TV and film

The ups and downs in the lives of photographer Joel Meyerowitz and the writer and artist Maggie Barrett makes for documentary dynamite

The actor may not have had much range, but he always played himself to perfection and brought that sense of panache to his most famous role

A prize-winning documentary about France’s return of 26 looted objects from Benin is a haunting tale

From explosions of chintz to thrusting postmodern architecture, the sets for Jilly Cooper’s bonkbuster leave us in no doubt we’re watching a 1980s period drama

Though she remains best known as a writer, the French avant-gardist was a formidable force behind the camera, as a season at the ICA in London demonstrates

Making a living in the capital has always been a challenge for creative types, but British television was once very interested in how they managed

The Eye Filmmuseum highlights the madness of the director’s methods and how beautiful the finished films are – and leaves us to make up our own minds about it all

This curious film about the painter Edward Brezinski suggests that not all forgotten artists are candidates for rehabilitation

Laura Poitras’s documentary about the photographer is an inspiring account of her blurring of the lines between life, art and activism