Realist film-maker who depicted the lives of ordinary Iranians and antagonised the regime

Ambitious to the point of being overblown, HBO’s follows the trials of a self-destructive 1970s record label boss

A disruptive new idea is dividing Hollywood’s biggest film-makers — and threatening the future of cinema

Documentary about the meeting of two cinematic greats: Alfred Hitchcock and François Truffaut

Globalisation has awakened western audiences to the arts and cultures of the ‘global south’

An intimate documentary follows six brothers emerging from years of confinement by their parents

Artistic creativity beyond Europe has had a vital, and sometimes decisive, influence on the west

A programme of Italian film music was pleasing but largely insubstantial

Documentary shows how the New York Review of Books has stimulated, infuriated and liberated contributors and readers since 1963

Robert De Niro does not star in his latest film but he did make and narrate it – a documentary about his artist father, whose work remains little known despite great early success

A playboy broker’s breakneck journey from Wall Street innocent to scamming sex addict

Thelma Schoonmaker has edited every film by Martin Scorsese since 1980. Now the duo are working to preserve the films of her late husband and Scorsese’s hero, the director Michael Powell

Hard-drinking, kangaroo-slaughtering Aussies take a young English teacher under their wing

Martin Scorsese’s film is long, punishingly samey and has no sense of structure

A damning documentary on Catholic cover-ups, Judd Apatow’s latest comedy and Keanu Reeves’ star-studded study of digital film

Jonas Mekas, the godfather of American avant-garde film, talks about recording reality

This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘On the Road’, ‘Pusher’, ‘Ruby Sparks’, ‘Radioman’, ‘Private Peaceful’ and ‘Hotel Transylvania’

A proper straw hat with a brim, a crown and a hat band is this summer’s coolest accessory for men