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French critic sues after Spanish theatre-maker’s insults on stage

Angélica Liddell, who describes herself as an ‘irresponsible artist’, read out a bad review by Stéphane Capron and called him a ‘bastard’

The Guardian - UK

I watched some 40 films at this year’s Sydney Film Festival. Here are my top five picks – and one hilarious flop

This year’s Sydney Film Festival’s rich offerings of films more than compensated for the minor technical issues that led to some screenings being interrupted.

The Conversation

‘He craved an Oscar’: James Baldwin’s long campaign to crack Hollywood

He pitched slave-ship dramas to Ingmar Bergman, cast Marlon Brando as a bisexual man and wrote a Malcolm X screenplay that horrified the FBI. Why was this cinephile spurned by Hollywood?

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Juliette Binoche To Succeed Agnieszka Holland As EFA President

Juliette Binoche set to lead European Film Academy as president, succeeding Agnieszka Holland. Holland steps down with gratitude. Binoche's versatile talen...

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The 32 greatest '50s movie characters

In the decade following World War II, these were the heroes and villains of the silver screen

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The 32 greatest '70s actors

These movie stars lit up the screen amid a tumultuous decade in American history

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The 32 best '50s movies

After World War II, Hollywood studios perfected its formulas

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May December review: Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman are tremendous in this daring black comedy

Todd Haynes has directed a film with so many deliciously clashing styles that it’s as much a trashy soap as it is a torrid, probing melodrama

The Independent UK

Movie Props That Sold For A Small Fortune

Owning a piece of movie history can be quite expensive.

Cinemablend

Hour of the Wolf review – is this the end of immersive theatre?

This choose-your-own-adventure set in a spooky town haunted by a monster reaches for the baroque – but feels like a hollow cash-grab instead

The Guardian - AU

Olivia Rodrigo is scared of birds – and she’s not alone. What’s behind this fear?

Scarlett Johansson is also among the famous names who have what’s known as ornithophobia. But where did it begin?

The Guardian - US

Your guide to ... Gotland

Sweden’s Baltic island province is the spiritual home for Swedish bohemians and artists, and creative director Cassandra Rhodin spent her childhood summers growing up there on Fårö.

Evening Standard

Ang Lee and six other filmmakers on how Ingmar Bergman inspired them

While writing our book, Ingmar Bergman at the Crossroads: Between Theory and Practice, several filmmakers shared stories with us of the impact the legendary Swedish director had on their own work.

The Conversation

‘Post-marriage, I was a teenager again’: how I turned the page after getting divorced in my 30s

When Joanna Biggs split up with her husband, she stepped off a conventional path into what seemed like chaos. Could books and art guide her to an alternative happy ending?

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Q&A: Liv Ullmann, cinema royalty and major Cannes draw, looks back

Very few are capable of capturing people’s attention at the Cannes Film Festival like Liv Ullmann

The Independent UK

May December, Cannes review: Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore are tremendous in this Todd Haynes melodrama

Much of the pleasure in this focused character study is derived from its clash of styles

The Guardian - UK

Ottessa Moshfegh: ‘I’m not brainstorming ways to freak people out’

The acclaimed author on her post-Covid novel Lapvona, the influence of Ingmar Bergman and the Brothers Grimm, and the draw of England in the 90s for her next book

Cinemablend

5 Classic Japanese Films That Were Not Directed By Akira Kurosawa

There are a great many classic Japanese films that weren't directed by Akira Kurosawa. Here are just a few of them.

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‘Honestly, I wish I could make films less connected to myself’: One Fine Morning director Mia Hansen-Løve on life spilling into fiction

The French filmmaker speaks with Annabel Nugent about her new film starring Léa Seydoux, what it means to be both a mother and a filmmaker – and the myth about directors that she won’t buy into

The Guardian - UK

Melvyn Bragg: ‘At 83, time goes round too quickly’

The broadcaster and writer on revisiting childhood for his nostalgic memoir, the genius of George Orwell, and his love of dancing

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Natasha Lyonne Told Us Why She Reckons Mystery Fans Will Fkn Froth Stan’s New Series Poker Face

We do love a mystery!

The Guardian - UK

Fanny and Alexander review – Ingmar Bergman’s dark fusion of Shakespeare and Dickens

In a three-hour, 40th anniversary rerelease, this Swedish family saga unfolds with emotional power, wonder and brilliant acting

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Leading New Wave Film Director Jean-Luc Godard Dies Aged 91

Film director Jean-Luc Godard, the godfather of France's New Wave cinema who pushed cinematic boundaries and inspired iconoclastic directors decades after his 1960s heyday, died on Tuesday aged 91, his family and producers said. Godard was among the world's most acclaimed directors, known for such classics as "Breathless" and "Contempt",…

Evening Standard

The BBC’s new series Marriage: Why are we all so fascinated by marriage dramas?

We’re all nosy as heck about how others live their lives

The Guardian - UK

Bergman Island review – Mia Hansen-Løve’s Baltic millefeuille

The writer-director’s drama about a relationship between two film-makers is an engaging autobiographical tease

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