In Amsterdam, a superstar of art-house cinema is haunting the galleries of the Eye Filmmuseum with a little help from her friends
The classically trained actor’s most famous role was Sybil in Fawlty Towers: a character who once seemed like a battle-axe, but is clearly a feminist icon
The news that Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly are tapping out as hosts of Strictly Come Dancing has put Rakewell in a spin
Before the release of her latest film, the director sat down with Apollo to talk about the thrills and spills of making an art-heist movie
Heist films are the most glamorous kind of crime film – and art heists make for the most glamorous kind of heist film
A survey of the Canadian artist’s work shows how the moving image can bridge the gap between the past and the present
The film-maker seemed almost as comfortable in front of a camera as behind it – and in Nemai Ghosh he had the ideal photographer
Rakewell sings the praises of Claudia Cardinale, who has died at the age of 87
The painterly splendour of Kubrick’s film is widely recognised, but its relationship with 18th-century art is thornier than it seems
The European Fine Art Fair plays a prominent role in the ‘Sex and the City’ sequel’s latest season, but its workings have left Rakewell scratching his head
Sixty years after the film’s release, locals are still surprised by visitors re-enacting a few of their favourite things
The ups and downs in the lives of photographer Joel Meyerowitz and the writer and artist Maggie Barrett makes for documentary dynamite
For his new film based on a novel by Robert Walser, the Polish artist created copies of cubist works. He talks to Apollo about the ties between painting and film-making
The film-maker was always an original but what makes his work unforgettable – and inspiring to other artists – is its radical sincerity
In his memoir, the Pope praises masterpieces of Italian neorealism by Vittorio De Sica and Roberto Rossellini – and defends Fellini with some assistance from Pasolini
The actor may not have had much range, but he always played himself to perfection and brought that sense of panache to his most famous role
‘The Leopard’ is the Italian film-maker’s masterpiece, and it owes much of its visual splendour to 19th-century paintings
As the creator of the backdrops for some of the most beloved Hollywood films, George Gibson has a claim to being one of the most influential artists of his time
A prize-winning documentary about France’s return of 26 looted objects from Benin is a haunting tale
From explosions of chintz to thrusting postmodern architecture, the sets for Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster leave us in no doubt we’re watching a 1980s period drama
When it comes to conjuring the uncanny atmosphere and impossible logic of dreams, the Czech film-maker has few equals
Though she remains best known as a writer, the French avant-gardist was a formidable force behind the camera, as a season at the ICA in London demonstrates
Hollywood films are full of characters who design buildings for a living, but how well do they reflect the realities of the profession?
A new life of the auteur lays bare the obsessiveness behind his films and what it cost everyone around him
