All articles by David Parkinson
Dennis Waterman obituary: British TV star from The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks
Waterman played tough nuts on both sides of the law in some of British TV’s defining police and crime series.
By David Parkinson
William Hurt obituary: 1980s Oscar winner with a final chapter in Marvel
By David Parkinson
Douglas Trumbull, visual effects visionary behind 2001 and Blade Runner, 1942 to 2022
By David Parkinson
Hardy Krüger, war film veteran and Barry Lyndon star, 1928 to 2022
By David Parkinson
50 great Christmas films currently streaming
By Katherine McLaughlin, David Parkinson and others
Nino Castelnuovo: remembering the Umbrellas of Cherbourg star, 1936 to 2021
By David Parkinson
How The Pawnbroker changed film censorship
By David Parkinson
10 great British thrillers of the 1970s
By David Parkinson
10 great last films by British directors
By David Parkinson
Barbara Windsor: 5 roles to remember her by
By David Parkinson
Where to begin with Anthony Asquith
By David Parkinson
A very British Halloween: 10 classic UK horror films
By David Parkinson
Ennio Morricone: An iconic career in 10 scores
By David Parkinson
5 reasons to watch The Guinea Pig – Brighton Rock follow-up with a timely class-clash theme
By David Parkinson
Remembering Ian Holm: 10 essential films
By David Parkinson
10 great British comedy films of the 1960s
By David Parkinson
5 essential British films set in the distant past
By David Parkinson
The best musical of every year – from the dawn of sound to the rise of the jukebox musical
By Grace Barber-Plentie, Kambole Campbell and others
Emma Thompson: 10 essential performances
By David Parkinson
David Attenborough: 10 landmark nature series
By David Parkinson