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Ready for your close-up, Mr Hiddleston?
British actor Tom Hiddleston and director Joanna Hogg, who first met for ‘Unrelated’, have reunited again for ‘Archipelago’. Dave Calhoun meets them. Photography Rob Greig
Nicole Kidman on going down the 'Rabbit Hole'
Her film roles have been bracingly unpredictable, her personal life even more so. But, happy in marriage, motherhood and a return to critical form, has Nicole Kidman finally found her dead calm?
Berlin Film Festival 2011: Geoff Andrew looks at the big winners
Geoff Andrew surveys the prizewinners – including Hungary’s Béla Tarr and Iran’s Asghar Farhadi – at the 2011 Berlin Film Festival
Felicity Jones: British film's new it-girl?
You'll be seeing lots of Felicity Jones this year when 'The Tempest' and 'Chalet Girl' hit our screens. Cath Clarke meets her
Aaron Sorkin: The Oscar frontrunner
The screenwriter of the moment talks through what he did with 'The Social Network' and what he intends to do with the life of John Edwards in 'The Politician'
Directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman talk 'Howl'
How did the pair turn James Franco into renowned Beat poet Allen Ginsberg?
Oscars 2011: the winners (and the losers!)
Bookie's favourite 'The King's Speech' is 2011's Best Picture
The 2011 BAFTAs: the nominations
It's all the usual suspects, with 'The King's Speech' and 'The Social Network' leading the pack, but with 'True Grit' and 'Inception' getting a bit more love than usual
The Golden Globes 2011: the results
Was this the most sensible awards ceremony ever (Ricky Gervais excepted…)?
Why 'Neds' deserves awards (but probably won't win them)
Don't let Peter Mullan's brilliant 'Neds' pass you by among the rush of more shiny Bafta contenders, says Dave Calhoun, who meets the film's unassuming 17-year-old star
Natalie Portman: Dancing queen
Can child stars go on to credible careers? With her Ivy League credentials and a performance in ‘Black Swan’ that’s put her in line for an Oscar, Natalie Portman proves it can be done…
Waking up with Michelle Williams
The star of 'Brokeback Mountain' and 'Wendy and Lucy' lights up the blistering, warts 'n' all romance 'Blue Valentine' opposite Ryan Gosling. Tom Huddleston caught her as she rubbed sleep from her eyes
22 Films to look out for in 2011
Tom Huddleston and David Jenkins count down the 22 titles they're most eager to catch in 2011
Colin Firth: A right royal knockout
Could it be Oscars for one of Britain's best loved actors? Tom Huddleston meets him.
'Damn it, I’m gonna cha cha!': Jeff Bridges interview
The Oscar-winning actor explains how he made the leap from 'Tron: Legacy' to 'True Grit'
The top 20 DVDs of 2010
Still struggling for a few last-minute Christmas gifts? Worry no more, as Time Out’s David Jenkins and Tom Huddleston present the definitive guide to the 20 best DVD releases of 2010
Gareth Edwards: Making 'Monsters'
After working for years as a special effects designer and occasional TV director, Londoner Gareth Edwards jacked in his job and headed to Mexico to make his debut feature. The result, low budget festival hit ‘Monsters’, hits cinemas this week.
Violence on the streets: Brian Welsh discusses ‘In Our Name’
A new low-budget British drama tackles the emotional strains of war
Michel Gondry: From elderly aunties to Green Hornets
The French director and polymath on a return to documentary and his experiences playing with the Hollywood big boys
Trailer preview: Can Duncan Jones top ‘Moon’ with ‘Source Code’?
Time Out takes a look at the first trailer for ‘Source Code’, the second film from Duncan ‘son of Bowie’ Jones, director of last year’s Brit hit ‘Moon’.
‘I don’t make movies to make money’: Julian Schnabel on 'Miral'
The director of 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' is brushing aside criticism of his new film, finds Cath Clarke
How did Anton Corbijn follow up 'Control'?
He enlisted George Clooney to play an angular freelance gunsmith hiding out in a small Italian village in 'The American', that's how. Cath Clarke meets him
From Sun Hill to Hogwarts: David Yates talks 'Harry Potter'
When the 'Harry Potter' series ends next summer, David Yates will have directed four of the eight movies. Tom Huddleston speaks to him on the eve of 'Deathly Hallows: Part One'
'Film is magic': Apichatpong Weerasethakul
The Palme d'Or winning director talks editing, slowing things down and why he loves 'Re-Animator'
Javier Mariscal and Fernando Trueba talk 'Chico & Rita'
The directorial team talk about how they filtered the history of modern jazz into a globe-trotting romance
The kid's all right: Kodi Smit-McPhee
The 14-year-old Australian star of 'Let Me In' talks horror, Cola rushes and the C-word
Frank Capra: An All-American Boy?
Throughout November and December, BFI Southbank will revisit the career of Frank Capra, one of mid-century Hollywood’s most influential directors. BFI programmer and Time Out contributing editor Geoff Andrew explains why it’s time to revisit the landmark career of the director of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ and ‘It Happened One Night’.
The 'rare genius' of Andy Serkis
Tom Huddleston talks to actor Andy Serkis about 'Burke and Hare', 'Tintin' and his new motion capture animation studio
Rafi Pitts discusses 'The Hunter'
The director talks politics, protest and censorship with Trevor Johnston
Olivier Assayas takes on the life of Carlos the Jackal
Olivier Assayas talks about making his epic ‘Carlos’, a five-hour biopic of the first international terrorist, Carlos the Jackal
From the Golden Globes to a Dagenham car plant
British actress Sally Hawkins talks to Dave Calhoun about her time in the acting spotlight and her new lead role in Brit break-out comedy, 'Made in Dagenham'
Gillian Wearing makes the art/film crossover with 'Self Made'
Dave Calhoun meets the British artist to discuss her new doc-fiction film about the nature of performance
Mike Leigh: 'This is the most deeply personal film I’ve made'
The veteran director talks to Dave Calhoun about how 'Another Year' was a film born out of his own memories
Clio Barnard mixes documentary and theatre in 'The Arbor'
Dave Calhoun sees this first-time British director as a major new talent
'Pay attention, or you’re going to miss a lot': David Fincher on 'The Social Network'
The director of 'Seven' and 'Fight Club' tells David Jenkins about turning the Facebook story in to a film
Carey Mulligan: The Brit It Girl
She’s been lying low since the Oscars, living in New York, thinking about her next film. Now Carey Mulligan is back with an Oliver Stone movie and a Kazuo Ishiguro adaptation. But she’s still searching for that perfect role, she tells Dave Calhoun
Close up: Howard Marks
The famed Welsh pot smuggler and student hero talks about a new film adaptation of his memoirs, 'Mr Nice'
Close up: Corneliu Porumboiu
The director of anti-procedural thriller 'Police, Adjective' talks about this fine addition to the Romanian 'new wave'
From the Golden Globes to a Dagenham car plant
British actress Sally Hawkins talks to Dave Calhoun about her time in the acting spotlight and her new lead role in Brit break-out comedy, 'Made in Dagenham'
Harmony Korine discusses his DVD collection
The idiosyncratic director of bad-taste mash-up ‘Trash Humpers’ gives us a tour of his mostly pornographic DVD collection.
