Mud director Jeff Nichols: ‘Mark Twain bottled what it felt to be a child’
River adventure movie Mud unleashes the spirit of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Director Jeff Nichols talks about how he brought his watery yarn to life
Trance
Danny Boyle is in relaxed mood with this enjoyable, labyrinthine neo-noir thriller, writes Philip French
James Bond will return … within the next three years
Studio chief reveals screenplay for Skyfall follow-up already in pipeline and new director will be announced soon
Tom Cruise spies role as Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Star in talks to join Guy Ritchie’s big-screen version of 60s espionage TV drama
Doctor Who returns with James Bond-style opening episode
First episode in new series sees Time Lord battling WI-FI monsters in modern-day thriller set in London
Why Hollywood kowtows to China
Films set in Shanghai, Chinese scientists saving the day, Beijing portrayed as the promised land … US film-makers are flattering their way into the world’s fastest-growing movie market
Side Effects
This clever pharma-thriller would be a fitting sign-off for Steven Soderbergh
Sam Mendes turns down Skyfall follow-up
In spite of its success, the director has declined the chance to direct another Bond film, citing theatre projects as a priority
Arbitrage
A touch of Richard Gere razzle-dazzle lifts this old-fashioned tale of stockmarket hubris
Crawl
Philip French finds promise in an Australian thriller that’s bloody, suspenseful and shamelessly derivative
A Good Day to Die Hard
The latest instalment in the Die Hard franchise is the poorest yet, writes Philip French
Michael Moore launches defence of Zero Dark Thirty
Film-maker Michael Moore says Kathryn Bigelow’s controversial Oscar-nominated Zero Dark Thirty will make you hate torture
Zero Dark Thirty
Kathryn Bigelow’s dramatisation of the hunt for Bin Laden is a riveting thriller to match The Hurt Locker
James Franco to bring American Tabloid to big screen
Adaptation of James Ellroy novel will be next directorial project, Franco tells MTV at Sundance festival. He also plans to star
Zero Dark Thirty: A beginner’s guide
Here’s the briefing: op-sec is a priority when searching for OBL, since the ISI is unreliable. KSM is not a Dutch airline and we depart Area 51 at Zero Dark Thirty. Got it?
No Jack Reacher sequel? How else will Tom Cruise rescue this ridiculous film?
It might seem like Mission: Impossible but give Tom Cruise another 15 years and he might make Paramount its money back
Gangster Squad
This all-star action thriller set in 1940s Los Angeles, featuring Sean Penn under some heavy prosthetics, is slick but shallow
Skyfall’s nod from Producers Guild of America creates Oscar buzz
Daniel Craig’s third outing as James Bond nominated for prize traditionally regarded as Academy Awards signpost
Jack Reacher
Tom Cruise puffs his chest out and Werner Herzog gives good nemesis in an outrageous but entertaining adaptation of the Lee Child potboiler
