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The Great Escaper to Poolman: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Glenda Jackson’s swansong – and probably Michael Caine’s – is an impossibly moving drama about the D-day’s 70th-anniversary bash in Normandy. Plus, Chris Pine’s jolly, silly mashup of The Big Lebowski and Chinatown

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024

Ten classic films about D-day, recommended by a war historian

The allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944, commonly known as D-day, was an enormously significant moment in the history of the second world war.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2024

Happy 90th birthday, Shirley MacLaine: her 20 best films – ranked!

Kooky kid sister, romantic lead, comic turn, cantankerous old dame … we pick out her greatest roles

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024

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Speak Cockney Day: the Cockney rhyming slang you need to know

Listen up, ol’ China plates, it’s time to ‘ave a butchers at some Cockney slang

Evening Standard · Feb 29, 2024

Keir Starmer spends Valentine's Day with Bob Marley

Labour woes up in Rochdale didn’t stop party leader Sir Keir Starmer from enjoying a Valentine’s evening with his wife Victoria.

Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2024

Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer marks Cillian Murphy's leading role in a Nolan film

This article discusses Christopher Nolan's collaboration with Cillian Murphy and Michael Caine, their association in previous films, and Caine's potential ...

Film director Norman Jewison, known for In the Heat of the Night, dies at 97

Norman Jewison, renowned film director and producer, passed away at the age of 97. Known for his socially conscious films and popular hits, his legacy in t...

Norman Jewison obituary

Director best known for In the Heat of the Night, who saw film not only as entertainment but as a vehicle to confront racism and other socio-political issues

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024

The 32 greatest '60s actors

Amid different "New Wave" movements, these are the faces of stardom

Total Film · Jan 17, 2024

TV tonight: a heartwarming Welsh drama about the first Viagra trials

Iwan Rheon and Joanna Page star in the funny and touching feature-length drama. Plus, it’s Hogmanay Gone Fishing! Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023

Famous fans and their clubs

A look at some well-known public figures with a passion for football and the teams they support...

FourFourTwo · Dec 26, 2023

Die Hard and Carry On? Britain’s most-aired films over Christmas revealed

Analysis of five decades of festive TV schedules shows that only one in eight films were Christmas-related

The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2023

‘Hypnotically terrible’: readers on 15 so-bad-they’re-brilliant Christmas movies

Whether you want to watch the story of a killer shark, a royal romance or a long-eared donkey, these films have got you covered

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2023

Streaming: Past Lives and the best immigrant stories on film

One of the year’s best films, Celine Song’s Korean-American love story, now on streaming and DVD, continues cinema’s rich tradition of immigrant stories, from Chaplin to Persepolis

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2023

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Cinemablend · Dec 4, 2023

A Christmas Carol: 8 Facts You Might Not Know About Charles Dickens’ Story And Its Many Adaptations

Here are some stories behind A Christmas Carol, both the novella and its various adaptations.

The Independent UK · Dec 1, 2023

The 19 most problematic movies ever made, from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to Forrest Gump

Louis Chilton selects some of the most controversial movies ever released

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023

The best recent crime and thriller writing – review roundup

Terry Hayes’s gripping second novel was worth the 10-year wait, while Michael Caine’s first thriller has bags of energy and rises above cliche – plus a creepily compelling tale of reality TV and a cryptic cracker

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2023

17 awful performances by great actors, from Robert De Niro to Leonardo DiCaprio

Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep and Tom Hardy feature on this list by Louis Chilton, of brilliant acting talents who at one point in their careers bit off more than they could chew...

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Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2023

OPINION - Deadly Game review: Michael Caine is a peerless actor, but how’s his first novel?

Perhaps he was inspired by Alan Garner who, at 88, last year became the oldest ever person to be nominated for the Booker Prize. Maybe as “a life-long reader of thrillers” he thought, as most life-long readers of thrillers do at some point, that thrillers quite often seem formulaic and…

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2023

17 weirdly underrated performances by great actors

Louis Chilton picks 17 performances from talented thespians that never got the respect they deserved

AAP · Nov 12, 2023

Virgin cabin crew applying to vote on strike action

Virgin cabin crew will apply for a protected action ballot to vote on taking possible industrial action, including strikes, over pay and conditions.

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2023

The Great Escaper: Michael Caine's final film is Britain's answer to Saving Private Ryan

The Great Escaper is an engaging exploration of love, loss, memory and trauma. It’s also the final film for its star, Michael Caine, as he has recently announced his retirement. The film tells the real story of Royal Navy veteran, Bernard Jordan, who “escaped” from his care home in June…

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023

Michael Caine’s song, dubious art and pesky crabs – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023

George Orwell was a very problematic man, but he was also a complete genius

George Orwell stood up for democratic socialism and against totalitarianism. He praised lucid writing and condemned euphemistic language. Many of the phrases with which we analyse politics and culture today — from the concept of Newspeak to the idea of Big Brother — come from Orwell. He is like a…

Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2023

Could Christopher Nolan direct the next James Bond?

The rumour mill is turning as London Film Festival closes

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