Gaspar Noé – master of depravity
A wry director, known to chuckle at the depravity of his own films, Gaspar Noé has followed ‘Irréversible’ with ‘Enter the Void’, another violent and explicit nightmare trip through a city after dark. Dave Calhoun meets him.
Venice 2010: Final round-up
This year’s Venice Film Festival saw lauded directors, such as Sofia Coppola and Julian Schnabel trading on past glories. But thank goodness for the visions of Kelly Reichardt and Jan Svankmajer, says David Jenkins
Michael Shannon: Herzog, 'Harvey' and punk rock
Michael Shannon talks about his weird and wonderful new film, 'My Son, My Son What Have Ye Done?' with David Jenkins
Debra Granik: How we made 'Winter's Bone'
Director Debra Granik takes us on a voyage into the dark heart of America in her formidable new film ‘Winter’s Bone’. David Jenkins hears exactly how she did it
Floria Sigismondi on 'The Runaways'
Time Out meets the director of the new hard-rockin' biopic of teenage punk princesses, 'The Runaways'
Bobcat Goldthwait: A Life in Film
To celebrate the release of Bobcat Goldthwait’s ‘World’s Greatest Dad’ starring Robin Williams, Adam Lee Davies looks back on the former wildman’s journey from stand-up to Sundance and beyond.
Michael Cera: Hollywood's go-to-geek
Darling of indie comedy, and now Hollywood's go-to-geek, Michael Cera talks to Dave Calhoun about beating up bad guys in 'Scott Pilgrim vs The World'.
Bobcat Goldthwait on Robin Williams: ‘I’m the otter to his bear’
Tom Huddleston meets the comedian and former ‘Police Academy’ star whose ‘World’s Greatest Dad’ is one of the year’s best comedies so far
Why 'Certified Copy' is pure Kiarostami
‘Certified Copy’ won Juliette Binoche Best Actress at Cannes, but it also provoked accusations that its award-winning director, Abbas Kiarostami, had gone mainstream. Nonsense, says Geoff Andrew
Locarno Film Festival 2010 report
The 63rd Locarno Film Festival offered a carnal showdown between France’s most famous gay porn star and long-dead entertainer Maurice Chevalier. David Jenkins witnessed the bout
Alfred Molina: a life in film
From Mike Leigh's 'Meantime' to new Hollywood blockbuster 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice', Alfred Molina has had a long and varied career. Tom Huddleston meets him
Sylvain Chomet: the trials of making 'The Illusionist'
The stunning new animation from ‘Belleville Rendez-Vous’ director Sylvain Chomet is based on an old Jacques Tati script. He tells Trevor Johnston how its making unearthed secrets in Tati’s family
François Ozon discusses 'Le Refuge'
The prolific French director discusses his new film, a drama about childbirth in which the lead actress is actually expecting
When action stars direct...
With Sylvester Stallone on the verge of releasing his latest directorial effort, ‘The Expendables’, Time Out look at some of the other films that have been directed by wham-bam action stars...
The UK Film Council is dead. Let's give the British Film Institute a chance
The closure of the public body which put money into films like 'Hunger' and 'In the Loop' is a sad thing. But might this be an exciting new time for British cinema, asks Dave Calhoun?
Is this the future of British cinema?
Ben Wheatley made his excellent British gangster film 'Down Terrace' with no government funding. Could this be a template for the future?
Gruff Rhys on Penguins, Patagonia and Folk Rock
Gruff Rhys is the lead singer of Welsh indie band Super Furry Animals. ‘Separado!’ is his debut film feature, a rambling documentary travelogue of the 40 year old’s time spent tracking down enigmatic folk troubadour René Griffiths in Welsh-speaking Patagonia.
Why make a film about Serge Gainsbourg?
Nina Caplan remembers the bawdy life and times of France's great pop icon and human chimney, Serge Gainsbourg, ahead of new biopic 'Gainsbourg'
Comic Con 2010: rumour round-up
As sci-fi/fantasy weekender Comic Con rages on in San Diego, Time Out rounds up some of the spurious rumours we've been picking up from the transatlantic newswires...
Alberto Cavalcanti: hero of the war
A new BFI season celebrating filmmaker Alberto Cavalcanti opened at BFI Southbank last week. Tom Huddleston celebrates his greatest achievement, Nazi invasion thriller ‘Went the Day Well?’
Why Christopher Nolan is not the new Stanley Kubrick
Tom Huddleston explains why the director of 'Inception' hasn't yet scaled the great heights of Kubrick
Flops! Follies! Failures! Cinema's 50 Greatest Disasters!
We present our list of cinema's most spectacular follies, most saddening flops and most unbearable failures
Catherine Breillat on 'Bluebeard'
France's foremost provocatrice returns with a short, sharp fairytale about desire and manipulation
Hard talk with Oliver Stone
The director of 'JFK' and 'Nixon' will visit London next week to preview his new documentary, 'South of the Border', and discuss his 40-year career with Time Out's Film editor, Dave Calhoun. Here he talks to Wally Hammond about the US elite, Chávez, Bush and Nixon
Goran Paskaljevic: Serbia's lost master
BFI Southbank is offering the rare chance to discover the back catalogue of one of Serbia's unheralded talents.
Claire Denis discusses 'White Material'
French director Claire Denis returns with another brilliant movie, a dream-like tale of war and discrimination in Africa
The renaissance of Kristin Scott Thomas
After thrilling the critics in ‘I’ve Loved You So Long’ and ‘Nowhere Boy’, Kristin Scott Thomas is on a roll. David Jenkins finds out what to expect from her steamy new film, ‘Leaving’
Is this the future of British cinema?
Ben Wheatley made his excellent British gangster film 'Down Terrace' with no government funding. Could this be a template for the future?
Vive la résistance!
The Ciné Lumière is celebrating 70 years of the French Resistance with an excellent season of films, finds Dave Calhoun
Nicole Holofcener on 'Please Give'
The writer-director on inspiration, fantasy casting and why she doesn't like the term 'chick flick'
André Téchiné on 'The Girl on the Train'
The veteran French director talks to David Jenkins about Ozu, pop music and why walking is better than taking the railway
Barney Platts-Mills on lost classic 'Bronco Bullfrog'
'Bronco Bullfrog' was shot in the East End in 1969 and is a lost gem of British cinema. Dave Calhoun meets its director, Barney Platts-Mills
On the set of Roland Emmerich's 'Anonymous'
Only the director of ‘Independence Day’ could treat the life of Shakespeare with the same abandon with which he blows up entire cities on screen. Mark Salisbury meets Roland Emmerich on the set of his new film, ‘Anonymous’
Will Greta Gerwig be the next big thing?
The mumblecore maven talks to Time Out about her first mainstream role, in Noah Baumbach's 'Greenberg'
Michael Winterbottom answers critics of 'The Killer Inside Me'
Michael Winterbottom’s new film has been shocking audiences since its premiere at Sundance in January. Wally Hammond meets the prolific British director to talk – spoiler alert! – about how he handled its dark plot.
