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3 days ago

Exclusive: A "Ballsy Email" Changed The Life Of 'Testaments' Star Lucy Halliday

Lucy Halliday, star of The Testaments, initially felt pressure watching the pilot episode but was relieved when Margaret Atwood loved it.
London music
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

Mariska Hargitay stars in Every Brilliant Thing,' while an animated hit heads to the stage

Mariska Hargitay will make her Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing starting May 26, succeeding Daniel Radcliffe.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Letter: Jane Lapotaire obituary

The prompt response of the pompiers, who are not only firemen but also trained medical first responders, ensured Jane received immediate and effective care.
Paris food
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fromKqed
1 week ago

Riz Ahmed's 'Hamlet' Is a Frenetic Take on the Tragedy

Riz Ahmed's portrayal of Hamlet emphasizes fighting injustice rather than merely questioning life in a modern adaptation of the classic play.
Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

This is my world': Cornish director Mark Jenkin brings new film to home town

Mark Jenkin's film Rose of Nevada received strong support from a local audience, highlighting the importance of authenticity in his work.
Television
fromQueerty
2 weeks ago

SNL UK's breakout star is gay & he has one hell of a Princess Diana impression - Queerty

SNL UK features a notable out gay cast member, Jack Shep, who is gaining attention for his comedic talent.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Audiences told us we didn't show enough teacher sex': how we made Waterloo Road

Bad Girls creators Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus had a fiery belief in social justice and did rigorous research. Those are often the foundations of successful serial drama.
Education
Writing
fromAnOther
2 weeks ago

How Actor Megan Northam Uses Music to Get Into Character

Megan Northam uses music to connect with characters, drawing from personal experiences and emotions during her acting roles.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Post your questions for Halle Bailey

Bailey was only 19 when she was cast in The Little Mermaid, thanks to what director Rob Marshall described as her otherworldly sensibility.
Berlin music
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Michaela Coel Is Out for Blood

I have long been in awe of fighters, and astounded by the discipline, intensity and isolation the sport demands of them. I am excited to explore this world, especially so with A24 as my collaborators.
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fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

John Boyega to appear in BBC Damilola Taylor film

John Boyega will appear in a documentary about his childhood friend Damilola Taylor, who was fatally stabbed in 2000.
Media industry
fromThe Independent
4 weeks ago

Sinners star says Baftas Tourettes debacle cast a 'shadow' over her award win

Wunmi Mosaku's Bafta Best Supporting Actress win was overshadowed by the BBC's failure to censor a racial slur broadcast during the ceremony.
Television
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Ashley Nicole Black Was Proud to Bat Leadoff at the Oscars

Comedian Ashley Nicole Black appeared first on the Oscars telecast in a cold open sketch with host Conan O'Brien, where she played a makeup artist preparing him in drag.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

I lost every good acting job to Riz Ahmed annoyingly, his James Bond comedy is a jaw-dropping hoot

Bait explores racial identity and ambition through the story of an Asian actor vying for the role of James Bond amidst toxic online reactions.
Berlin music
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

From saint to raver: Rosalia opens Lux' world tour by exploring all her incarnations

Rosalia's Lux world tour opener in Lyon showcased an ambitious, theatrical production that successfully translated her sophisticated, maximalist album to stage with authority and artistic vision.
London music
fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

Here's What Went Down at Rosalia's Lux Tour Opener

Rosalía launched her first tour in four years at LDLC Arena in Lyon, performing new material from her 2025 album Lux with elaborate staging and choreography.
Fashion & style
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Sali Hughes on beauty: from blusher to lipstick and even eyeshadow a hint of cool purple adds polish

Mauve-toned makeup is now fashionable, offering cool-toned alternatives to warm makeup that particularly flatters olive undertones and those preferring a British aesthetic.
Music production
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Fame is the worst thing for us as human beings': Naomi Scott on scream queens, Disney princesses and finding her own voice

Naomi Scott redirected her career from acting to music after a quarter-life crisis at 27, releasing her debut album F.I.G. as a return to her first creative love.
Film
fromIrish Independent
3 weeks ago

