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Adam Sweeting
Fans of Call the Midwife (which is currently “taking a break” after the conclusion of Series 15) will no doubt recall, with a nostalgic tear, Ella…
Rachel Halliburton
Talking to Dave Stewart is like being on a psychedelic roller-coaster. He’ll start with one thought, spin it round and turn it upside down a few…
Ismene Brown
Few dancers have the luck to find a permanent place in history through their role in a new creation as Matz Skoog did in 1987. The Swedish star of…
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Pamela Jahn
The filmmaker describes how she put together her shattering docudrama
Pamela Jahn
The British 'Game of Thrones' star talks about Tourette's, tics and finding the truth
Pamela Jahn
The gifted Norwegian actress carries the emotional burdens of Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt’s latest drama of self-discovery
Pamela Jahn
The Iranian director talks about his new film and life after imprisonment
Thomas H. Green
Remembering one of reggae's breakout stars, in a full 2012 interview
Pamela Jahn
The French writer-director discusses the unique way her new drama memorialises the AIDS generation
Pamela Jahn
The formidable character actor discusses mentorship, masculinity, and the importance of 'self-persuasion'
Pamela Jahn
The independent filmmaker discusses her intimate heist movie
Pamela Jahn
The director of hit TV series 'Gomorrah' examines another dark dimension of Italian culture
Thomas H. Green
Upon the untimely passing of Dave Ball we revisit our September 2018 Soft Cell interview
Nick Hasted
The Bad Seed explains the cost of home truths while making documentary Ellis Park
Pamela Jahn
The star talks about Presidential decision-making when millions of lives are imperilled
Rachel Halliburton
Classical music makes its debut at London's K-Music Festival
Demetrios Matheou
The iconic filmmaker, who died this week, reflecting on one of his most famous films
Pamela Jahn
The actor discusses his love of self-destructive characters and the problem with fame
Pamela Jahn
The star and producer talks about taking on the role of Prime Minister, wearing high heels and living in the public eye
Pamela Jahn
The Guildhall-trained German star talks about the enormous pressures placed on nurses and her admiration for British films and TV
Pamela Jahn
The writer-director discusses first-love agony and ecstasy in 'Dreams', the opening UK installment of his 'Oslo Stories' trilogy
Pamela Jahn
The German star talks about playing the director's alter ego in a tormented family drama
Pamela Jahn
The Greek filmmaker talks about adapting Jim Crace's novel and putting the mercurial Caleb Landry Jones centre stage
Pamela Jahn
The multi-talented performer ponders storytelling, crime and retiring to run a bookshop
Rachel Halliburton
Music Director Julián Vat and pianist Matias Feigin compare notes on Piazzolla
Pamela Jahn
The Anglo-French star of 'Sex Education' talks about her new film’s turbulent mother-daughter bind
Pamela Jahn
The East German-born filmmaker explains why his biopic of the activist Hilde Coppi isn't bound to the 1940s
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