The Oscars
Hopkins and Oldman: The very best of British actors
Following the recent Oscar nod for Anthony Hopkins and Gary Oldman, Alexander Larman looks at other parallels between the two thespians
Right-on cue
As usual, the Academy flagellates itself over insufficient African American Oscar contenders
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