Boston Strangler to The Hurt Locker: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Iraq war: 20 years on
From The Hurt Locker to American Sniper: how Hollywood tried to tackle the Iraq war
September 2021
Steve Rose on film
Conflict of interest: why Hollywood failed to honestly address the ‘war on terror’
Twenty years on, cinema is littered with failed attempts at helping people understand the aftermath of 9/11, from American Sniper to W
September 2019
Best culture of the 21st century
The 100 best films of the 21st century
Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts – they’re all here in our countdown of cinema’s best movies since 2000
February 2019
The nine greatest best picture winners at the Oscars
As the awards celebrate their ninth decade, we look back on the times the Academy got it right when it came to the biggest prize
January 2016
Hurt Locker duo Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal returning with 1967 Detroit race riots drama
Timely but as yet untitled project will explore the systemic racism behind public disorder outbreak that left 43 people dead and more than 1,000 injured
July 2015
Five best moments
Jeremy Renner: five best moments
Having hit the bullseye as Marvel’s ace archer Hawkeye in the Avengers franchise, he is back this week as Agent Brandt in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. Here, we celebrate his best performances
January 2013
Kathryn Bigelow on Zero Dark Thirty: 'It's illogical to ignore torture'
Film-maker takes to LA Times to suggest criticism of 'torture-endorsing' film be directed at US counter-terrorism policy instead
December 2011
Hurt Locker lawsuit: soldier must pay $187,000
Court orders Sgt Jeffrey Sarver, Iraq war vet claiming to have inspired film's main character, to pay film-makers' legal fees
October 2011
The Hurt Locker v Jeffrey Sarver: bomb sergeant's lawsuit blasted out of court
US war veteran loses case against makers of best picture Oscar-winner, but insists film is based on him
February 2011
Anthony Mackie: 'There are a lot of limitations placed on young black actors'
Anthony Mackie talks to Hermione Hoby about breaking through barriers, rebuilding New Orleans, and why he hates Hollywood hype
