Category: Films
Ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz up for auction 20 years after theft
A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz are on the auction block nearly two decades after a thief [more…]
‘I’m going to sue the living pants off them’: AI’s big legal showdown – and what it means for Dr Strange’s hair
The first piece of AI-generated video I ever made moved me to tears – tears of laughter. Given the chance to fool around with Runway [more…]
Spanx, fizz and Travel Scrabble: 30 years of friendship with Maggie Smith
I first met Maggie through my husband, Robert Fox, the film and theatre producer. He’d first met her in 1974, when he was 22 and [more…]
Holiday Twist review – could this be the worst Christmas movie ever?
It’s harder than you might think to find movies without any redeeming features, but occasionally they do come along. Terrible writing, horrible direction, an appalling [more…]
Tom Hanks describes film critics using an expletive
Tom Hanks has described film critics as “cocksuckers” in a jokey rant during an interview with Conan O’Brien. Hanks was appearing on O’Brien’s podcast Conan [more…]
Pedro Almodóvar and Jacques Audiard lead European Film Awards nominations
A genre-bending musical about a trans cartel boss and a Spanish veteran director’s English-language debut lead the nominations for this year’s European Film Awards, with [more…]
Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers review – blockbuster portrait of a thoughtful master
There’s a steepled-fingers argument to be had about whether live-event or gallery movies can ever compare to the thrill of seeing things for real and, [more…]
Kneecap leads nominations for British independent film awards
Belfast-set rap comedy Kneecap has emerged as the frontrunner in the British independent film awards, after it picked up 14 nominations to lead the field [more…]
Bookworm review – father-daughter heartwarmer casts a spell on failed magician Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood is reunited with the rugged New Zealand landscape in this father-daughter comedy, a gentle heartwarmer with a quirky sense of humour. It makes [more…]
‘Everybody told me not to do it’: can a movie shift a presidential election?
Donald Trump was an angry man. “It’s a cheap, defamatory, and politically disgusting hatchet job, put out right before the 2024 Presidential Election, to try [more…]
