Alien: Romulus thrilled fans – how can its follow-up avoid the saga’s past mistakes?
As Romulus shows, the series is best when it keeps to its slasher-in-space formula – anything more and the old beast starts creaking like a colony ship
December 2023
Week in geek
Alien nation: will the franchise’s new movie really cut all links to the past?
The early films created a legacy as difficult to kill off as the acid-blooded extraterrestrials. Hopefully, Alien: Romulus can break free of the restrictions that damaged so much of what followed
February 2022
Bigbug review – Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s offbeat robot tale lands on Netflix
The Oscar-nominated film-maker behind Amélie has created a hit-and-miss comedy about a futuristic world and an android revolt
November 2021
Amélie at 20: how has the sugar-sweet Parisian whimsy aged?
Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s fantastical romantic comedy made a star of Audrey Tautou and its distinctive visuals influenced a decade’s worth of film-makers
October 2014
Infomania
Alien, everything you need to know - infographic
First appearing in 1979, the sci-fi-horror series Alien stretched to three sequels and endless amounts of gloop
July 2014
Mark Kermode's film of the week
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared review – laughs are lost in translation
This comedy about an explosives-obsessed centenarian on the run was a big hit in Scandinavia, though you may well miss the joke, writes Mark Kermode
June 2014
The Young and Prodigious TS Spivet review – like mixing melted chocolate and bleach
TS Spivet, Jean-Pierre Jeunet and me: Reif Larsen on seeing his book filmed
August 2013
Amélie film director snubs Broadway adaptation
Amélie to become Broadway musical
October 2011
After Hollywood
Why does Amélie's sweet smell of success linger on?
Amélie – review
March 2011
New Europe: France
A short history of French cinema
Andrew Pulver: From the pioneers of the silver screen to today's new realism, French directors have shaped film-making around the world
February 2010
Micmacs
Micmacs
The Guardian Film Show
Film Weekly goes behind the scenes at the London Critics' Circle awards
Biographical dictionary of film
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
David Thomson
September 2009
Toronto film festival opens with Darwin biopic
News: Jon Amiel premieres his Paul Bettany science drama, while event plays host to George Clooney, Nicolas Cage, Penelope Cruz and Matt Damon
March 2009
Film blog
The view: Which films show us our future?
Danny Leigh: Is what looms ahead for us all relief or apocalypse? And what movies can give us a sneak preview? Here are some of my choice cuts
March 2008
Film blog
The view: When is a sell-out not a sell-out?
This week's film blogs have been pondering the worst sell-outs in recent movie history - but for many directors, that's when things really start to get interesting
