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‘Life needs fiction to make it bearable’
Pedro Almodóvar  
‘Life needs fiction to make it bearable’
The Spanish film-maker on the raw, real life experiences behind his first collection of short stories – and why his mother is his inspiration
Picks of the week
Jude Law  
‘Playing Henry VIII messed up my back. I’m still trying to sort it out’
‘Playing Henry VIII messed up my back. I’m still trying to sort it out’
‘People want to hear more queer Muslim stories’  
Fawzia Mirza and Amrit Kaur on The Queen of My Dreams
Fawzia Mirza and Amrit Kaur on The Queen of My Dreams
James Earl Jones was movie royalty, a magisterial star who inspired both love and respect
Peter Bradshaw
James Earl Jones was movie royalty, a magisterial star who inspired both love and respect
‘The main issue was always the hijab’  
The Iranian directors arrested for their gentle septuagenarian comedy
The Iranian directors arrested for their gentle septuagenarian comedy
‘Now I owned a private war’  
Lee Miller and the female journalists who broke battlefield rules
Lee Miller and the female journalists who broke battlefield rules
Week in geek  
Will The Hunt for Gollum really be two movies? That’s got to be a stretch
Will The Hunt for Gollum really be two movies? That’s got to be a stretch
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Ian McKellen’s poison pen sharpens 30s society cosy-crime drama
The Critic  
Ian McKellen’s poison pen sharpens 30s society cosy-crime drama
As a jaundiced reviewer with a dangerous private life, McKellen brings glorious life to this story of sour toffs in a dishonest decade
This week's reviews
Boonie Bears: Time Twist  
Chinese animation takes kids’ series into sci-fi yarn
Chinese animation takes kids’ series into sci-fi yarn
My Favourite Cake  
Charming portrayal of a 70-year-old Iranian’s appetite for romance
Charming portrayal of a 70-year-old Iranian’s appetite for romance
In Camera  
Young actor faces endless auditions in disorienting industry satire
Young actor faces endless auditions in disorienting industry satire
Will & Harper  
Will Ferrell’s charming trans road trip documentary
Will Ferrell’s charming trans road trip documentary
Kill  
Family ties unravel during hunting trip in suspenseful forest thriller
Family ties unravel during hunting trip in suspenseful forest thriller
We recommend
Scalp-pricklingly strange fable of dysfunction and self-harm
Dogtooth  
Scalp-pricklingly strange fable of dysfunction and self-harm
A scarily ingrown family are at the heart of this brilliant Greek black comedy, with a hint of Michael Haneke
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