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‘When I was about to get it on with Richard Burton, he said I reminded him of Elizabeth’
Ian McShane  
‘When I was about to get it on with Richard Burton, he said I reminded him of Elizabeth’
The actor on the fate of Lovejoy’s leather jacket, appearing nude on the cover of Cosmo and how to make a perfect cup of tea
Picks of the week
‘You struggled with my film? Fantastic!’  
Alice Rohrwacher and her riotous new tomb-raiding tale
Alice Rohrwacher and her riotous new tomb-raiding tale
‘I love erotic thrillers, but this so isn’t one’  
Damian Hurley on directing his mother, Elizabeth, in a ‘sensual mystery’
Damian Hurley on directing his mother, Elizabeth, in a ‘sensual mystery’
‘I thought: “I’ve engineered the death of Hugh Grant!’’’  
The inside story of Four Weddings and a Funeral
The inside story of Four Weddings and a Funeral
Standing stones, urban hellscapes and male nudes  
Derek Jarman’s glorious Super 8 short films
Derek Jarman’s glorious Super 8 short films
‘It’s not that I’m against story. I like films with stories’  
Pat Collins on directing a tale without a plot
Pat Collins on directing a tale without a plot
‘It was terrifying – but screw it’  
The director who had to disown her film to qualify for the Oscars
The director who had to disown her film to qualify for the Oscars
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Alice Rohrwacher’s uproarious adventure teems with life
La Chimera  
Alice Rohrwacher’s uproarious adventure teems with life
Set in 1980s Tuscany, Rohrwacher’s captivating film follows a lovelorn Englishman plundering Italy’s historical artefacts with a bizarre gang
This week's reviews
Mambar Pierrette  
Subtle and big-hearted parable of women’s resilience in Cameroon
Subtle and big-hearted parable of women’s resilience in Cameroon
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger  
Scorsese’s guide to cinema greats
Scorsese’s guide to cinema greats
Our Mothers  
Moving drama about aftermath of unspeakable war violence
Moving drama about aftermath of unspeakable war violence
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes  
Future simians swing through cinematic jungle
Future simians swing through cinematic jungle
Drylongso  
Charming 90s indie is a genre-resistant film that keeps its DIY dazzle
Charming 90s indie is a genre-resistant film that keeps its DIY dazzle
We recommend
Crackingly entertaining
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World  
Crackingly entertaining
Peter Weir again demonstrates a golden touch in this seafaring yarn starring an infectiously enjoyable Russell Crowe, in his best role since Gladiator
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