Cinema
How Ralph Fiennes prepared for his pacy new Vatican drama
Directed by Oscar-winning Edward Berger, Conclave tracks the emotion and intrigue of a papal election.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
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What to watch: Best films and shows to see after the Golden Globes
How soon can you see Emilia Perez? Have you caught up with Hacks or Shogun? Here’s how to watch all the winners from the 2025 Golden Globe Awards.
- by Brittany Busch
You’ll know these houses and high schools. The settings Hollywood has just lost
Filming locations for Hacks, Carrie, Freaky Friday and Funny Lady are among the Hollywood film and television landmarks to be engulfed by flames.
- by Garry Maddox
Celebrities kick off fire relief efforts, Jamie Lee Curtis pledges $1.6m
Other stars are using their social media accounts to direct people to sources of support, urge more help and provide practical advice on ways people can assist.
- by Kate Lahey and Jessica McSweeney
This book cast a spell over generations. There’s magic in the film too
The movie adaptation of Alison Lester’s much-loved book leaves plenty of room for the imagination.
- by Nick Galvin
Is Emilia Perez’s trans star about to make Oscars history?
Karla Sofia Gascón’s director didn’t want to ask her to play a man again, but her personal story proved a turning point.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Filmmaker Jeff Baena, husband of Aubrey Plaza, dies suddenly
The co-writer of I Heart Huckabees directed Life After Beth, The Little Hours and Spin Me Round.
- by Garry Maddox
This bonkers Oscars fave might be the most divisive film of the year
Emilia Perez is a Spanish musical about a trans Mexican drug lord who has a social justice awakening. Yes, that old tale.
- by Robert Moran
Anatomy of a scene: Making Better Man’s showstopping Rock DJ sequence
It’s the key scene in Michael Gracey’s Robbie Williams biopic, but the man behind it says it very nearly didn’t happen.
- by Karl Quinn
First impressions count: the greatest opening lines in cinema history
Whether they are epic, profane, enigmatic or delayed, the best examples should that first lines really do matter.
- by Garry Maddox
Florence Pugh had one startling demand before playing a dying woman
As a determined young mother facing a terminal diagnosis, the equally determined actor insisted that co-star Andrew Garfield shave her head.
- by Richard Jinman
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