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Editorial

And the award goes to…8 moments of mischief and scandal at the Academy Awards

Eight moments of iconic Oscar's drama, brought to you by Variety contributor Ben Croll. Illustrations by Orfeo Tagiuri.

Sixty years later, Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests have still got it

Warhol's 400-something 'Screen Tests' are a spectral archive of 1960s culture which also tell us something about today's image-obsessed society.

Editor’s letter: Charles Finch introduces issue 7

"Perhaps more than anything, the spirit of the American West resonates up from the very ground. The awe-inspiring natural beauty of the western states of North America is, after all, unique." Issue 7 is here.

Todd Haynes

Todd Haynes: “There’s an excitement in destabilising audiences”

The director speaks to Luke Georgiades about his provocative drama May December, his long-standing working relationship with Julianne Moore, and the delight he takes in stumping audiences.

Sheer luxury: Yves Saint Laurent and the art of transparency 

As a new exhibition opens in Paris, Lucy Davies explores how the diaphonous and the see-through are essential to Yves Saint Laurent's conception of fashion.

Emily Blunt: “I want to play women who are bursting at the seams”

Emily Blunt has a habit of stealing every scene she’s in, most recently as the female lead in Christopher Nolan’s historical drama Oppenheimer. Kitty Grady talks to the Oscar-nominated British actor about her process, parenting and upcoming plans.

Kibwe Tavares

Kibwe Tavares on working with Daniel Kaluuya on The Kitchen

Architect-turned-filmmaker Kibwe Tavares talks the making of his film The Kitchen with co-director Daniel Kaluuya.

Sisterhood, sensitivity and safe spaces: Kaouther Ben Hania’s Four Daughters

Exploring the real life story of teenage girls radicalised by extremists, Kaouther Ben Hania’s Four Daughters merges documentary with re-enactment to create an intimate analysis of their past and present. 

robbie robertson Martin scorsese

Martin Scorsese on Robbie Robertson: “Our bond was unbreakable”

Martin Scorsese talks to Chris Cotonou about the legendary musician Robbie Robertson, who impacted him as much as a friend as a collaborator.

Wandering womb: the exquisite corpse of Bella Baxter

Adapted for screen by Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things, Alasdair Gray’s 1992 steampunk novel, references La Salpêtrière, the famous hysteria hospital of late 19th century Paris. Does its heroine Bella Baxter, a 25 year-old woman with the brain of a baby, epitomise the notion of the ‘wandering womb’?