Meeting Dennis Hopper
Dave Calhoun recalls his meeting with the late Hollywood wildman, Dennis Hopper
From the pitch to the pictures: footballers on film
Ahead of the World Cup, Time Out look at how some of world's most celebrated footballers have fared on the silver screen
Who is Apichatpong Weerasethakul?
He's got a film in Cannes, a residency at a London gallery and new short film viewable online, but just who is Apichatpong Weerasethakul, asks David Jenkins
André Téchiné on 'The Girl on the Train'
The veteran French director talks to David Jenkins about Ozu, pop music and why walking is better than taking the railway
Elia Suleiman on 'The Time That Remains'
The Palestian director talks to David Jenkins about being snubbed by Cannes, his love of Tati and how hard it is to make a movie
Chris Morris and the writers of 'Four Lions': interview
Chris Morris, Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong are the writers behind 'Four Lions', about a terrorist plot to bomb London. 'You can make comedy about anything,’ they tell Mark Ellen
Cinema's lamest bad guys
Mickey Rourke as dreadlocked S&M geriatric Whiplash in 'Iron Man 2' looks like a character who'll go straight into the pantheon of ridiculous film baddies. Here are some of the guys he might meet when he gets there...
Frederick Wiseman on 'La Danse – The Paris Opera Ballet'
The master documentary maker talks to Time Out about filming real people, what he's doing with his outtakes and how 'The Wire' adpoted his naturalistic filming style
Giorgos Lanthimos on 'Dogtooth'
The Greek director talks of his love of Bresson and his hatred of festival schmoozing
How to run a film festival
Cinema: check. Film: check. Audience: check. It sounds so easy. But don’t be fooled. David Jenkins meets Alison Poltock, the woman behind the East End Film Festival, to discover her manifesto for creating the perfect film festival
Matthew Vaughn talks 'Kick-Ass'
Guy Ritchie’s former producer, and director of ‘Layer Cake’ and ‘Stardust’, Matthew Vaughn has now made a movie of potty-mouthed, tongue-in-cheek comic book ‘Kick-Ass’. Mark Salisbury meets him
Robert Harris on Roman Polanski and 'The Ghost'
Roman Polanski’s film of Robert Harris’s novel ‘The Ghost’ is in cinemas. But what was it like to finish a film with its director in jail? Dave Calhoun meets Harris, the former New Labour insider who turned on Tony Blair
Tilda Swinton on 'I Am Love'
'I Am Love', is a seven-year labour of love which she produced and in which she stars as the wife of a super-rich Italian businessman. Dave Calhoun meets her
Ellen Page on 'Whip It'
Ellen Page goes from beauty queen to roller derby icon in Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, 'Whip It'. David Jenkins spoke to her about the role
Resurrections on film
As an early Easter gift, Time Out look back over some of cinema's most interesting depictions of the dead returning to life
Warwick Thornton talks 'Samson and Delilah'
Forget pretty images of the bush: ‘Samson and Delilah’ is a down-and-dirty portrait of modern Aboriginal life. Wally Hammond meets the film’s director, Warwick Thornton
Cinema's most shocking moments
To mark the fiftieth-anniversary re-release of ‘Psycho’, Time Out asked a panel of actors, directors and writers which movie moments have shocked them the most
Amber Marks sees her father's life on film in 'Mr Nice'
The life of Howard Marks, drugs smuggler-turned-raconteur, has been turned into ‘Mr Nice’, a film by Bernard Rose that stars Rhys Ifans. It had its premiere at Texas’s South by Southwest festival last week, but with Marks banned from entering the US, his daughter Amber Marks headed there instead. Here she recalls seeing her dad’s life on film for the first time
Was there life before 'Kick-Ass'?
The USP of Matthew Vaughn's 'Kick-Ass' is that it's about real life superheroes. But what about Mystery Men?
Jessica Hausner on 'Lourdes'
'Lourdes' is a new film that takes us inside the French religious resort. Time Out meets its director, Jessica Hausner
Robert Pattinson talks 'Remember Me'
The teen heartthrob proves there’s more to life than ‘Twilight’ as he talks to Time Out about his ‘serious’ indie romance, ‘Remember Me’
In search of Iran's underground music scene
Actor-musician Ashkan Koshanejad tells Tom Huddleston why 'No One Knows About Persian Cats'
On the set of 'Clash of the Titans 3D'
Warner Bros has turned to Greek mythology for this year’s first bona fide action blockbuster, a $70 million remake of the 1981’s ‘Clash of the Titans’. Tom Huddleston visits the set
50 Years of Cahiers du Cinéma
As the Ciné Lumière toasts film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma, David Jenkins asks if film criticism can still make a difference
Matthew Vaughn talks 'Kick-Ass'
Guy Ritchie’s former producer, and director of ‘Layer Cake’ and ‘Stardust’, Matthew Vaughn has now made a movie of potty-mouthed, tongue-in-cheek comic book ‘Kick-Ass’. Mark Salisbury meets him
The 50 greatest sports movies
With Sandra Bullock’s Oscar-winning gridiron drama ‘The Blind Side’ and Drew Barrymore’s riotous roller derby carve-up ‘Whip It’ making all the right moves on the silver screen, Time Out decided to dust off its jockstrap, sharpen its studs and suffer an extended training montage to bring you our list of the 50 greatest sports movies ever made
Tom Harper on 'The Scouting Book for Boys'
Thirty-year-old Londoner Tom Harper received widespread acclaim for his short films ‘Cubs’ and ‘Cherries’ and has now completed his debut feature, ‘The Scouting Book for Boys’. He tells us how he found the leap from short- to long-form filming
Paul Greengrass talks 'Green Zone'
Paul Greengrass sees his new film 'Green Zone' as a continuation of the concerns he raised in 'United 93' and the 'Bourne' movies, he tells Ben Walters
Why 'Avatar' lost the Best Picture Oscar
Everyone expected ‘Avatar’ to be the big winner at last Sunday’s Oscars, but it was a smaller film that did the business. Dave Calhoun finds out why.
Oscar predictions: why 'Avatar' won't win on Sunday night
Most of the talk about this year’s Oscars has boiled down to two films: ‘The Hurt Locker’ and ‘Avatar’. James Cameron v Kathryn Bigelow. The battle of the exes. Digital v analogue. Goliath v David etc
Johnny Depp talks 'Alice in Wonderland'
Johnny Depp tells Mark Salisbury about Vanessa Paradis's teeth, why Carroll purists won't like his 'Alice in Wonderland' and why he's looking forward to working with 'good girl' Angelina Jolie
Do the Oscars still really matter?
It’s James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ v Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘The Hurt Locker’ at the Academy Awards on Sunday night. But interest in the jamboree is waning and many think that this year’s nominees lack lustre. Time Out invited two experts to answer the burning question: do the Oscars still matter?
Mia Hansen-Løve discusses 'Father of My Children'
New Paris-set film ‘Father of My Children’ is an impressive work about families and filmmaking from 29-year-old French director Mia Hansen-Løve
'The Hobbit': a fantasy casting
As news breaks of yet another rumoured participant in Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Hobbit’ - this time centring around Matthew Goode as Bilbo - we at Time Out thought we’d take a pop at casting our own version. Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis are already confirmed to reprise their ‘Rings’ roles, but there are still plenty of juicy parts up for grabs...
