Cinema & TV

A love letter to Spirited Away

As Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-winning anime enchants new generations, Arwa Haider sees how its magic still captivates [BBC Culture]

The ultimate film soundtrack

After Italian maestro Ennio Morricone’s death at the age of 91, Arwa Haider explores how a score can make us rethink a movie [BBC Culture]

Becoming Led Zeppelin

Arwa Haider explores the “untold story” of the legendary rock band, via their first ever authorised documentary film [BBC Culture]

Better Man: a wild fame biopic

How the Robbie Williams biopic lays bare the extreme highs and lows of music industry fame - by making its hero a CGI chimp [BBC Culture]

Billy Porter interview

“I wanted to be the male Whitney Houston!”

Arwa Haider meets the POSE star on show-stopping form [The FT]

Why teen movies are timeless

Arwa Haider on the vibrant history of the teen movie - and why nothing captures our young dreams like the big screen [BBC Culture]

The Golden Girls: TV treasure

Arwa Haider pays homage to the classic American sitcom that ran for seven seasons, and is still loved decades after it originally aired [BBC Culture]

Benicio Del Toro interview

Arwa Haider speaks to the award-winning actor about his role in weighty US crime thriller “21 Grams”

[The Times]

Movies and mental illness

Why is “madness” often presented in horror movies? Arwa Haider critiques the film industry’s insensitivity around mental health [BBC Culture]

How to follow a hit like Let It Go?

Disney’s Frozen songwriters speak to Arwa Haider about the classic movie songbook - and writing the earworm of the decade [The Telegraph]

Heartfelt films about childhood

The Lebanese film Capernaum has been nominated for an Oscar. Arwa Haider looks at films that convey a child’s eye view of conflict [BBC Culture]

Feel the burn: keep fit on TV

How home workouts and fitness gurus became a prime-time TV viewing sensation, from Jane Fonda to Joe Wicks [BBC Culture]