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His brutal movies put Korean cinema on the map. Now the director of Oldboy is back with a blistering satire about a man driven to murder aft

As his epic crime thriller Heat turns 30, the director talks about pairing acting legends, his thoughts on AI and what’s happening with Heat

From his humble upbringing in Mississippi to the unmistakeable timbre of his voiceover, the actor reveals why he’s not even considering reti

No production has been as troubled as Apocalypse Now. As a documentary about Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 war epic is re-released, its direct

The time travel comedy was a surprise smash in 1985 and remains a Hollywood touchpoint and as it reaches a major anniversary, those who made

The revered but divisive American director, who died in 1984, would have turned 100 this week. We rate his greatest movies, from Straw Dogs

In the late 1990s, Mischa Haller began taking pictures of British nightlife during the hours after the clubs had shut – from drunken revelle

For the artist and film director acts of protest were as much a part of growing up as playing in the local park. Here he recalls his first e

From leather pants to monkeys, romance, oddly emphasised words, smelly cats and superstar special guests, the sitcom defined the 1990s. Here

The devil and his minions crop up in a rash of new horror films, from Deliver Us and Immaculate to reboots of The Exorcist and The Omen. Wha

He wrote with the kind of clarity that was as comforting as it was chastising. Here’s where to start.

Stanley Kubrick’s sharp and persuasive comedy about nuclear war remains a hilarious act of provocation

The last time our writer interviewed him, the drugged up director dozed off then asked for coke. Now sober, he reflects on #MeToo, Italian f

On the anniversary of the show’s premiere, its creator and location manager reflect on some of its iconic settings and why they were chosen.

The Detectorists actor discusses his new drama about a scandalous miscarriage of justice – and what Monty Python has in common with Boris Jo

Frank Kozik made his name with his playfully gruesome concert posters for Nirvana, Soundgarden and Butthole Surfers. He added to his undergr

They interrupt narrative and disrupt plot – no wonder novelists have been slow to warm to mobile phones. But a new generation is putting tec

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