Lynne Reid Banks versus Hollywood: the ‘savage’ controversy behind The Indian in the Cupboard
The children’s classic criticised for its ‘horrendous stereotypes’ was nonetheless made into a film. Then the real trouble began
The children’s classic criticised for its ‘horrendous stereotypes’ was nonetheless made into a film. Then the real trouble began
The teddy bears, the late Queen’s involvement, the Jimmy Savile ‘gag’… Fact-checking the dramatisation of Newsnight’s car-crash interview
Netflix’s Ripley is the latest drama to show our fascination with Patricia Highsmith’s murderer – a creation with whom she was infatuated
Long before its stars’ latest war of words, the 2016 box office bomb united northerners, Trump supporters and audiences in revulsion
As Eric Idle’s recent gripes prove, members of the revered comedy troupe have spent more time feuding than working. But is it all a joke?
The Yellowstone star has spent 35 years and millions of his own money making his two-part epic Horizon: An American Saga. Will it pay off?
The Kingsman and Kick-Ass director has a talent for adolescent outrage and action. But will his $200 million Argylle flop make him grow up?
Titan of the Thames revisits the life of Lord Desborough – from hunting bears in the Rockies to organising the 1908 Olympic Games in London
This fascinating show on the Second World War is a reminder that films like The Great Escape are part of a history of airbrushed propaganda
Despite the game's Soviet roots, Moscow's unauthorised version of the hit show is a demented, lawless and murderously boring mess
Emma Stone's new TV drama has ended in truly bizarre and baffling style. But in 1988, the ‘Hill Street Blues in a hospital’ went one better
Thanks to an adaptation of his best-loved novel, Alasdair Grey is set to find a new generation of readers. They may be in for a shock…
As the great director prepares his second film on the life of Jesus Christ, let's pray it proves much less controversial than the first
The bone-chilling vampire saga gave Starsky and Hutch fans quite a shock in 1979 – and remains one of the finest King adaptations ever made
The backstabbing and brutality that followed the 1629 shipwreck shocks historians to this day. But where does Claudia Winkleman come in?
Ub Iwerks drew Disney's most famous creation and helped kickstart his empire. So why isn't he a household name?