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  • ‘Things are opening up for me now’ … Denzel Washington.

    Two bottles a day and a 10,000 bottle wine cellar: Denzel Washington opens up about his past drinking problem

    The Gladiator II star, who said he has been sober for 10 years, revealed is now focused on getting stronger after Lenny Kravitz hooked him up with a trainer
  • Daisy Ridley

    Daisy Ridley: ‘I made a toilet cake on Bake Off because flushing with the lid up is unhygienic beyond belief’

  • ‘We couldn’t get past the publicists’ … Sebastian Stan.

    The Apprentice actor Sebastian Stan says Hollywood stars are ‘afraid’ of Trump

  • The Flight of Bryan Press publicity film still Bryan (Jordan Renzo) inside flying machine

    ‘Nothing left except quivering protoplasm’: the man who pedalled a plane across the Channel

  • Snow Leopard.

    Snow Leopard review – enigmatic tale of man v beast is late Tibetan film-maker’s final word

  • Bilal Hasna in Layla.

    Layla review – heartbreak looms in coming-of-age yarn of a secret affair and queer identity

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News

  • Cinematographer Bianca Cline at the world premiere of Rust at Camerimage festival in Poland.

    ‘What can we do to make this better?’ Alec Baldwin film Rust finally premieres in Poland

  • Undated film still handout from Gladiator II. Pictured: Denzel Washington as Macrinus. See PA Feature SHOWBIZ Film Gladiator. WARNING: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature SHOWBIZ Film Gladiator. PA Photo. Picture credit should read: Aidan Monaghan/© 2024 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. NOTE TO EDITORS: This picture must only be used to accompany PA Feature SHOWBIZ Film Gladiator.

    Ridley Scott says Denzel Washington’s same-sex kiss in Gladiator II ‘didn’t happen’

  • Surprisingly good impressions … Jamie Foxx at the Oscars Governors awards.

    Stars lead emotional tributes to Quincy Jones at Oscars Governors awards

  • Paul Mescal in Gladiator II.

    Gladiator II takes $87m to break Ridley Scott opening box-office record

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Reviews

  • film still of man outside holding an alien head

    Venom: The Last Dance – messy sequel ends series with a shrug

  • This image released by Focus Features shows Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence in a scene from "Conclave." (Focus Features via AP)

    Conclave – Ralph Fiennes takes charge of tense papal election thriller

    The actor leads a top-tier ensemble, including Stanley Tucci and Isabella Rossellini, in an entertainingly juicy adaptation of Robert Harris’s novel
  • Memoir of a Snail

    Memoir of a Snail – charming, poignant tale of troubled twins

    Sarah Snook and Kodi Smit-McPhee lend their voice talents to Adam Elliott’s ambitious animation that has a strong personal touch

  • Don’t Move – high-concept Netflix survival thriller has its moments

  • Smile 2 – gory pop star horror sequel sings a familiar tune

  • Anora – stellar turn from Mikey Madison in sex work non-love story

  • Woman of the Hour – Anna Kendrick directs an unsettling thriller

  • Brothers – throwaway madcap comedy wastes a host of stars

  • Terrifier 3 – killer clown is tooled up for third helping of gleeful gorefest

  • We Live in Time review – Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh charm in heartfelt weepie

  • Piece by Piece – Pharrell’s Lego biopic deserves to be a blockbuster

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Video & audio

  • Photograph: Emily Badescu/The Guardian

    S8, Ep6: Richard E Grant, actor

  • Still of Al Pacino holding a gun in a black and white still from The Guardian

    Al Pacino tells the inside story of The Godfather, and Marina Hyde on Keir Starmer, the unforced error machine – podcast

    It’s hard to think of anyone who has squandered so much electoral capital, so quickly, for so little: Marina Hyde reflects on Keir Starmer’s first 100 days; and when Al Pacino bagged the lead role in The Godfather, he couldn’t believe his luck: in an exclusive extract from his new book, he recalls the making of the film that changed his life…
  • Mohamed al Fayed with Michael Cole leaving the High Court, London, following a preliminary hearing for the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed

    Marina Hyde on Al Fayed and Diddy’s enablers, the hidden life of Elizabeth Taylor, and Philippa Perry on embracing anger – podcast

    Marina Hyde on the motley crew of enforcers, concealers and NDA experts behind every Al Fayed or Diddy; Liz Taylor’s son, Chris Wilding, discusses his mother’s legend and legacy; and Philippa Perry helps one reader struggling to reconcile the emotions that come with a devastating illness

  • James Earl Jones starred in a number of films, gave voice to legendary characters and won two Tony awards in a career that spanned more than six decades

    2:20

    A look back at the formidable career of James Earl Jones – video obituary

  • Alain Delon was an icon of 20th century cinema who lent his beautifully chiselled features to parts that included cops, hitmen and romantic leads, working for some of France’s greatest directors

    1:58

    Alain Delon: a look back at the actor's prolific career – video

  • Ben McKenzie being interviewed on stage

    The OC star Ben McKenzie on how crypto took over Hollywood – podcast

  • Guardian G2<br>Victoria Pendleton, photographed by Suki Dhanda for The Guardian, January 2024 MUST CREDIT MAKE-UP - DINA CATCHPOLE

    Bullied, belittled but indisputably brilliant: how Victoria Pendleton became a cycling legend; and what’s missing from Twisters? – podcast

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Opinion

  • Curzon Hoxton cinema, London.

    Curzon Cinemas has been sold for a ‘bargain’ £3.9m – is this good news for UK filmgoers?

