James Mottram

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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All I Had Was Nothingness review: ‘you will never see a more haunting road movie’

Guillaume Ribot’s film has been culled from unseen footage that Claude Lanzmann’s filmed for his epic documentary, Shoah

By James Mottram

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Claude Lanzmann driving into the village of Treblinka, in July 1978
Intense: a scene from the cramped gallery of ABC TV's sports division where most of the film is set

September 5 isn’t about the hostages or terrorists of the 1972 Munich Olympic massacre, it’s about journalism

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Design matters: Adrien Brody as the fictional Bauhaus school architect László Toth

The Brutalist director on why he made a film now set for Oscar glory

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Like a Rolling Stone: Hollywood director James Mangold in conversation with Timothée Chalamet, who plays Bob Dylan in the film

Why I’ve made another film about Bob Dylan

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Screen shot: the cast of Between the Temples Photo: Getty

(Stephen) Fry’s delight: his new film with Lena Dunham

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Father on: Stephen Fry in Treasure

A boy – now 93 – tells his story of incredible survival hiding from the Nazis in the forest

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Maxwell Smart on set with the child actors

How my son’s terminal cancer inspired me to convert to Judaism

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Close bond: Lawrence and Kit Vincent in Red Herring

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

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

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March 12, 2024 17:18
Wanderlust: Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathanstar as Jamie and Marian in Drive-Away Dolls Credit: Working Title / Focus Features

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

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December 20, 2023 17:49
Anthony Hopkins plays Nicholas Winton in the eagerly awaited Second World War drama

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

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