Martin Scorsese talks 'Shutter Island'
The celebrated and hugely prolific director is in town to promote his new movie. Dave Calhoun meets him to talk about philosophy, scary caterpillars and his lifelong love of cinema
Has success ruined Peter Jackson?
Tom Huddleston asks whether 'Lord of the Rings' director Peter Jackson has allowed his success to spoil his film 'The Lovely Bones'
Jean-Pierre Jeunet talks 'Micmacs'
Time Out Film talks to Jean-Pierre Jeunet about his new film 'Micmacs'
Jeff Bridges talks 'Crazy Heart'
Jeff Bridges, tipped to pick up an Academy Award for ‘Crazy Heart’, tells Tom Huddleston about country music, putting spots on his face and the mysterious ‘fecal lemon’.
The troubled history of 'The Wolfman'
Two directors. Two endings. Reshoots. A spiraling budget. Five release dates. Just how did 'The Wolfman' get to our screens, asks Mark Salisbury
Time Out's 50 greatest monster movies
As Joe Johnston’s long-awaited reinvention of Universal’s howl-at-the-moon classic ‘The Wolfman’ hits cinemas, Time Out lists our 50 favourite cinematic stalkers, growlers, slashers and biters.
Is the London art cinema scene in crisis?
Two of London’s key independent cinemas, the Barbican Centre and the ICA, face an uncertain future this month as the city looks set to lose several screens and screening slots
Rotterdam 2010: Geoff Andrew's report
Geoff Andrew finds rich leftfield pickings at the 2010 Rotterdam Film Festival
Rotterdam 2010: Dave Calhoun's report
The down-to-earth Rotterdam Film Festival uncovers new work from around the world, reports Dave Calhoun
The genius of Roman Polanski
Can Roman Polanski rise above the media circus and deliver another masterpiece with his forthcoming film, 'The Ghost', starring Pierce Brosnan and Ewan McGregor? Wally Hammond is defiantly optimistic
Why everyone's talking about 'Precious'
Director Lee Daniels fights back the tears to tell Dave Calhoun how he ‘married art into an urban world’
Martin Campbell: interview
‘Casino Royale’ director Martin Campbell has transformed his classic 1985 BBC eco-thriller ‘Edge of Darkness’ into a big-budget Hollywood movie starring Mel Gibson. Here he talks about dildos, De Niro and directing James Bond
The latest news from Sundance 2010
Psycho killers, jailbait lesbians, mumblecore maturity and the return of Chris Morris all crop up at this year's Sundance film festival
Can Tom Ford cut it as a director?
Tom Ford spent ten years as creative head of Gucci and now has his own fashion and fragrance line. Now he’s releasing his first film, a Christopher Isherwood adaptation, no less. Nina Caplan meets him
Is 'A Prophet' France's answer to 'The Godfather'?
Smart prison flick ‘A Prophet’ is set to win awards and hearts as one of 2010’s most popular French movies with British filmgoers. Cath Clarke speaks to its celebrated – and stylish – director Jacques Audiard.
Hirokazu Koreeda: Interview
'Still Walking' confirms Hirokazu Koreeda as a master director. Time Out spoke to him about how he made this gorgeous family comedy
Eric Rohmer: 1920 – 2010
The master French filmmaker Eric Rohmer has died. Geoff Andrew celebrates his life and films
Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson: Interview
Lucy Bailey and Andrew Thompson’s documentary ‘Mugabe and the White African’ explores notions of colonialism and racism to gripping effect by focusing on the legal plight of a white Zimbabwean farming family who find themselves on the wrong side of Robert Mugabe’s controversial land reform programme.
Viggo Mortensen on 'The Road'
He's obsessive about his craft, but there's more to Viggo Mortensen than daffy Method acting, says David Jenkins
Gerardo Naranjo: interview
Former film critic Gerardo Naranjo made his first short in Mexico before taking a Masters in directing at the American Film Institute in LA. His three features have played in all the major film festivals including Cannes, Venice, Toronto and London, and his latest ,‘I’m Gonna Explode’, a story of fugitive teen romance, is out now.
Anna Kendrick: interview
As her new film ‘Up in the Air’ arrives in cinemas, Anna Kendrick talks about dealing with George Clooney, ‘Twilight’ mania and the importance of having abusive friends
Andy Serkis: From Gollum to Ian Dury
A new film tells of the colourful life of 1970s music legend Ian Dury. Dave Calhoun visits the set of ‘Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll’ and talks to Andy Serkis about the role
A 3D film preview of 2010
Following the success of ‘A Christmas Carol’ and ‘Avatar’, the new 3D boom is officially upon us, with 2010’s cinematic slate crammed full of 3D hopefuls. Time Out takes a look at the key titles and asks: is this eye-popping new technology a gift to filmmakers or just another marketing gimmick?
Interview: Sam Taylor-Wood
Conceptual artist-turned-filmmaker Sam Taylor-Wood tells Dave Calhoun why she’d now pick the Odeon Leicester Square over the Guggenheim.
Sam Worthington: interview
Sam Worthington talks of his experiences making the year's most anticipated movie, James Cameron's 'Avatar'
Critics' choices: the films of 2009
Time Out's film critics pick their five best (and one worst) offerings from the year in movies, from talking foxes to the cheekiest gay Austrian ever
Daniel Day-Lewis: interview
The Irish double Oscar winner tells Dave Calhoun how director Rob Marshall got him to sing and dancefor this Christmas’s blockbuster musical 'Nine'
Martin Scorsese discusses 'The Red Shoes'
This week, a restoration of Martin Scorsese’s favourite film, ‘The Red Shoes’, begins a run at BFI Southbank. Joshua Rothkopf spoke to the legendary director about one of British cinema’s all-time great films
On the set of Ken Loach's 'Route Irish'
After the comedy of ‘Looking for Eric’, Ken Loach is turning to the hidden consequences of the Iraq War for his next film. Dave Calhoun meets him on the set of ‘Route Irish’ in Liverpool
Jim Jarmusch: interview
Jim Jarmusch has followed ‘Broken Flowers’ with an esoteric crime mystery set in Spain. The leftfield American filmmaker speaks to Dave Calhoun from his New York office
Time Out's 101 Films of the Decade
So here it is… Ten years, thousands of movies and millions of dollars in international box office, and it all boils down to this: Time Out’s most sensational, celebrational, inspirational selection of the 101 Greatest Films of the Noughties.
Martin Provost discusses 'Séraphine'
A former screen and stage actor and member of the Comédie Française, Martin Provost wrote plays and novels before directing ‘Séraphine’. He also completed two shorts before his first feature, 'Tortilla y Cinéma', in 1997. 'Le Ventre de Juliette' followed in 1992, but 'Séraphine', his film on the artist Séraphine de Senlis, has proved his public and critical breakthrough, scooping seven awards at the Césars – including Best Film and Best Actress for Yolande Moreau
On the set of Ken Loach's 'Route Irish'
After the comedy of ‘Looking for Eric’, Ken Loach is turning to the hidden consequences of the Iraq War for his next film. Dave Calhoun meets him on the set of ‘Route Irish’ in Liverpool
Stephen Poliakoff discusses 'Glorious 39'
Stephen Poliakoff’s ‘Glorious 39’ is his first film for cinema since ‘Food of Love’ in 1997. Since then, the 56-year-old dramatist has concentrated on TV dramas such as ‘The Lost Prince’ and ‘Gideon’s Daughter’. His new film explores the sinister power of the appeasers as World War II began.
