The Hard Truths director on “growing” his films in collaboration with his actors, and why he’s not going to explain the ending to you.

In a close-up portrait of an intolerably contemptuous woman, the veteran director returns to his miserabilist comic mode.

During the last 25 years of his life, artist JMW Turner faces losses in his personal life and declining health. However, he also embraces innovative new approaches to painting that provoke controversy ...

Mark Walsh looks ahead to what’s coming to the big screen in this column sponsored by the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse.

Britain is poised for a landmark year in 2025 as institutions across the UK prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of JMW ...

Taking place throughout 2025, the programme celebrates 250 years since the birth of renowned painter JMW Turner.

Mike Leigh, Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin reunite on Hard Truths, a film exploring the toll of physical and mental pain.

She brings the opposite energy to Hard Truths, her first reunion with Leigh since that Oscar-nominated turn and a towering performance in itself. (American audiences may recognize her from network ...

“The crew comes and shoots the thing in a classical way in terms of film discipline.” Mike Leigh at the 68th BFI London Film Festival at The Corinthia Hotel on October 15, 2024 in ...

Written and directed by Mike Leigh. 97 minutes. Opens Friday at TIFF Lightbox and Cineplex Cinemas Varsity and VIP. STC British auteur Mike Leigh turns viewers into amateur psychiatrists with his ...