Noomi Rapace shows again in crime thriller Dead Man Down that she is the ultimate chameleon.
Looking the part
A tiger by the tail
Bill Westenhofer won an Oscar for best visual effects for his extraordinary work bringing the digital tiger Richard Parker (pictured) to life in the adventure fantasy Life of Pi.
Lifting the veil on carnal love
In James Salter's fiction, true carnal love is like an ''assassin'', both exalting and abasing the ''victims'' of its ''violent crime''.
Privilege, parties and Maharajahs
'Can a duck swim?'' is evidently a polite version of what bears do in the woods.
Truth behind Cambodian tale
Author Vaddey Ratner survived the Khmer Rouge, and her first novel is based on what happened to her and her family when she was 5-9 years old.
A monstrous delight
As A Man in Love slowly opened up to me, I began to make sense of the grand architecture of Knausgaard's ambition.
Cultural ebbs and flows
Our cultural divide is an issue that needs to be seriously discussed.
Family treasures
This is also a portrait of the inner life of a most unconventional family.
In defence of Aussies at war
Menzies: ''I understand the Italians have found them very troublesome.''
True tragedy in a lost time
Based on the true story of Agnes Magnusdottir, the last woman executed in Iceland in 1829.
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