Spotlight

It is, perhaps, unlikely that many young actresses at drama school dream of the chance of one day being asked to play an anthropomorphic household cleaning aid, or that said role could become a potential...

Just when you thought the historic cast of Skins were done crawling out of the woodwork, here comes Jack O’Connell to blast them out of the water. The last decade has seen a smattering of Skins alumni...

Seth Rogen may be the most consistent comedy actor in Hollywood. Whether or not you're a fan of his style of humour, it's clear he's established a distinctive comedic character – a lovable, foul-mouthed,...

Though it’s been 14 years since About a Boy, for some of us Nicholas Hoult will forever be sweet and strange Marcus Brewer. Though not quite Hoult’s first film role (he was a supporting actor in 1996’s...

How much do we really know about Richard Madden? Sure, uttering his name strikes images of Red Weddings, Fairy Godmothers, and a seriously racy turn in 2015’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover. But could this be the...

This week Kristen Wiig stars in Nasty Baby, perhaps her most indie project yet – aesthetically at least. The trailer seems to promise an inky black sense of humour in the vein of Ben Wheatley’s...

Jeff Nichols is by no means the first American filmmaker to utilise the strange, otherworldly beauty of the American interior as the backdrop for his brief but already impressive oeuvre. As a point of...

Ask anyone to tell you about Dev Patel, and you’ll get a different answer: "That guy from Skins", "The boy from Slumdog Millionaire", "Oooh, that nice young man from those hotel films". Everyone will...

Hollywood has always enjoyed the suave English gentleman actor, ever since the days of Cary Grant and David Niven, and award-winning films and blockbuster movies alike continue to be staffed by the likes of...

Tom McCarthy is known for many things: he’s a critically well-liked writer-director whose most recent film, Spotlight, is garnering accolades around the world. He’s a very recognisable “That guy!”...

Though she’s been acting for nearly a decade, and doing it very well, Chloë Grace Moretz has always felt like an actor dancing around the edges of stardom. She’s consistently proven herself to be a...

Olivia de Havilland is universally synonymous with her role as the selfless, gentle Melly in 1939’s megahit Gone with the Wind, as well as her eight-picture association with Errol Flynn and her overall...

The final track on the first side of David Bowie's 1973 album Aladdin Sane (A Lad Insane, get it?) is a lesser known rocker called 'Cracked Actor'; among hits such as 'Drive-In Saturday' and 'The Jean...

We all know Jennifer Lawrence as the Girl on Fire, or Katniss Everdeen, from the recently wrapped Hunger Games series. Throughout the saga - well, until Mockingjay Part 2 -  Lawrence’s acting was every bit...

We know James McAvoy best for X-Men and Atonement, but he’s so much more than Professor X.  His upcoming role as the eponymous Victor Frankenstein means it’s as good a time as any to focus on the...