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A few years ago, ahead of the 2019 Oscars, I wrote a column that started with a simple question: What does a movie producer do? Despite the ubiquity of the term, it’s a job title that fails to capture the day-to-day work itself. Director? Sure, most of us have a…

How did things ever get so dumb? Behind-the-scenes Paramount+ series degrades its story with clumsy parallels and over-the-top scenes.

‘God bless Al Pacino and his Shrek iPhone case’

Thursday brings the much anticipated premiere of celebrated director Michael Mann’s latest series, “Tokyo Vice.” The first three episodes will debut on HBO Max this week, with pairs of episodes dropping every Thursday after that until the finale on April 28. The series, filmed on location in Tokyo, is inspired…

The Spanish director’s Oscars diary relays five hours at the ‘freezing’ Dolby theatre and disparages Denzel Washington’s advice to Smith

Many of the world’s best and brightest talents have been enlisted into blockbuster franchises, often for years at a time. With Isaac having slipped his Star Wars shackles only to commit to the Marvel universe with ‘Moon Knight’, Louis Chilton asks whether franchise fever is denying great actors the great…

After Will Smith’s shocking behaviour at the 94th Academy Awards, we wouldn’t blame you for forgetting what else happened during the ceremony. 

It was one of many Oscars 2022 moments you probably didn't realise had happened

Family drama Coda won best picture at a ceremony that was overshadowed by Will Smith attacking Chris Rock