Georgina Hale obituary Character actor known for a host of TV roles and for her award-winning work in the films of Ken Russell The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024
Tchaikovsky’s Wife review – feverish biopic plays as a symphony of cruelty Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov’s hallucinogenic portrait is a punishing, but admirably ambitious revisionist period piece The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2023
A Haunting in Venice is Kenneth Branagh's 20th film – what do we make of his prodigious output? In an essay on Kenneth Branagh, screenwriter Scott Frank recalls meeting the future star and director of his screenplay Dead Again (1991) and wondering “why the guy would want to direct a loopy, film noir thriller like mine?” The Conversation · Sep 13, 2023
Twiggy: I did not plan to get into modelling The model said she has spent her life doing things she did not expect to. The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023
Twiggy says she never planned to become a model: ‘I must be mad’ The Sixties fashion icon says she has done many ‘things that I didn’t plan to do’ The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023
Streaming: Godland and the best priests in cinema The slowly unravelling Lutheran pastor in Godland joins a colourful procession of men of the cloth on film, from all-singing, Oscar-winning Bing Crosby to Robert Mitchum’s psycho killer in Night of the Hunter The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2023
Oscar-winning UK actress turned MP Glenda Jackson dies at 87: agent LONDON - British actress Glenda Jackson, the two-time Oscar-winning actress who went on to become an MP, died on Thursday at the age of 87, prompting tributes from the worlds of entertainment and politics. Bangkok Post · Jun 15, 2023
Glenda Jackson obituary Actor who was a fearless, ferocious presence in theatre, cinema and television, then turned to politics as a Labour MP The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023
Fierce, sensual, cerebral: Glenda Jackson brought class to cinema The British actor was the epitome of countercultural chic in key 1970s films. It is just a shame she couldn’t be persuaded to do more of them when her political career ended The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023
Glenda Jackson, fearless actor and politician, dies aged 87 Her singular passion lit up performances from Women in Love to King Lear and drove her 23-year middle career as an MP The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023
Tina Turner: Acid Queen - Album Of The Week Club review One side of classic rock bangers, one of R&B originals: the two sides of Tina Turner fight it out on 1975 solo album The Acid Queen Louder · Jun 6, 2023
Ken Westbury obituary Cinematographer who played a key role in bringing a dreamlike quality to many scenes in the BBC drama Pennies from Heaven The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2023
Murray Melvin obituary Actor, archivist of the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, and director, with a long career in theatre, film and television The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2023
Murray Melvin, actor, director and theatre archivist, dies aged 90 Melvin’s roles included parts in Torchwood, The Phantom of the Opera and A Taste of Honey The Guardian - UK · Apr 15, 2023
Daily Mirror · Apr 15, 2023 Torchwood star Murray Melvin dies as Russell T Davies leads tributes to iconic star Actor Murray Melvin, known for starring in Phantom of the Opera and Torchwood has died aged 90.
Miami Herald · Dec 16, 2022 Lawsuit accuses Miami of ‘racial gerrymandering’ in drawing new voting districts MIAMI — A lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Miami of creating racially segregated districts when officials redrew the boundaries of the city’s voting map in the spring, a controversial process that drew opposition from neighborhood groups over concerns that the plan weakened the political power of Black voters in Coconut Grove.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2022 What links Lady Chatterley’s Lover to Walkabout and William Hurt? The DH Lawrence classic inexorably leads to violent UK theatre, a stunning John Barry soundtrack and the erotic thriller Body Heat
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022 Ian Whittaker obituary Set decorator who worked for Merchant Ivory productions, and with Ken Russell and Ridley Scott
The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2022 Timothy Spall: ‘Cockroaches in your mouth and a bucket of leeches – that’s when you know you’re in a Ken Russell movie’ The actor answers your questions, from his memorable impersonation of a sloth at Rada to what it was like having to execute one of his son’s best friends
Los Angeles Times · Aug 23, 2022 Politicians try to connect on TikTok, but risk the dreaded eye roll LOS ANGELES — As Megan Thee Stallion raps about her desires for a lover, a young woman records herself in her room, strutting toward her phone in sweatpants and a tank top.
Miami Herald · Jul 19, 2022 Miami plans to donate guns to Ukraine. They are not going to the military MIAMI — The city of Miami is sending more than 150 used guns to Ukrainian police — not to soldiers fighting on the front lines of the Russian invasion.
ABC News · Jun 20, 2022 Ukraine asked for more weapons to fight Russia, so Miami police are hosting a gun buyback scheme As Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on the West for more weapons, one US city answers the call in an unexpected way.
ABC News · Feb 13, 2022 In Benedetta, Paul Verhoeven tells the forbidden love story of two nuns while confronting gender bias in 17th century Italy Drawing liberally on the historical record, director Paul Verhoeven delivers a sapphic love story which situates cloistered eroticism, stigmata and visions in 17th century Italy