiCaprio pays moving tribute to De Niro, Binoche passes verdict on Depardieu, and I avoid red-carpet nudity
Cannes Diary: French film festival’s opening day contends with news from Gérard Depardieu’s sexual-assault trial
Cannes film festival 2025 red carpet looks: Halle Berry among stars caught out by stricter dress code
No nudity or voluminous gowns rule sees last-minute change by Oscar-winner, while Juliette Binoche welcomed a shift on heels
Sister Midnight director Karan Kandhari: ‘I don’t know how, but we snuck this film through the British system’
An extravagantly original fable about marriage, bad housekeeping and some kind of vampirism
Tinseltown loses its lustre: the home of American cinema is hanging on by a thread
If you can’t keep the film houses open in Los Angeles, what hope for the rest of the world?
‘When I sense something is not right, I am going to protect myself’: Lucy Liu on standing up for herself and calling out Bill Murray
The actor soared to fame in Kill Bill, Charlie’s Angels and Ally McBeal – navigating a notorious time for women on set. Now, she returns to Hollywood in Steven Soderbergh’s Presence
The Franchise review: Sharp satire and punchy energy aside, this parody of superhero films is a miss
Television: If you want to properly satirise a genre, you can’t look down on it to this extent
Drive-Away Dolls review: This yellow-pack comedy from Ethan Coen raises the question ‘Oh brother, where art thou?’
No good will can wholly brush away the ersatz hokeyness of this venture. It’s as if The Beatles managed to release a record by Herman’s Hermits
Thanksgiving director Eli Roth: ‘Seeing all these Black Friday tramplings, we thought this is a fantastic way to open a horror film’
What began as a joke 1980s trailer in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriquez’s Grindhouse is now a very contemporary slasher
Is the age of distraction killing indie cinema, or is that just old person talk?
Hugh Linehan: Richard Linklater thinks filmmaking and fiction are losing their central place in the culture. He has a point
Irvine Welsh says Bob Dole a big help in Trainspotting’s success in the US
’He was one of the real unsung heroes of the whole marketing campaign. He kind of broke me in United States. So thank you Bob’
Gulp, fiction?: Is Quentin Tarantino really planning his last film?
Donald Clarke: The director is supposedly planning his final film but take that, like everything else, with a grain of salt
Bruce Willis: A chilling anecdote lays bare the illness that ended his long and successful career
The actor’s increasingly patchy career has been cut short by the disorder aphasia
Peaky Blinders, never a great drama, returns without the electrifying Helen McCrory
TV review: The BBC show is still a triumph of style over plot but it hasn’t lost its swagger
Peter Bogdanovich, Last Picture Show director, dies at 82
Oscar-nominated film-maker’s many credits include What’s Up, Doc? and Paper Moon
Paul Flynn: Three dishes to try before your new year’s diet
Enjoy one last blowout this weekend with this trio of delicious recipes
Donald Clarke: The non-fungible token is beyond my understanding
Researching this new cultural phenomenon causes only headaches
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
Foul play incidents leave World Rugby with plenty of unanswered questions
Centralised disciplinary system needs to be centralised under the sport’s governing body
Lord of the Rings orc modelled on Harvey Weinstein as ‘f**k you’ to notorious producer
Elijah Wood says Weinstein orc intended as message to sexual-predator movie boss
Angelina Jolie: ‘It took a lot for me to separate from the father of my children’
The actor speaks about her divorce from Brad Pitt, activism and escaping Weinstein
Hong Kong to censor films under China’s security law
Concern that vagueness of new guidelines will also give wide latitude to the authorities to target activists and critics
Saoirse Ronan to make UK stage debut in feminist Macbeth
Actor reunited with James McArdle in London staging of the Shakespeare tragedy
Maureen Dowd: Sad and beautiful book by Hunter Biden
President’s son illuminates American family experience of extreme highs and lows
How Enter The Dragon became a martial arts phenomenon
Bruce Lee’s influence can still be seen today in areas ranging from UFC to Hollywood
Call My Agent’s Camille Cottin: ‘People thought I was this senseless b*tch’
The scene-stealing star on her journey from Paris prank show to co-stardom with Matt Damon
Jennifer O’Connell: Forget the voice of reason, Ivanka has only been the voice of Ivanka
After four years, a medium-sized insurrection must seem like a small price to pay
Netflix: The best 50 films to watch right now
There’s been another major turnover but catch the classics while you can
How Goodfellas and the gangster class of 1990 changed Hollywood
How Martin Scorsese and other crime tales raised the stakes for filmmakers to come
Ennio Morricone, genius: ‘I didn’t know I was doing anything new or revolutionary’
Late composer was among tiny handful of film scorers whose work is instantly recognisable
50 things to do in Ireland this summer
A guide on how the explore the wonders close to you as the Covid-19 restrictions relax
Oscars 2020: Parasite triggers great upset as cult Korean film wins best picture
Saoirse Ronan misses out; Brad Pitt and Renée Zellweger take home Academy Awards
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