Ken Loach

The League of Gentlemen ‘would be a hard sell now because it’s so distinctively its own thing’

‘I didn’t see myself as a personality. I see myself as an actor. I think those are two distinct jobs’

Letitia Wright and Josh O’Connor star in Aisha, Frank Berry’s movie about direct provision

A British director, an Irish cast and an African-American soundtrack – but it worked

How filmmakers have attempted to balance the demands of entertainment against the sensitivities of politics

Review: This tale of a 15-year-old living by his wits features wildly charismatic performances

Donald Clarke and Tara Brady's definitive list has more than a few surprises

His movie Parasite is bookies’ favourite – ahead of The Irishman and Joker – for a best film Oscar

We start with Monos, Marriage Story and Midsommar. Find out what else makes the cut

Review: Film shines a light on the grim reality of gig economy workers

The director who has spent 50 years poking the establishment on Brexit, right-wing broadcasters and the gig economy

Donald Clarke: Kids’ movies are becoming the only cinema many punters will pay to see

Critic Mark Cousins takes a personal look at North’s relationship with cinema for Channel 4

The Oscars body has invited 842 new members: 50% female, 29% people of colour

At its most successful Irish cinema tells local stories that resonate abroad and at home

Cars, bikes and motorcycles at Victor Mee; silver and figurines in Adam’s At Home sale

Four Weddings and a Funeral was, for a while, the highest grossing British film of all time

Fewer instant classics on show, but Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, dark drama The Lighthouse and Irish horror Vivarium stand out

Cannes diary: Robert Pattinson stars in The Lighthouse; and a crowded market for mutts

Donald Clarke: The #sordidtruth about covering Cannes in the age of Twitter

Flying saucers turn out to be recurrent motif, as zombie comedy gets mixed reception

Star-studded cast of Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton and Chloë Sevigny light up red carpet

Time will tell about the quality of the films – but the programme does not disappoint

The singer faces calls to boycott next month’s contest. But it is impervious to politics

Big-name auteurs in Croisette line-up, but only four films by women in competition

Profile: Australian started hacking into networks when he was part of ‘computer underground’ in teens

Madonna will sing as a special guest at next month’s Eurovision in Tel Aviv

Review: For no good reason, Jennifer Connelly does a whole scene in her exotic undies

Strong focus on mass movements, role of women and workers in series based on award winning book

These Christmas classics seem innocent, but they hide a darker, more disturbing message

Aidan Moffat, formerly of Scottish indie miserablists Arab Strap, insists ‘Ghost Stories for Christmas’ is not depressing

The director on why he's telling the story of a very British massacre, disagreeing with Jeremy Corbyn and avoiding 'thick actors'

Brian Gleeson is the straight man in a sex comedy set among millennial Londoners

Review: Credible picture of an ordinary family cast into an extraordinary situation

Cillian Murphy to narrate screen version of one of publishing's more unlikely successes

New film ‘Rosie’ focuses on ‘ordinary’ family staying in hotel accommodation

The Abbey brings the insurgent story of Jimmy Gralton back to the stage for another knees-up

The ‘Betty Blue’ actor on her love affair with Rupert Everett and why Jesus is sexy

Xavier Legrand’s scintillating ‘Custody’ dramatises the horror of domestic violence

‘A lot of the former prisoners said the story of the film is very much their story’