My parents were... understandably worried when I told them that I wanted to be a professional actor, because in Swaziland, where I grew up, there was no prospect of earning a living doing that.
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The Diary: Timothy Spall; The Big Chill; Fargo; The King's Speech; Christian Marclay's The Clock
Friday 30 March 2012
A Spall victory
Spotlight on: Harvey Weinstein, Co-chairman, the Weinstein Company
Tuesday 28 February 2012
And the winner is... Yes, after the Oscars, who can doubt that the brothers Weinstein, Harvey and his younger sibling Bob, are back on top in Hollywood? The Weinstein Company distributed The Artist in the US, and orchestrated its campaign to win Best Picture, and that wasn't the only one of the firm's movies taking plaudits.
Rebecca Tyrrel: 'Why has Paul McGann signed the Official Secrets Act?
Saturday 06 August 2011
Who knew that the actor Paul McGann has signed the Official Secrets Act? More to the point, who knows why? The Act may be renowned for keeping some pretty trivial things secret, such as the number of Rich Tea biscuits consumed at the MoD, but really, what could McGann of all people possibly know that would place the realm in mortal peril?
Horrid Henry: The Movie (U)
Friday 29 July 2011
Starring: Richard E Grant, Theo Stevenson, Anjelica Huston
Withnail & I interiors up for auction
Thursday 28 July 2011
Time to bid for a Victorian mahogany armchair, lead garden urn and library ladders from the cult film, says Annie Deakin
No more booze as 'Withnail' pub is demolished
Thursday 24 February 2011
It was used as the backdrop for one of the most recognisable scenes in the cult film Withnail and I. Now The Mother Black Cap, where the characters played by Richard E Grant and Paul McGann were accused of being "perfumed ponces", has been knocked down to make way for flats.
Unveiled: Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher
Tuesday 08 February 2011
Two-time Oscar winner Meryl Streep has been transformed for her role as former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher - complete with the Iron Lady's trademark hairdo.
How to be a recluse
Sunday 31 January 2010
The late J D Salinger, Howard Hughes, Greta Garbo – all masters at hiding from the public. But it works only if the public wants to see you in the first place
Last Night's Television - Dear Diary, BBC4; Nurse Jackie, BBC2
Tuesday 05 January 2010
A real shot in the arm
Fangs for the memories: The A-Z of vampires
Saturday 31 October 2009
Once upon a time, they were monsters to be feared. But nowadays, they are cool, sexy creatures with great hair and killer cheekbones – and what’s more, they’re everywhere...Kevin Jackson gets his teeth into the A-Z of vampires
Withnail farmhouse sale falls through
Wednesday 27 May 2009
The sale of the derelict farmhouse made famous in the cult film Withnail and I has "fallen through", its owners said today.
'Withnail and I' farmhouse goes up for sale
Tuesday 20 January 2009
A remote Cumbrian farmhouse which provided the backdrop for the cult British film Withnail and I has been put up for auction with a guide price of £145,000.
Julia (15)
Friday 05 December 2008
There's a deluded, unhinged character at the heart of Julia - Erick Zonca's barely disguised tribute to John Cassavetes's 1980 film Gloria.
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