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Kenny Dalglish raises his arms in celebration after scoring the winning goal that gives Liverpool the English League Division One Championship title for the 1985/86 season after beating Chelsea Football Club 1-0 on 3 May 1986 at Stamford Bridge in London

Kenny Dalglish is a portrait of one of life's gentlemen

After a troika of documentaries examining troubled geniuses Ayrton Senna, Amy Winehouse, and Diego Maradona, Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia has turned his lens - lovingly - to one of his childhood heroes.

Movie Review • 27 Oct

Federer: Twelve Final Days is a quick 90 minutes

As send-offs go, this film is a nice one. Not big on hold-your-breath drama by any stretch but quite the heartstring-puller all the same.

Movie Review • 20 Jun 24

Marisa Abela as Amy Winehouse and Jack O'Connell as Blake Fielder-Civil

Back to Black: is this the real Amy Winehouse at last?

A near pitch perfect performance from Marisa Abela raises this warm and affectionate biopic of tragic retro torch singer Amy Winehouse above the usual standard of recent rock star flicks.

Movie Review • 12 Apr 24

Fifty Shades director to make official Winehouse biopic

Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson is reported to be helming an official biopic about the late singer Amy Winehouse.

Music • 12 Jul 22

Amy Winehouse: Towards the end, she really did just want to disappear

Amy: the soul saviour who could not save herself

Amy Winehouse was found dead in her London home on this day ten years ago. Like many stars with first-name recognition, the diminutive singer was quickly dwarfed by sudden fame

Music • 23 Jul 21

Such is the film's power that it could transform romantics in the audience into cynics and vice versa

Diego Maradona: 130 minutes of triumph and tragedy

To mark the death of Diego Maradona, we republish our review of director Asif Kapadia's acclaimed documentary from June 2019.

Movie Review • 25 Nov 20

Amy Winehouse biopic on the way, claims her father

A biopic about the late singer Amy Winehouse is in the works and could be released in "a year or two" claims her father Mitch, and it will star an unknown actress from north London in the title role.

Music • 26 May 20

Asif Kapadia - "I'm not trying to hang out with him. I don't want to be his mate"

Amy director tackles Maradona, gets more than the ball

After chronicling the lives of the late Amy Winehouse and Ayrton Senna, Oscar-winning director Asif Kapadia says he has taken on his toughest challenge yet with Diego Maradona.

Movies • 13 Jun 19

Feeling supersonic? Watch first clip of new Oasis film

The rise and fall of the Gallagher brothers (and the other three) is charted in new documentary Supersonic and the first clip of the film reveals baby pictures, an innocent-looking Noel, and even signs of affection between the warring siblings.

Headlines • 06 Sep 16

Amy director praises Irish Oscar nominees

Amy director Asif Kapadia - an Oscar contender himself - has praised Ireland's unprecedented nine Academy Award nominations, describing it as "a remarkable achievement".

Entertainment • 17 Feb 16

Mitch Winehouse may sue Amy documentary makers

Mitch Winehouse has said that he may pursue legal action against Asif Kapadia's documentary Amy, saying that the film "is a lie".

Entertainment • 10 Jul 15

Asif Kapadia