Peter Aspden from THEATRE & DANCE Nov 22, 2012

Opera mission seen as big success

Lord Hall helped to refresh a jaded cultural institution

From left, Bradley Cooper, Jacki Weaver and Robert De Niro in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ ©Jojo Wilden Nigel Andrews Nov 22, 2012

Domestic meltdown is pure bliss

This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’, ‘The House I Live In’, ‘End of Watch’ and ‘Gambit’

Romola Garai as producer Bel Rowley in the BBC’s retro newsroom drama ‘The Hour’ ©BBC Pictures Lucy Kellaway Nov 17, 2012

As not seen on TV

It’s hardly ever like real life, so why are we so fascinated by workplace drama on television?

Ben Wheatley ©Laura Pannack Nov 16, 2012

‘Evil is a tricky one’

How director Ben Wheatley became a genre-defying force in British film

Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva in ‘Amour’ Nigel Andrews Nov 15, 2012

When death is rattling at the door

This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘Amour’, ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2’, ‘Mental’, ‘The Pool’ and ‘Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet’

Whitehouse delivers letters signed by 20,000 people regretting the Queen's decision not to broadcast a Christmas day message in 1969 ©PA Nov 9, 2012

Ban this filth!

Once a byword for moral censure, Mary Whitehouse emerges from an archive in Essex in a number of unlikely guises

John Lithgow in London ©Rick Pushinsky From FT MAGAZINE Nov 9, 2012

The world according to Lithgow

On or off stage, actor John Lithgow is a man who throws himself into a role. In London for a new play, he talks – and sings – to Alice Fishburn about regrets, Britishisms and being the subject of other people’s brainstorms

Chris O’Dowd in ‘The Sapphires’ Nov 8, 2012

Modest star wields his shtick

This week’s new cinema releases reviewed: ‘The Sapphires’, ‘Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan’, ‘Here Comes the Boom’, ‘Excision’ and ‘Aurora’

winter go away Nov 7, 2012

Russian Film Festival, London

Directors facing state censorship and a moribund domestic market are still producing rich, brave, inventive cinema

Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman in ‘The Master’ ©Phil Bray Nigel Andrews Nov 1, 2012

Messiahs who prey on our souls

This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘The Master’, ‘Rust and Bone’, ‘Argo’ and ‘Call Me Kuchu’

From UK Oct 26, 2012

The real MI6 - no gadgets, no martinis, no Bond

Britain’s SIS likes the kudos of screen spy – but there are no parallels

Leo Robson Oct 25, 2012

Solemn Bond’s reborn identity

This week’s new film releases: ‘Skyfall’, ‘Elena’, ‘Sister’, ‘Room 237’ and ‘Halloween’

Oct 22, 2012

Glitz, stars, even some good films

The most successful films at this year’s BFI London Film Festival were those that gained something unique from their festival setting

From FT MAGAZINE Oct 19, 2012

Andy Serkis

In ‘The Lord of the Rings’, he turned ‘performance capture’ into an art form. Now Andy Serkis is taking on Hollywood

From FT MAGAZINE Oct 19, 2012

Andy Serkis: from Gollum to studio boss

In ‘The Lord of the Rings’, he turned ‘performance capture’ into an art form. Now Andy Serkis is taking on Hollywood. Alice Fishburn meets him at his Imaginarium studio in London, where cutting-edge technology is putting British film ahead of the world

Nigel Andrews Oct 18, 2012

Burton’s reanimated pet project

This week’s new film releases reviewed: Tim Burton’s ‘Frankenweenie’, ‘5 Broken Cameras’, ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’, ‘Ginger and Rosa’ and ‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted’

From STYLE Oct 12, 2012

Tights, camera, action!

As ‘Hollywood Costume’ opens at London’s V&A, film critic David Thomson explores how costumes helped create the glamour of the movies

From STYLE Oct 12, 2012

The spy who clothed me

Bond is back! Eric Musgrave tracks down the tailors making bespoke versions of 007’s suits - meanwhile Bronwyn Cosgrave delves into Bond girl glamour

From FT MAGAZINE Oct 12, 2012

The name’s Wilson, Michael Wilson

007 is a family business for legendary Bond producer Michael Wilson. In this rare interview, he tells Liz Jobey why photography is also his passion, and shares exclusive on-set pictures from ‘Skyfall’ by some of the world’s best photographers

Nigel Andrews Oct 11, 2012

A vehicle that’s not roadworthy

This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘On the Road’, ‘Pusher’, ‘Ruby Sparks’, ‘Radioman’, ‘Private Peaceful’ and ‘Hotel Transylvania’