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Support the Guardian Support us   Fund independent journalism with £5 per month Spotlight ‘If you’re anointed tonight, you can be dumped on tomorrow’   Steve Martin on fame, failure and TV humiliation Jerry Seinfeld calls him ‘the most idolised comedian ever’. Yet after five decades at the top, success still makes him cringe. He discusses doubting himself, starring in a documentary – and that Dennis Pennis encounter Picks of the week ‘We don’t need more small-penis energy’…   Sharon Stone on why she swapped acting for art ‘You can’t always win in this industry’   Theo James on fame, Guy Ritchie and the actor’s hustle ‘I’m still trying to recover’   Annie Potts on Ghostbusters, Toy Story – and the car crash that almost killed her Kind hearts, ladykillers and whisky galore   Ealing comedies – ranked! ‘I felt an urgent need for empathy’   The Iranian-American director uniting her two cultures in film M Emmet Walsh was both a mesmerising everyman and an indelible gargoyle. How I’ll miss those poached-egg eyes Peter Bradshaw Peter Bradshaw's film of the week The Delinquents review   Beguilingly surreal slow-motion Buenos Aires heist tale If Pedro Almodóvar and Eric Rohmer teamed up to compose a meanderingly long crime caper it might look like this This week's reviews Calvinia review   Jarringly nostalgic look at a South African childhood Baltimore review   Vivid, intense biopic of heiress turned terrorist Rose Dugdale Robot Dreams review   Tender dog-and-robot love story set in old-school New York Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire review   Time to consign franchise to the spirit realm The Persian Version review   Iranian-American family comedy cranks up the charm We recommend The Green Knight review   Dev Patel rides high on sublimely beautiful quest Director David Lowery conjures up visual wonders and metaphysical mysteries from the anonymously authored 14th-century chivalric poem Get in touch If you have any questions or comments about any of our newsletters please email newsletters@theguardian.com Manage your emails | Unsubscribe | Trouble viewing? You are receiving this email because you are a subscriber to Film Today. Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396