    Peter Bradshaw
  • Screengrab: Andrew Garfield and Elmo Explain Grief. Sesame Workshop

    ‘I miss her a lot’: Andrew Garfield telling Elmo about grief was his best work yet

    Stuart Heritage
  • Horrible History and Horrible Histories comp

    Good news: there’s a new Horrible History DVD boxset out. Bad news: your children may not find it funny

    Stuart Heritage
  • Macho

    Want to understand Donald Trump? Then watch macho 80s action movies

    Tom Breihan

  • A live-action version of Rugrats with CGI babies sounds nightmarish … and kind of interesting

    Stuart Heritage

  • Daniel Day-Lewis’s return to acting is welcome news – but being directed by his son might prove tricky

    Peter Bradshaw

  • Whisky growl, granite jaw and unflappable charisma: Kris Kristofferson was perfect as a lover or a fighter

    Peter Bradshaw

  • Will Ferrell’s Netflix doc Will & Harper is flawed but vital viewing for cis people

    Veronica Esposito

  • Is The Substance brilliant feminist critique or a soulless mess?

    Adrian Horton

  • Maggie Smith was the grandest of grandes dames – and a true cinematic superstar

    Peter Bradshaw

  • Why reaction to Lionsgate’s AI film deal reminds me of the Campaign for Real Ale

    Peter Bradshaw

  • Would starring in Men in Black really have made David Schwimmer a movie star?

    Stuart Heritage
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Interviews

  • The Mars Volta

    The Mars Volta: ‘The world we were in was very sexist and homophobic’

  • Colm Tóibín.

    Colm Tóibín: ‘Ireland today is a much freer place’

    The Irish author on how the sequel to his bestselling novel Brooklyn was inspired by the film, life in LA, and his thoughts on Trump’s victory
  • ‘I’m more than what you think I am’: Rebecca Hall wears jacket and turtleneck by proenzaschouler.com.

    ‘I’ve had a wild, chaotic, beautiful life’: Rebecca Hall on race, regrets and learning to be herself

    Actor and director Rebecca Hall has always had to fight to define herself. Now, more comfortable than ever with where she is, she opens up about painting, working with Woody Allen, her BYO wedding – and her greatest indulgence
  • ‘If my parents had said, “Study!”, I wouldn’t be the person I am today’: Asim Chaudhry.

    Asim Chaudhry: ‘Being ignored as a child was a weird blessing’

  • Attempts at emotional openness … Duncan Cowles.

    ‘I couldn’t tell my parents I loved them’: documentary-maker Duncan Cowles on giving silent men a voice

  • They laugh together, Mescal's arm around Scott's shoulders

    Paul Mescal interviews Ridley Scott: ‘I was so ahead of the game. The Oxbridge lot were aghast’

  • Olivia Williams wears big red scarf

    ‘Watch out, I’m even less inhibited’: Olivia Williams on movies, misogyny and living with cancer

Regulars

  • Nykiya Adams as 12-year-old Bailey in Bird.

    Wendy Ide's film of the week
    Bird review – Andrea Arnold’s wild, joyous coming-of-age drama

  • Clockwise from top left: Richard Roundtree and June Squibb in Thelma; Josephine Hull and Jean Adair in Arsenic and Old Lace; Bud Court and Ruth Gordon as Harold and Maude; Anne Reid and Daniel Craig in The Mother.

    Streaming and DVDs
    Streaming: Thelma and the best films about old-age rebellion

  • Daisy Ridley as Rey in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019).

    Week in geek
    Daisy Ridley’s Rey is now Star Wars’ best big-screen bet – is this a saga without a plan?

    Ben Child
  • E.T; Schindler's List; Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban; Jaws

    Mark Kermode on film
    Mark Kermode on… composer John Williams, master of unforgettable blockbuster soundtracks

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You may have missed

  • Paul Mescal in Gladiator 2 and Paddington, in Paddington in Peru

    Gladdington and Glicked: will these weird, wild double bills beat Barbenheimer?

  • He is topless in a snowy garden, with woollen scarf

    ‘I couldn’t look away!’ The rapid, runaway rise of ridiculous Christmas romcoms

    It’s that season again, when the streamers bring us hot snowmen and heroes who still believe in Santa. Why are they competing to make the most ludicrous movie possible – and why do we keep watching them?
  • Russell Crowe Paul Mescal Gladiator illustration

    ‘At my signal, unleash hell!’ What the Gladiator films tell us about 21st-century men

    Paul Mescal’s thoughtful Lucius is worlds away from Russell Crowe’s stony Maximus, 24 years ago. Why have our masculine ideals changed so much?
  • Gladiator II film still<br>Paul Mescal and Director Ridley Scott on the set of Gladiator II from Paramount Pictures.

    When historians and directors clash: ‘Ridley Scott was Napoleonic – there was no doubt who was in charge’

  • Louis Armstrong leads his bandsmen and local trumpeters on arrival at the airport in Accra, Ghana on 30 May, 1956.

    Coups, colonialism and all that jazz: the film that unravels extraordinary cold war truths

  • This image released by A24 shows Sophie Thatcher, left, and Chloe East in a scene from "Heretic." (Kimberley French/A24 via AP)

    ‘I feel like that was me’: how have Mormons reacted to Hugh Grant horror Heretic?

  • ‘If you band together, you’ll be victorious’ … ALU leader Chris Smalls raises his arms in Union.

    ‘If we can’t unionise at Amazon, we have no future’: the film about the workers who took on Jeff Bezos and won

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