Ten Australian accents by foreign actors, from worst to best – sorted
Jude Law, Elisabeth Moss, Benedict Cumberbatch and Kate Winslet give their all. But who nails it – and who fails dismally?
July 2020
Ennio Morricone: a composer with a thrilling ability to hit the emotional jugular
Peter Bradshaw
With his brilliant, haunting scores for Sergio Leone, Quentin Tarantino and dozens more, Morricone was the master of film music
August 2019
Tarantino's gruesome revenge fantasies are growing more puerile and misogynistic
Caspar Salmon
The director dials up the stomach-churning violence in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. If only he had something meaningful to say
December 2017
Out of tune: the big star songs that were rejected for movie soundtracks
As Sufjan Stevens reveals his unused song for I, Tonya, here’s a look back at other artists, from Bruce Springsteen to Frank Ocean, who failed to make the final cut
August 2016
His name is Jonah: an unscientific analysis of the War Dogs actor's skills
Hill is one of the funniest comics working in Hollywood, but are his ‘straight’ roles anything more than funny teeth and wigs? We launched an investigation
May 2016
The G2 interview
Malachi Kirby on remaking Roots: ‘I could feel the pain, hear the screams'
It was the most-watched show in TV history, a shocking story of slavery – and now it’s back. The British actor relives the ordeal of playing Kunta Kinte
February 2016
Quentin Tarantino complains the Oscars never recognise his film's costumes
At the Costume Designers Guild Awards the Hateful Eight director said he takes costumes ‘very seriously’ – which is why they’re popular at Halloween
January 2016
Box office analysis: global
The Big Short offers highest rate of return for credit-crunch genre
Quentin Tarantino says Chinese fans can watch his movies illegally
December 2015
Quentin Tarantino faces $100m copyright claim over Django Unchained
Writers launch legal action, alleging Tarantino lifted characters and plotlines from their screenplay for his 2012 hit
October 2015
Quentin Tarantino admits he 'never saw' Selma and intended 'no slam'
Director claims his comments in his recent New York Times interview about Ava DuVernay’s biopic being Emmy-worthy were misinterpreted
Quentin Tarantino tells 'black critics' his race is irrelevant
Pulp Fiction director, frequently criticised for using the N-word in his scripts, says he’s being made out to be a ‘supervillain’
Christoph Waltz: 'Try as you might, you can never break free from your past'
He had to wait until his mid-50s before he finally got his big break. Two Oscars later, he is about to play the ultimate screen villain: the James Bond baddie. So does Christoph Waltz feel like a star yet?
May 2015
Django Unchained actor Daniele Watts will apologise to police over arrest
Actress who alleged racial profiling after arrest on lewd conduct charge will with her boyfriend complete 40 hours of community service
January 2015
Django Unchained actor and boyfriend plead not guilty to lewd conduct
Peter Bradshaw’s top 50 films of the demi-decade
October 2014
Django Unchained actor Danièle Watts charged with lewd conduct
Danièle Watts and chef Brian Lucas accused of having sex in a car outside CBS studios in LA after high-profile arrest that prompted accusations of racism
September 2014
Django Unchained actor asked to apologise over LAPD racism claims
Danièle Watts now asked by civil rights official, who had originally supported her, to retract accusations
Police dispute Daniele Watts racism claim and say witness reported couple were having sex in public
Witnesses reported Django Unchained actor and chef boyfriend were committing ‘lewd acts’ in car, says LAPD
Syreeta McFadden column
If a black woman in Hollywood can't kiss her white husband in public, have we gotten anywhere on interracial love?
Syreeta McFadden
Syreeta McFadden: The police transformed actress Danièle Watts into a prostitute. You call this progress?
