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Malala and Jennifer Lawrence take on the Taliban
‘Why the silence? Why the inaction? It breaks my heart’  
Malala and Jennifer Lawrence take on the Taliban
The Oscar-winner and the Nobel laureate have teamed up to make Bread & Roses, a new film about the abuse of women in Afghanistan. In an emotional interview, they warn that the west ignores its message at their peril
Picks of the week
Life without Bruce and Brandon  
Shannon Lee on losing her superstar father and brother
Shannon Lee on losing her superstar father and brother
Happy 90th birthday, Shirley MacLaine  
Her 20 best films – ranked!
Her 20 best films – ranked!
Forget Back to Black ...  
Here are eight great fake music biopics
Here are eight great fake music biopics
A Tarzan deathtrap and an 80ft Goofy  
Prepare for your tour of scrapped Disneyland rides
Prepare for your tour of scrapped Disneyland rides
Prospect Cottage  
Derek Jarman’s seaside home – in pictures
Derek Jarman’s seaside home – in pictures
‘David Lynch had to personally approve the screening’  
The film clubs driving the celluloid revival
The film clubs driving the celluloid revival
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
There’s no messiah in here
The Book of Clarence  
There’s no messiah in here
Jeymes Samuel’s wacky counter-gospel action adventure delivers some good turns but drifts into piety
This week's reviews
It Runs in the Family  
Heartfelt tribute from one film-maker to another
Heartfelt tribute from one film-maker to another
Jeanne du Barry  
Entertaining spectacle with Johnny Depp’s purring and peculiar royal dandy
Entertaining spectacle with Johnny Depp’s purring and peculiar royal dandy
In Short, Europe: Best of Best  
Heady celebration of European short film-making
Heady celebration of European short film-making
I Could Never Go Vegan  
Cheerfully persuasive film about the plant-based lifestyle
Cheerfully persuasive film about the plant-based lifestyle
Butterfly Tale  
Kids insect story wants to take long trip south to Mexico
Kids insect story wants to take long trip south to Mexico
We recommend
Magic, enigma and a dark journey
Happy As Lazzaro  
Magic, enigma and a dark journey
Alice Rohrwacher’s enigmatic drama is an unsettling and moving satire about the unquestioning toil of peasants’ lives
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