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Jack Lowden and Peter Capaldi star in this new biopic of WWI poet Siegfried Sassoon
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Cinema
In Reinaldo Marcos Green's new sports biopic King Richard, Will Smith plays the father/manager to tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams
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Cinema
Lee Daniels' biopic examines the last 10 years of Billie Holiday's life, as she endures addiction, abuse, and a conviction by the US government. Andra Day stars
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Josephine Decker's 'anti-biopic' creates fictions to root out the truth of who the Haunting of Hill House author Shirley Jackson really was. Elisabeth Moss stars
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Visual Arts
From Willem Dafoe's turn at Vincent van Gogh to an epic depiction of Gerhard Richter's life, here are the most colourful portraits of the great artists
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We love
Cinema
Female filmmakers are paving the way for an exciting future in the entertainment industry. From biopics to blockbusters, women are taking the reigns in 2020
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Cinema
The actor du jour lines up his latest star-studded role, as Timothée Chalamet is Bob Dylan in James Mangold's new biopic, Going Electric
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Cinema
From Judy Garland to Marie Curie – true stories inspire great films. Here are the best movies based on real life events to look out for
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Cinema
Eddie Murphy looks to bring suave and heart to his portrayal of Blaxploitation star Rudy Ray Moore in Dolemite Is My Name
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Tried and Tested
Cinema
The writer-director and star of The Great Beauty are back together for an extravagant study of the Italian political mogul Silvio Berlusconi
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Cinema
The long-awaited J.R.R. Tolkien life story is coming soon to cinemas. In the trailer for the Lord of the Rings author biopic, we see how the stories came to be
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Tried and Tested
Cinema
Hugh Jackman stars in political biopic The Front Runner as disgraced presidential candidate Gary Hart – but did this film need to be made?
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Tried and Tested
Cinema
Directorial debut from Rupert Everett, The Happy Prince is a heartfelt account of Oscar Wilde's final years in Europe that just holds itself together. Colin Firth and Emily Watson feature.
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Tried and Tested
Cinema
Starring Rooney Mara as Jesus's right-hand woman, Mary Magdalene retells her story with moreish visuals from the director of Lion but with little sense of epic biblical drama
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Tried and Tested
Cinema
Featuring a never-better Margot Robbie and a Bafta award winning performance from Allison Janney, I, Tonya tells the real-life story of figure skater Tonya Harding and her rocky career
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Tried and Tested
Cinema
An accomplished Churchill biopic from Atonement director Joe Wright, Darkest Hour is one of Gary Oldman's finest
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Tried and Tested
Cinema
Jake Gyllenhaal battles strong emotions in Stronger, a true story drama about a famous survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings
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Tried and Tested
Cinema
In this epic biopic, filmmaker Sophie Fiennes weaves together archive footage and concert clips to create an illuminating portrait of the legendary singer and model
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Borg/McEnroe is a great double portrait for fans of the tennis stars – but, even with an incendiary Shia LaBeouf performance, the film whips up little excitement off the court
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Cinema
'Tom of Finland' drew joyous, taboo-busting gay cartoons, and this biopic tells his story
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Neruda is a quirky post-modern biopic about Chile's most famous poet that will irritate some and charm others
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Features
Natalie Portman, Daniel Radcliffe, Matthew Mcconaughey, Bryan Cranston... When it comes to 'true story' films, 2016 has attracted plenty of talent. But has it been put to good use?
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Tried and Tested
Cinema
In an excellent new biopic starring Ethan Hawke, Chet Baker struggles with love, drugs, and life itself
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Cinema
Xavier Giannoli introduces his latest film, Marguerite, about an opera singer who can't quite hear the sound of her own voice.
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Book Now
Cinema
New film about the controversial Apple pioneer has the dual talents of Danny Boyle and Michael Fassbender at the helm
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Essential
Cinema
Jay Roach's biographical drama Trumbo starring Bryan Cranston arrives at London cinemas
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Oscar buzz already surrounding this new film about a transgender woman, The Danish Girl. Eddie Redmayne stars in the true story of Einar Wegener
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Cinema
New Stephen Frears' film, Lance Armstrong biopic The Program comes to the London Film Festival starring Ben Foster as the notorious cyclist.
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Tried and Tested
Cinema
New James Dean biopic Life is a low-key but ultimately flat portrait of a Hollywood icon, coming to London cinemas this weekend
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In the Know
Cinema
New film on in London about the life of Pier Pasolini: Director Abel Ferrara presents an intriguing biopic about Pasolini's last hours.
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Essential
Cinema
Director Bill Pohlad's Love & Mercy movie about Beach Boys. 2015 channels the summer of the 1960s with a new biopic about Brian Wilson
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Interview
Much loved actor Sir Ian McKellen fills us in on debunking the myth and portraying dementia in the new Sherlock Holmes movie from director Bill Condon.
