20 greatest Venice film festival Golden Lion winners – ranked!
With the 80th instalment of the festival on the Lido around the corner, we sort through the winners of one of cinema’s most prestigious accolades
November 2022
Ang Lee casts son Mason to play Bruce Lee in biopic
The Oscar-winning director’s 32-year-old son has been training for three years for the role
September 2022
Alan Rickman’s diaries: ‘Ang seems nervous. He probably needs a hug. Like Hugh Grant’
The much-loved actor, who died in 2016, was an avid diary-keeper. Witty, gossipy and candid, he takes us behind the scenes, while his wife, Rima Horton, reflects on her final days with the star
April 2021
Baftas 2021: Nomadland wins big as Promising Young Woman and Anthony Hopkins surprise
Diverse nominees translate into fairly traditional winners, with Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut taking best British film and Hopkins becoming oldest ever male acting winner
December 2020
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon at 20: a rare action movie with heart
Ang Lee’s audacious smash hit introduced a broad English-speaking world to a new kind of thrill and one that carried with it an unusual substance
October 2019
First look review
Gemini Man review – Will Smith v Will Smith leaves audience in a coma
Ang Lee: 'I know I'm gonna get beat up. But I have to keep trying'
September 2019
Best culture of the 21st century
The 100 best films of the 21st century
Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts – they’re all here in our countdown of cinema’s best movies since 2000
September 2018
Top 10s
Top 10 books about Old Shanghai
From JG Ballard to Eileen Chang, these books capture some of the extraordinary spirit of a truly international city between the wars
July 2018
Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio turned down Brokeback Mountain
Original director Gus Van Sant has revealed that multiple A-listers turned down the chance to star in the gay romance
March 2018
My favourite film decade
From Hidden to No Country for Old Men – why the 2000s is my favourite film decade
Featuring Coen brothers masterpieces and an astonishing run by Michael Haneke, this was the decade in which film rediscovered its history – and explored its future – thanks to digital technology
October 2017
Under fire: how cinema's new breed of cowboys are taking aim at the old west
They can be set anywhere from Australia to Pakistan – and increasingly it’s women who are shooting from the hip. With new westerns such as My Pure Land and Brimstone, the gunslinger genre continues to reinvent itselfin
April 2017
I Am Heath Ledger trailer: 'Even as a supporting actor, he will steal the whole show' – video
A first look at the new documentary which features never-before-seen home footage of the late actor as well as interviews with family, close friends and collaborators
February 2017
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk review – not the greatest framing device
Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk review – war on terror satire that plays it safe
January 2017
Ang Lee: 'I am Hulk! I am the hidden dragon!'
Ang Lee took the ideas in my book and made them unsettling, thrilling and new
November 2016
Hollywood's war on terror: why audiences prefer gung-ho Iraq films
The dismal box office for Ang Lee’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk is the latest in a string of post-9/11 war flops – what can we learn about the lone exception?
Ageing Harry Potter fans help Fantastic Beasts to box office magic
The Eddie Redmayne-starring adventure has largely bettered expectations, but there’s less good news for Ang Lee and Idris Elba
The Guardian picture essay
Crouching tigers, dancing ghosts: Tim Yip's stunning designs
The Oscar-winning artist Tim Yip talks through five of his creations, including Ang Lee’s martial arts epic and Akram Khan’s Giselle
