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Colin Farrell in Ballad of a Small Player

Colin Farrell risks it all in Ballad of a Small Player

The trailer for the Colin Farrell-starring psychological thriller Ballad of a Small Player has been released ahead of the film's arrival in cinemas and on Netflix in October.

Movies • 28 Aug

British-Albanian singer Dua Lipa has been vocal about the war in Gaza and last year criticised Israel's offensive as a "genocide"

Dua Lipa among stars urging UK to end Israel arms sales

Pop star Dua Lipa has joined some 300 UK celebrities in signing an open letter urging Britain to halt arms sales to Israel, after similar pleas from lawyers and writers.

UK • 29 May

Tilda Swinton: "I can say I'm not shooting a film for the rest of this year."

Swinton taking break from 'merciless' movie-making

Tilda Swinton has revealed she will take a break from what she called "merciless" movie-making.

Movies • 14 Feb

Colin Farrell - Due to begin filming The Ballad of a Small Player in Asia this summer

Colin Farrell gets Oscar-winning co-star for new film

It has been announced that Tilda Swinton will star opposite Colin Farrell in Netflix's The Ballad of a Small Player, the new film from Edward Berger, the director of the Oscar-winning All Quiet on the Western Front.

Movies • 06 May 24

The antihero allure of the bucket hat-wearing, Smiths-loving contractor gives Michael Fassbender a perfect comeback role

Michael Fassbender hits Netflix on Friday in The Killer

After parking his acting career for a couple of years in favour of motor racing, Michael Fassbender returns to the day job in slick style.

Movie Review • 09 Nov 23

Michael Fassbender in The Killer which is in cinemas now and on Netflix from 10 November

Watch Fassbender in trailer for new thriller The Killer

Michael Fassbender can be seen in his first movie role this decade as an assassin in David Fincher's new thriller The Killer.

Movies • 27 Oct 23

Tilda Swinton: I was kind of a boy for a long time

Actress Tilda Swinton: "I always felt I was queer"

Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton has spoken about what her queer identity means to her.

Movies • 14 Jan 21

The Souvenir mines an elegiac 1980s London seam

A young film student begins a relationship with a British Foreign Office man with rocky results in Joanna Hogg's absorbing film, which works in large part on improvisatory dialogue.

Movies • 28 Aug 19

Fame-meets-Phantasm for Dakota Johnson in Suspiria

Dense macabre. Suspiria is too long but has black magic

November not cold enough for you? Try this.

Movie Review • 15 Nov 18

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No Beach Reads, please - Tilda Swinton's ten fave books

Actress Tilda Swinton recently listed her ten favourite books for the New York Times - suffice to say there is nothing in there that could constitute a Beach Read for the Med or indeed anywhere else.

Book • 02 Apr 24

A Bigger Splash

The volcanic island of Pantelleria, off the coast of Sicily, is the setting for Luca Guadagnino’s latest feature, a tale of hedonistic music people which builds well towards a tragic climax but loses focus towards the end.

Movie Reviews • 16 Feb 16

Swinton in talks to star in Marvel Comics movie

Tilda Swinton is in talks to star as The Ancient One, a male role, in forthcoming Marvel superhero fantasy Doctor Strange.

Entertainment • 29 May 15

Swinton will only work with people she likes

Tilda Swinton has said that life is too short to work with people you don't like a lot and that she often chooses projects based on who is involved over other factors.

Entertainment • 30 Jun 14

Damon signed on before reading Zero Theorem script

Director Terry Gilliam has revealed that Matt Damon and Tilda Swinton signed on to star in The Zero Theorem before even reading the script.

Entertainment • 14 Mar 14

Tilda Swinton