Despite being voted ‘Least Likely to Succeed’ by his acting school classmates, Hackman became one of the greatest actors of our age, writes Martin Chilton

The German actor made Hollywood history in 1929 when he won Best Actor over a dog, before becoming a willing cog in Adolf Hitler’s propaganda machine. Martin Chilton delves into the dark and bizarre story of Emil Jannings

The tech billionaire offers glimpses of humanity in the first of three planned memoirs, such as his childhood nickname of ‘sweetie poo’ and his tearful love of Robert Redford’s 1980 family drama ‘Ordinary People’

Our chief books critic Martin Chilton chooses his very best reads of the year, from state-of-the-nation novels to surprising memoirs

Martin Chilton shares his December reading highlights