Let’s go to the movies

Above: Brad Pitt strikes a suitably heroic pose as Sonny Hayes in this poster for the new film F1, released on July 25. Note the use of the official F1 logo indicating the collaboration between sport

Whether they knew his name or not, whole generations of Brits were familiar with the work of Reginald Mount, who lent his talents to the Ministry of Information during World War Two and beyond. Mount,

HOW A RISING NUMBER OF YOUNG CLASSIC-MOVIE LOVERS ARE KEEPING CINEMAS ALIVE

Take a good dollop of Victorian innovation, add a fistful of classics, season it liberally with creative genius and you’ll cook up the very British art of literary illustration. Carla Passino charts its history and discovers that it still thrives

THE MOVIE THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

Modern high streets are dotted with coffee chains, cafes and tea shops of all kinds, but in the late 19th century the tea shop was a groundbreaking innovation. A genteel alternative to bawdy pubs or t