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For decades, no one cared about the Swiss photographer and his hyper-hued images. But the social media explosion has made him the toast of the Insta generation. Our writer takes tea with a cult hero who triumphed over endless put-downsWalter Pfeiffer...
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A tunnel has opened up more than 150m below the Atlantic, boasting a six-mile-long art installation complete with its own spectral soundtrack picked up by car radio. Our writer has the ride of his life‘This is bigger than going from A to B,” says Edw...
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Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias’s docudrama Pepe, about Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar’s megaherbivore, gives the ill-fated creature its own voiceSome facts about Pepe are certain. He was heavy even for his thick-set genus, reported to have weigh...
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Report suggests equality set to be reached in United Kingdom in 61 years, compared to 17 in Germany – and almost 200 in CanadaProgress towards gender equality in the UK film industry is slow, a new study whose findings were presented on Tuesday at th...
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Director of 1917 announces ambitious project which has full approval of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the families of John Lennon and George HarrisonSam Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of two of the most successful ever James Bond films, is to t...
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Aarhus court hears he may have profited from artificially generated playbacks, in case thought to be first of its kindA Danish man has gone on trial in the city of Aarhus over accusations that he fraudulently made 4.38m kroner (more than £502,000) in...
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The acclaimed director has restarted his sporadic on-screen career with a small but ‘extraordinary’ performanceMartin Scorsese heads into this year’s Academy Awards the most nominated living director, with 10 nods – and one win – in the best director...
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Entertainment company pays tribute to performer’s ‘impeccable dancing’ and ‘vibrant spirit’The former Strictly Come Dancing professional Robin Windsor has died at the age of 44.He most recently appeared in the stage show Come What May, a tribute to M...
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Tate Britain, LondonSargent’s gloriously rich and subtle paintings can’t be reduced to dreary facts about hats, dresses and opera gowns. Sadly, that’s just what’s happenedThis is a horrible exhibition. The American painter John Singer Sargent is a gr...
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The Bafta-winning author’s posthumous collection finds laughter in appalling subjects and buzzes with hectic energy There’s far more pleasure than there should be in these stories, given their frequently appalling subject matter. It’s a selection of...
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Matt Vesely’s debut references 2001: A Space Odyssey and Arrival, but ably stakes its own territory as a compelling and fastidious piece of workIt takes some guts for any sci-fi film – especially a no-budget one – to pick that title, and to include s...
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It’s part of the comedian’s campaign to stop water company sewage leaks. Plus, the Hairy Bikers look west to Lancashire for culinary inspiration. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading...
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Depiction of a romantic relationship between king and his general in Alexander: The Making of a God sparks furoreGreece’s minister for culture has criticised a Netflix drama-documentary about Alexander the Great as “extremely poor-quality fiction” an...
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The power and ambition of this Adam Curtis-directed, James Graham-written series about Welsh revolution is utterly innovative. It’s so fresh and different you have to take noticeThe BBC’s new three-part drama The Way is Michael Sheen’s directorial de...
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This book adaptation from Jed Mercurio perfectly captures the chaos, the impossible decisions and the utterly shameful government failings – even if it fails to transcend outrageHow do you write a convincing drama based on real-life events when so ma...