No ropes attached: behind two heart-racing free climbing documentaries
In Free Solo and The Dawn Wall, rock climbers test their endurance, along with those brave enough to watch, as they scale brave new heights without ropesIt’s a rare documentary that features a running...
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The author and critic on extreme climbing films, Australian experimentalists the Necks and a visionary of Italian photographyThe writer and critic Geoff Dyer was born in Cheltenham in 1958 and educated...
View ArticleThe 50 best movies of 2018 in the US: the full list
A heartfelt Mexican drama leads our critics’ pick of the top films released in America this year – adding to tales about off-grid survival, toxic relationships, confused schoolkids and game-changing...
View ArticleFree Solo review – jaw-dropping high jinks on a 3,000ft rock face
A daredevil with a samurai’s intensity, Alex Honnold scales a vertiginous cliff without ropes in this visually staggering documentaryHere’s a film that brought to my mind Mary Poppins’s famous order:...
View ArticleThe full list of nominations for the Baftas 2019
From The Favourite to Bohemian Rhapsody, the full list of films up for a gong at this year’s leading British film awardsFull report: The Favourite rules nominations BlacKkKlansmanThe FavouriteGreen...
View ArticleOscar nominations 2019: Roma and The Favourite deserve acclaim, but no female...
The Academy consensus has produced two blue-chip frontrunners, but passed over some exceptional films directed by women in the process•Roma and The Favourite vie for glory•Full list of nominations...
View ArticleAlex Honnold, free climber: ‘There are many places where you can fall to your...
The US rock climber on making the Oscar-nominated documentary Free Solo, a dizzying account of his unaided ascent of El Capitan in 2017Born in Sacramento, California, in 1985, Alex Honnold is one of...
View ArticleBaftas 2019: what should win – and what will win | Peter Bradshaw
Controversy surrounds Bohemian Rhapsody and the scarcity of female directors but Roma, Cold War and the likely coronation of The Favourite’s Olivia Colman offer plenty to be excited aboutThis year’s...
View ArticleThe full list of winners at the 2019 Bafta film awards
The Favourite won the most Baftas, but Roma carried off the big prizes, including best film and best director•The Favourite reigns - almost - supreme as Roma takes best picture• Baftas red carpet, the...
View ArticleHuman spirit climbs to another level in Free Solo
The audacious documentary deserves to be an Oscar winner – not only for its physical feats and film-making but also, suggests Geoff Dyer, its call to seize lifeIt’s tempting to argue that Free Solo...
View ArticleFull list of nominations for the 2019 Oscars
All the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards, which take place on 24 February at the Dolby theatre in HollywoodOscars 2019: predictions, timetable and all you need to know for the big nightBlack...
View ArticleOscars 2019 verdict: lovely surprises can't compensate for shock horrors
The Academy voters got it right with gongs for Olivia Colman and Alfonso Cuarón, but Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody have been sorely overratedIn the end, there was enough good news – or news that...
View ArticleSmooches, shocks and funny bunnies: the Oscars 2019 – in pictures
A selection of the best pictures from the 91st Academy Awards ceremony in Los AngelesOscars red carpet 2019 in pictures Continue reading...
View ArticleOscar winners 2019: complete list
All the winners from the 91st Academy AwardsEmma Stone (The Favourite)Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)Amy Adams (Vice)Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk) – WINNER!Marina De Tavira (Roma) Continue...
View Article‘It's sort of the extreme’: Free Solo’s Alex Honnold on rock-climbing without...
He is the only person to have scaled El Capitan without protective equipment, and the film about his feat has just won an Oscar. What drives someone to take the ultimate risk?The greatest rock climber...
View ArticleSunday's best TV: Free Solo; Call the Midwife; Traitors
Catch the Oscar-winning documentary about the man who scales rock-faces with no rope. Plus: the sisters of Poplar bid farewell for another series – and tension piles up in the ace spy...
View ArticleFree Solo star Alex Honnold falls off a mountain: Keith Ladzinski's best photo
‘Alex was on vacation in Greece – but even on vacation, he still climbs. Fortunately, unlike in the film Free Solo, he’s on a rope here’ When you’re climbing, things can go from fun to serious pretty...
View ArticleNo ropes attached: behind two heart-racing free climbing documentaries
In Free Solo and The Dawn Wall, rock climbers test their endurance, along with those brave enough to watch, as they scale brave new heights without ropesIt’s a rare documentary that features a running...
View ArticleOn my radar: Geoff Dyer’s cultural highlights
The author and critic on extreme climbing films, Australian experimentalists the Necks and a visionary of Italian photographyThe writer and critic Geoff Dyer was born in Cheltenham in 1958 and educated...
View ArticleThe 50 best movies of 2018 in the US: the full list
A heartfelt Mexican drama leads our critics’ pick of the top films released in America this year – adding to tales about off-grid survival, toxic relationships, confused schoolkids and game-changing...
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