Olivia Colman: ‘Portraying a murderer? It was less pressure than playing the Queen’

From supporting parts on TV to Hollywood stardom to her darkest role yet: the Oscar winner reveals why even the toughest jobs can’t compare to her role in The Crown

Do you fancy Paul Rudd? You’re either a sociopath or a liar if you say no

If you don’t agree with People magazine that the US actor is the sexiest man alive, there’s something wrong with you

Jane Fonda on the climate fight: ‘The cure for despair is action’

Sometimes the only way to get attention is to break the rules. Fifty years after my first arrest, I’ve embraced being locked up in the name of the planet. As Cop26 nears, here’s why it’s time to rise up

Billy Connolly: ‘It might be lovely on the other side’

Welder, comedian, Hollywood star, celebrated artist… The life story of Billy Connolly has been a real page turner. Here, he talks about love, loss and landing on his feet

Jean-Paul Belmondo: the beaten-up icon who made crime sexy

Immortalised by Godard and Melville, the actor specialised in seductive tough guys – and blazed a trail through cinema history

A few good massaman: Tom ‘two curries’ Cruise shows us how it’s done

Tom Cruise doesn’t just have a single chicken tikka masala when he goes to Birmingham – he has another one straight after. Has any man ever been more on-brand?

Jude Law: ‘I remember being told not to get above myself. Such appalling British advice’

In Sean Durkin’s new film The Nest, Law plays an 80s broker whose financial deals destroy his marriage. He and the director talk about making his character likable – and how US can-do culture changed class-ridden Britain

Mel Brooks announces his first memoir at the age of 95

All About Me!, to be published on 30 November, will cover everything from the film director’s military service to his long comedic partnership with Carl Reiner

Léa Seydoux: ‘Art is a sexual energy. It’s the highest form of creation’

She has four films at Cannes film festival, but instead of strutting the Riviera red carpet the actor is isolating in Paris. She talks creativity, sex scenes and the joy of Bond stunts

Dilip Kumar was a Bollywood great who epitomised India’s emotional struggles

The actor, who has died at 98, gave expression to the intense cultural complexities raised as independence met modernity – with respect, depth and subtlety

Y-fronts at the ready! Why the Crown casting Jonny Lee Miller as John Major is discomfiting fans

After Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher, the series has cast the Trainspotting star as the former PM known as the grey man of politics

Bennifer rebooted! Why is Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s reunion so cheering?

They were a tabloid dream, the super-cool fly girl and the eyeliner-wearing heart-throb. Now, 17 years on, Ben and Jen are together again. But what do the ultimate 00s couple mean to the TikTok age?

Lindsay Lohan is back – as Netflix signs her for Christmas romcom

Hollywood star will play a ‘spoiled heiress’ with memory loss in film comedy expected to arrive in 2022

‘Take it easy, nothing matters in the end’: William Shatner at 90, on love, loss and Leonard Nimoy

His career has taken him from Shakespeare to Star Trek – and soon he will be swimming with sharks on TV. He discusses longevity, tragedy, friendship and success

Oscars fashion trends: midriffs and statement tuxedos catch up with Gen Z style

On the red carpet, cleavage gave way to abs for Hollywood’s women, while men’s suits stole the show with colour and variety