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From an Oscar-winning performance in Capote to a masterly turn in Synecdoche, New York, the unique actor proved the standard-bearer for characterisation

Who doesn't love a good biopic? Sometimes its about learning some interesting history, sometimes it's just about an amazing performance, but the best ones have both.

I didn't like Licorice Pizza the first time that I watched it, but I've gone back and re-evaluated it. Here's why I think my opinion has changed.

Everything you need to watch the 'Mission: Impossible' movies in order by release date and timeline.

Flip through this gallery to see photos of the cast of The Big Lebowski in the movie and now.

LOS ANGELES — There’s a case to be made that Oscars should be awarded not a few months but a few years after the movies are released. Maybe even 20 years, so as to weed out the overpraised clunkers, elevate the overlooked gems and ensure that the winners truly stand…

From awarding Rami Malek’s all-teeth performance as Freddie Mercury to Julianne Moore winning Best Actress for the wrong movie, the Oscars have always inspired confusion and frustration. Ahead of this year’s Academy Awards, Adam White explores the most egregious mistakes in recent Oscar history

Dark obsession dominates in films about music. By contrast Spielberg captures the playfulness of cinema and storytelling, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins

Go down the rabbit hole to discover how acting royalty meets the real thing, by way of Philip Seymour Hoffman and the Verve