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The Oscar winner is said to be nearing a deal to star in her first project with the controversial film-maker
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The Canadian actor turned writer and director will adapt Atwood’s 1996 book, Alias Grace, into a miniseries, with American Psycho’s Mary Harron directing
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He is one of Britain’s favourite actors. This year, he’s been on stage in The Caretaker and is set to star in films as Ian Paisley and Holocaust denier David Irving. So why is Timothy Spall so full of doubt?
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Horror sequel starring Vera Farmiga tops chart, as Tale of Tales, Matteo Garrone’s comic carnival of bad taste, triumphs at the arthouse
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With aliens returning to Earth for more city-crushing chaos in this week’s belated sci-fi sequel Independence Day: Resurgence, how well do you know other scenes of wanton carnage?
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Listen to The Dailies, the Guardian's film podcastListen to The Dailies, the Guardian's film podcastMatt Damon lobbies for dogs and Elvis & Nixon reviewed – the Dailies film podcastThe Guardian film team round-up Tuesday’s movie news
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Inspired by 17th-century Italian fairytales, Matteo Garrone’s thrilling circus of sex and violence is definitely not one for the children
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With his pop star years well behind him, Numan comes across as an interesting and entertaining figure doing his best to live a version of real life
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The director of Saw brings creative technique to a sequel too long in the telling
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The Guardian film team round-up Tuesday’s movie news
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The Guardian film team round-up Monday’s movie news
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Actor Anton Yelchin, who is best known for playing Pavel Chekov in JJ Abrams’ Star Trek franchise, is found dead at his home in Los Angeles
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Ken Loach’s first cinema feature, Poor Cow, featured Terence Stamp as a robber who starts a relationship with a single mother, played by Carol White
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The Guardian film team’s round-up of Thursday’s movie news
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The trailer for the drama about an out-of-work carpenter wrestling with the welfare system after suffering a heart attack
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The Guardian film team’s round-up of Wednesday’s movie news
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Elvis & Nixon sees Kevin Spacey join the list of Hollywood greats drawn to play the notorious ‘Tricky Dicky’
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As Independence Day: Resurgence explodes into cinemas – and obliterates most of London’s landmarks – it’s clear that the first instalment of the series 20 years ago changed the nature of summer blockbusters for ever
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Dynamic duos are all the rage, with a Deadpool meets Quicksilver movie the latest idea to pick up hype. Which spandex-sporting heroes should team up next?
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A gay mutant? A female Wolverine? They’ve both already happened in print – and after the success of Deadpool, studios have no excuse to keep playing it safe with the diversity of their superheroes
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As the globe-trashing director returns with a sequel to Independence Day, how did his brand of blockbuster become the norm?
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Who better to film McCarthy’s highly experimental novel than a video artist who had never directed a feature before? The duo talk to Phil Hoad about antiheroes, zombie flaneurs and foreseeing the gentrification of Brixton
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Director Eva Husson spins the bottle with a group of French teens searching for meaning in mindless sex – and explains how she related to their lives
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The film-maker, who made his debut with the Oscar-nominated classic, reflected on the making of the drama during a special screening, hosted by the Academy
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The actor on her new film, a fairytale for adults, her creepy character in Happy Valley and feeling lost in drama school
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Italian director Matteo Garrone made his name with realist mob movie Gomorrah, but for his new film he turned to 17th century fairytales
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The Italian director’s documentary about life on the tiny Mediterranean island of Lampedusa has been acclaimed at the Berlin film festival and is a hotly-tipped Oscar favourite. How well does it capture the refugee experience? The Guardian’s migration correspondent meets him
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Five best momentsFive best momentsPatrick Wilson: five best momentsThe actor returns to play paranormal investigator Ed Warren in supernatural sequel The Conjuring 2 – but what have been his greatest roles?
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The film quizThe film quizMatch the blockbuster destruction to the movie – quizWith aliens returning to Earth for more city-crushing chaos in this week’s belated sci-fi sequel Independence Day: Resurgence, how well do you know other scenes of wanton carnage?
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UK box office reportUK box office reportThe Conjuring 2 puts the frighteners on gods and turtles at the UK box officeHorror sequel starring Vera Farmiga tops chart, as Tale of Tales, Matteo Garrone’s comic carnival of bad taste, triumphs at the arthouse
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Charlie Lyne's home entertainmentCharlie Lyne's home entertainmentBFI Player: a homespun alternative to the VOD giantsThe British Film Institute’s small-time streaming service - a gruelling way to watch fascinating films
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Silent but deadly!Silent but deadly!Clara Bow: the hard-partying jazz-baby airbrushed from Hollywood historyHer charm and energy made her the ultimate ‘flapper’ – but despite her success, Bow would forever be snubbed by the industry’s in-crowd
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Guy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsGuy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsTrumbo; By the Sea; Evolution; The Forest; Truman; That Cold Day in the Park; The Exquisite Corpus – reviewWhile Bryan Cranston treads a familiar path to Oscar nomination in Trumbo, Evolution’s deliciously dark imagery offers more stimulating fare
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The adaptation of the computer game bombed in the US and has been panned by critics – but has grossed more than $378m so far. So who’s paying to watch?
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Elvis wanted an FBI badge from Nixon. Jacko fought drink-driving with Reagan. Jagger got lovebombed by Blair. Are these the strangest back-room deals in politics?
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The horror sequel tells the story of mysterious paranormal activity at a north London home 40 years ago. What exactly went on in that cramped terraced house? It began when a bed began to shake …
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Cross-promotional clips starring the players in Independence Day, X-Men and Deadpool scenarios are as weird as they sound
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With Warcraft: The Beginning breaking records in Asia yet failing in its homeland, what does the future hold for American-made blockbusters?
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Ellen DeGeneres excels in Pixar’s Finding Nemo sequel, and the cartoon universe gains a new eight-legged superhero – but a heavy-handed approach threatens to drown the film’s disability message
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This landmark film, about Bengali fisherfolk fighting to survive in a world of hunger and loan sharks, is finally getting its due
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