'Beautiful chaos': Jessie Buckley wins best actress Oscar for Hamnet

An Irish actress won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Agnes Hathaway in Hamnet, becoming the first Irish actress to win this award.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Lesley Manville says her stage and screen careers 'feed each other'

Lesley Manville stars in Midwinter Break as Stella, exploring marital tensions in a retired couple's Amsterdam trip, while balancing a 50-year career across stage and screen.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Sinners star Wunmi Mosaku says Baftas win was tainted' by N-word incident

It was incredibly painful to have that celebration kind of really tainted for me. I have no hard feeling toward John Davidson at all—he has a condition. I feel like Bafta has a lot of lessons to learn, but it felt exploitative and performative to have someone there without the full protection of everyone, including him, and anyone in that audience.
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#bridgerton
fromBustle
1 month ago
Television

Simone Ashley's Kate May Play A "Special" Role In Eloise's 'Bridgerton' Season

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1 month ago
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Simone Ashley's Kate May Play A "Special" Role In Eloise's 'Bridgerton' Season

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fromThe New Yorker
4 weeks ago

Chloe Zhao on "Hamnet," Which Is Nominated for Eight Academy Awards

Chloé Zhao discusses her Oscar-nominated film 'Hamnet,' which explores Shakespeare's grief over his son's death through nature imagery and literary adaptation techniques.
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

'Hamnet' star Jessie Buckley looks for the 'shadowy bits' of her characters

What Maggie O'Farrell so brilliantly did, not just with Agnes and Shakespeare's wife, but also with Hamnet, their son, was to bring these people ... and give them status beside this great man. ... [And] give the full landscape of what it is to be a woman.
Arts
fromVulture
1 month ago

Sinners' Jayme Lawson Says BAFTAs Were Exploitative, Not Inclusive

Institutionally, we still don't understand what inclusion means. Just because you invite someone into a space, but you don't provide the necessary resources to keep them and everyone else in that room safe by them being there, that's not inclusivity. That's exploitation. That man's disability got exploited that night, and it led to multiple offenses.
Media industry
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fromConsequence
1 month ago

Rosalia Performs "Berghain" with Bjork at 2026 BRIT Awards

Rosalía delivered a dramatic performance of 'Berghain' at the 2026 BRIT Awards, featuring Björk and concluding with an energetic dance sequence.
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Fashion & style
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Sali Hughes on beauty: the best tints to warm up your skin

Sheer foundations with clear pigment in warmer tones create natural-looking coverage that subtly deepens skin tone without appearing mismatched.
fromVulture
2 months ago

What We Know About Rosalia's Sparkly-Neck-Brace-Wearing Euphoria Character

There was a bridge, which was a surprise to me. There was a connection that I didn't see coming.
Music
Social justice
fromKqed
3 months ago

Comedian Kaytlin Bailey Revives the Forgotten Histories of Sex Workers | KQED

Kaytlin Bailey's one-woman show blends comedy and sex-worker history while advocating decriminalization and expanded rights to reduce sexual and gender-based violence.
London
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Young Muslims have created an inclusive Ramadan that works for everyone. Now that's in danger | Nosheen Iqbal

Muslim Londoners created inclusive, diverse, female-led Ramadan spaces—iftars, feminist prayers, wellness and coworking—that fostered connection and countered Islamophobia and social fragmentation.
UX design
fromMedium
2 months ago

From playwright to stage manager

Self-generating AI interfaces require structured constraints like A2UI to prevent chaotic, unusable experiences and shift designers from deterministic blueprints to probabilistic protocols.
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
2 months ago

Hollyoaks star pitched cross-dressing story himself for important reason

Labey stars as Rex Gallagher, a former gang member and the son of Fraser Black (Jesse Birdsall) and the late Grace Black (Tamara Wall). Rex has not been the nicest person to the residents of Hollyoaks but is trying to make amends whilst also processing his grief over Grace's death. As part of a new storyline, Rex was seen admiring his mother's clothes and put on her lipstick.
LGBT
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

She's the best part of Wuthering Heights': How Alison Oliver won over Hollywood

Irish actress Alison Oliver achieved rapid career success through serendipity, landing major roles immediately after graduating from drama school and becoming a coveted figure in film and fashion within five years.
fromBustle
1 month ago

