Pierce Brosnan’s 11 most memorable movie roles – in reverse order
The common reduction of Brosnan to ‘Bond actor’ distracts from a busier and better CV than the casual observer might guess
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Harry Potter hyperfans will be putting their faith in the new TV reboot. But be careful what you wish for
Warner Bros has shown restraint in waiting so long to resurrect JK Rowling’s stories. Potterites will be counting on a word-perfect adaptation
Patrick Freyne: Home alone? Here’s a few scary movies for Christmas
These Christmas classics seem innocent, but they hide a darker, more disturbing message
‘Rabbis were calling us up and asking us to stop making the movie’
‘Menashe’ director Joshua Z Weinstein on making his warm-hearted drama about a Hasidic Jewish community in New York, shot in Yiddish with non-professional actors
Harry Potter on screen: a magic formula for the faithful
It is the second-biggest movie franchise of all time, but the films are slaves to the text
Bill Bryson’s chequered path into the movie business
So what happens when Bryson's work gets the Hollywood treatment? Whatever the outcome, it’s got nothing to do with him, he says – you can blame Robert Redford
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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