British writer and director Mike Leigh has been nominated many times for Oscars in the United States; his 1996 Secrets and Lies won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival. He’s considered one of ...

In partnership with his actors, Leigh excavates and displays the most vulnerable emotions and experiences a person can have, his films slowly building to cathartic crescendos, with glimmers of hope ...

This is a tribute to the rare instances when great filmmakers just got it wrong. For every Kelly Reichardt or Paul Thomas Anderson out there – artists who have managed to go their whole careers ...

A look back at the year’s signature performers, including Zendaya, Nicole Kidman, Paul Mescal, Post Malone, Cynthia Erivo, Cindy Sherman and many more. By Laura O’NeillJolie Ruben and Amanda ...

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The village will transform into the Victorian era with many attendees dressed in period costumes for the 28th annual Charles Dickens Festival. "It’s immense. We have street characters.

Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He covers the gamut of gadgets and is a notable reviewer of mobile accessories and portable audio ...

Can you work out who this Die Hard star is? Stepping out this week in a rare public outing, the Canadian actor looked totally unrecognisable, 36 years after appearing in the iconic Bruce Willis ...

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Art Evans, a film and television actor known for his roles in “Die Hard 2” and “Fright Night,” died Dec. 21. He was 82. Evans’ death was confirmed to Variety by publicist Erica Huntzinger.

QAMISHLI, Syria/BEIRUT/ANKARA - With hostile Turkish-backed groups mobilising against them in Syria’s north, and Damascus ruled by a group friendly to Ankara, Syria’s main Kurdish factions are ...