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Val Kilmer obituary: mercurial A-lister who toggled between total immersion and resistance

From his Iceman in Top Gun to an uncanny Jim Morrison in The Doors, Kilmer was a gifted Method man known for his heart-on-sleeve weirdness and myriad eccentricities.

By Adam Nayman

Val Kilmer obituary: mercurial A-lister who toggled between total immersion and resistance

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Masahiro Shinoda obituary: Japanese New Wave director behind Pale Flower and the original Silence

By Alexander Jacoby

Masahiro Shinoda obituary: Japanese New Wave director behind Pale Flower and the original Silence

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Gene Hackman obituary: New Hollywood leading man who became an icon of American cinema

By Adam Nayman

Gene Hackman obituary: New Hollywood leading man who became an icon of American cinema

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Joan Plowright obituary: great dame of British stage and screen

By Kate Stables

Joan Plowright obituary: great dame of British stage and screen

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David Lynch: the dream engine who altered our orbit

By Michael Atkinson

David Lynch: the dream engine who altered our orbit

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Marisa Paredes obituary: international Spanish star and vital Almodóvar collaborator

By Maria Delgado

Marisa Paredes obituary: international Spanish star and vital Almodóvar collaborator

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Malcolm Le Grice obituary: influential British artist and experimental filmmaker

By William Fowler

Malcolm Le Grice obituary: influential British artist and experimental filmmaker

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In memoriam: obituaries of those who died in 2024

By Bob Mastrangelo

In memoriam: obituaries of those who died in 2024

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Alvin Rakoff obituary: veteran director of British film and TV

By David Parkinson

Alvin Rakoff obituary: veteran director of British film and TV

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Maggie Smith obituary: scene-stealing star who became a national institution

By David Parkinson

Maggie Smith obituary: scene-stealing star who became a national institution

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Alain Delon obituary: icily beautiful icon of French popular and arthouse cinema

By Ginette Vincendeau

Alain Delon obituary: icily beautiful icon of French popular and arthouse cinema

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Gena Rowlands obituary: a force of screen acting whose jagged rhythms hit raw nerves

By Molly Haskell

Gena Rowlands obituary: a force of screen acting whose jagged rhythms hit raw nerves

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Shelley Duvall obituary: the unique star of The Shining, 3 Women and Popeye

By Anne Billson

Shelley Duvall obituary: the unique star of The Shining, 3 Women and Popeye

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Donald Sutherland obituary: inimitable star of Don’t Look Now, MASH and Klute

By Anne Billson

Donald Sutherland obituary: inimitable star of Don’t Look Now, MASH and Klute

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Anouk Aimée obituary: French New Wave embodiment of sophisticated romance

By Jonathan Romney

Anouk Aimée obituary: French New Wave embodiment of sophisticated romance

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Bernard Hill obituary: prolific star of Boys from the Blackstuff and three Best Picture winners

By David Parkinson

Bernard Hill obituary: prolific star of Boys from the Blackstuff and three Best Picture winners

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In memory of David Bordwell, the ‘Aristotle of cinema study’

By James Naremore

In memory of David Bordwell, the ‘Aristotle of cinema study’

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Paolo Taviani obituary: younger of the Palme d’Or winning Taviani brothers

By Pasquale Iannone

Paolo Taviani obituary: younger of the Palme d’Or winning Taviani brothers

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Norman Jewison obituary: award-winning director of In the Heat of the Night, Moonstruck and The Thomas Crown Affair

By David Parkinson

Norman Jewison obituary: award-winning director of In the Heat of the Night, Moonstruck and The Thomas Crown Affair

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Ventura Pons obituary: leading and prolific Catalan filmmaker

By Maria Delgado

Ventura Pons obituary: leading and prolific Catalan filmmaker

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Glynis Johns obituary: veteran British star of Mary Poppins and Miranda

By Josephine Botting

Glynis Johns obituary: veteran British star of Mary Poppins and Miranda

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Otar Iosseliani obituary: Georgian director of inimitable, idiosyncratic fables

By Geoff Andrew

Otar Iosseliani obituary: Georgian director of inimitable, idiosyncratic fables

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Paul Watson obituary: British pioneer of the fly-on-the-wall documentary

By Nick Bradshaw

Paul Watson obituary: British pioneer of the fly-on-the-wall documentary

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Joss Ackland obituary: prolific character actor from White Mischief to Lethal Weapon 2

By David Parkinson

Joss Ackland obituary: prolific character actor from White Mischief to Lethal Weapon 2

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Terence Davies obituary: farewell to a British master of poetic cinema

By Michael Koresky

Terence Davies obituary: farewell to a British master of poetic cinema

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David McCallum obituary: The Great Escape, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Sapphire & Steel star

By David Parkinson

David McCallum obituary: The Great Escape, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Sapphire & Steel star

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Michael Gambon obituary: The Singing Detective, Maigret and Harry Potter star

By David Parkinson

Michael Gambon obituary: The Singing Detective, Maigret and Harry Potter star

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Horace Ové obituary: director who opened the door for Black British filmmaking

By Ashley Clark

Horace Ové obituary: director who opened the door for Black British filmmaking

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Michael Parkinson obituary: era-defining broadcaster and talkshow host

By Dick Fiddy, Marcus Prince and others

Michael Parkinson obituary: era-defining broadcaster and talkshow host

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Jess Search obituary: Doc Society founder and tireless champion of independent documentary

By Charlotte Cook

Jess Search obituary: Doc Society founder and tireless champion of independent documentary