In great British feelgood film ‘The Great Escaper’, audiences can see the final performance from Glenda Jackson, and one of the last from Michael Caine. It’s a reminder that there’s never been a better time to see our senior citizens on screen, writes Jasper Rees
He was a frat boy in ‘The Hangover’ and a Method actor who worshipped Day-Lewis. As the Oscar nominee transforms into Leonard Bernstein for ‘Maestro’ (prosthetic nose and all), Geoffrey Macnab explores the life of a very private superstar
It didn’t get a sniff of success on its release, but 40 years on, Brian De Palma’s ultra-violent gangster epic remains a classic. Geoffrey McNab recalls how the on-camera chaos was easily matched by behind-the-scenes insanity