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My Old Ass review – a sweet and cathartic coming-of-ages movie with a twist
Elliott (Maisy Stella, left) with her 39-year-old self (Aubrey Plaza).
Film

My Old Ass review – a sweet and cathartic coming-of-ages movie with a twist

The Gilded Age star Carrie Coon: 'We don't have to be a capitalist machine'
Carrie Coon
Film

The Gilded Age star Carrie Coon: 'We don't have to be a capitalist machine'

'It's art for people': This one-man kayak project shows the beauty of slowing down
Lying down flat in a kayak offers a rarely seen view of the UK’s waterways
Art

'It's art for people': This one-man kayak project shows the beauty of slowing down

In Camera review – a potent comment on race and identity in the film industry
Nabhaan Rizwan as Aden in the movie In Camera
Film

In Camera review – a potent comment on race and identity in the film industry

Jared Harris: 'I still wake up every morning wondering if I can make a living as an actor'
Letter To My Younger Self

Jared Harris: 'I still wake up every morning wondering if I can make a living as an actor'

Focus on Vogue-model-cum-war-correspondent in Kate Winslet passion project years in the making
Film

Focus on Vogue-model-cum-war-correspondent in Kate Winslet passion project years in the making

Big Issue founder John Bird's debut novel optioned for screen adaptation
John Bird

Big Issue founder John Bird's debut novel optioned for screen adaptation

Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he's 'the last of the lucky generation'
Exclusive

Sir Ian McKellen on stage fall, rights and why he's 'the last of the lucky generation'

14 years of austerity left many feeling grateful simply not to be on the streets
This Is What It Means by Chris Sonnex, performed by Shahab Awad
Homelessness

14 years of austerity left many feeling grateful simply not to be on the streets

'It's OK to laugh about death': And Mrs director Daniel Reisinger's guide to facing grief with a smile
Aisling Bea in And Mrs
Daniel Reisinger

'It's OK to laugh about death': And Mrs director Daniel Reisinger's guide to facing grief with a smile

Let Sir Ian McKellen be our inspiration
Steven MacKenzie

Let Sir Ian McKellen be our inspiration

Sir Ian McKellen: 'They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!'
Film

Sir Ian McKellen: 'They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!'

Red Rooms director Pascal Plante on empathy, digital horror and why we're all way too online
Red Rooms director Pascal Plante
Film

Red Rooms director Pascal Plante on empathy, digital horror and why we're all way too online

Prisoner turned actor Clarence Maclin on life inside Sing Sing – and starring in a film based on it
Clarence Maclin and Colman Domingo in Sing Sing
Film

Prisoner turned actor Clarence Maclin on life inside Sing Sing – and starring in a film based on it

Arnie said he'd be back… How The Terminator and other classics are taking over cinemas – again
Arnold Scwarzenegger in The Terminator
Film

Arnie said he'd be back… How The Terminator and other classics are taking over cinemas – again

The London housing market has become an absurdist sport. The game is rigged
Yvonne Wickham
Homelessness

The London housing market has become an absurdist sport. The game is rigged

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Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini
The Hunger Games
Books

Top 5 great books given really great film adaptations – chosen by screenplay writer Moira Buffini

Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day
Kneecap
Film

Hip-hop pioneers Kneecap on peace, Super Noodles and bringing Irish into the modern day

This is how we break the cycle of homelessness and incarceration
Michael Quartey in Cardboard Citizens' No Walls, Still Trapped
Homelessness

This is how we break the cycle of homelessness and incarceration

Only The River Flows review – a Chinese crime thriller awash with mystery 
Film

Only The River Flows review – a Chinese crime thriller awash with mystery 

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