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Britain’s rural traditions hold an intriguing position in the nation’s soul. They also form its dark heart and its battlegrounds, from pagan rituals to raves and fox hunting. All of this turbulence and beauty is captured in the extraordinary collage ..

Aisha, written and directed by the Irish writer Frank Berry, is a transfixing reflection on the plight of asylum seekers who face the icy realities of bureaucracy at every turn. The narrative focuses on Aisha, a young Nigerian woman, played by Letiti..

For many, it was the last throw of the dice for Bollywood cinema, as one of India’s most iconic cultural exports is enduring an unprecedented crisis. This year, 20 out of the 26 major Bollywood releases have flopped – defined as losing half or more o..

When you think of the great European actresses, the mind tends to drift to the great sirens of Italy such as Sophie Loren or Claudia Cardinale, or the femmes of French cinema, such as Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche and the younger generation of ..

And, of course, quite often that’s literally what they’re doing as characters break the fourth wall and stare at you down the lens, challenging you, flirting with you, seducing you, making you and you alone complicit in their adventures and thoughts...

It’s 1984 and you are Bill Murray (just go with it). You’re already a comedy icon who has made the successful transition from live performer with The Second City improv troupe in Chicago to TV with Saturday Night Live, to hit movies like Caddyshack a..

Gauri Khan has penned a sweet note for Shah Rukh Khan as he completed 30 years in the film industry. Shah Rukh debuted with director Raj Kanwar's 1992 film Deewana. Gauri Khan celebrates 30 years of Shah Rukh Khan in Bollywood. Published on Jun ..

Bairéad’s film, The Quiet Girl, is making all the noise. It became the first-ever Irish language film to carry off Best Film at the IFTAs (Irish Film and Television Awards) in March, where it saw off the challenge of Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast to clin..

Morricone died in July 2020 and this film, a standard-looking doc but with unfettered access and amazing guests, is put together by one of his biggest fans, the Italian film-maker Giuseppe Tornatore, best-known as the director of Cinema Paradiso, for..

The actress opened her eyes, raised her head and tried to speak but nothing came out. McNally called the emergency services but Stevens was dead by the time the ambulance reached the hospital and a post-mortem confirmed the actress had killed herself..

I’m even going to ignore the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s seeming empathy: “I feel, on reflection, both Will Smith and me having our wives attacked – at least I didn’t get up and slap anybody, which is good.” And I’m trying to ignore OJ Simpson’s ..