The films that deserve a TV spin-off
‘2012’ director and all-round lord of destruction Roland Emmerich has had a change of heart – now he wants to rebuild. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Emmerich announced his intention to produce ‘2013’, a TV spinoff depicting the human race’s attempts to pick up the pieces in the wake of global disaster. This got us thinking: what other classic movies could have found a home on the small screen?
Is 'Paranormal Activity' the new 'Blair Witch'?
How does a film go from DIY experiment to box-office smash? Tom Huddleston talks to Oren Peli, director of micro-budget horror sensation ‘Paranormal Activity’
Michael Haneke discusses 'The White Ribbon'
Dave Calhoun met with Michael Haneke in Munich to discuss the details of his Palme d'Or winner, 'The White Ribbon'
Steven Soderbergh: interview
Steven Soderbergh will soon have two films out: one stars a porn actress as an escort who goes that extra mile, the other stars Matt Damon as a corporate whistleblower
Hippies working for The Man
This week, George Clooney comedy 'The Men who Stare at Goats' illustrates how the influence of the hippy movement spread into all areas of human endeavour, including the US military. We look back at six memorable onscreen heroes who fought the system from within, struggling towards universal love 'n' peace in the service of The Man...
Grant Heslov: interview
Grant Heslov, director of 'The Men who Stare at Goats' talks about his old pal George Clooney, his interest in the paranormal, and his fond memories of working on 'Happy Days'
Roland Emmerich's guide to disaster movies
The man behind ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ has a new movie out, ’2012’, in which tectonic calamity engulfs the Earth in fire and floods. Roland Emmerich gives David Jenkins tips on creating the perfect global catastrophe
Ang Lee talks 'Taking Woodstock'
Ang Lee is one of the world’s most successful and diverse filmmakers. Following the seriousness of ‘Brokeback Mountain’ and ‘Lust, Caution’, Lee, 55, has brightened up with ‘Taking Woodstock’, a comic tale of the men behind history’s greatest music festival
The Coen brothers discuss 'A Serious Man'
Masters of contrary comedy Joel and Ethan Coen have struck another original note with their latest film ‘A Serious Man’
Ten inspirations behind 'Avatar'?
As a new trailer for James Cameron's highly-anticipated CG space-opera 'Avatar' is released, Time Out ponders what the influences behind the film might have been
Portugal calling
This weekend the Ciné Lumière shines a light on a country whose films rarely make it our screens. We take a sneak peek
Lone Scherfig: interview
Danish director Lone Scherfig was an unlikely choice for a very English affair like 'An Education': her previous films include the only Dogme comedy, 'Italian for Beginners' (2000) and 'Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself' (2002). Just how did she manage to pin down suburban London on the verge of a youthquake
Michael Haneke: The man behind the menace
The Austrian director Michael Haneke came to London last week for the British premiere of his latest film, ‘The White Ribbon’. For Dave Calhoun, it was the end of a journey that began with the first unveiling of this extraordinary film in Cannes this May
How Jane Campion brought John Keats back to life
Jane Campion won awards and stole hearts with ‘The Piano’ in 1993. Sixteen years later, she has made a film about the poet John Keats. Time Out gets Romantic with the ‘difficult’ New Zealander
Jean Stéphane Sauvaire: interview
'Johnny Mad Dog' is the debut film from New York-based French director Jean Stéphane Sauvaire. It’s the story of a military coup in an unnamed African state filmed from the perspective of a team of trigger-happy boy soldiers
Terry Gilliam: interview
Cine-dreamer and ex-Python Terry Gilliam talks to Time Out about the struggle of bringing his vision of 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' to life, particularly given the death of star Heath Ledger
London's first in-store cinema
Later this month, Wimbledon will play host to the country’s first in-store cinema. Dave Calhoun was given an exclusive guided tour of a work in progress
Time Out's 50 greatest animated films, with added commentary by Terry Gilliam
In celebration of the release of Pixar's 'Up' and Wes Anderson's beautiful stop-motion rendering of Roald Dahl's 'The Fantastic Mr Fox', Time Out ushers in the help of master animator Terry Gilliam – whose own partially animated 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' opens in cinemas this month – to run down 50 of the greatest animated features of all time
Wes Anderson: interview
Casually departing the world of live-action filmmaking, Wes Anderson's latest is a stop-motion retelling of Roald Dahl's much-loved children's book, 'Fantastic Mr Fox'. Dave Calhoun meets him to discuss how he undertook such a huge project
Paddy Considine: interview
When Paddy Considine works with his friend Shane Meadows you know what you're going to get: insecure bullies who discomfort you as much as they amuse you. So it is with 'Le Donk & Scor-Zay-Zee', an ultra-low-budget, faux-doc riff on the music biz in which Considine plays a past-it roadie looking to steal glory from a talented, unknown rapper
Director Robert Guédiguian discusses his 'Army of Crime'
The French director of ‘Army of Crime’ has ventured out of modern Marseilles to tell the story of the resistance from a new angle
Agnès Varda on 'The Beaches of Agnès'
Agnès Varda made her first film in 1954 and has now made an honest and playful study of her own life. But is it a documentary?
London Film Festival: Critics picks
Before you max out the credit card on LFF tickets this year, take a look at our handy critics picks first...
Corinna McFarlane: interview
One half of the directorial duo behind mysterious festival exposé 'Three Miles North of Molkom' talks to Dave Calhoun about the making of the film
Joe Wright: interview
British director Joe Wright shot to prominence with 2007's award-winning Ian McEwan adaptation 'Atonement'. His latest film, the Hollywood-produced 'The Soloist', stars Jamie Foxx as a homeless musical prodigy befriended by Robert Downey Jr's LA Times journalist. Dave Calhoun spoke to Wright on the eve of the film's UK release.
Andrea Arnold: interview
Andrea Arnold's second feature 'Fish Tank' may be the finest British film of the year. Following an Oscar winning short and 2005's moody 'Red Road', Arnold is developing into one of our finest filmmaking talents
Nora Ephron: interview
Journalist-screenwriter-director Nora Ephron's latest film is 'Julie & Julia', an interweaving of the story of Julia Child, whose cookbook taught post-war America about French food, and Julie Powell, who in 2002 found fame blogging about working her way through Child’s entire cookbook
Venice Film Festival 2009
After last year's disappointing crop of new films, the Venice Film Festival is bouncing back with an extraordinary lineup for 2009, including new films by George Clooney, Werner Herzog, George Romero, Michael Moore, Giuseppe Tornatore and Oliver Stone. Over the next week, David Jenkins will be posting exclusive first-look reviews of all the biggest films.
