Ken Burns’ visions of America
The filmmaker on his career and the American Revolution
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My evening with Robert De Niro
Behind the scenes at a Democrat rally, the actor outlines his vision of another America
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Hollywood loves Russians again
American cinema clearly prioritises its smouldering leading men over a distant war
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Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg and the death of the Hollywood dream
In the 1970s, an ingenious trio of film auteurs conquered Hollywood. But is the renaissance now over?
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Robert Duvall was a class act
The giant of American cinema has died aged 95
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Tom Fletcher: I hope my Paddington songs are bigger than McFly
The former Noughties boyband star has joined the musical world he always loved
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Martin Scorsese, priest of the silver screen
In his youth, the great auteur wanted to join the Church – but he practised his faith better from the…
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Anthony Hopkins remains an enigma
We Did OK, Kid is both a tell-all and tell-nothing memoir
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Robert Redford made heartbreak look like love
The Way We Were set the terms of my romantic life before I even had one
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Robert Redford was the last simple beauty
Robert Redford, 1936-2025
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The dark heart of KPop Demon Hunters
Netflix’s most popular film conceals an unnerving, dark reality.
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Whit Stillman: “Why isn’t everyone obsessed with dancing?”
The cult film director on his fixation with youth, his connection to JFK, and memories of Studio 54.
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How to do it like a movie star
The lessons an intimacy coordinator is teaching the film industry about real sex apply off screen and on.
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The pop culture branding explosion
From to Shrek eyeshadow to Squid Game whisky, nothing is left untouched by IP.
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Sean Baker’s American dreams
The Oscar-winning director of Anora is an old-fashioned auteur fascinated by those on the margins, with little interest in big-budget…
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Fear, lust and paranoia at the Berlin Film Festival
Gaza, free speech and the ascendant far right were unavoidable themes at the 75th Berlinale.
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How Emilia Pérez sabotaged its own Oscars campaign
The chaotic, crude film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards – then the media storm came.
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I watched Emilia Pérez with a fuming friend
Now we have nightmares about bums.
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Let’s share the cultural experience, but not our food
When the pizza arrived mid sex scene, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
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The show must go on for the Oscars
Also this week: The Wild Robot’s ode to mums and the triumph of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter.
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