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It’s going to be a great summer for cinema: Nine new movies to watch

It’s going to be a great summer for cinema: Nine new movies to watch

From a noir musical with Selena Gomez to a 3½-hour epic starring Adrien Brody, these are the films to catch ahead of awards season.

  • by Meg Watson

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Stunning actor Viola Davis graces this week’s cover. The 59-year-old Oscar winner talks about life, love and family, and shares her beauty routine.

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‘It’s not ego’: Ronny Chieng on Interior Chinatown and why he’ll never be the lead

‘It’s not ego’: Ronny Chieng on Interior Chinatown and why he’ll never be the lead

New Disney+ comedy satire mocks the stereotyping of Asian characters on screen.

  • by Louise Rugendyke
How we turned an ‘unadaptable’ story into a blockbuster film

How we turned an ‘unadaptable’ story into a blockbuster film

After a conversation with my friend more than 20 years ago, The Return is finally in cinemas.

  • by John Collee
Paul Mescal on the ‘insane’ Gladiator II and Saoirse Ronan’s comment

Paul Mescal on the ‘insane’ Gladiator II and Saoirse Ronan’s comment

The Irish actor is in his blockbuster era as he takes on the title role in Ridley Scott’s sequel to the Oscar-winning hit.

  • by Louise Rugendyke
Memoir of a reluctant animator: Adam Elliot’s long road to success

Memoir of a reluctant animator: Adam Elliot’s long road to success

The Oscar-winning filmmaker’s Memoir of a Snail has landed 15 years after his last one. Such is the nature of stop-motion animation.

  • by Karl Quinn
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From Gladiator II to Babygirl and Nightbitch: 19 movies we can’t wait to see

From Gladiator II to Babygirl and Nightbitch: 19 movies we can’t wait to see

Festival season has delivered big-name films and independent hopefuls, while more Oscar contenders are waiting in the wings.

  • by Louise Rugendyke
Matt Damon on his 43-year friendship with the other Affleck (Casey, that is)

Matt Damon on his 43-year friendship with the other Affleck (Casey, that is)

The pair star in The Instigators, a heist comedy that brought them back to their hometown of Boston. Not everyone, though, was pleased.

  • by Louise Rugendyke
Natalie Portman: ‘I always wanted to live another life for a moment’

Natalie Portman: ‘I always wanted to live another life for a moment’

In her latest role, the award-winning actor taps into a personal connection to tell a story set in mid-20th century America.

  • by Michael Idato
The darkness that drove one of Hollywood’s brightest stars

The darkness that drove one of Hollywood’s brightest stars

Faye Dunaway was a luminous beauty and an incredibly powerful performer, but mental illness was the engine that drove her, a new documentary reveals.

  • by Karl Quinn
‘Rules go out the window’: Why Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons can’t say no to Yorgos Lanthimos

‘Rules go out the window’: Why Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons can’t say no to Yorgos Lanthimos

The actors star in the ‘really weird’ Kinds of Kindness, which was made before the Oscar-winning Poor Things was even released.

  • by Stephanie Bunbury

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