By Sara Bright There is a photograph that Hilary Swank keeps close – not a red-carpet snapshot, not a still from one of her films,…
By Tessa Nolan Dame Helen Mirren, one of the most decorated actors in British cinema, has confessed to something that would stump most pub quiz…
By Alexander Stone In 1933, an eighteen-year-old Austrian actress ran naked through a sunlit forest, plunged into a lake, and simulated orgasm on camera. The…
By Alexander Stone Every time you connect to a Wi-Fi network, pair a Bluetooth earbud, or get satellite navigation on your phone, you are using…
By Sara Bright When Chris Columbus first put pen to paper in a cramped New York apartment in 1982, he was not dreaming up a…
By Tessa Nolan Emma Stone does not merely collect accolades. She accumulates them at a pace that outstrips almost every performer of her generation, and…
By Tessa Nolan In January 2026, when the 98th Academy Award nominations were announced, Emma Stone received two more – Best Actress and Best Picture…
By Tessa Nolan There is a particular species of Hollywood memoir that operates as a victory lap dressed as humility. Ed Zwick’s Hits, Flops, and…
By Tessa Nolan When Denis Villeneuve’s Dune arrived in cinemas in October 2021, it carried a burden that had crushed every previous filmmaker who dared…
By Sara Bright Sara Bright When Diane Keaton died on 11 October 2025, at the age of 79, the cause was bacterial pneumonia. The family’s…