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Movies
Top five films: best of the big screen
Out pick of what's showing on the big screen this week.
- by Jake Wilson
Latest
Woody Allen
Woody Allen sues Amazon for $96 million over terminated movie deal
Allen is seeking damages after Amazon Studios shelved his movie A Rainy Day in New York following renewed focus on sexual abuse allegations against the filmmaker.
Willem Dafoe
Finding freedom to create a picture of Van Gogh in At Eternity's Gate
Willem Dafoe found new artistic freedom playing Vincent van Gogh.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Opinion
Why Hollywood may not give Liam Neeson a second act
The actor's racist anecdote could put him beyond redemption in the eyes of movie makers and viewers.
- by Celia Walden
Hugh Grant
There is going to be a Four Weddings and a Funeral sequel ... sort of
Twenty five years after the cult romantic-comedy classic first hit cinemas, the cast are reuniting for a short in aid of Comic Relief.
- by Amy Croffey
Oscars
Bradley Cooper was 'embarrassed' by Oscars best director snub
"The first thing I felt was embarrassment, actually," the A Star Is Born director told Oprah Winfrey.
Maria by Callas review: The highs and lows of one of the greats
It takes a while for Maria Callas to get around to discussing the shock she suffered on hearing her lover, Aristotle Onassis, had married Jacqueline Kennedy, but when she does, she doesn't hold back.
- by Sandra Hall
Capharnaum review: A raw slice of refugee life
Capharnaum is a Dickensian tale updated to the slums of modern-day Beirut with 12-year-old Zain as its Oliver Twist.
- by Sandra Hall
Cold Pursuit review: Liam Neeson seeks revenge, again, but this time it's beneath him
In this remake of the Norwegian thriller In Order of Disappearance, the landscape is pretty but the comedy feels forced, unnecessary and just plain nasty.
- by Paul Byrnes
Escape Room review: Teen horror thriller doesn't open any new doors
Ideally, a film like this should set out to bamboozle not just the characters but the viewer as well.
- by Jake Wilson
Pop culture
The best and worst movie trailers from the Super Bowl
The on-field action may have been anti-climactic, but the pop culture attractions in the ad breaks more or less scored.
- by Robert Moran