Miloš Forman
‘John McEnroe was my reference point’: how we made hit Mozart movie Amadeus
‘I was told my laugh wasn’t extreme enough. So I got through an entire bottle of Jack Daniel’s getting its idiot sound right’
Interviews by Chris Broughton
23, Oct, 2023 @1:58 PM
Pinch yourself: Aurélia Thierrée perfects the art of the steal on stage
Bells and Spells casts the French star as a kleptomaniac in a performance that leaves the audience guessing
Chris Wiegand
30, Apr, 2019 @10:15 AM
Miloš Forman obituary
Oscar-winning director of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Amadeus
Ronald Bergan
15, Apr, 2018 @1:45 PM
Miloš Forman: the director who brought the spirit of anti-Soviet rebellion to Hollywood | Peter Bradshaw
The Czech film-maker forged a brilliant career after overcoming the obstacles of both postwar communism in his homeland and Hollywood to where he escaped
Peter Bradshaw
14, Apr, 2018 @10:29 AM
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest director Miloš Forman dies aged 86
Film-maker became key figure of the Czech new wave before emigrating to the US and establishing a successful career in Hollywood
Andrew Pulver
14, Apr, 2018 @9:21 AM
What is the best Oscar-winning film of all time?
Casablanca? The Godfather? Moonlight? Or something else? Our chief critic picks the greatest of 10 all-time classics to win best picture – and reveals the reader’s champion
Peter Bradshaw
01, Mar, 2018 @1:10 PM
Milos Forman's Taking Off hasn't aged nearly as badly as I have
It’s natural to feel that a work of art you particularly love is yours, especially when enthusing about it to novices
Howard Jacobson
18, Nov, 2017 @8:00 AM
Czech actor Jan Tříska dies, aged 80, after fall from Prague bridge
Actor who emigrated to the US during Czechoslovakia’s communist era was best known for his appearances in The Karate Kid Part III and Quantum Leap
Staff and agencies
25, Sep, 2017 @10:35 AM
Jim and Andy: The Great Beyond review – a delirious peek behind the Carrey-Kaufman curtain
In 1998 a camera crew trailed Jim Carrey as he method-acted his way into the mind of Andy Kaufmann. The result is insightful, inane and wildly entertaining
Jordan Hoffman
13, Sep, 2017 @10:51 AM
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest review – an extraordinary performance, beautifully contained
Jack Nicholson is the driving force, but this rerelease reminds us how delicately he is supported by the rest of the cast
Wendy Ide
16, Apr, 2017 @7:00 AM
Michael Douglas: how we made One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
‘We filmed it at a real mental hospital and some of the patients joined the crew. We had an arsonist in the art department’
Interviews by Phil Hoad
11, Apr, 2017 @5:00 AM
Haskell Wexler, the genius cinematographer committed to the left
The man who revolutionised the way movies were filmed also earned himself a 500-page FBI file, thanks to his involvement in agitation for social justice
John Patterson
28, Dec, 2015 @5:20 PM
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