Category: Films
A Wicked shame! In 2025, blockbuster success spells Oscars failure
Box-office success is a strong indicator of Oscars failure at this year’s Academy Awards, with the two highest-grossing best picture nominees among those titles least [more…]
Carbon monoxide poisoning ruled out in death of Gene Hackman and wife, police say
Authorities have ruled out that Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from carbon monoxide poisoning earlier this week in their home in Santa [more…]
Oscars 2025: best picture nominees – reviews, awards and where to watch
The Golden Globes and Baftas are done and dusted, the Critics Choices packed up for another year. But the big one, the Academy Awards, is [more…]
‘I chose to NOT follow the gutless rules’: Francis Ford Coppola says he’s ‘thrilled’ by Golden Raspberry votes
Francis Ford Coppola has said he was “thrilled” to accept multiple Golden Raspberry nominations for his film Megalopolis, which ended up winning two awards. On [more…]
‘I spent 12 hours a day for 16 months with Gene Hackman – but never met him’: The Conversation’s Walter Murch pays tribute
I never formally met Gene Hackman. I glimpsed him once, in November 1972, when he bounded upstairs to the offices of American Zoetrope in San [more…]
Timothée Chalamet deserves an Oscar – for his Oscar campaign
On Sunday, Timothée Chalamet could become, at 29 years, two months and three days, the youngest best actor winner in Oscar history. But whether or [more…]
Why The Brutalist should win the best picture Oscar
OK, let’s get this out of the way: yes, The Brutalist is long. Very long. Backside-numbingly long. Which is as you might expect of a [more…]
Gene Hackman and wife’s deaths ‘suspicious enough’ for investigation, warrant says
An active investigation is under way into the deaths of the Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, after their bodies [more…]
Mischa Barton: ‘I’m a huge Oasis fan. What kind of self-respecting Brit would I be if I wasn’t?’
What was it like working with Richard Attenborough in Closing the Ring, Bruce Willis in The Sixth Sense, and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill? Also [more…]
Post your questions for François Ozon
Is François Ozon the most talented French film-maker currently working? That’s a big ask, in a very crowded field, but Ozon has got the back [more…]
