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The celebrated film-maker saw something of himself in the work of the American photographer. Now he’s curated a new book and exhibition

Old women in novels have too often been malign or feeble, but fiercer and more vital senior citizens can be found in authors from Agatha Christie to Elizabeth Strout

We’ve seen tears, bad jokes, terrible jokes and Daniel Kaluuya declaring “My mum, my dad, they had sex!” — here’s a breakdown of the best and worst Oscars speeches

To mark International Women's Day, we bring you the story of an isolated religious community battered by sexual abuse. "Women Talking" stars Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley and Frances McDormand, among others. Canadian writer-director Sarah Polley's adaptation of Miriam Toews's 2018 novel is based on a real-life mass rape…

LOS ANGELES — “Let’s dream big. This is our time to do it.”

Sarah Polley’s superlative film, based on Miriam Toews’ 2018 novel, features an all-star cast on staggering form

Words matter. They give expression to our experiences, allow us to tell our stories and make sense of our place within the world. With language comes the ability to speak: to speak for, and to speak out. To name injustices and imagine alternative futures. The radical feminist Audre Lorde tells…

From the stolen Academy Award recovered from an airport bin to the time Matt Damon’s Oscar washed away in a flood, Adam White recalls the gold-plated vanishing acts that stars would love to forget

Shortly to be seen on our screens in Women Talking, the actor is enjoying a fruitful – and Oscar-hauling – career third act, creating work that is empathic, political, and often doesn’t look like acting at all