Category: Films
‘I’ve had a wild, chaotic, beautiful life’: Rebecca Hall on race, regrets and learning to be herself
We all thought that we knew Rebecca Hall – English rose, on stage since childhood, daughter of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s founder Sir Peter Hall, [more…]
Saoirse Ronan ‘absolutely right’ about women’s safety fears, says Gladiator combat trainer
He has trained would-be assassins and marshalled invading hordes, Napoleonic forces and Roman regiments, but movie military adviser Paul Biddiss found himself in the midst [more…]
When historians and directors clash: ‘Ridley Scott was Napoleonic – there was no doubt who was in charge’
If we set aside the more glaring historical inaccuracies in the trailers for the long-awaited Gladiator sequel – the guy riding a rhinoceros for example [more…]
Streaming: Thelma and the best films about old-age rebellion
June Squibb’s career has run on a different timeline to that of most movie stars: she made her film debut, in Woody Allen’s Alice, at [more…]
Gladiator II: battles, baboons, Mescal and Denzel – discuss with spoilers
Twenty-four years on and Ridley Scott’s belated follow-up to his biggest critical success is finally on cinema screens. How does it compare to the first [more…]
Post your questions for Billy Bob Thornton
What is Billy Bob Thornton’s most iconic role? Some may say the taciturn barber in the Coen brothers’ The Man Who Wasn’t There, others might [more…]
Daisy Ridley’s Rey is now Star Wars’ best big-screen bet – is this a saga without a plan?
When the Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk described modern consumer culture as “a copy of a copy of a copy”, he was probably thinking of [more…]
Snow White star Rachel Zegler apologises for angry Trump post
The West Side Story and Snow White actor Rachel Zegler has apologised after criticising Donald Trump and his supporters. The 23-year-old, currently starring in Broadway’s [more…]
Nicole Kidman: ‘I want to work with Scorsese – if he does a film with women’
Nicole Kidman has expressed the desire to work with director Martin Scorsese in a new interview – as well as her scepticism about whether it [more…]
Conan O’Brien announced as 2025 Oscars host
Conan O’Brien has been announced as the host of next year’s Oscars. The former late-night host and comedian will host for the first time after [more…]
