Life in Hollywood: Golden-age photographs of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly and more
A two-volume collection drawn from the Life magazine archive features outstanding portraits of many of the biggest names in American cinema
Alfred Hitchcock
Oz Perkins: ‘It’s still not safe to be gay and a movie star’
Film director talks about his Psycho star father’s concealed homosexuality, his mother’s 9/11 death, glam rock, Nicolas Cage and his new horror film Longlegs
Steve Cavanagh: ‘Thomas Harris sparked my interest in crime fiction when I read Silence of the Lambs at a young age’
The Northern Irish crime novelist on Hitchcock, having written the seventh most bought book in Germany and books as ‘empathy machines’
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock: A rigorous commentary for Hitch enthusiasts and a useful primer for newcomers
An unseen Alistair McGowan impersonates the great man as he talks us through themes in his work
Whodunit? In search of the lesser presented Alfred Hitchcock
Mark Cousins discusses his exploration of the great film-maker’s thoughts on life and work
Audacious diamonds and a James Joyce manuscript
Marlene Dietrich’s bracelet, Anne Eisenhower’s diamonds, annotations to Finnegan’s Wake and unseen letters from Roger Casement are just some of the highlights at upcoming auctions
Best movie of all time: The world’s critics crown a new winner
Sight and Sound’s influential list of the 100 greatest films of all time is voted on by more than 1,600 professionals around the world
Council removes Maureen O’Hara statue at sculptor’s request following criticism
Installation taken down in Glengarriff, west Cork within 48 hours
Can rotund characters be represented by less rounded actors?
Donald Clarke: If authors can keep an open mind about appearances, so can readers
Donald Clarke: From blockbusters to bum-breakers – why are films so long now?
The doomsayers despairing at supposedly gnat-like modern attention spans are wrong
Sidney Poitier, who has died aged 94, was one of cinema’s most beautiful giants
Donald Clarke: The mellifluous Poitier didn’t just break down barriers, he was also of the great movie stars
Donald Clarke: When is a new take on a movie not a remake?
A complex formula involving several variables dictates whether the word is appropriate
The French Dispatch: Something for le weekend
Wes Anderson’s Gallic portmanteau is gorgeous but insubstantial
Are superhero films and remakes the only career promotion left in Hollywood?
The opportunity to play with the noisiest toys in the biggest sandpit must be hard to resist
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