Biopics
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In a highly competitive field, the American actor has perfected the put-upon princess look for Spencer, the latest royal biopic
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4 out of 5 stars.This affecting animation traces the life of Josep Bartolí who fought in the Spanish civil war, befriended Rothko and Pollock – and became Frida Kahlo’s lover
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How long before a Donald Trump biopic? From Obama to Lincoln, some White House incumbents fare better than others on the big screen
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1 out of 5 stars.This clumsy fictionalised account of Bowie’s formative first US tour is as pedestrian as its subject was remarkable
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Daniel Craig hands in his licence to kill, Frances McDormand delivers her best ever performance, Carey Mulligan unsettles in a rape-revenge drama and Tom Cruise reaches for the skies … this year’s must-see films
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4 out of 5 stars.Gary Oldman plays Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J Mankiewicz in Fincher’s stagey, method-style drama
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Casting notice for a biopic starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana stipulates that British-European passport holders need not apply for the role of her son
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Star to adapt autobiography of celebrated war photographer, who covered crises in Vietnam and Northern Ireland
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Unseen footage in new documentary reveals the private pain that lay behind a public image that came to epitomise grace and beauty
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Robert De Niro’s Oscar-winning performance as Jake LaMotta remains chilling yet it’s a defiant refusal to soften a deeply unlikable lead character that hits hardest
Seeing double: why Hollywood keeps telling the same story twice