James Mottram

James Mottram is a film journalist and author. He's written several books on film including The Making of Dunkirk, published in the UK by Titan

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Amy Winehouse biopic was the inevitable next step in the commercialisation of the vulnerable star

It’s hard not to think that this film is the latest addition to the cottage industry that sprung up around the late songwriter

5 min read

Marisa Abela stars as Amy Winehouse in Sam Taylor-Johnson's new biopic on the star, Back to Black

Wanderlust: Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathanstar as Jamie and Marian in Drive-Away Dolls Credit: Working Title / Focus Features

Famed filmmaker Ethan Coen on why he’s on a lesbian road trip

7 min read

Anthony Hopkins plays Nicholas Winton in the eagerly awaited Second World War drama

Legacy of a hero: making the new feature film about the British man who saved 669 Jewish children from the Nazis

7 min read

How a 70-year-old widower gets embroiled in his daughter’s marital problems

2 min read

Exploring a young man's fear of undertaking national service in IDF

Matan Yair's new movie A Room of his Own follows a young man facing his mandatory spell in the army

2 min read

November 17, 2023 12:09

Exploring a young man's fear of undertaking national service in IDF

'We need to talk about Jewface' says Dame Helen Mirren

The actor is starring in a new biopic about Golda Meir, and says she 'absolutely believes' in Israel

7 min read

September 27, 2023 12:03

'We need to talk about Jewface' says Dame Helen Mirren

Parisian film director's new film is a love letter to her wounded city

Alice Winocour tells of her inherited Jewish trauma and her new film on the 2015 Paris terror attacks

4 min read

August 3, 2023 15:23

Parisian film director's new film is a love letter to her wounded city

‘Jewface’ talk is dangerous, says director of new Mirren film Golda

Guy Nattiv said that Golda Meir's family suggested Mirren take the role

1 min read

February 23, 2023 09:45

‘Jewface’ talk is dangerous, says director of new Mirren film Golda

Supergirl for ever: actress Helen Slater talks myths and fame

As a teenager, she played the title role in the 1984 movie Supergirl. Now Helen explains why she is going back to college

4 min read

October 20, 2022 13:24

Supergirl for ever: actress Helen Slater talks myths and fame

An A-list cast for new thriller Amsterdam

Director David O. Russell on the starry list of actors he has assembled for his new 1930s film

5 min read

October 6, 2022 15:44

Christian Bale as Burt, Margot Robbie as Valerie, and John David Washington as Harold in 20th Century Studios' AMSTERDAM. Photo by Merie Weismiller. © 2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.

After 15 years, my film’s on screens at last

When the star of his film died, Joshua Newton despaired. But as he tells James Mottram, the tech came through in the end

4 min read

September 24, 2022 20:12

After 15 years, my film’s on screens at last

When the star of his film died, Joshua Newton despaired. But the tech came through in the end

1 min read

September 16, 2022 13:49

On her 80th birthday, a celebration of Barbra Streisand's glittering career in showbiz

From her first screen role in William Wyler’s 1968 film Funny Girl to her hilarious turn in 2004's Meet the Fockers, few can rival the success of this global icon, who grew up in a Jewish family in Brooklyn

3 min read

April 21, 2022 13:03

HOLLYWOOD - MARCH 07: Singer/actress Barbra Streisand presents in the press room at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards held at Kodak Theatre on March 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Bestselling author Walter Mosley: My black and Jewish heritage

What's next for the prolific writer? A new TV series about dementia

6 min read

March 10, 2022 10:53

Bestselling author Walter Mosley: My black and Jewish heritage

Charlie Chaplin: The Silent star who stood up to Hitler

Charlie Chaplin was the first global celebrity — and he used his fame to speak up for Jews

5 min read

February 18, 2022 02:01

Charlie Chaplin: The Silent star who stood up to Hitler

The filmmaker turning a critical eye on Israel

Israeli film director Nadav Lapid has won awards for his movies which, he tells James Mottram, scrutinise the place he calls home

5 min read

October 15, 2021 16:53

The filmmaker turning a critical eye on Israel

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James Mottram

Latest from James Mottram

Amy Winehouse biopic was the inevitable next step in the commercialisation of the vulnerable star

Famed filmmaker Ethan Coen on why he’s on a lesbian road trip

Legacy of a hero: making the new feature film about the British man who saved 669 Jewish children from the Nazis

How a 70-year-old widower gets embroiled in his daughter’s marital problems

More from James Mottram

Exploring a young man's fear of undertaking national service in IDF

'We need to talk about Jewface' says Dame Helen Mirren

Parisian film director's new film is a love letter to her wounded city

‘Jewface’ talk is dangerous, says director of new Mirren film Golda

Supergirl for ever: actress Helen Slater talks myths and fame

An A-list cast for new thriller Amsterdam

After 15 years, my film’s on screens at last

After 15 years, my film’s on screens at last

On her 80th birthday, a celebration of Barbra Streisand's glittering career in showbiz

Bestselling author Walter Mosley: My black and Jewish heritage

Charlie Chaplin: The Silent star who stood up to Hitler

The filmmaker turning a critical eye on Israel