Matthias Schoenaerts in Bullhead Nigel Andrews 5:52pm

Cinema review: Bullhead, Flight, Hyde Park on the Hudson and more

Reports on Michaël R. Roskam’s miserablist powerhouse, Robert Zemeckis’s moral-uplift mega-drama and Roger Michell’s FDR biopic

From WORLD 3:24pm

Row erupts in India over free speech curbs

Rushdie, others accused of offending feelings of minorities

Daniel Day-Lewis stars as President Abraham Lincoln ©David James Nigel Andrews Jan 24, 2013

Cinema review: Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty and The Last Stand

Nigel Andrews on Steven Spielberg’s biopic, Kathryn Bigelow’s bin Laden thriller and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to action

An illustration of Oscar statuettes by Luis Grañena ©Luis Grañena Simon Kuper from FT MAGAZINE Jan 18, 2013

And the Oscar for best career goes to…

Movies nudge middle-class young people without a particular vocation into certain professions

Rod Taylor filming a western in 1972 ©Raymond Depardon/Magnum Photos Peter Aspden Jan 18, 2013

Western values

From ‘Jesse James’ to ‘Django Unchained’, how did the movies that shaped America lose their myth-making power?

Christoph Waltz, left, and Jamie Foxx in"Django Unchained" ©Andrew Cooper Nigel Andrews Jan 17, 2013

Django Unchained and other cinema reviews

This week’s new films: ‘Django Unchained’, ‘The Sessions’, ‘Everyday’ and ‘Ballroom Dancer’

'A Man and a Woman Make Love' (2012) by Gerard Byrne From VISUAL ARTS Jan 11, 2013

The joy of forgotten texts

Artist Gerard Byrne tells Jane Ure-Smith about his ‘bizarre, batty work’

Cary Grant (1959) ©Allstar Jan 11, 2013

Forever young

David Thomson on ageless film stars, Emmanuelle Riva in ‘Amour’, and growing old in the movies

‘Han’ (2012), an installation by Elmgreen & Dragset ©Alamy From TRAVEL Jan 11, 2013

Munich’s moment

The city is hoping a year-long programme of public art installations will help to win tourists back from Berlin

Peter Aspden Jan 11, 2013

Fighter in a futile war

A new documentary marshals facts and heart-rending stories as it attacks broken policy blighting America’s battle against drugs

From FT MAGAZINE Jan 11, 2013

Tarantino unchained

Exclusive on-set photographs by Brigitte Lacombe from ‘Django Unchained’, Quentin Tarantino’s slavery-era western

Jan 10, 2013

Thoroughly misérable

This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘Les Misérables’, ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’, ‘What Richard Did’, ‘Midnight Son’ and ‘Gangster Squad’

Nigel Andrews Jan 3, 2013

Let’s put on a show for the luvvies!

This week’s cinema releases reviewed: ‘Quartet’, ‘Hors Satan’, ‘McCullin’ and ‘Grabbers’

Dec 30, 2012

How do you top 2012?

The Olympic year saw an overload of cultural activity. What does 2013 hold in store?

Nigel Andrews Dec 27, 2012

Comfort amid the catastrophe

This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘The Impossible’, ‘Jack Reacher’, ‘Parental Guidance’, ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ and ‘Zaytoun’

Nigel Andrews Dec 26, 2012

Two versions of Polanski

Soon to be celebrated at London’s BFI, the director is at his best when dissecting the darker side

From COMPANIES Dec 26, 2012

Demand for ‘nostalgia’ TV shows rises

Content owners earn significant revenues from old dramas

Lucy Kellaway from FT MAGAZINE Dec 21, 2012

Lucy Kellaway talks to Billy Connolly

He has had Britain howling with laughter for decades. Now 70 and showing no signs of slowing down, the comedian opens up about getting old, forgiving his father – and the beauty of swear words

From STYLE Dec 21, 2012

From rags to richness

The new film of the musical is inspiring designers to revive ‘poverty chic’, writes Caroline Weber

Nigel Andrews Dec 20, 2012

Afloat on an ocean of possibilities

This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘Life of Pi’, ‘West Memphis’, ‘Pitch Perfect’, ‘Boxing Day’ and ‘Midnight’s Children’