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<p>David Lynch, director of ‘Blue Velvet’ and ‘Twin Peaks’, died this week at the age of 78</p>

tribute

David Lynch, the visionary artist who made films no one else could

The singular American filmmaker died this week at the age of 78, leaving behind a legacy like no other. Louis Chilton looks at the life and work of a man who redefined what cinema itself could achieve

<p>Rory Kinnear in ‘Bank of Dave 2: The Loan Ranger’ </p>

in focus

The Bank of Dave films are beloved – here’s why

<p>Claes Bang: ‘You shouldn’t go to a film set or on stage and feel violated – it’s not going to do anything good for the production'</p>

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Claes Bang: ‘The director said no intimacy co-ordinators... so I left’

<p>Innate glow: Cameron Diaz (clockwise from top right) in ‘Charlie’s Angels’, ‘Back in Action’, ‘There’s Something About Mary’ and ‘The Mask’ </p>

Inside Film

Cameron Diaz’s Hollywood comeback is a return worth celebrating

Inside Film

<p>Worlds apart: Nicole Kidman in the erotic thriller ‘Babygirl’, and Angelina Jolie in the sombre biopic ‘Maria’</p>

Inside Film

Angelina Jolie is in dire need of Nicole Kidman’s fearlessness

This week sees the stars go head-to-head at the multiplex – but the staid biopic ‘Maria’ and the playful erotic thriller ‘Babygirl’ only expose how both women’s careers have diverged over the last 20 years, writes Xan Brooks

<p>God-tier moustache-twirling: Raul Julia in the seminal family film ‘The Addams Family’ </p>

Inside Film

The Addams Family’s Raul Julia was far more than his tragic death

The life of the Puerto Rican actor was cut short at the age of 54, bringing to an abrupt close a celebrated career on stage and on screen. As Julia’s final film, the kitschy action movie ‘Street Fighter’, turns 30, Louis Chilton salutes a lost star

Reviews

<p>Elle Fanning and Timothée Chalamet in ‘A Complete Unknown’</p>

Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan biopic plays too safe

<p>Uncanny valley: Robin Wright and Tom Hanks in ‘Here’ </p>

Tom Hanks’s new film Here is a stilted, manipulative disaster

Interviews

<p>‘Filmmakers have to speak from the heart’: Director Robert Zemeckis (right), alongside (left to right) Michael J Fox in ‘Back to the Future’, Roger Rabbit in ‘Who Framed Roger Rabbit’, Tom Hanks in ‘Forrest Gump’, and Hanks and Robin Wright in ‘Here’ </p>

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Robert Zemeckis on Here, Tom Hanks and drawing criticism: ‘I do the best I can’

<p>‘Babygirl is very confronting. It’s a bit provocative. And if you’re uncomfortable with it, maybe it speaks to what you’re potentially going through in terms of repression’</p>

Interview

Harris Dickinson: ‘Being desired is not something I’ve been particularly used to’

‘I’m in a constant state of nervousness’

Interview

Jesse Eisenberg: ‘My wife shaped every thought I’ve had as an adult’

<p>'The music of “The Lion King” is rooted in African rhythm and harmonies, but I felt like there was a lot of space to play and break new ground’</p>

Interview

Lin-Manuel Miranda: ‘I’m already something no one else is’

<p>‘I know the show had quite an impact but I do forget about it – Xena doesn’t exactly follow me around’ </p>

Interview

Xena star Lucy Lawless: ‘I’m a cult person… I’m not a corporate girl’

<p>Zoe Saldaña: ‘I have an energy, a fire that is very much still alive, and I want to challenge myself’ </p>

Interview

Zoe Saldaña: ‘The Oscars tend to overlook actors using CGI technology’

<p>‘As an actor, I always want to emote and go big, and for this I had to restrain myself a lot’ </p>

Interview

Queer’s Drew Starkey on Daniel Craig: ‘We were so comfortable with our love scenes’

Cate Blanchett: ‘I think my natural state is to dig a little hole underground and burrow in for the winter’

Interview

Cate Blanchett on her wild new film: ‘I can’t talk about the monkey brains – I signed an NDA’

Features

<p>‘Wicked’ stars Michelle Yeoh, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo at last night’s Golden Globes</p>

Comment

If the Golden Globes are going the boring route, what’s the point of them?

<p>Some of the very best film actors of the 21st century – but where do they rank?</p>

The 60 greatest film actors of the 21st century (so far)

<p>Faster than a speeding bullet: ‘Mickey 17’, ‘Superman’ and ‘The Thursday Murder Club’ lead our 2025 film preview</p>

25 movies to look out for in 2025, from Superman to Frankenstein

<p>‘Sometimes they’re like an elderly couple, but nothing could ever split them up’: Wallace, Gromit and their Norbot glimpse Feathers McGraw in ‘Vengeance Most Fowl’ </p>

Wallace and Gromit’s makers on the terrifying return of Feathers McGraw

Flashbacks

<p>Merry X-mas: Sarah Polley, Scott Wolf, Jay Mohr and Katie Holmes in the cult classic ‘Go’ </p>

Features

Go at 25: The making of the coolest Christmas movie of all time

<p>A pop-culture-infused catechism: Linda Fiorentino, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Chris Rock on the poster art for ‘Dogma’ </p>

Features

How the outrageous comedy Dogma became practically impossible to see

<p>Best offence: The tiny stars of the ribald 2004 comedy ‘Team America: World Police’ </p>

Features

How Team America shocked the world (and outraged Sean Penn)

<p>Happy anniversary: Rachel Griffiths (left) and Toni Collette in ‘Muriel’s Wedding’ </p>

Features

Muriel’s Wedding and its flawed, brilliant heroine at 30

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