DVDs and downloads: Starred Up, Labor Day, Half of a Yellow Sun and more
Jack O'Connell's portrayal of a feral juvenile offender is astonishing, which is more than can be said for the escaped convict in Labor Day, writes Guy Lodge
July 2014
Observer New Review Q&A
Thandie Newton: 'I needed to play someone who doesn't fit a stereotype'
The star talks to Kathryn Bromwich about her new film – Half of a Yellow Sun – Beyoncé's influence on girls, and the value of education
June 2014
Lupita Nyong'o reunites with Brad Pitt for Americanah
The Oscar winner is to team up with her 12 Years a Slave co-star and producer for Nigerian immigrant tale based on the novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, funded by Pitt's Plan B outfit
April 2014
Anika Noni Rose: 'I'd like to ride a damn dragon!'
Surprise as Nigerian censors halt premiere of civil war film
Nigeria's history problem needs the light from Half of a Yellow Sun
Chibundu Onuzo
Half of a Yellow Sun review – on the 'road to mediocrity'
The Guardian Film Show
The Guardian Film Show: Calvary, The Raid 2, Half of a Yellow Sun and The Lunchbox - audio
The Guardian film show
The Guardian Film Show: Calvary, The Raid 2, Half of a Yellow Sun and The Lunchbox - video reviews
Half of a Yellow Sun review – 'Well-intentioned and heartfelt'
September 2013
Biyi Bandele: 'And then we all got typhoid …'
Playwright Biyi Bandele dealt with plenty of drama directing his debut film, Half of a Yellow Sun. But then he is used to life on the edge, he tells Paul MacInnes
