Trash first look review – Stephen Daldry forages into a favela mystery
November 2013
Spike Jonze on Jackass, Scarlett Johansson's erotic voice and techno love
Scarlett Johansson voted best actress for voice-only role in Her
November 2012
Marfa Girl triumphs at Rome film festival
Larry Clark's tale of wild teens in Texas crowned best film, with awards also going to Stephen Dorff-starring The Motel Life
First look review
Rise of the Guardians – first look review
Peter Ramsey's festive animation is fun and frantic but, somewhere amid the boisterous bouncing off chimney pots and skittering across rooftops, logic and substance are lost, writes Xan Brooks
First look review
Marfa Girl – first look review
Back to 1942 – review
First look review
Waiting for the Sea – first look review
January 2012
Nanni Moretti appointed jury president for Cannes film festival
Veteran Italian film-maker, previous winner of the Palm d'Or, calls role 'a real joy, an honour and a tremendous responsibility'
November 2010
The digs aren't all right: Julianne Moore slams 'idiotic' Silvio Berlusconi
Moore speaks out at Rome film festival as Italian PM responds to philandering claims with swipe at gay people
October 2009
Sergio Leone: a tribute at the Rome film festival
To mark the 20th anniversary of his death and the 80th of his birth, this year's Rome film festival is paying tribute to Sergio Leone
May 2009
Film blog
Why 'bad acting' can be so good
Ryan Gilbey: Natural actors might win all the big awards, but the 'bad acting' of stilted amateurs can outshine them
November 2008
Part-Italian film triumphs in Rome
Resolution 819, a French-Polish-Italian co-production directed by an Italian, has won the top prize at the third Rome international film festival
October 2008
Star power down as Rome film festival opens
This year's event opens with tribute to Hollywood springboard Actors Studio of New York, but few international stars are planning to make the trip
April 2008
New mayor targets Rome film festival
Gianni Alemanno's election promise of 'less cinema' spells troubled times for city's movie showcase
October 2006
Shane Meadows picks up Rome jury prize
Brit director Shane Meadows has picked up the special jury prize at the first Rome film festival for This is England, his film about a young boy who becomes involved with a group of skinheads in Thatcher's Britain.
September 2006
Italian feud
In praise of ... Rome's film festival
August 2006
Nicole in the middle as film festivals fight for top billing
Traditional rivalry between the cities of Rome and Venice has been reignited in what is being called in Italy 'the war of the film festivals', with actress Nicole Kidman unwittingly at the centre of the row.
