Copy: Vision, 24/02/12 >> If The Artist does win Best Picture on Sunday at the Academy Awards, it will complete a remarkable rise for a film I first wrote about last June. Back then, the notion that a French, black and white, silent movie would even be nominated, let alone have a chance...

Copy: The National 23/02/12 >> I seem to have been writing about biopics a lot recently; both covering news that Elton John is planning to be the executive producer on a jukebox musical of his own life – which, short of playing himself, it’s just about the most egotistical...

Copy: The National 19/12/11 >> If you’re stuck for a movie to get you in the festive mood, look no further than The Muppet Christmas Carol, the felty furry take on Charles Dickens’ classic broadcast tomorrow (Christmas Eve) on Channel 4. Gonzo is Charles Dickens, Kermit is...

Copy: The National 06/12/11 >> Late last month rumours that film adaptations of Doctor Who and Battlestar Galactica coalesced into something more substantial. But the reaction from fans was less than enthusiastic – probably thanks to worries that television series do not always...

Copy: The National 15/11/2011 >> It could happen, you know. 20th Century Fox are pushing strongly for Andy Serkis’ motion-captured performance as Caesar the genetically modified chimpanzee in Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes to be recognised in the best actor category at next...

Copy: The National, 07/11/11 >> No, not films. Film. The ever-increasing use of digital (take Gareth Edwards brilliant Monsters from last year, entirely shot using a digital camera) means the likes of Panavision aren’t even making film cameras at present. Meanwhile, Tacita...

Copy: The National, 06/11/11 >> So, Shakespeare didn’t write some of the greatest plays ever committed to paper. Well, that’s the conclusion of Roland Emmerich’s new film Anonymous – and it’s caused a right fuss in The Bard’s home of Stratford Upon...

Anne Hathaway was widely criticised for her Yorkshire accent in the film One Day, (although it wasn’t so bad in the end). But why do filmmakers insist on getting US actors to attempt British accents? That’s what I explored in this rollcall of terrible accents for The...