The best battle scenes ever shot from Apocalypse Now to Hacksaw Ridge
The people behind the cameras, stunts and special effects on six classic war movies explain their creation
April 2016
Jeremy Renner: ‘Acting gave me the freedom to feel rage or sadness in a safe way’
The Avengers and Mission: Impossible star is famous not only for blockbusters but also as a great character actor. And then there’s the interior design
June 2014
Books blog
Is Jeremy Paxman right about new poetry's inaccessibility?
Do you agree with the Newsnight presenter that poetry has removed itself from popular culture? Can you think of examples that might make him think again?
December 2012
Bret Easton Ellis apologises to Kathryn Bigelow for 'hot woman' tweet
Author and screenwriter says sorry for suggesting The Hurt Locker director only won Oscars because she was 'a hot woman'
Bret Easton Ellis: Kathryn Bigelow is 'overrated' because she's a 'hot woman'
Ellis delivers latest Twitter gaffe by suggesting a man wouldn't have won best director Oscar with The Hurt Locker
Trailer park
Zero Dark Thirty: watch the trailer - video
Watch the trailer for Kathryn Bigelow's follow-up to The Hurt Locker - a thriller based on the manhunt for Osama bin Laden
November 2012
Film blog
Zero Dark Thirty – Oscar in the crosshairs
After winning an Academy Award for The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow is back with a docu-drama about Bin Laden. Here's what critics said after its first screening this weekend
August 2012
Hollywood report
Jeremy Renner is a shot in the arm for the Bourne-again franchise
Jeremy Kay: Fourth instalment in Bourne series represents a new hope for Universal with Hurt Locker star Renner taking over from Matt Damon
