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John Patterson

John Patterson writes about film and is based in Los Angeles

January 2020Kathy Bates: 'I told Clint that after 50 years, I feel like I've hit the big time'With her fourth nomination for an Oscar, Kathy Bates talks about overcoming brutal criticism

about her looks, her pride at playing real women and why she loved working with Clint Eastwood17 Jan 2020 07.00 CET…… commentsDecember 2019Richard Kind: 'I’m a team player, but I also want

to win'The comedy veteran – a star of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Spin City and A Serious Man – is an essential ensemble player. He talks about not taking centre stage and his upcoming role as

Rudy Guiliani13 Dec 2019 11.00 CET…… commentsJanuary 2019Jonas Mekas: how a Lithuanian refugee redefined American cinemaThe avant garde pioneer, who also founded one of the great US film

journals, has died aged 9624 Jan 2019 01.21 CETMay 2018From Disney star to Jeffrey Dahmer: how Ross Lynch reinvented his career31 May 2018 17.30 CEST…… commentsMargot Kidder: the Hollywood

star who defied convention15 May 2018 00.18 CESTApril 2018Alan Rudolph: 'People just don't surrender to my movies, ever'The former protege of Robert Altman has made a string of quietly

appreciated films that have struggled to break out and after a 16 year hiatus, he’s back with another unlikely project30 Apr 2018 10.00 CESTMarch 2018My favourite film decadeFrom The Naked

City to Double Indemnity – why the 1940s is my favourite film decadeWar changed everything, destroying whole film industries and heralding a new era of realism, grit and shoots on location28

Mar 2018 07.00 CEST…… commentsNovember 2017Is all forgiven? The strange, troubling resurgence of Mel GibsonThe actor-director seemed unemployable after a string of antisemitic and racist

outbursts. But steady work since and a big new comedy vehicle suggest his time in the wilderness is up23 Nov 2017 10.51 CETJune 2017Film blogThe Book of Henry is a catastrophically awful

film. Everyone should see itTonally it jerks from syrupy to shrill and it is filled with A-list actors working without conviction. This is a film to be studied in What Not to Do classes22

Jun 2017 15.51 CEST…… commentsFilm blogHit the road, Jack Reacher: why Tom Cruise should ditch the goody two-shoes actCruise plays the hero with a megawatt smile yet again in The Mummy. But

a survey of his less likable characters reveals an actor born to play the baddie8 Jun 2017 07.00 CEST…… commentsMay the force be with you: my 20 years writing the Guide's film columnIn his

final weekly piece, our critic measures his time in Star Wars films and surveys the cinematic landscape they created5 Jun 2017 11.00 CEST…… commentsMay 2017Scarface-off: why another reboot

would be a shot in the darkHollywood has already had two cracks at the gangster tale – here’s hoping they look to the 30s original, not De Palma, for inspiration29 May 2017 11.00 CEST……

commentsRich man's world? How ageism caught up with middle-aged movie menIt used to be female actors who disappeared mid-career, but Meryl Streep is cruising into her late 60s whi

le Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp flounder22 May 2017 11.00 CEST…… commentsSomething wild: the punk side of Jonathan Demme15 May 2017 11.00 CEST…… commentsStreaming killed the video store, but

VHS made me cine-literate8 May 2017 11.00 CEST…… commentsThe Journey: McGuinness v Paisley and other odd movie couples1 May 2017 11.00 CEST…… commentsApril 2017The Fass and the furious: the

remarkable career of Rainer Werner Fassbinder24 Apr 2017 11.00 CEST…… commentsRules Don’t Apply: Howard Hughes is the enigma Hollywood still obsesses over17 Apr 2017 11.00 CEST……

commentsMulholland Drive: David Lynch’s masterpiece is a wide-open work of art10 Apr 2017 11.00 CEST…… commentsThe Boss Baby: just a corny kidflick – or a subtle political satire?3 Apr 2017

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