The paranoia and cynicism of Carol Reed’s The Third Man fired Le Carré’s imagination, while Tomas Alfredson updated Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy for the Iraq war era
December 2019
The Two Popes review – Hopkins and Pryce make one holy alliance
Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce excel
August 2016
Pelé will not attend Rio Olympics opening ceremony due to poor health
Poor health has kept Brazil’s most famous face out of the show, but director Fernando Meirelles is used to setbacks by now – and his message is bigger than one person
May 2015
Cannes fights climate change: top directors back environmental initiative
Major directors, including Wim Wenders and Bernardo Bertolucci, sign up for Film4Climate initiative to reduce impact of film production
September 2013
Why I love ...
Why I love … the depiction of the favela in City of God
The favela in City of God is so well rendered it becomes a character – cruel, alluring, inescapable, says Jo Griffin
August 2012
360 – review
360 – review
Reel review
360 - video review
The Guardian film show
The Guardian Film Show: The Bourne Legacy and Brave - video
October 2011
Trailer trash
London film festival trailer trash
Banking crisis provided angle for my film, says writer of 360
Mark Brown, arts correspondent
September 2011
First look review
360 – review
Not even Anthony Hopkins and Rachel Weisz can save Peter Morgan's creaky, cliche-ridden ensemble drama
August 2011
Fernando Meirelles's 360 to open London film festival
360 to open BFI London film festival
October 2010
The 25 best action and war films of all time
City of God: No 6 best action and war film of all time
Fernando Meirelles, 2002
July 2010
Trailer trash
Trailer trash
City of God director Fernando Meirelles talks about his dream picture, and Brenda Blethyn explains why she's learning Arabic. By Jason Solomons
June 2010
Film blog
London scores as Brazil's Fernando Meirelles heads for the capital
Peter Bradshaw: City of God director Fernando Meirelles is bringing his wit and energy to the capital for a talk as part of Festival Brazil
December 2009
2000 to 2009: reviews of the decade
Top 10 key films of the noughties
It was the decade of zombies, dudes and grizzlies – Peter Bradshaw rounds up his key releases of the noughties
October 2009
Brazilian cinema takes a bow
A film about struggling ballet dancers was the pick of this year's Rio de Janeiro film festival. Peter Bradshaw caught its premiere in one of the city's favelas
November 2008
Film blog
Blindness, the film, will harm blind people
David Cox: Fernando Meirelles' protestation that his sci-fi scarer is an allegory cannot disguise the damage it will do