Exclusive: Eloise's 'Bridgerton' Season Will Be "Very Different" In A Major Way

Some things are out of our control. But what is in our control, is our ability to support one another. And ensure that we do not allow fear to keep us from experiencing something that could be truly special.
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fromTime Out London
2 months ago

Adrian Lester returns to London's West End to star in 'Cyrano de Bergerac'

Adrian Lester returns to the West End in Simon Evans' traditional-period Cyrano de Bergerac at the Noël Coward Theatre, June 13–Sept 5.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Katherine Ryan has had a facelift at 42. Why do I feel betrayed? | Polly Hudson

Katherine Ryan's podcast is called Telling Everybody Everything, and she does. The comedian is honest to a fault: her comments are regularly reported out of context to create clickbait news stories that give people the wrong idea of what she meant and of her as a human, but she doesn't stop. Her commitment to truth, especially in the celebrity world she inhabits, is as unusual as it is admirable.
Media industry
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Olivia Colman sometimes thinks of herself as a gay man. As a gay man myself, I say welcome | Jason Okundaye

In an interview last week with the American LGBTQ+ publication Them, when asked about her penchant for taking roles in films featuring LGBTQ+ characters (say, The Favourite or Heartstopper), the actor said that she feels that she has a foot in various camps. Throughout my whole life, I've had arguments with people where I've always felt sort of nonbinary I've never felt massively feminine in my being female.
LGBT
Television
fromVulture
2 months ago

You're Telling Me It's Possible to Be More Beautiful Than Rebecca Hall?

The Beauty blends body-horror and satire, depicting a beauty virus that physically heats people, spreads through bodily fluids and sex, and leads to obsession and self-destruction.
fromThe Independent
1 month ago

Judi Dench affectionately described as a 'mischief maker' by former co-star

The best actress I've ever worked with is Judi Dench, who's such a mischief maker. She's so delightful. She's so, so good. If you ever just want to just hear something short, listen to Judi Dench read a Shakespeare sonnet, just find one on YouTube, and it will move you to tears - you'll just think that is how English should be spoken.
Film
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Stream On This Week: A New Michelle Yeoh Short and a Ciaran Hinds Recommendation!

Welcome to the latest issue of Stream On, the weekly newsletter from Consequence that answers the eternally confounding question: What films and TV shows should you be watching? (Subscribe here!) We're looking at all the new and recent releases from Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock, HBO Max, and more for ideas - not to mention a Blast From the Past and streaming suggestions from this week's special guest: Midwinter Break star Ciarán Hinds!
Television
Film
fromThe Independent
1 month ago

Sinners star Wunmi Mosaku on why she didn't enjoy 'isolating' time at Rada

Wunmi Mosaku experienced isolation, mockery for her Manchester accent, racial marginalization, and criticized RADA's training methods and lack of roles.
fromVulture
2 months ago

Yes, Tanzyn Crawford Really Is That Tall

But A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a different show than Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon- lighter and more comedic, yes, but also more concerned with the stories of everyday townsfolk than of kings and queens. One of those townsfolk in Ashford, where Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) has arrived to partake in a tourney, is Tanselle (Tanzyn Crawford), a Dornish puppeteer who entertains competitors - and catches Dunk's eye - with her vivid storytelling.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Rosie Jones looks back: Without realising it, I'd been workshopping jokes down the pub, saying, I'm not disabled, I'm drunk'

I was a smiley, happy child. I've had cerebral palsy since birth, so I've never known any other reality. At three years old I went to a disabled nursery connected to a disabled school, and I remember thinking, Why am I here? At the end of the day, the teacher brought my parents in and said, Rosie should be in a mainstream school.
Television
Film
fromVulture
2 months ago

Michelle Yeoh Is Everything Everywhere Again

Michelle Yeoh portrays multiple distinct characters in Sean Baker's short film Sandiwara, set in a Penang restaurant and premiering at Berlinale on February 13.
Film
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

How Jessie Buckley went from an Andrew Lloyd Webber reality show to Oscar hopeful

Jessie Buckley has carved an unconventional acting career, earning critical acclaim and awards for her role in Hamnet while avoiding social media-driven stardom.
Television
fromVulture
2 months ago

