David Thomson

Not so long ago, Francis Ford Coppola used to make predictions about the future of cinema. It was going to be "electronic", he promised.

<i>Slumdog Millionaire</i> and <i>The Reader</i>’s Academy Awards expose a long-standing love affair, writes David Thomson.

Movies are changing and many of the old rules are crumbling, but as soon as the new ways work they become institutionalised, writes David Thomson.

When The Quiet American was published Graham Greene was savaged for being ‘anti-American’. No wonder Miramax is worried about the latest film version, says David Thomson.