Kind hearts, ladykillers and whisky galore: Ealing comedies – ranked!
Classic heist caper The Lavender Hill Mob is getting a cinema rerelease. But which of these 40s and 50s film fancies are slyly subversive, and which have dated less well?
June 2022
To prove a villain: the many faces of Richard III – in pictures
Arthur Hughes has become the first disabled actor to play Richard III at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Look back at other incarnations of Shakespeare’s villain
December 2020
How John Le Carré changed television and paved the way for box-set culture
The drawn out style and meticulous character studies of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy initially confused some viewers, but today the 1979 adaptation couldn’t feel more relevant
October 2020
The Ladykillers review – a comic crime caper that still kills
On the set of classic Ealing comedy The Ladykillers - in pictures
May 2020
The classic film I've never seen
I've never seen ... Doctor Zhivago
Would David Lean’s epic Russian-revolution romance stir my heart or leave me stone-cold? Well, all the balalaikas set my teeth on edge from the start
September 2019
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: 40 years on, the labyrinthine thriller is still TV caviar
The BBC adaptation of John Le Carré’s novel mystified a nation – but also featured one of the greatest performances ever delivered on the small screen
June 2019
Kind Hearts and Coronets review – the most elegant serial killer in history
Kind Hearts and Coronets: on the set of the brilliant Ealing comedy – in pictures
April 2019
The Man in the White Suit to be adapted for West End
Sean Foley directs story of chemist who invents a fabric that never fades, angering mill owners
December 2017
Top 10s
Top 10 books about growing old
While ageing can all too easily leave some frightened, the likes of Alec Guinness, Nora Ephron and Julian Barnes have produced wry and positive takes on old age
September 2017
Lawrence of Arabia review – David Lean's sandy epic still radiates greatness
Peter O’Toole’s impossibly charismatic debut performance remains a mesmeric marvel in this digitally restored version of a truly exhilarating feat of film-making
September 2016
Why do our spies keep telling us everything?
David Mitchell
Tinker, tailor, writer, spy: the many lives of John le Carré, in his own words
March 2016
Oscar Isaac surprises audience at Letters Live event in London
The actor made a guest appearance to read aloud correspondence from his Star Wars forebear Sir Alec Guinness
December 2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens – your interactive cheat sheet
Readers suggest the 10 best …
Readers suggest the 10 best actor transformations
November 2015
Doctor Zhivago review – vehement storytelling still conjures great romance
With real contemporary relevance, this 50th anniversary rerelease reminds us it’s impossible not be swept along by David Lean’s epic film
October 2015
The Ladykillers: watch the opening eight minutes - video
Philip French's classic DVD
The Ladykillers review – the greatest comedy caper
