The showbiz legend has spent her whole life in the spotlight. As she turns 80, her friends and collaborators share their stories from Hollywood singalongs to acid house ravesI first met Liza in 1963 when I was playing Eddie in a...
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Read MoreWith its meditative pace and sincere interest in moral questions, Clint Bentley’s film of a rudderless man cutting down trees in Idaho’s verdant vistas has the air of a Hollywood classic from another eraTrain Dreams...
Read MoreConspiracy claims have erupted over the star’s appearance. These days, I can’t blame people for endless skepticismLast week, my ex-wife texted me. She usually does that when my son falls off his skateboard or learns...
Read MoreIn new docu-drama Broken English, the much misunderstood singer looks back at all her past selves – and gives a performance that moves her audience to tears. Its makers relive an extraordinary shootWhen Marianne Faithfull...
Read MoreKicking off this year’s series in which our writers advocate for one Academy Award nominee, our chief critic on why the Brazilian drama-thriller is the most audacious and fully realised film in the raceAs ever, this...
Read MoreWhen the Emmy-winning comedy star was diagnosed, her body started giving up on her. She writes about losing control, gaining weight – and refusing to be a ‘good girl’In 2021 I was diagnosed with multiple...
Read MoreAn Oscar-nominated documentary that goes into the bedrooms of children killed in US school shootings hopes to drive home the reality of such tragedies. ‘I’ve never been so frightened,’ says its directorSteve...
Read MoreThe late actor’s writing was overshadowed by roles in blockbusters. Now, Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu is giving his play about grief the audience it deserves• Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up...
Read MoreBy failing to remove John Davidson’s tic from the broadcast, editors let down both black and disabled peopleI attended the Bafta awards on Sunday. And I arrived early enough to hear the Tourette syndrome (TS) campaigner...
Read MoreI was disturbed, but I wasn’t shocked. It’s a bigger problem that in these toxic times, so many of us endure this and other slurs in our daily livesAt the outset of the Baftas, the gilded crowd anticipated historic...
Read MoreIn not editing out Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson’s shouted tics, Bafta have allowed their successful diversity drive to be overshadowedBacklash mounts to Bafta N-word controversy as Jamie Foxx and Wendell...
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