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Robert Carlyle on Toxic Town, Brexit and playing Begbie again

The acting legend talks Trainspotting spinoffs, fame and starring in the new Netflix drama Toxic Town

Evening Standard

Bong Joon Ho: ‘I wish I had Ken Loach’s energy, but I’m just thinking about nap time’

How do you follow up an Oscar winner like Parasite? If you’re the South Korean auteur, you make a sci-fi satire where Robert Pattinson dies over and over again. The director discusses the inspirational Loach and Mike Leigh and why it’s hard being a ‘middle-aged film-maker’

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Graham is right. Television has forgotten how funny working-class people are

COMMENT: The British actor has said that TV needs to stop making working-class families look miserable. Chris Harvey, who couldn’t agree more, argues that if you don’t have a broad enough spread of writers, stereotypes begin to take hold

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‘People often don’t feel treated as equals’: Adrien Brody on complexity, comebacks and The Brutalist

Twenty-two years after The Pianist, the actor is again Oscar frontrunner for a post-Holocaust epic. He talks about renovating a castle, unfulfilled yearnings and making his parents happy

The Guardian - UK

Mark Kermode on… director Sean Baker, who thrillingly puts the marginalised centre stage

The American indie director who made his mark with Tangerine and The Florida Project, and whose latest film, Anora, is an Oscars favourite, owes an unlikely debt to British social realists Mike Leigh and Ken Loach

The Guardian - UK

Glasgow Film Festival announces special events

GLASGOW Film Festival has released its 2025 programme, with a project produced by legendary director Ken Loach set to premiere ...

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Thom Yorke walks off stage after being heckled by pro-Palestine protester at Melbourne concert

The Radiohead frontman, in Australia for a solo tour, has previously denounced the pro-Palestine BDS movement and defended his decision to play in Israel

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'Eric Cantona pushed a plate of biscuits over and, in his French accent, asked me, "Would you like… a Jammie Dodger?" I said, “No thank you, Eric"': Actor describes appearing in film with Manchester United legend

Eric Cantona has become a serious actor since retiring from football - and one Manchester United fan had the pleasure of appearing alongside him in a film

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Jeremy Corbyn addresses meeting on formation of new leftwing party

Exclusive: Ex-Labour leader gives speech at event where organisers say they aim to start party named Collective

The Guardian - UK

Sir Ian McKellen says he would have rejected knighthood if he was ‘man of adamant principle’

‘Lord of the Rings’ actor said he considered turning down royal honour

The Independent UK

‘It’s pure joy’: Durham Miners’ Gala, the world’s biggest celebration of working class culture

Banner parades, fairground rides and brass bands playing Daft Punk are all set to mark 40 years since the miners’ strike. Locals, ex-miners and Ken Loach tell us why the celebration of colliery life is so significant

The Guardian - UK

Protestors clash outside historic cinema after venue vandalised for showing film about Hamas terror attack

Pro-Israeli protestors formed a guard around the cinema

The Independent UK

Ken Loach and Mike Leigh resign as patrons of London cinema over Israeli film festival screening

Loach said it was ‘simply unacceptable’ that the cinema is hosting the Seret film festival

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Tory defector Natalie Elphicke apologises for comments about women who were sexually assaulted by her ex-husband – as it happened

Comments made after Charlie Elphicke jailed for two years criticised by new colleagues in Labour party

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Ken Loach speaks out in support of Jonathan Glazer’s ‘occupation’ Oscar speech

The acclaimed British director said Glazer had ‘understood the possible consequences, which made him braver still’

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Ken Loach Praises Jonathan Glazer For Addressing Gaza At Oscars

Ken Loach praises Jonathan Glazer's bold stance on Gaza and prepares to release his final film 'The Old Oak.'

The Guardian - UK

Trevor Griffiths obituary

Politically committed dramatist and screenwriter admired for his radical stage and television work created over the last 50 years

The Guardian - UK

Tilda Swinton bedtime story among Cinema for Gaza auction lots

Chance to make porridge with Josh O’Connor or be serenaded by Olly Alexander also up for grabs in inaugural online auction to support Medical Aid for Palestinians in Gaza

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‘They didn’t understand us at all’: why the miners’ strike still captivates Britain, 40 years on

Artists, writers and film-makers have long been inspired by the stories – and myths – of the 1984-5 strike. But how do those most affected by its legacy feel about the portrayals?

The Guardian - UK

UK indie films will ‘die’ without fiscal aid, Ken Loach producer says

Rebecca O’Brien, award-winning collaborator on Loach's films, raised urgent warnings at a select committee inquiry into the industry

The Guardian - UK

Hugh Grant, Michael J Fox – and Matthew Perry: who were the real stars of this year’s Baftas?

There were moderate shocks galore at this year’s Bafta awards. Here are 13 things we learned, from Ken Loach’s consistency to Barbie’s current relationship status

Evening Standard

Baftas 2024: The ultimate guide to the UK film awards ceremony from hosts to performers

The ceremony will broadcast on BBC One from 7pm on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

‘I fear a paper will destroy me again’: Coronation Street’s Bruce Jones on murder, trauma and tabloid intrusion

He starred as Les Battersby in the soap but a close encounter with the Yorkshire Ripper and years of press attention led the star to depression and bankruptcy. Now, he is rekindling his love affair with acting – and stepping into the wrestling ring

Evening Standard

Oppenheimer dominates nominations at this year's Bafta Awards

Oppenheimer leads the way with 13 nominations at this year's EE Bafta Film Awards

The Guardian - UK

Roy Battersby obituary

Radical TV director known for Leeds – United!, a 1974 Play for Today, and his later work on Between the Lines and Cracker

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