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

Latest from James Mottram

Interview: Martin Freeman does Mossad

Actor Martin Freeman speaks to James Mottram about his latest role as an Israeli spy

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A study in Scarlett

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Why Leonard Cohen said ‘So long, Marianne’

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Emma Forrest: 'I'm not a freaky teen any more'

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Beanie Feldstein: she's more than just Jonah Hill's little sister

The break-out star of Lady Bird stars in the must-see film of the summer: Booksmart, a funny movie about friendship - specifically women's friendships.

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May 23, 2019 10:53

Beanie Feldstein: she's more than just Jonah Hill's little sister

This metal man loves to shock

Vile? Racist? S Craig Zahler isn't scared of controversy, he tells James Mottram

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April 17, 2019 15:08

Jonah Hill:'They called me Jonah the Jew'

Jonah Hill is leaving his Frat Boy image behind him, with the release of his debut film as a director.

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April 11, 2019 10:12

Jonah Hill:'They called me Jonah the Jew'

Ruth Bader Ginsberg: an icon on and off the screen

This year has seen two films released about the Supreme Court Judge who holds a cult status for her work on gender equality. We talk to the woman behind the latest offering, 'On the Basis Of Sex'

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February 14, 2019 14:43

Ruth Bader Ginsberg: an icon on and off the screen

An outsider's eye on Hendon

"It was like visiting another planet," says film director Sebastian Lelio of his new movie Disobedience, set in the frum community of Hendon. James Mottram met him

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November 29, 2018 10:47

The Coens are back in the Wild West

The film-making brothers have a new offering - and it's on Netflix. James Mottram met them.

5 min read

November 15, 2018 09:51

'I sent Trump the most famous email in history. And I regret it'

James Mottram meets Rob Goldstone, whose 137-word missive landed him in the centre of the Russia investigation

5 min read

September 28, 2018 16:28

'I sent Trump the most famous email in history. And I regret it'

Oscar nominated director takes a step into the darkness

We speak to the directing hand behind Oscar-nominated movie, Room, and now the much-awaited film adaptation of Sarah Waters's The Little Stranger

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September 20, 2018 11:27

Oscar nominated director takes a step into the darkness

Entebbe: a story of courage told once again

Forty two years on, the hijacking of Air France flight No. 139 remains etched in the Israeli consciousness. Now a Brazilian-Jewish filmmaker has made a film about it

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May 10, 2018 09:38