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Thelma Schoonmaker has edited every film by Martin Scorsese since 1980. Now the duo are working to preserve the films of her late husband and Scorsese’s hero, the director Michael Powell
‘It is not the first time an actor capable of subtlety has been celebrated for his most showy role’
It rarely takes long for the newfangled to become the new normal
This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘Skyfall’, ‘Elena’, ‘Sister’, ‘Room 237’ and ‘Halloween’
Under a new director, London’s annual cinematic showcase offers reasons to be fearful and cheerful
This week’s films reviewed: ‘Goodbye First Love’, ‘Le Quai des Brumes’, ‘Angel and Tony’, ‘Monsieur Lazhar’, ‘Safe’ and ‘American Reunion’
As Whit Stillman Month begins in New York City, the film director talks about his delightfully fresh new project
Public events like literary festivals offer a sense of intimacy and human connection that cannot be replicated on digital platforms
‘Mad Men’ allows us both to patronise the past and to long for its simplicities
When we watch TV programmes, we do so as part of a crowd that uniformly defers to a person of perceived authority
Jeremy Paxman approaches imperialism from a sensible, modern perspective, using British traits to denounce other British traits
It would be wonderful if history programmes concentrated on everyday phenomena
Achieving the right balance between work and life is hard in every television marriage
Recent TV programmes about men and childcare are not showing the full picture
‘Call the Midwife’ wants to portray the London area’s past as truly in the past and ripe for heart-warming reminiscence
However seductive we may find France or Spain or Italy, they must finally be deemed baffling
John McKay’s film ‘We’ll Take Manhattan’ tells the story of English photographer David Bailey’s struggle to be accepted
Jonathan Meades’s show sought to expose ‘les trente glorieuses’ as a period of amnesia and hypocrisy
Womankind hasn’t received especially enlightened or flattering treatment on screen
Though we complain about it, sequels, prequels, remakes and spin-offs will continue to persist in popularity
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