Guess What The Miniature Wife Is About

Peacock's dramedy The Miniature Wife stars Elizabeth Banks as a tiny wife and Matthew Macfadyen as her regular-size husband after a shrinking accident.
Television
fromIrish Independent
2 months ago

Former Coronation Street star Beverly Callard set to shake up Fair City

Callard returns to Coronation Street on February 19 as Gwen Connolly's long-lost mother Lily, a quirky, unpredictable, and sharp character.
fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

Jessie Buckley wins BAFTA Best Actress award for Hamnet role

She continued: "I share this with my daughter, who has been with me since she was six weeks old on the road with this. "It's the best role of my life being your mum and I promise to continue to be disobedient so you can belong to a world in all your complete wildness as a young woman. I am very grateful for this."
Film
fromPinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news
2 months ago

EastEnders set for bisexual love triangle in steamy new storyline

The upcoming storyline will involve Oscar Branning (Pierre Counihan-Moullier) and the twin children of Zoe Slater (Michelle Ryan) - Jasmine Fisher (Indeyarna Donaldson-Holness) and an as of yet unnamed male twin said to be played by Joshua Vaughan. According to The Sun, Jasmine's twin is due to arrive on Albert Square "in the coming months" and will shake things up in a big way. Oscar is currently dating Jasmine, who's fled Walford after killing her father, Dr. Anthony Trueman (Nicholas Bailey)
Television
fromQueerty
2 months ago

Asia Kate Dillon dishes on taking the lead in Outerlands, cinema's hottest sex scene & their most challenging role - Queerty

Tattooed on Asia Kate Dillon's neck is "einfühlung," the German word for empathy. Not only is it a pretty bad*ss tattoo, it's also a guiding principal for an actor who strives to be a conduit for empathy in all their work, whether they're playing an inmate on Orange Is The New Black, a high-powered enforcer in John Wick: Chapter 3, or a financial analyst in the Showtime drama Billions, where they made history as the first non-binary main character an a mainstream American TV show.
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fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Let me entertain you

Covid-19 pushed entertainment and brands to innovate, shifting releases and creating digital experiences to maintain connection and reach audiences.
fromFortune
2 months ago

How Catherine O'Hara went from Gilda Radner's understudy to cultural icon with her own language as Moira Rose | Fortune

The way she screamed "KEVIN!" in two "Home Alones" as Kate McCallister. But it wasn't boldness alone that made her one of the greats, and her characters memorable: No matter how absurd or how preposterous or even cliche on the page, there was always a beating heart underneath the silliness, a compassion that shone through. Yes, even as Cookie Fleck, with all her ex-boyfriends, in "Best in Show."
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Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I'm Ann Lee, and this is my testament about the mind-scramble of sharing your name with a movie character

The film The Testament of Ann Lee elevates the historical Shaker leader's name into widespread prominence, overtaking other bearers of the name.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Sope Dirisu: 'If the west doesn't say a film is good, that doesn't mean it's no good'

Sope Dirisu embraced his Nigerian identity by filming My Father's Shadow in Lagos as lead actor and executive producer, reconnecting with family and cultural roots.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

Olivia Colman and John Lithgow star 'Jimpa,' new queer family drama

"Jimpa," a semi-autobiographical drama from director Sophie Hyde ("Good Luck to You, Leo Grande"), stars Academy Award winner Olivia Colman and Emmy winner John Lithgow in a story spanning three generations of the queer community. The film follows filmmaker Hannah (Colman) as she takes her trans non-binary teen, Frances, to Amsterdam to visit her gay father, Jim (Lithgow). When Frances decides to stay there for a year, Hannah is forced to confront her past and her parenting choices. "I think it's a sign of the times," John Lithgow told On The Red Carpet at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. "This is not just a great film; it really is an important film for this moment."
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Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I'd come back to the UK but I'm not playing a cop': Oscar-tipped Wunmi Mosaku on sensational vampire smash Sinners

Wunmi Mosaku's acclaimed role in Sinners and awards-season momentum have elevated her international profile while she retains her Manchester roots and love of Greggs.
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