Bill Willingham announced that his best-known and most successful work now belongs to everyone, in protest of the mistreatment he claims to have suffered from the publisher, which is threatening to take ‘necessary action’
The ultra-conservative government says the director ‘hates her country’ for her portrayal of the humanitarian crisis on the Belarusian border in the film ‘Green Border,’ which has enjoyed box-office success
Agnieszka Holland’s powerful ‘Green Border’ and Matteo Garrone’s uneven ‘Io Capitano’ shine a spotlight on those who leave Syria or Senegal bound for a continent that is now turning its back on them, while Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin’ is outrageous in its condescension
The director of ‘Hollywoodgate,’ which is being screened at the Venice Film Festival, reached an agreement with the fundamentalists to film inside the Afghan regime for a year
Pietro Castellitto, the Arriaga brothers and Olmo Schnabel all presented films, hoping to follow in the footsteps of Sofia Coppola
‘Foremost by Night,’ Víctor Iriarte’s first feature film, wins critics over with the brave tale of two women and a child without a past. The short film ‘Aitana’, a restored version of Saura’s ‘The Hunt’ and a documentary on ‘Guernica’ round out the festival’s Spanish film offerings
Well-known Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino sparked a debate after he lamented that Michael Mann’s film chose Adam Driver to play Enzo Ferrari instead of a local performer
‘Coup de Chance,’ Allen’s 50th film, shows he still has a lot to offer, while ‘Priscilla’ presents a delicate but imperfect portrait of Elvis Presley’s marriage
‘The Killer’ slays the Venice Film Festival with the revenge of a professional killer and his first doubts. ‘The Beast’ and ‘The Theory of Everything’ round out a great day at the Mostra
The sports thriller ‘Ferrari’ – directed by Michael Mann – falls short of expectations, despite a star-studded cast consisting of Adam Driver and Penélope Cruz, as well as an adrenaline-pumping plot. Meanwhile, the action film ‘Dogman,’ by Luc Besson, surprised audiences at the Venice Film Festival
Pablo Larraín’s ‘El Conde’ achieves the difficult feat of building a satire around the dictator and his impact on modern-day Chile without trivializing him or forgetting his atrocities
The 80th edition of the world’s oldest cinema exhibition gets underway with no actors to walk the red carpet
The multitude of new platforms and formats feeds into the creation of fictional universes, with dozens of different plots ready to host users. But, an expert warns, ‘as fantastic as these worlds are, they must also remain credible’
A documentary about the legendary Marvel scriptwriter and editor reinforces the disputed legend that he single-handedly invented icons such as Spiderman and the Hulk, and undervalues the creative work of Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko
EL PAÍS has put together a collection of various icons of cruelty — hailing from cinema, literature and comic books — to craft a portrait of the ideal nemesis. We take a look at why the public adores these villains even more than heroes
Dozens of artists, including big names like Neil Gaiman and Kurt Busiek, have spoken out about the difficult working conditions and health problems they have suffered in the industry
The filmmaker talks to EL PAÍS about ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ his plans for the DC universe and how the creative process has helped him as a person
A new essay examines the unstoppable advance of digital adventures and their impact in society, highlighting the increasingly risky and experimental creations and analyzing the main pitfalls of the field
In ‘The Son,’ the Australian star plays a father coping with work, a love life and raising a teenager in crisis
In ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” the director, who already won the statuette with ‘Citizenfour’, follows photographer Nan Goldin and her fight against the Sackler family, producers of the drug OxyContin
Puffin Books and The Roald Dahl Story Company made hundreds of edits in the latest editions to the dismay of loyal readers, famous writers like Salman Rushdie and even British Premier Rishi Sunak
The actress plays a brilliant and controversial conductor in Todd Field’s ‘Tár,’ a performance that might earn her a third Oscar at the 95th Academy Awards
Excavations have revealed new information about the structure and workings of the Roman amphitheater although questions remain, including what role dachshunds played
The most successful author in the US has triumphed thanks to her romance novels, thrillers and stories of abuse – all without exclusive publishing deals or changing her lifestyle
Increasingly vicious online campaigns are being launched for (or against) inclusive casts, new storylines or character redesigns in movies, series, novels and videogames
A new documentary celebrates casting director Bonnie Timmermann, a legend who launched the careers of many of today’s best-known movie stars
In Florian Zeller’s ‘The Son,’ the Australian actor plays a man who doesn’t know how to help his depressed teenager, while Joanna Hogg’s ‘The Eternal Daughter’ and Alice Diop’s ‘Saint Omer’ offer complex and uncomfortable visions of motherhood