Dorian Gray: set visit
Next week sees Ben Barnes and Colin Firth come to our screens in a new version of Oscar Wilde’s classic novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'. Dave Calhoun visits the set of the film in the East End
Greg Mottola: interview
After making a splash directing ‘Superbad’, Greg Mottola returns to his indie roots with 'Adventureland' - a self-scripted film about teenagers sentenced to gruelling summer jobs at a low-rent fairground
Time Out's 50 greatest directorial debuts of all time
To celebrate the release of Neill Blomkamp's ferocious debut movie, 'District 9', Time Out lists the 50 finest, most fully formed and influential debut movies of all time
What the hell is District 9?
You might have seen the adverts, visited the website or even been tempted to phone the mysterious information line. But, asks Tom Huddleston, what is ‘District 9’? And will this heavy duty marketing campaign actually sell tickets?
Cinema's best stand-ups
As 'Funny People' hits cinemas, Adam Lee Davies looks back over a century of cinematic stand-ups
Pedro Almodóvar discusses 'Broken Embraces'
The veteran Spanish director releases his seventeenth movie at the end of August. He tells Dave Calhoun why you really should see it twice
Penélope Cruz interview
Penélope Cruz, star of Pedro Almodóvar's new film 'Broken Embraces', tells Dave Calhoun about sneaking on to set aged 14 to spy on the director at work, being a bad actress and learning what it is to be 'raunchy'
Judd Apatow: interview
He wrote and directed ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin’ and ‘Knocked Up’. He co-scripted ‘Pineapple Express’. He produced ‘Anchorman’ and ‘Superbad’. Now Judd Apatow talks to Tom Huddleston on the release of his latest, ‘Funny People’
Kathryn Bigelow: interview
Kathryn Bigelow discusses 'The Hurt Locker', the film that's being called the best fiction film on the Iraq war
Michel Legrand: interview
Legendary 77-year-old composer Michel Legrand's career has spanned six decades, writing music for everyone from Jean-Luc Godard to Orson Welles, from Agnes Varda to Clint Eastwood. As Jacques Demy's joyous 'Les Demoiselles de Rochefort' returns to the BFI, Legrand spoke to David Jenkins about his work on this classic musical
FrightFest preview
The tenth annual horror weekender returns to London - we look forward to the gore in store at this year's event
The Locarno film festival
Dave Calhoun discovers the international indie spirit at this Swiss film festival - including the saccharine-heavy '(500) Days of Summer'
The 50 greatest World War Two movies: part one
As Quentin Tarantino's outrageous men-on-a-mission epic 'Inglourious Basterds' hits our screens, we at Time Out (with the assistance of Tarantino himself) thought it would be a fine time to revisit that most cinematic of conflicts. Some of our choices are stone-cold action classics, others are arthouse masterpieces, but all are worthy of celebration. Sign up today!
'Nowhere Boy' to close 2009 London Film Festival
Sam Taylor-Wood’s John Lennon biopic will close 2009 London Film Festival
Clooney, Damon and Firth all head for Venice
The line-up for the 2009 Venice Film Festival has been announced. Here’s a rundown of what we’ll be looking out for when Time Out heads to Italy on September 2-12
'Cemetery Junction': set visit
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are currently shooting their first movie together. Tim Arthur reports from the set of 'Cemetery Junction'
Anne Fontaine: interview
It's not easy forging your way as a woman in a man's world – whether that is the world of fashion or film. Actor-turned-director Anne Fontaine, whose latest work is the handsome Coco Chanel biopic, 'Coco Before Chanel', tells Nina Caplan how it's done
'Antichrist' cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle: interview
The Oscar-garlanded cinematographer talks to Time Out about the challenges of working with Lars von Trier on his controversial new film 'Antichrist'
Vincent Cassel: interview
French actor Vincent Cassel, star of ‘La Haine’ and ‘Eastern Promises’, talks to David Jenkins about his latest role - playing notorious ’60s Parisian criminal Jacques Mesrine
Sam Rockwell: a life in film
Sam Rockwell shows us his acting mettle in 'Moon', but isn't it high time he made it on to the Hollywood A-list?
Daniel Radcliffe: interview
Time Out catches up with Daniel Radcliffe as he returns to play the world's most famous boy-wizard in 'Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince'. The star of the JK Rowling adaptations talks to us about growing up in the spotlight and taking washing round to his parents' house
Director Courtney Hunt discusses 'Frozen River'
Courtney Hunt is a Tennessee writer and director whose debut film, ‘Frozen River’, received two Oscar nominations: Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay. She talks to Time Out about getting it right first time...
Duncan Jones talks ‘Moon’
All the talk has been of his rock-star father, but Duncan Jones really does deserve the attention he’s getting for his debut feature, ‘Moon’
Anders Østergaard: interview
‘Burma VJ’ uses footage shot by clandestine cameramen to tell the story of Burma’s 2007 uprising, when Buddhist monks led protests against the country’s repressive government. Danish filmmaker Anders Østergaard tells us what led him to compile this footage into a film as exciting as it is informative - and about the drastic lengths to which those who shot it went to smuggle it out of the country.
Gay for pay: when straight actors play gay
With 'Bruno', Sacha Baron Cohen has made us reconsider gay stereotypes in cinema. Time Out looks at how other straight actors have played gay for the camera
The ultimate 'Harry Potter' crib sheet
Our resident Potter professor, Wally Hammond, offers the ultimate introduction to 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'
Bruno: interview
Dave Calhoun speaks to Austria's premiere gay fashionista Bruno about London, holidays and Prince Harry
Lars von Trier's 'Antichrist': joke or masterpiece?
It's the least summery thing you'll experience all month: Lars von Trier's 'Antichrist' is a hellish exploration of grief that shocked and wowed audiences in Cannes. Dave Calhoun invites seven experts to watch the film and share their reactions
Has Michael Mann lost it?
Adam Lee Davies mourns the passing of a major Hollywood talent as Michael Mann's 'Public Enemies' sees the great director still running on empty
The Informant: trailer preview
Steven Soderbergh is at it again, this time with a screwball corporate caper starring Matt Damon called 'The Informant'. View the trailer here...
Claire Denis: interview
The French filmmaker Claire Denis speaks to Dave Calhoun about her new film, '35 Shots of Rum', a tender portrait of a father-daughter relationship in Paris, which is set to be one of the (quiet) hits of the summer
An interview with the directors of Ice Age 3
Carlos Saldanha and Mike Thurmeier, the directorial team on 'Ice Age 3', talk to Time Out about 3D, Looney Tunes and how they both got into the animation business
Edinburgh Film Festival 2009: round-up
Trevor Johnston spends ten days in the Scottish capital, where the British films weren't so strong but Shane Meadows and Paddy Considine offered light relief with 'Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee'
What are the ‘Arrested Development’ alumni up to now?
Teen star Michael Cera appears in 'Year One' this week. Time Out remembers when he first struck comedy gold in sitcom 'Arrested Development', and decided to look how the members of its perfectly balanced ensemble have fared since the show's cancellation in 2006.
Richard Stanley: interview
With ‘Hardware’ now reissued on DVD, we spoke to director Richard Stanley about his memories of shooting in London
When more is more: ten OTT movie classics
Master of disaster Michael Bay's 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' throws in everything but a robot that turns into a kitchen sink in its pursuit of audience-bludgeoning cinematic excess (and massive box office returns). To celebrate, we pick ten totally OTT films that push the boundaries of taste, decency, budget and common sense...
