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How dead authors’ characters became the hottest property in publishing

THE READING LIST: Author Nick Harkaway has revitalised his father John le Carré’s most famous character in a new novel – can he make it work? Katie Rosseinsky explores how literary legacies became big business in publishing

The Independent UK

Star Wars May Finally Fill in a Major Canon Gap For One Iconic Jedi

Ewan McGregor confirms that Lucasfilm is "exploring" ideas for 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Season 2. Will any of those ideas be worthwhile?

Inverse

Cleo Sylvestre obituary

Pioneering British actor and first black woman to take a leading role at the National Theatre

The Guardian - UK

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From Mick Jagger to Crossroads: the pioneering career of Cleo Sylvestre

The black British performer started out recording with the Rolling Stones, was on the West End stage by 19 and made breakthroughs in TV and theatre

The Guardian - UK

Star Wars Might Still Reveal a Missing Chunk of Luke Skywalker's Story

Ewan McGregor is ready and waiting for a second season of 'Obi-Wan Kenobi,' and despite the show's struggles, another kick at the can isn't such a bad idea.

Inverse

Hugo Weaving says he spent too long on Middle-earth. But he’s not the first actor to detest a classic

Marlon Brando had to be lured from his trailer with food to play Superman’s dad and Alec Guinness asked for Obi-Wan Kenobi to be killed off to spare him from the ‘awful lines’

The Guardian - UK

Where tourists seldom tread, part 10: four more towns with hidden histories

We continue our series on towns the guidebook writers skip with visits to Gillingham, Camborne, East Kilbride and Stockport

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Spiderbait’s Kram: ‘Which famous person would I fight? Anyone but Danny DeVito’

The drummer-singer talks about his love for Alec Guinness, putting his foot in it with a Bad Seed and the ideal length of men’s shorts

The Guardian - AU

Ewan Mcgregor Hints At Possible Return To Star Wars Universe

Ewan McGregor hints at reprising Obi-Wan Kenobi role in Star Wars universe, sparking fan excitement. Explore the enduring appeal of iconic characters and t...

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Kind hearts, ladykillers and whisky galore: Ealing comedies – ranked!

Classic heist caper The Lavender Hill Mob is getting a cinema rerelease. But which of these 40s and 50s film fancies are slyly subversive, and which have dated less well?

The Guardian - UK

Michael Jayston obituary

Veteran stage and screen actor hailed for his roles in the 1971 film Nicholas and Alexandra and BBC TV’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

The Guardian - UK

My favourite fictional character: George Smiley is unattractive, overweight, a terrible dresser – and a better spy than James Bond

I grew up in the southeast of England. There wasn’t all that much to do. I remember spending a lot of time at the local cinema. You had to drive to get there. I watched pretty much anything I could.

The Conversation

Letter: Joss Ackland obituary

Tom Stubbs writes: Both actors – Joss Ackland and Alec Guinness –are at the top of their game

The Guardian - UK

Star Wars Fans, If You Want To Own A Lightsaber, Apparently Black Friday Is The Time To Buy It

Black Friday 2023 is the time to get a Lightsaber for your favorite Star Wars fan.

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30+ Times An Actor Admitted They Hate One Of Their Own Movies

These celebrities did not hold back when hating on movies they're in.

The Conversation

Friday essay: the secret lives of Ian Fleming and John Le Carré – the spymasters shaped by a lack of parental love

In 2022, writer Suleika Dawson published an intimate, refreshingly candid first-hand account of her passionate extramarital affair with David Cornwell – who worked as an intelligence agent for MI5 and MI6 in the 1950s and early 1960s, and wrote spy novels using the pseudonym John le Carré.

The Guardian - UK

Cassandro to Funny Face: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Gael García Bernal is gloriously risk-taking in an ode to Mexico’s lucha libre scene, and Audrey Hepburn is sublime in the 50s couture classic

The Guardian - UK

Richard II in a hot tub, Much Ado done anew: Canada’s Stratford festival puts shocks into Shakespeare

A disco king hits the dancefloor, Beatrice and Benedick’s romcom gets a feminist framing and Lear faces dystopia as the revered rep company returns in full force

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The Guardian - UK

Streaming: the best holiday romance films

Netflix’s featherweight A Tourist’s Guide to Love follows a familiar arc, but there’s more to fall for in classics from Summertime to The Green Ray

WhatToWatch

The 100 best TV shows of all time

Here are the greatest TV shows ever made... find out what tops the list.

The Independent UK

Jenna Ortega’s criticisms about Wednesday weren’t ungrateful – they were refreshing

The star of Netflix’s hit series made some candid remarks about the show’s writing on a podcast this week, revealing she had become ‘almost unprofessional’ while making changes on set. We shouldn’t be criticising her, argues Louis Chilton – it was a welcome respite from the usual PR hogwash

Daily Mirror

Secrets of Ealing Studios including the stunt that almost drowned Alec Guinness

New book The Secret Life of Ealing Films by Robert Sellers reveals the secrets from behind the scenes of classic movies, including a crevasse fall by John Mills and the stunt that nearly drowned Alec Guinness

The Independent UK

James Bond and Star Wars film posters among hundreds up for auction

The lots include three Star Wars posters autographed by Sir Alec Guinness, who played the Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original films.

The Independent UK

Second World War in film: 20 of the best war movies ever made

D-Day marked the beginning of the end of the Second World War, a period of our history captured on screen in all its guts and glory. Graeme Ross sticks his head above the parapet...

The Guardian - UK

‘The Russian Bond is on his way’: exclusive extracts from the letters of John le Carré

Former spy David Cornwell, best known as John le Carré, was a bestselling novelist but also a prolific letter-writer. Here we publish extracts from his correspondence with Alec Guinness, Graham Greene, Tom Stoppard and others

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