Category: Films
No more Mr Nice Guy: how Hugh Grant transformed himself into an edgy national treasure
This week sees the release of Heretic, Hugh Grant’s 45th feature film. Few critics would have predicted that length of career after his pouting 1982 [more…]
The Terminator at 40: did James Cameron see into the future?
For many of the great speculative science fiction classics, the future has not come to pass. The island of Manhattan was not converted into a [more…]
Streaming: The Substance and the best body horror for Halloween
The surprise success of Terrifier 3 in cinemas this month – with stories of underage viewers buying tickets to family fare and sneaking into the [more…]
‘I thought I’d die at Armageddon’: Hollywood action hero Luke Evans on growing up gay as a Jehovah’s Witness
At the age of 13, Luke Evans faced an impossible choice – either be true to himself and embrace his sexuality, or stay true to [more…]
‘Say hello to my little pen’: 14 things we learned from Al Pacino’s memoir
When Penguin bought the rights to Al Pacino’s memoir in 2022 for $5m, it raised questions about the true value of Hollywood celebrity autobiography at [more…]
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Ideas … is a standalone Gandalf movie on its way?
Well thank goodness for that. One can only imagine the panic at Peter Jackson’s WingNut Films when that doughty old japester Sir Ian McKellen told [more…]
‘Chaos is great. This time it went over the top’: Andrea Arnold and Robbie Ryan on 21 years of film and friendship
Andrea Arnold and Robbie Ryan take the corner table at their favourite Soho cafe. The director and cinematographer have loved this greasy-spoon joint for years. [more…]
Who should play Patrick Bateman in the new American Psycho?
Earlier this week it was announced that Luca Guadagnino was in final negotiations to direct a new adaptation of American Psycho, instantly igniting an online [more…]
‘I never really learned anything from anybody’: Isabelle Huppert on 50 years in film
François Ozon is a great director and 8 Women was a fantastic film. What brought you to work with him again for The Crime Is [more…]
Share your experience of being a runner for film or TV
We would like to find out more about people’s experience of being a production runner, after Richard E Grant said they are underappreciated. Whether you [more…]
