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'He's the Tiger Woods of hypocrisy'Comics, including Jimmy Fallon and Stephen Colbert, discuss Trump’s latest transgender bathroom law and his post-inauguration golf obsession -
Do we need a Twin Peaks revival when TV is so much weirder now?David Lynch’s surreal drama was like nothing else when it landed in 1990 but its influence has meant that when it returns it might not seem as revolutionary
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Hollywood on edge as politically charged ceremony loomsFor once the films have taken second billing in the leadup to Sunday’s Academy Awards, with global viewership expected to surge in anticipation of what the stars will say about Donald Trump -
The Lost WeekendConcluding our series of Guardian writers’ all-time Academy picks, Benjamin Lee explains why this 1946 film is one of the most vital about alcoholism ever made
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'He stood up for what he believed in'The first ever solo exhibition in New York for the civil rights-championing artist uncovers a career filled with important and sensitive works
oscars 2017
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This year's best Oscar tat: from statuette loo-brushes to a popcorn Emma StoneLove the Academy Awards? Why not buy your own knock-off toy Oscar to present to your friends and family?
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La La Land’s inevitable Oscars win is a disaster for Hollywood – and for usThis year’s other best picture nominees have heart, soul and humanity. Damien Chazelle’s tawdry, dispiriting confection has none – it’s the tale of two narcissists who sacrifice love for self-interest
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Trump won't watch Oscars, says press secretary Sean SpicerHollywood’s biggest night – where protests against the president are forecast – clashes with White House Governors Ball, so he won’t be watching on TV. And his voters are poised to switch off too
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'And the Oscar will go to' … who shall win the 2017 Academy Awards, and whyMake room for Denzel Washington in the three-timer club and Emma Stone on the podium: our awards expert tells you where to put your money
people
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The inspiration for the film Lion: 'The tears spoke for themselves'When he was five, he fell asleep on a train and ended up 1,000 miles from home. His journey from Indian street-child to adopted Australian is now the subject of an Oscar-tipped film. Here he and his biological mother talk about their reunion
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How he changed movies for ever – and for the betterWith The Godfather and Chinatown, Robert Evans revolutionised the movie industry. Now, Simon McBurney is staging the mogul’s scandalous memoir, The Kid Stays in the Picture. They talk about art, life and America
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the big picture
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Tino Razo's backyard skateboardersWith a gang of nimble friends, skater and photographer Tino Razo documents the illegal underground skate scene around California’s empty swimming pools
reviews
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Get Out – white liberal racism is terrifying bogeyman in sharp horrorWriter-director Jordan Peele masterfully combines incisive social commentary with genuine, seat-edge suspense in film exploring evils of American suburbia
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Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? by Kathleen Collins – black power and pathosWritten during the 1960s and 70s, these posthumously published stories from the civil rights activist and film-maker seem startlingly prescient
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pictures & video
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The Vienna opera ballOpening ceremony sees debutantes performing classical dances. With the ball still hugely popular in Austria, it attracts big TV audiences, celebrity guests – and the president
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Jasper Havoc in a London skip‘He wasn’t always in drag but he was in permanent diva mode, louche and funny’
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Why do white men still control so much culture?Hanna Yusuf argues that women of colour miss out on critical acclaim because of the white men who set industry standards
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The intelligence explosion: how do you stop a robot from turning evil?It’s 2027 and Mental Endeavours Ltd has a problem with their flagship robot Günther. How do you program an intelligent machine not to annihilate humanity?
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McLaren: new film tells the story of motor racing icon Bruce McLarenRoger Donaldson’s new film McLaren tells the story of Bruce McLaren’s determination to make it to the summit of global motor racing
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How Alan Aldridge made the 60s swingThe graphic artist’s swirling, kaleidoscopic images – made for everyone from the Beatles to Andy Warhol and the Who – perfectly captured those heady days of psychedelia
Ezra Edelman on making his epic Oscar-nominated documentary OJ: Made in America