Abbas Kiarostami: interview
The latest work by the Iranian director, a stark procession of women's faces reacting to a piece of cinema, has divided critics. But here, Kiarostami reveals that his actors had something other than film in mind – and how Juliette Binoche got involved
What Thomas Clay did next
His first film 'The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael' was likened to 'a stilted media studies project' by Time Out on its release. Here, the Brighton born director talks to Time Out about how and why he followed it up with 'Soi Cowboy,' a Thai-set alterno-romance filmed in stark black-and-white
Nick Moran discusses 'Telstar'
Joe Meek produced hit singles from above a shop on the Holloway Road. Trevor Johnston talks to Nick Moran about bringing his life to the big screen
John Woo: interview
A sprawling military epic with a cast of thousands, ‘Red Cliff’ marks an impressive return to form for 62-year-old action legend John Woo. After more than a decade of diminishing returns in Hollywood directing films such as ‘Mission: Impossible II’ and ‘Paycheck’, Woo returned to his native China to make this film based on one of the country’s best-known historical legends.
Ten Great Morning After Films
In Todd Phillips's new comedy 'The Hangover', three men wake up after a drunken bender in Vegas with no idea what happened to them. In that spirit, Time Out pops a couple of Nurofen and lists some of the other great 'morning after' movies...
The make-up guru from 'Drag Me to Hell' on blood, guts and that prosthetic penis
A film industry legend, make-up maestro Greg Nicotero has worked on more than 150 movies, from horror classics like ‘Evil Dead 2’ and ‘Scream’ to Oscar-winning dramas like ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘Milk’. Sam Raimi’s slapstick splatfest, ‘Drag Me to Hell’, is his latest assignment. Here, he takes us through his favourite moviemaking experiences
Gideon Koppel: interview
Director Gideon Koppel’s first feature documentary, ‘Sleep Furiously’ is a lyrical meditation on a disappearing way of life in a mid-Wales community, Trefeurig.
Dustin Hoffman: interview
In ‘Last Chance Harvey’, Dustin Hoffman plays a divorcee who arrives in London for his daughter’s wedding only to find himself on the edge of things. He meets a stranger, Kate (Emma Thompson), with whom he’s able to share feelings of loneliness and disappointment as they wander about the city together. The film was nominated for a Golden Globe in the comedy/musical category, but British writer-director Joel Hopkins is as interested in characters and emotions as laughs
Ten memorable movie mentors
Eric Cantona appears as an imaginary life guru in Ken Loach's 'Looking For Eric', so Time Out list ten more classic movie mentors
50 essential sci-fi films
With JJ Abrams's 'Star Trek' already making waves and McG's 'Terminator Salvation' peeking up over the horizon, Time Out thought it would be a perfect time to select 50 essential sci-fi films, some of them classics, some not so classic, but all need to be seen...
Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck: interview
Time Out talks to Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck about their new movie 'Sugar', a follow-up to 2007's 'Half Nelson'. Just don't call it a baseball movie...
Cannes 2009: Final round-up
2009 was a vintage year for Cannes. Dave Calhoun presents the prizewinners, including the Palme d’Or for Michael Haneke, and looks back on a great festival
Interview: Charlie Kaufman
In a Time Out exclusive, Charlie Kaufman, writer of ‘Being John Malkovich’ and ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ – and now writer and director of ‘Synecdoche, New York’ – explains why messing with an audience’s mind comes naturally to him
On set with Eric Cantona in 'Looking for Eric'
Ken Loach and Eric Cantona’s ‘Looking for Eric’ has its world premiere in Cannes this week. Dave Calhoun travelled to Manchester to watch Loach coax words of wisdom from the philosophising footballer
What the hell happened to horror?
Released this week in cinemas, Sam Raimi’s ‘Drag Me to Hell’ is a bold attempt to show modern horror filmmakers and torture porn stars how they used to do things back in the day: splat, saliva and flying eyeballs; smash editing, in-camera effects and crazed invention
Simon Pegg: interview
Simon Pegg has risen to fame via cult hits 'Spaced' and 'Shaun of the Dead'. The writer and actor tells Time Out, through a mouthful of crisps, why we’re past postmodernism and why his wife walked out of the premiere of his new film, ‘Star Trek’
Werner Herzog: interview
Werner Herzog has forged a prolific, uncategorisable career spanning fiction and documentary. His association with remarkable leading man Klaus Kinski in the likes of ‘Aguirre, Wrath of God’ and ‘Fitzcarraldo’ remains a career highlight, yet recent docs, including ‘Grizzly Man’ and his latest release ‘Encounters at the End of the World’, show his powers still undiminished
Is 'Fifty Dead Men Walking' really based on truth?
Martin McGartland, whose memoir forms the basis for 'Fifty Dead Men Walking', talks to Time Out about how he believes he's been inaccurately portrayed in the film
The secrets behind 'Let the Right One In'
Tomas Alfredson, director of excellent Swedish vampire film 'Let the Right One In' discusses the weird ways he approaches filmmaking
Viggo Mortensen: interview
Time Out talks to Viggo Mortensen about playing a sympathetic Nazi in his new film, 'Good'
Armando Iannucci on 'In the Loop'
'The Thick of It' creator, Armando Iannucci talks to Dave Calhoun about 'In the Loop', his new film in which the brilliant Peter Capaldi returns as vicious, foul-mouthed Whitehall spin doctor Malcolm Tucker
The toys that should be films
With the impending release of a second 'Transformers' film and 'GI Joe', Time Out selects some other classic toys and turns them into movies
Nicolas Cage: a life in film
To celebrate the release of his latest movie, 'Knowing', Time Out takes a look at the enduring box office appeal of Nicolas Cage
'Chéri': on location with Stephen Frears
Belle époque Paris. An ageing courtesan and a youthful, spoilt suitor. Stephen Frears’s new movie, ‘Chéri’, is a wry, romantic tale. Filmmaker Don Boyd visits the set, exclusively for Time Out
Mike Leigh on fifty years of Nouvelle Vague
It's the 50th anniversary of the French film revolution known as the Nouvelle Vague – when critics such as Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut picked up cameras and took to the streets. Trevor Johnston reflects upon the revolution and, with the help of Mike Leigh, examines the effect films such as 'À Bout de Souffle' had on British cinema
Interview: Tony Gilroy
Time Out meets Oscar-nominated writer-director Tony Gilroy to talk about his follow-up to corporate thriller 'Michael Clayton', Julia Roberts/Clive Owen heist caper 'Duplicity'
Interview: Andrew Eaton
Who’s the driving force behind the films of Michael Winterbottom? Time Out catches up with the UK’s busiest film producer, Andrew Eaton, who’s also reeling from the success of his ‘Red Riding Trilogy’ for C4
David Frankel on cinema's great journalists
The two most recent films by David Frankel have been about journalists. ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ (2006) was set in the offices of fictional fashion glossy Runway, while ‘Marley & Me’ tells the story of South Florida Sun-Sentinel columnist John Grogan (Owen Wilson) and his relationship with his hyperactive dog. Here, Frankel, whose father Max worked at the New York Times for 50 years, talks us through his favourite films about hacks
Paolo Sorrentino on 'Il Divo'
Can a movie about a notorious Italian prime minister be exciting for a UK audience? Absolutely, says Wally Hammond, talking murder, corruption and political intrigue with Paolo Sorrentino, director of 'Il Divo'
Interview with Jennifer Lynch
Director Jennifer Lynch, daughter of David, has spent the past decade and a half years out of the limelight following the critical savaging received by her debut film, 'Boxing Helena'. But now she's ready to face critics and public alike with the release of her sophisticated thriller 'Surveillance'. So what's changed?
