Jonathan Dean

The 85-year-old director of Alien and Gladiator is Britain’s most outspoken film-maker. Just ask him about superheroes, politicians, critics or historians

Todd Haynes’s dark comedy about a woman haunted by her past features brilliant performances by the stars

Nearly 150 small venues pulled the plug on gigs this year, stifling a generation of young bands trying to make it big

Pop’s greatest enigma opens up about God, Glastonbury, her private life — and answers her ‘jerk-off ’ critics

The host of Strictly and The Traitors talks about the joy of noisy families, quitting her Radio 2 show — and why she won’t have mirrors at home

He is the gangsta rapper who broke the mould — now 52, he’s friends with Martha Stewart, makes educational cartoons and has changed his tune on the man running for President

With a recently released debut album, Prelude to Ecstasy, and a Brit award on the way, the Last Dinner Party are shaping up to be the sound of 2024. Meet your new favourite band

Hugh Grant brought the house down at the Baftas last Sunday, sniping at modern cinema’s addiction to sprawling epics as he presented the best director award. “Oompa Loompa doompity-dong,” the star of

Last night at the Brit Awards, a blushing music industry righted one of its many wrongs by lauding Raye, an artist they had long mistreated and overlooked. Raye — the 26-year-old south Londoner Rachel

Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA are top of the festival bill — and it’s all because of Taylor Swift, reports Jonathan Dean