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Oscar-winning star of stage and screen, dies aged 89
Maggie Smith  
Oscar-winning star of stage and screen, dies aged 89
In a career that began in the 1950s, her roles ranged from Desdemona to Miss Jean Brodie, Virginia Woolf and Minerva McGonagall
Picks of the week
‘Her love for Richard never went away’  
The hidden life of Elizabeth Taylor – as seen by her son
The hidden life of Elizabeth Taylor – as seen by her son
Will Ferrell and Harper Steele  
‘More people say they’ve seen an alien than a trans person’
‘More people say they’ve seen an alien than a trans person’
Paul Feig  
‘Everyone went cannibal over the female Ghostbusters. A lot of dudes were looking for a fight’
‘Everyone went cannibal over the female Ghostbusters. A lot of dudes were looking for a fight’
‘She’d never done anything like this before’  
Behind the scenes on Shelley Duvall’s extraordinary final film
Behind the scenes on Shelley Duvall’s extraordinary final film
Week in geek  
Can Marvel’s Thunderbolts* avoid the mistakes of DC’s Suicide Squad?
Can Marvel’s Thunderbolts* avoid the mistakes of DC’s Suicide Squad?
Skeleton warriors and plasticine chickens  
Why stop-motion animation is still going strong a century on
Why stop-motion animation is still going strong a century on
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Coppola’s passion project is megabloated and megaboring
Megalopolis  
Coppola’s passion project is megabloated and megaboring
Francis Ford Coppola’s question – can the US empire last forever? – may be valid but flashes of humour cannot rescue this conspiracy thriller from awful acting and dull effects
This week's reviews
The Fisherman and the Banker  
A coastal community’s astonishing fight for justice
A coastal community’s astonishing fight for justice
The Outrun  
Saoirse Ronan is mesmerising in sobering addiction drama
Saoirse Ronan is mesmerising in sobering addiction drama
Dragonkeeper  
Kids’ animation in which a girl must save China’s last fire breathers
Kids’ animation in which a girl must save China’s last fire breathers
The Teacher  
A Palestinian educator is troubled by his radical past
A Palestinian educator is troubled by his radical past
I’m Not Everything I Want to Be  
Sex, fashion and addiction from Czech Nan Goldin
Sex, fashion and addiction from Czech Nan Goldin
We recommend
Startling filmed record of Shackleton’s gruelling Antarctic odyssey
South  
Startling filmed record of Shackleton’s gruelling Antarctic odyssey
Frank Hurley’s 1919 silent footage turns Sir Ernest Shackleton’s gruelling expedition into a travelogue with cute penguins
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