Ronald Pickup, much-loved star of stage and screen, dies aged 80
The actor found global fame with The Crown and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, following a prolific and acclaimed career in the theatre and on television
February 2018
Banish blockbusters, say older UK cinemagoers
Imelda Staunton, star of new film Finding Your Feet, claims that ageing audiences want real characters, not violence and special effects
June 2017
Visions of India: how film and TV romanticises life after the Raj
Why can’t Britain depict its troubled relationship with India without getting stuck in a fantasy of the past?
September 2016
Film blog
Silver screeners: the generation helping cinema blossom
The baby-boomers who once too busy raising families to go to the cinema are now turning up in increasing numbers
July 2016
Five best moments
Five best moments: Penelope Wilton
Five best moments
Celia Imrie: five best moments
July 2015
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel checks out of third instalment
Director of successful films about Indian retirement hotel says another film not on the horizon, citing age of principal cast as major factor
March 2015
The best exotic nostalgia boom: why colonial style is back
Echoes of empire can be seen everywhere from TV’s Indian Summers to Dishoom, London’s hottest new restaurant chain. But is this rose-tinted take on Britain’s colonial past erasing a bloody history?
February 2015
Meet the author
Celia Imrie: ‘All the parts I’m writing are parts I’d like to play’
First look review
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel review – slightly reshuffled replica
September 2012
Film talk
Oliver Stone: 'I loved The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' - video interview
Film-maker Oliver Stone, in the UK to promote new film Savages, responds to readers' questions
March 2012
Box office analysis: UK
John Carter sparkles in the Sunday sun as Marigold wilts at the UK box office
Charles Gant: Andrew Stanton's sci-fi blockbuster takes advantage of the UK's weekend sunshine to edge past The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – but grey skies and the grey pound could soon bounce back
Box office analysis: UK
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel brings sunshine back to the UK box office
Charles Gant: John Madden's amiable comedy repeats the success of word-of-mouth hits such as Calendar Girls as weekend takings hint at box-office recovery
Another view
An India tour operator's view on The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Interview by Laura Barnett
I'd heard this film was cringe-inducingly stereotypical, but I was pleasantly surprised, writes Tanya Dalton
February 2012
Box office analysis: UK
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel welcomes older viewers at UK box office
Between the lines
Why do films do such a bad job of portraying old people?
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: an exercise in British wish-fulfilment
Nikita Lalwani
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – review
Trailer park
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel: watch the trailer - video
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – review
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