Film production preview 2009
Right, that’s the tears and tantrums of the Oscars out of the way – time to concentrate on what matters: movies. Dave Calhoun and David Jenkins pick out the most promising UK, European, US and Asian films in production right now
Interview: Gerald McMorrow
Read our interview with Gerald McMorrow, debut director of British sci-fi Movie 'Franklyn'
Footlight follies - films ripe to be made into musicals
With Clint Eastwood's 'Magnum Force' set to make the transition from screen to stage musical, Time Out offers some other suggestions for films that that could be given the all-singing, all-dancing Broadway treatment...
Berlin Film Festival 2009 report
Our verdict on the best and worst new cinema from the 2009 Berlin Film Festival
Laurent Cantet discusses his latest film 'The Class'
Wally Hammond speaks to filmmaker Laurent Cantet whose award-winning school drama ‘The Class’ is a thrilling example of ensemble drama played by kids in a real French school
Anvil: audio interview
Time Out sat down with members of the band Anvil and director Sacha Gervasi to discuss their rockin' (and sweetly funny) new doc, 'Anvil! The Story of Anvil'
The Time Out cinema dating service
As St Valentine’s Day approaches, our thoughts inevitably turn to romance. But what about those poor fictional figures out there in movie land with no one to hold this February 14? With them in mind, Time Out unveils its exclusive movie character dating service…
Nuri Bilge Ceylan on 'Three Monkeys'
Acclaimed Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan has a new film out, 'Three Monkeys', and a photography exhibition on the BFI Southbank. See both and your experience will be all the richer, says Dave Calhoun
Rotterdam Film Festival 2009 Report
Time Out ventured to icy Holland for the 38th Rotterdam International Film Festival
Director Kim Jee-Woon on 'The Good, the Bad, the Weird’
Korean director Kim Jee-Woon ('A Tale of Two Sisters','A Bittersweet Life') on his new film, 'The Good, the Bad, the Weird'
David Fincher on 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'
David Fincher’s new film, ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’, marks something of a departure for the director of ‘Se7en’, ‘Fight Club’ and ‘Zodiac’: it’s a sweeping, generation-spanning, epic drama in the grand old Hollywood tradition and is a showcase for new technology and make-up effects as we watch Bard Pitt’s main character age – backwards, from an old baby, to a young geriatric – over several decades.
Pixar director John Lasseter on the future of animation
Pixar animation guru John Lasseter, director of 'Toy Story' and 'Toy Story 2' and now, creative head of four (count ’em) studios, has big 3D plans for the future. Wally Hammond meets the California dreamer
The 2009 Oscars: Time Out's reaction
'Slumdog Millionaire', 'Benjamin Button' and 'Doubt' are all in the running for prizes at this year's Oscars. Tom Huddleston offers his two cents on the nominations
Surviving the pre-Bafta/Oscar logjam
In their desperate rush to release awards contenders just before the major gongs are dished out, do film studios shoot themselves in the foot? Cath Clarke bemoans the pre-Bafta/Oscar logjam
The return of the 'Dad Movie'
Bryan Singer's 'Valkyrie' heralds a return to the old-fashioned historical suspense thrillers that were popular in the '70s. Time Out takes a deep look at the stalwarts of the Dad Movie genre
Gus Van Sant on 'Milk'
Gus Van Sant’s ‘Milk’ is about the political life of gay San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk, who was assassinated in 1978. The film stars Sean Penn in the title role and marks a stylistic U-turn for the director, whose recent films include the experimental likes of ‘Elephant’, ‘Last Days’ and ‘Paranoid Park’
Arnaud Desplechin on 'A Christmas Tale’
Widely regarded as one of France’s leading contemporary filmmakers, writer-director Arnaud Desplechin has become known for expansive character dramas such as his 1996 breakthrough ‘Ma Vie Sexuelle’ and ‘Kings & Queen’. His latest is ‘A Christmas Tale’, with Catherine Deneuve as the matriarch requiring a bone marrow transplant and Amalric as her least favourite son – the suitable donor
Mickey Rourke: a life in film
To celebrate the release of 'The Wrestler', Time Out takes a look at the highs, lows and many middles of the career of Mickey Rourke
The return of the 'Dad Movie'
Bryan Singer's 'Valkyrie' heralds a return to the old-fashioned historical suspense thrillers that were popular in the '70s. Time Out takes a deep look at the stalwarts of the Dad Movie genre
'Milk': preview
Paul Burston, Time Out’s Gay editor, revisits milestones in gay cinema and new flick ‘Milk’, an ‘extraordinary, Oscar-worthy’ biopic of gay US politician Harvey Milk
The softer side of Sam Peckinpah
Sam Peckinpah’s reputation as the master of mayhem was forged in films like ‘The Wild Bunch’ and ‘Straw Dogs’, and by his reputation as an alcoholic, womanising control freak with a mile-wide violent streak. But there was another side to Bloody Sam: a love of whimsy and elegiac nostalgia and a real empathy for humanity, in all its flawed glory. As a new retrospective season begins at the BFI, the Time Out team pick out a few of Peckinpah’s gentler moments
Arnaud Desplechin on 'A Christmas Tale’
Widely regarded as one of France’s leading contemporary filmmakers, writer-director Arnaud Desplechin has become known for expansive character dramas such as his 1996 breakthrough ‘Ma Vie Sexuelle’ and ‘Kings & Queen’. His latest is ‘A Christmas Tale’, with Catherine Deneuve as the matriarch requiring a bone marrow transplant and Amalric as her least favourite son – the suitable donor
Sir David Hare: interview
Wally Hammond meets Sir David Hare to talk about his latest screen adaptation, which tackles Bernhard Schlink’s post-Holocaust philosophical romance ‘The Reader’
The Christmas movies that never were
The Santa Clause. Snow Business. Santa's Slay. Christmas is a time for bad movie-title puns. Time Out pitches a few ideas for future festive favourites...
Benicio Del Toro on 'Che'
Benicio Del Toro tells Dave Calhoun about the appeal of playing the iconic Che Guevara in Steven Soderbergh's new two-part movie , 'Che' - and why it's like being Batman
Best films of 2008
Time Out’s film critics remember 2008’s silver screen highs, lows and welcome reissues
Baz Luhrmann on 'Australia'
Baz Luhrmann discusses his new epic movie 'Australia' starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman with Time Out Film
Cinema's most memorable drinkers
As the announcement comes that Russell Brand is to essay the title role in a remake of classic Cuddly Dudley boozeathon ‘Arthur’, Time Out toasts some of the big screen’s most inimitable inebriates