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Hard Truths director Mike Leigh: ‘I make films for audiences to see, not for awards’

Hard Truths director Mike Leigh: ‘I make films for audiences to see, not for awards’
Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: ‘The benefits are clear’

Rising Icelandic star Elín Hall on how her homeland is leading the way in music: ‘The benefits are clear’
The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: ‘I didn’t think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…’

The Brutalist star Joe Alwyn: ‘I didn’t think of Trump as an inspiration for my character, but…’
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation

Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero

Dip My Brain in Joy: A Life with Neil Innes by Yvonne Innes review – a tender account of a cult hero
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word
Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’

Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos: ‘I had to disguise myself to go Christmas shopping in Glasgow’
We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there’s still lots we can learn from the stars

We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there’s still lots we can learn from the stars
Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim 

Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim
Swipe right on this trio of films from female directors on women and love

Swipe right on this trio of films from female directors on women and love
A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes

A Complete Unknown director James Mangold on why Bob Dylan is proof you should always meet your heroes
‘I thought I was going to die’: Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world

‘I thought I was going to die’: Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
Funk band Cymande on new music doc Getting It Back and finally getting recognition after years

Funk band Cymande on new music doc Getting It Back and finally getting recognition after years
Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires

Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence

The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel

Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: ‘It cuts to the core’

William Tell director Nick Hamm on why the apple scene is so relevant today: ‘It cuts to the core’
I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me

I was made homeless in my 60s and slept on night buses. Then I found opera – and it saved me
Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle

Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle
I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
