Michael Gambon

What links The Lord of the Rings to Lenny Henry and the Beatles?

As Middle-earth buffs get ready for the new Rings of Power extravaganza, we follow Tolkien down the rabbit hole and find Orson Welles, Michael Gambon and the Fab Four

Larry Ryan

27, Aug, 2022 @12:00 PM

King of Thieves review – old lags and old jokes

A cast of heavyweights fails to animate James Marsh’s staid retelling of the 2015 Hatton Garden heist

Simran Hans

16, Sep, 2018 @7:00 AM

King of Thieves review – Hatton Garden crew commit daylight robbery

Michael Caine leads an all-star cast who forfeit their dignity in a caper beset by creaking parts, bad jokes and tedious storytelling

Peter Bradshaw

12, Sep, 2018 @4:00 PM

The Death and Life of John F. Donovan review – Xavier Dolan's wild misfire

The Canadian writer-director’s star-packed English language debut, telling the story of a closeted actor and his friendship with a young boy, is a dubious mess

Benjamin Lee

11, Sep, 2018 @2:33 PM

Hatton Garden Job v King of Thieves – which trailer steals the swag?

The ultimate one-last-job London caper now has two film treatments – the latest starring Michael Caine. We help decide which is the dog’s proverbials

Stuart Heritage

25, Jun, 2018 @1:21 PM

Maggie Smith and Michael Gambon return to Hogwarts for new Harry Potter game

Mobile adventure game Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, which will allow players to become students at the wizarding school, will be launched on 25 April

Keith Stuart

05, Apr, 2018 @4:01 PM

Victoria and Abdul review – rather fun in a royalist way

Judi Dench inhabits the role of Queen Victoria in Stephen Frears’s latest revisionist offering

Simran Hans

17, Sep, 2017 @6:59 AM

Fearless recap: episode three – Helen McCrory is brainwashing me

This cold case gets hotter by the week – as Michael Gambon proves himself a master of disdain. But who is everyone protecting, and why?

Sarah Hughes

26, Jun, 2017 @9:00 PM

Michael Caine and Ray Winstone lined up for Hatton Garden heist film

Working Title’s caper movie about the notorious robbery to also feature Michael Gambon and Jim Broadbent as the veteran criminals

Andrew Pulver

08, Feb, 2017 @5:11 PM

The most exciting period and historical films of 2017

In the latest in our 10-part series on movie treats to look forward to, we run through the period dramas coming to screens next year

Catherine Shoard

27, Dec, 2016 @8:00 AM

Hollow Crown II: all you need to know about Shakespeare’s Henry VI

Benedict Cumberbatch and Judi Dench are soon to grace our screens in the second series. So here are some useful facts about the Wars of the Roses plays

Andrew Dickson

07, May, 2016 @7:59 AM

Inspecting Maigret: Rowan Atkinson puts on his thinking hat

As Rowan Atkinson becomes the latest TV version of Georges Simenon’s famous French sleuth, Mark Lawson looks back over six decades of hats, pipes, accordion music and murder

Mark Lawson

25, Mar, 2016 @12:00 PM