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The 10 best movie manhunts Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email As the Osama bin Laden pursuit movie Zero Dark Thirty joins the chase for Oscars, we recall other runaway successes, from the 1935 version of Les Misérables to North by Northwest Philip French Sat 19 Jan 2013 11.00 EST First published on Sat 19 Jan 2013 11.00 EST The Great Train RobberyEdwin S Porter, 1903Set in the wild west, filmed across the Hudson river from New York, this landmark in narrative cinema begins in a railroad station with robbers overpowering the wireless operator, followed by the violent and bloody hijacking of a train.

The ObserverBooksThe battle of the brasserieLike many American writers, Adam Gopnik longed to live in the French capital. But once there he found tradition and progress at odds -no more so than in a bloody battle to save his favourite brasserieThe Balzar, on the rue des Écoles, in the Fifth Arrondissement of Paris, happens to be the best restaurant in the world. It is the best restaurant in the world not because it has the best food, though the food is (or used to be) excellent, and not because it is 'hot', or even particularly fashionable, but because of a hundred small things that make it a uniquely soulful and happy place.

What I see in the mirrorBeauty'My best friend drew a picture of how I describe myself and she drew a short, fat troll'I am 5ft 2in, my hair is dark brown and I have a fringe. I am like my mum – she used to be dark like me and we have the same mushy green colour eyes and a similar shaped face and mouth. It's nice to have a big gob and big lips, but I have never been able to have correct teeth in the now uniform American-influenced way and that annoys me.

'Moments that can never come back': the other side of René Burri – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email The Swiss photographer was known for his celebrity portraits and black and white work – but a new exhibition explores his more colourful side too Main image: A man exercising on a beach, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1966.

Graeme Gibson and Margaret Atwood. Photograph: Rohit Jain Paras/AFP/Getty ImagesGraeme Gibson and Margaret Atwood. Photograph: Rohit Jain Paras/AFP/Getty ImagesCanada This article is more than 4 years oldCanadian author Graeme Gibson dies aged 85This article is more than 4 years oldLong-term partner of Margaret Atwood had dementia but continued to travel with her on book tour for The Testaments The Canadian author and conservationist Graeme Gibson has died at the age of 85.

NOOKS AND CRANNIESHas there ever been a female dictator? Alice Reynolds, London UK My question is 'why are there so many left-wing comedians on here? And why do they only have one joke between them?' Chris Brown, Reading UK Chris Brown, it's probably because this is the Guardian's web-site and not the Telegraph's. Carmen Lichi, London If one accepts the concepts of hegemony and the 'tyranny of the majority' (or minority, given the foibles of our voting system), then Thatcher is a legitimate example of a dictator.

Crime fictionObituaryReginald Hill obituaryCrime writer best known for his novels about the detectives Dalziel and PascoeOn the publication of the 21st Dalziel and Pascoe novel in 2007, an interviewer asked Reginald Hill if this was his 48th published novel to date. Hill replied: "That sounds very reasonable. I counted religiously till I got to 10, then in a more secular fashion till I got to 20, and after that I lost interest in keeping a tally.

The reader interviewStellan SkarsgårdInterviewStellan Skarsgård: ‘My tips for fatherhood? Don’t lie. Even about Santa Claus’As told to Catherine ShoardThe Swedish actor best known for his collaborations with Lars von Trier – as well as Marvel movies, Pirates of the Caribbean and Mamma Mia! – answers your questions about Lars von Trier, porn and pickled herrings Are you ever frustrated with having to wear clothes when you’re working? Do you feel you’re better at your job if you’re able to be naked?

The age of extinctionEndangered speciesPart urban legend, part DNA-tested reality, the coyote-wolf hybrid has adapted to dense human-built environments It was a spring morning when Elise Rustad saw the creature loping down a Toronto sidewalk. At a distance, it looked like a dog, but no owner was nearby. As it drew closer, she was struck by its size and its thick black, white and grey coat. “It was big. I’ve seen a wolf before,” she said.