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Peter Fonda, though a smaller star than other family members, helped reinvent Hollywood
Easy Rider at 50: ‘Unwatchable’ – unless you’re stoned
In July 1969, Dennis Hopper’s movie baffled the suits, freaked out audiences and made a fortune
Ron Howard: ‘Bono said Pavarotti was an emotional arm wrestler – he’d break your f**king arm’
The director on telling Pavarotti’s larger-than-life story, making movies that last and looking for stories to share
Robert Rodriguez: ‘I don’t live in Hollywood. There’s nobody to tell me I’m doing it wrong’
Alita: Battle Angel director on his guerilla approach to making the long-awaited anime film
Nicolas Roeg: the director who took the familiar and made it strange
Few directors have made so many films that touch on the status of masterpiece
The best horror movies of all time – see them if you dare
The silver screen’s spooky best from the last 100 years of cinema
‘They couldn’t look past me as a woman’
Saudi director Haifaa al-Mansour on breaking the rules and filming on the streets of Dublin
Terminator 2 3D review: He's come back
This is a beautifully scrubbed new edition of James Cameron’s gargantuan 1984 hit
3DT2: James Cameron on tinkering with the Terminator
The ‘Avatar’ and ‘Titanic’ director seeks to make epic but intimate movies – so why does one of sci fi's finest really need a 3D reboot?
Silence of the Lambs director Jonathan Demme dies aged 73
The Oscar-winning film-maker also directed acclaimed films Philadelphia, Something Wild and the Talking Heads concert documentary Stop Making Sense
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Cloon Keen Atelier has reclaimed the scented candle as something special
Skywhale takes off at Galway Arts Festival
Wind hampers cetacean’s show but event sees record footfall at visual arts exhibitions
Girlhood: a rare close-up for young black actresses in French cinema
Girlhood, set in the Paris suburbs, will make a star of Karidja Touré and is a milestone for French cinema
Connemara masters of the cosplay universe
A small studio in the wilds of Galway has established an international reputation for creating film-quality costumes
“It’s a part I’ve waited 77 years for” - Bruce Dern on ‘Nebraska’
After a 50-year career, Bruce Dern is finally getting some Oscar attention. Acting is “an endurance competition,” he says. “It’s like a marathon: you don’t start racing until mile 16. It will take a long time,” he tells Tara Brady
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