The auteur theory suggests that a film reflects the personality and artistic vision of its director. That may be true for most great movies, but directors such as Mike Leigh understand when to ...

The extraordinary filmmaker Mike Leigh delves into the life, world and art of one of history's great landscape painters in “Mr. Turner.” The movie is a gorgeous, fascinating portrait of a coarse and ...

Timothy Spall doesn't have the face of your traditional leading man. Rather, he owns a decidedly asymmetrical, Laughton-esque countenance -- the kind you might see running a Dickensian orphanage or, ...

Last year was a big year for biopics. The rich 2014 crop of biography-on-film includes the beautifully written, acted and photographed “Mr. Turner.” Writer-director Mike Leigh (“Secrets & Lies,” “Life ...

Timothy Spall won best actor at the Cannes Film Festival last June. Quality: 3 stars (out of four) Cast: Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson, Martin Savage Director: Mike Leigh ...