Love Actually, Barbie and Saltburn memorabilia auctioned for War Child
Among 70 lots donated by film and music stars are up for grabs, including Neil Tennant’s coat and Stanley Tucci’s hotpot
March 2024
The reader interview
Bill Nighy: ‘I have danced naked in my front room, but you need shoes to really spin’
The reader interview
Post your questions for Bill Nighy
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
October 2023
Richard Curtis admits regret over weight jokes and lack of diversity in films
Love Actually and Notting Hill director says jokes calling people chubby ‘aren’t any longer funny’
April 2023
Return of the romcom: the genre is thriving again – but with new values
For a dose of hope in hard times, romcoms still do the trick. Just don’t expect to see a remake of Pretty Woman any time soon
December 2022
White Noise to It’s A Wonderful Life: the best films to watch on TV over Christmas
Adam Driver stars in an action-packed adaptation of Don DeLillo’s great American novel, while Frank Capra’s smart twist on A Christmas Carol offers a lesson in the season’s true spirit
Meg Wynn Owen obituary
Actor who starred in the hit TV drama Upstairs Downstairs, and watched Hugh Grant dance in Love Actually
Brief letters
How to save money this Christmas – send your cards via Japan
Letters: Christmas card efficiencies | Problems with Love Actually | Scots accent confusion | Welsh bonus in Wordsearch
November 2022
Richard Curtis: lack of diversity in Love Actually makes me feel a bit stupid
In a TV special marking the festive romcom’s 20th anniversary the director says ‘some moments … feel out of date’
December 2020
How to save the planet? Richard Curtis says it involves pensions, actually
Director of much-loved Christmas film wants people to be aware of what investments may finance
December 2019
Which Christmas movie are you?
We all have a favourite festive film. But what does it mean if you are an Elf fan or a Love, Actually aficionado?
There’s a lot to hate in Love Actually. But it’s also the ultimate Christmas fantasy
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Ignore the sexism if you can, and revel in a world of palatial flats where everyone adores the prime minister, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Steve Rose on film
Turkey anyone? Why standards slip at Christmas when it comes to film
It’s the time of year where families gather, get drunk and consume Love Actually. But what is it about the season that makes us accept such dross?
May 2019
Vanessa Carlton’s A Thousand Miles: cinema's ‘basic bitch’ staple
Ranked
Emma Thompson's best films – ranked!
December 2018
Hadley Freeman's Weekend column
Home Alone a festive film? Hardly – it's the Muppets every time
Hadley Freeman
A true Christmas movie must adhere to the following scientific, mathematical and logical rules
Mary Poppins, The BFG and Spectre: your complete Christmas film guide
The best festive films, from the classic The Grand Budapest Hotel, to modern favourites such as Up and Brooklyn, plus the creepy baby from Twilight and everything in between
The ho-ho-horror : why your favourite Christmas movies are creepy
From Macaulay Culkin’s violent traps in Home Alone to Tim Allen’s harrowing body horror in The Santa Clause, festive classics are often surprisingly unsettling
October 2018
Netflix – treat your black customers with the respect they deserve
Lanre Bakare
By promoting its shows with bit-part black actors, Netflix is distorting the truth about Hollywood diversity, writes the Guardian’s TV editor, Lanre Bakare
