Peter Bogdanovich: a loving cineaste and fearless genius of cinema
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bogdanovich, acclaimed writer-director, dies at 82
October 2021
The Last Picture Show at 50: a melancholic ode to the ghost town
The bleak 1971 drama is an enduring look at a dying small town that finds moments of humanity in among the sadness
January 2020
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché review – paean to a movie pioneer
This intriguing documentary shines a light on the astonishing career of the first woman to direct a film – and possibly the first director ever
October 2019
The Creatress review – pretzel-shaped black comedy
Lindy Booth is a literary novelist in this baffling, post-postmodern bookworld tale of sex and rivalry
November 2018
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead review – exasperating Orson Welles documentary
Imitating the chaos that blighted the making of Welles’ ‘lost’ masterpiece, this misconceived Netflix oddity can’t compare to the anarchic real thing
August 2018
The Other Side of the Wind review – lost Orson Welles epic is hurricane of anger and wit
Venice film festival 2018: Edited for release 50 years after it was shot, this autobiographical satire is just as wild, dated and brilliant as you’d expect
April 2018
My favourite film decade
From Don't Look Now to The Godfather – why the 1970s is my favourite film decade
While Jaws and Star Wars spawned the blockbuster, groundbreaking film-makers pushed cinema to the limits with edgy drama and sparkling comedy
April 2016
Orson Welles fans who donated to have final film finished want their money back
Late director’s partner refuses to give up negatives of ‘lost’ film The Other Side of the Wind, adding further delay to crowdfunding campaign
August 2015
Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDs
Timbuktu, Democrats, Glassland, The Water Diviner, She’s Funny That Way and more – DVD reviews
Two dazzling films about troubled African nations, an emotionally nourishing study of alcoholism – and Russell Crowe’s return to form
June 2015
She’s Funny That Way review – rom but no com
Peter Bogdanovich’s screwball comedy fails to live up to its title, with only Jennifer Aniston making an impact
She's Funny That Way review – dated farce not really funny that way
Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston and a smattering of high-profile cameos can’t rescue this strained offering crammed full of wacky coincidences
She's Funny That Way - video review
Our film critics review the new comedy from Peter Bogdanovich, about a prostitute given a shot at realising her dream of becoming an actor by a wealthy client
April 2011
The Last Picture Show – review
The Last Picture Show review – a masterpiece whichever way you look at it
September 2010
The film that changed my life
Courtney Hunt: the film that changed my life
The director on the 1973 classic Paper Moon
March 2010
Why I made a gaming documentary with Neil LaBute
Dan Crowe
Nicolas Roeg, Peter Bogdanovich, Stephen Frears, Hanif Kureski and Samuel L Jackson are among those who reveal to Neil LaBute how far they'd go for love in a new documentary short. Dan Crowe explains how and why
April 2006
Bogdanovich to tour with Tom Petty
Peter Bogdanovich is to tag along with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to film their upcoming concert tour for a documentary.
