When is a bathrobe not a bathrobe? When it’s fashion’s coat of the season
Almodóvar in English, McQueen at war and Jolie on song: Peter Bradshaw’s picks of the London film festival
September 2024
From The Brutalist to Conclave: what is the state of this year’s Oscar race?
With most of the year’s awards-aiming films now premiered at fests, potential nominees are starting to fall into place
First look review
Without Blood review – Angelina Jolie’s lacklustre war drama is another misfire
The actor and activist again struggles to convince as a film-maker with a well-meaning yet unconvincing adaptation of Alessandro Baricco’s novel
Venice film festival 2024 roundup – Nicole Kidman gets carnal and Lady Gaga goes crazy
In a festival rich in impressive female leads, Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton bonding for Almodóvar, while a strong documentary lineup ranges from Trump to Yoko Ono
August 2024
Maria review – Angelina Jolie plays the diva in magnificent stroll around the cult of Callas
Angelina Jolie says women are defined too much by other people’s perceptions
July 2024
Guadagnino, Almodóvar, Larraín: this year’s Venice film festival already looks exceptional
Peter Bradshaw
A lineup for the senses includes Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice sequel, Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie à Deux and Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas. How nutritious it will prove remains to be seen
Toronto film festival: Jennifer Lopez, Hugh Grant and Mike Leigh head lineup
The 49th edition features a string of world premieres for many films hoping to be included in the year’s Oscar race
Ten years after a celebrity summit promised to end rape as a weapon of war, is there any change for the women of South Sudan?
Guardian investigation reveals conflict-riven country received little funding or support and that high-profile perpetrators remain in public office
June 2024
Tony awards 2024: red carpet looks and best of the show – in pictures
Jeremy Strong, Daniel Radcliffe, Ariana DeBose and Angelina Jolie were among the crowd for the 77th annual Tony awards, held in New York on Sunday
April 2024
The Outsiders review – 60s-set classic makes for a solid, if unspectacular, Broadway musical
SE Hinton’s novel, which was adapted by Francis Ford Coppola for film, makes for a competent yet forgettable stage show
March 2024
Oscars 2025: who might be in the running for next year’s awards?
The dust may still be settling on this year’s race but next year’s ceremony could see stars such as Angelina Jolie and Barry Keoghan battling it out
December 2023
Angelina Jolie: ‘I wouldn’t be an actress today’
Actor said the current pressure for performers to live their lives in public would have deterred her from a showbiz career
November 2023
‘They’ll see she was extraordinary’: Callas centenary inspires new generation to find the real Maria
Films, shows and a new museum seek to capture the charisma of the great soprano
January 2023
How Zelenskiy became Hollywood’s man of the hour
From Ben Stiller to Jessica Chastain, celebrities have embraced Ukraine’s president and offered support to the country’s war effort
December 2022
Angelina Jolie steps down as the UN refugee agency's ambassador – video
Angelina Jolie leaves role as UN refugee agency ambassador
November 2022
Angelina Jolie criticises governments over inaction on wartime sexual violence
The UN special envoy bemoaned a lack of progress in deterring perpetrators from using rape as a weapon of war and for failing to meet the needs of survivors
October 2022
Angelina Jolie to play Maria Callas in Spencer director’s next biopic
The Oscar-winner will play the opera singer in a film that explores the ‘tumultuous, beautiful, and tragic’ story of her life