Cinema
Sacha Baron Cohen, Boycotter, Becomes the Boycotted as Ali G Returns
Sacha Baron Cohen backed the ADL's boycott of Facebook. As Ali G returns to cinemas, the boycotts are aimed at him, and the ADL has discovered it dislikes litmus tests.
Hollywood stars
Interviews with Hollywood’s biggest stars, from the UKScreen archive.
Cinema
Sacha Baron Cohen: Borat Caught Giuliani, and Democracy Is on the Brink
First published in Arabic in October 2020: Sacha Baron Cohen on the Giuliani scene in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, his bulletproof vest and Trump's war on truth.
Cinema
Al Pacino: Every Powerful Man Has a Child Hiding Inside Him
Al Pacino tells Husam Sam Asi how he found the child inside Jimmy Hoffa, the secret of playing kings, and why he waits for a role the way Picasso stared at a…
Cinema
Robert De Niro Can Play a Mafia Hitman but Not Trump
Robert De Niro tells Husam Sam Asi how he found Frank Sheeran’s reasons in The Irishman, why Scorsese can’t explain his method, and why Trump is the one man he could never…
Cinema
Martin Scorsese on The Irishman, Joker and the Fight for Cinema
Martin Scorsese tells Husam Sam Asi why he made The Irishman, stepped away from Joker, and fears for filmmakers’ place in a Hollywood dominated by superhero blockbusters.
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Sacha Baron Cohen: Israel’s Spy in Damascus Was the Greatest Method Actor
First published in Arabic in September 2019: Sacha Baron Cohen on playing Mossad spy Eli Cohen in The Spy, duping Dick Cheney and why he gave $1m to Syrians.
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Hugh Jackman: The Greatest Showman Was Tougher Than Wolverine
Hugh Jackman spent years building Wolverine’s body. Singing and dancing his way through The Greatest Showman proved an even tougher challenge—and brought him back to the kind of performing he loves.
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Gary Oldman on Becoming Churchill: Finding the Man Behind the Statue
Four hours in make-up were only the beginning. In Darkest Hour, Gary Oldman wanted to find the vulnerable human being beneath the monument to Winston Churchill.
Cinema
Ridley Scott on Getty’s Millions—and Replacing Kevin Spacey in Ten Days
A kidnapped grandson, a billionaire who refuses to pay, and a director who replaced his leading actor at the last minute.
Cinema
Who Gets to Be a Hero? Spielberg and Hanks on Snowden and The Post
A battle over the Pentagon Papers becomes an urgent argument about journalism, political loyalty and the limits of government power.