Tag: Film
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Anxious, distrustful, angry: meet Generation K
The final Hunger Games sequel is the most anticipated film of the year. The franchise is so popular that its heroine has provided one common label for today’s teens. Are we all Katniss now?
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Jobs film places genius’s style under scrutiny
A new film about the man behind Apple’s astonishing success comes out in the UK today. Were Steve Jobs’s dictatorial methods justified by his results, or is consensual leadership better?
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‘Now we need a real Bond,’ says Mail writer
Britain’s most famous spy, James Bond, will be back in cinemas on Monday. He has now spent over half a century saving the world. Do we need his kind in real life, or is he a poor role model?
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‘Back to the Future Day’ arrives at last
Today is 21 October 2015: the date to which Marty McFly travels in Back to the Future II. Were the film’s predictions correct? Or is trying to guess the future a fool’s game?
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Protests at Sicario’s portrayal of drug war
A Mexican mayor has joined protesters in condemning a new blockbuster which shows his city as a violent, dangerous place. What responsibilities do film-makers have to the places they depict?
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Suffragette movie sparks new claims of sexism
For the first time, the story of the suffragettes is told in a feature length film with an all-star cast. It has reignited a century-old debate: direct action, or the art of persuasion?
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British culture rules the world, says author
As Britain’s imperial power diminished, its popular culture conquered the world, according to a new book. Should Britain congratulate itself on being willing to push boundaries?
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‘Embittered, anguished’ Macbeth hits cinemas
Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard star in a new, ‘stripped back’ film adaptation of Macbeth. The Scottish Play has bewitched audiences for centuries, so why is it...
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Treachery and cruelty on world’s highest peak
A new film tells the real-life story of a tragedy which claimed eight lives on Mt Everest in 1996. Have vanity and greed ruined the once honourable pursuit of extreme adventure?
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Amy’s new film shows tragedy of London star
A new documentary showing the life and death of Amy Winehouse tells a heartbreakingly familiar story: a struggling artist who died too soon. Does society glamorise self-destruction?
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New Harry Potter play to hit the West End
Next summer, a new Harry Potter story will be revealed to the world in a theatre in London. What is the appeal of this phenomenally successful series? Does it really need a new chapter?
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Jurassic World revisits science anxieties
The new film in the Jurassic Park series, released on Friday, is in a long tradition of stories about humans destroyed by their creations. But is science making this prospect more plausible?
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Avengers assemble again for Marvel bonanza
Avengers: Age of Ultron is released today and it could break the box office record for the highest-grossing opening weekend. Are we seeing the end of original ideas in films?
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‘One take wonder’ claims cinema’s top award
Birdman, a superhero satire that appears to be shot in a single take, has won the Oscar for Best Picture. It’s a unique technical achievement — but have judges favoured style over substance?
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Critics feud over ‘false’ civil rights film
Selma, a new film about American civil rights, is released in the UK today. It is critically acclaimed and Oscar-nominated — but is it inaccurate? And does it matter if so?