Category: Film

‘It was a train wreck! I was terrified’: how the new James Bond will be announced – and what can go wrong

As Amazon MGM Studios prepares to announce the next 007, much rides on how the news is broken. From double bookings to health and safety embarrassments, we look back at how not to do itAnd then there were five. While nothing has...

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‘Women are pitted against each other. It’s a blood sport’: Billie Piper on industry infighting, Elsinore’s Oscar buzz and thriving on personal crisis

The teen pop star turned Olivier-winning actor stars as Andrew Scott’s best friend in the acclaimed Ian Charleson biopic. She talks kindred spirits, social media and trying to channel a ‘mad storm of grief’The late Billie...

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‘Life is like a heartbeat. It’s up and down, up and down’: Michelle Yeoh on casting cliches, marriage at 60 and playing a robot in Blade Runner 2099

Ballet dancer, action hero, Bond girl … The actor won an Oscar for Everything Everywhere All At Once but she’s been through some challenges on the wayBefore agreeing to appear in Blade Runner 2099, Michelle Yeoh received a...

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‘Too many stories exist only to make you think you’re on the right side’: Cristian Mungiu on Fjord, the Cannes winner that divided Europe

The Romanian auteur’s new film could have been the kind of homogenous ‘Europudding’ he’s railed against for years. Instead, it’s a culture-clash skewering of conservative and liberal values worthy of its Palme d’Or‘Pffff!”...

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‘I was given the big picture early’: Rory Kinnear on love, drama – and how his father’s death changed his life

When Kinnear was 10, his beloved father Roy died in an on-set accident. This affected how he now approaches his work as an actor, and also his understanding of life’s most important questionsAt first glance, Rory Kinnear is Mr...

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‘We freed Patrick Stewart!’ Star Trek’s Marina Sirtis on breaking in her beloved but very serious co-star

She was scared of him but soon loosened the Shakespearean up – then watched him give Star Trek depth, even insisting scenes be rewritten for her. Captain Picard’s right-hand woman salutes her fabulous friendI’d been warned about...

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Patrick Stewart brought gravitas and complexity to the screen, from Star Trek to X-Men

From Jean-Luc Picard to Charles Xavier, the actor’s Shakespearean training – and that sonorous voice – made him a unique charismatic force in HollywoodPatrick Stewart dies age 86His life in pictures‘He stood for the best of us’:...

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