Steve McQueen on working with Robert Duvall: ‘He was the rock. He brought gravity’

Duvall was cast as politician Tom Mulligan in McQueen’s 2018 thriller Widows: ‘He was nervous. I was gobsmacked,’ the director recalls. ‘That’s a sign of a great artist’

'A realistic take on marriage': readers on their favourite lesser-known movie romances

After Guardian writers shared their picks for big screen love stories people may not have seen, readers have responded with some alternative options

A Different Kind of Leading Man

Robert Duvall could carry a film thunderously, yet also stand out in the subtlest of roles.

O’Romeo review

After hit takes on Macbeth, Othello and Hamlet, Vishal Bhardwaj’s Romeo and Juliet adaptation sees dead-eyed lovers drag one another to gutter and grave

10 Standout Indie Movies to Watch for This Year

A documentary about cement and an anxiety-ridden sex comedy were among the Sundance Film Festival’s highlights.

‘Movies can change the world but not in a political way’ says Wim Wenders

At a press conference to open the 76th edition of the Berlin film festival, the jury president said ‘cinema has an incredible power’ but little influence on political decision-makers