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My Oxford Year review – so-so Netflix romance trades on anglophilia

An American lives out her British dream in an uninspired yet competently assembled trifle from The Inbetweeners creator Iain Morris

A particular set of skills: how Liam Neeson went from ‘master actor’ to deadpan Naked Gun spoofery

As his turn in cop-comedy reboot brings rave reviews, we look back on the actor’s varied career, from Schindler’s List to Star Wars and, of course, Taken

There are no new superhero movies for the next six months – is Hollywood up to something?

For the first time since 2011, we face a six-month gap in the release schedule for cape-wearing heroes. But what caused the slowdown, and is it a victory for ‘real’ cinema?

The Room Next Door to Cairo Conspiracy: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore star in Pedro Almodóvar’s award-winning dive into English language features, while Tarik Saleh’s gripping glimpse into a power struggle is effectively the Muslim version of Conclave

The enduring brilliance of Peter Sellers: ‘There’s never been a better comic actor’

The actor was born 100 years ago – and his performances still induce hysteria today. Fans and collaborators like Michael Palin, Woody Allen and Lesley Anne-Down explain why

TV tonight: Alison Steadman has trouble with a giant jar of gherkins

More mishaps for Sue Jessop and family in Here We Go. Plus: the return of Mrs Brown’s Boys. Here’s what to watch this evening

Aamir Khan: India’s movie legend on a cut-price mission to save Bollywood

The superstar actor will release his latest film on YouTube so families who cannot afford cinema trips can watch

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight set to write next James Bond movie

British writer, whose credits include Dirty Pretty Things, will work with Denis Villeneuve on relaunch

Jeremy Strong eyed to play Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network sequel

The Succession star is reportedly the leading choice to play the controversial tech mogul in Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up

How KPop Demon Hunters became the surprise Netflix smash of the summer

The musical adventure has become the streamer’s biggest animated original and its songs dominate the charts

Elton John and Spin̈al Tap release new version of Stonehenge – and correct stage prop disaster

John takes lead vocal on mystical classic rock anthem and performs it live for scene in Spin̈al Tap II: The End Continues, released in September

Guy Pearce: ‘I don’t think I’ll look as good in a frock as I did when I was 25’

The actor on getting back on the Priscilla bus, ‘horrible’ characters and the most profound thing anyone has ever said to him

From Zooey Deschanel to Captain Kirk doing Dylan: the best songs by actors, ranked!

As Margaret Qualley moves into music, we rate 20 tracks by stars of film and TV, with Ryan Gosling doing ghost-rock and Jamie Foxx bringing the funk

The return of the spoof: can comedy’s silliest subgenre make a comeback?

The Naked Gun returns this weekend hoping to relaunch a long-dormant subgenre with Scary Movie, Spinal Tap and Spaceballs sequels to follow

‘It’s the best monster ever invented’: Noah Hawley on bringing Ridley Scott’s Alien to TV

The writer-director defied expectations to turn the film Fargo into one of the best TV shows of the decade. Now he’s taking on an even bigger franchise. Can lightning strike twice?

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