Thousands come together to demand the next UK government does not ignore the nature crisis
March 2024
Julianne Moore, Jane Fonda and Emma Thompson among stars asking to ‘make nukes history’
Coalition of celebrities, also including J Robert Oppenheimer’s grandson, comes together for an open letter imploring global leaders to disarm
January 2024
Geldof and Colman urge Home Office to reconsider climate activist’s deportation
Exclusive: Actors and musicians condemn ‘harsh deportation’ of Dartford Crossing protester Marcus Decker
November 2023
Love Actually at 20: Richard Curtis’s imperfect yet irresistible Christmas romcom
Far from unimpeachable with problems ranging from a lack of diversity to an overdose of saccharine, the festive ensemble comedy is an annual staple nonetheless
July 2023
Celebrities call on Wimbledon to drop Barclays sponsorship
Richard Curtis, Emma Thompson and others say bank is ‘financing and profiting from climate chaos’
June 2023
The reader interview
Jeff Goldblum: ‘I’m not a bad packer – but I’m a horrible folder’
The American actor and musician on working with Wes Anderson, keeping his music fresh and who unbuttoned his shirt in Jurassic Park
April 2023
TV review
Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? review – a classic whodunnit with delight in every scene
Written and directed by Hugh Laurie, this adaptation of Agatha Christie’s coastal mystery has it all: tight dialogue, a starry cast and exquisite 1930s nostalgia
March 2023
Last year had the slap. This year, the Oscars fight was backstage – but still on full view
After last year’s infamous slap and a build-up sullied by bad blood, Sunday’s ceremony arrives with the organisers craving calm
February 2023
What’s Love Got To Do With It review – sparky cross-cultural romcom
Emma Thompson says Oscar campaigning made her ‘seriously ill’
January 2023
The new Matilda musical film is traumatic for child abuse victims. Hollywood must be careful
Anonymous
Emma Thompson’s sadistic Agatha Trunchbull follows in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm, Stephen King and M3gan – but graphic scenes of abuse should not be seen as entertainment
December 2022
Are you bored yet?
Are you bored yet? Five brilliant films to stream right now – and not one of them is The Great Escape
‘I love writing for children’: Emma Thompson and Axel Scheffler on their amazing shaggy dog story
November 2022
Richard Curtis: lack of diversity in Love Actually makes me feel a bit stupid
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical review – immensely enjoyable reworking of the stage hit
October 2022
First look review
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical review – all-singing, hall-dancing adaptation is by the book brilliance
London film festival: Story of superpowered schoolgirl gets a fresh, DayGlo take featuring lurid star turn from Emma Thompson
Work aimed at children is ‘sacred’ says Emma Thompson as Matilda the Musical premieres
The actor, who plays Miss Trunchbull in the film, said she grew up surrounded by Roald Dahl work
Emma Thompson, Daniel Craig, Harry Styles: London film festival brings out the big guns
Opening on Wednesday, this year’s festival will host 164 feature films, from Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical to Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
September 2022
‘He got our tortoise a part in Taming of the Shrew’: Alan Rickman remembered by Emma Thompson, Eddie Izzard and more
Alan Rickman’s diaries: ‘Ang seems nervous. He probably needs a hug. Like Hugh Grant’
