‘She just unravels so beautifully’: how Nicole Kidman conquered the world – then kept on going
The mercurial actor, who has won best actress award at Venice film festival for Babygirl, continues to be feted for her genre-jumping roles. Happily, her artistic journey is far from over
July 2024
Shelley Duvall obituary
Shelley Duvall was a sublime and subversive screen presence
Peter Bradshaw
May 2024
Party like it’s 1999: 10 movies that encapsulate one of the greatest years for cinema
It was the year when arthouse brains met Hollywood brawn. But what made the last 12 months of the 90s so special? These films tell the story
April 2024
‘He erased the entire project’ … the book Stanley Kubrick didn’t want anyone to read to be published
Half a century since the perfectionist director vowed to block it, a critique that dared to discuss flaws in his films is to be published
January 2024
Dr Strangelove at 60: is this still the greatest big-screen satire?
Stanley Kubrick’s sharp and persuasive comedy about nuclear war remains a hilarious act of provocation
December 2023
‘It was the ultimate outsider cinema’: the indelible influence of London’s Scala
‘It will always be less hellish than the reality’: why cinema keeps returning to the Holocaust
September 2023
Steve Coogan to star in Armando Iannucci’s Dr Strangelove play
Coogan will follow in Peter Sellers’ footsteps to play multiple roles in stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 satirical war film
July 2023
Armando Iannucci to adapt Stanley Kubrick’s film Dr Strangelove for stage
The Thick of It creator will collaborate with actor Sean Foley on first authorised adaptation of director’s 1964 apocalyptic comedy
January 2023
Down the rabbit hole
What links Cate Blanchett’s new film Tár to Sissy Spacek and hot sauce?
A composer and conductor opens the door to Loretta Lynn, Wings of Desire and classic 90s rock from Goo Goo Dolls
December 2022
‘I got a bit drunk with the twins’: Toy Story 3’s Lee Unkrich on his obsession with The Shining
In an extract from his forthcoming book, Unkrich explains how, aged 12, he first saw the film which would inspire a lifelong passion
‘The police came because of the sea of red gore’: unseen photos from the set of The Shining
A collection of unseen photographs from Lee Unkrich’s forthcoming book about the 1980 horror classic The Shining
The top 100 films… and what they say about our changing society
Offbeat British directors defying realist expectations fare well in poll, but Hitchcock dominates
August 2022
Leon Vitali obituary
Leon Vitali, Stanley Kubrick collaborator and Barry Lyndon actor, dies aged 74
July 2022
The seven best films to watch on TV this week
Martha Marcy May Marlene to Persuasion: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Elizabeth Olsen makes her escape from a sinister cult, while Dakota Johnson frocks up for a trip to Austenland
June 2022
Lolita at 60: Stanley Kubrick’s daring drama is a deft tightrope act
Colin Cantwell obituary
May 2022
Colin Cantwell, Star Wars designer behind the X-Wing and Death Star, dies aged 90
The creator behind several iconic Star Wars ships also worked on 2001: A Space Odyssey and assisted in broadcasting the 1969 moon landing