Dec 14, 2012
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Dec 14, 2012
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Dec 14, 2012
How to dress a fictional hero
Most fiction is a kind of idealised autobiography, says Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher books. So what does his alienated loner wear?
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FT MAGAZINE
Dec 14, 2012
Lena Dunham
The creator of TV series ‘Girls’ doesn’t want to be the voice of her generation – even if she is. Emily Steel meets her. Plus, read Lena’s story told through her own tweets and photos
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Nigel Andrews
Dec 13, 2012
A juggernaut in Middle-earth
This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’, ‘Chasing Ice’, ‘Code Name: Geronimo’, ‘Love Crime’ and ‘Smashed’
©Ian Roberts
Dec 7, 2012
Cinema’s accidental witness
Jonas Mekas, the godfather of American avant-garde film, talks about recording reality
Nigel Andrews
Dec 6, 2012
So postmodern it’s criminal
This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘Seven Psychopaths’, ‘The Man with the Iron Fists’, ‘Celeste and Jesse Forever’, ‘The Oranges’, ‘You Will Be My Son’ and ‘I, Anna’
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VISUAL ARTS
Dec 3, 2012
Elizabeth Price scoops Turner Prize
‘Seductive and immersive’ video installation wins art award
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Nov 30, 2012
TV drama crosses borders
Talents from France, the UK, the US and Scandinavia are collaborating to create shows with international appeal such as ‘The Bridge’ and ‘The Killing’
Nov 30, 2012
It’s not all about the money
Film producer Jeremy Thomas challenges the stereotypes about his role – ironically, one that cinema itself helped create
Nigel Andrews
Nov 29, 2012
Feeding frenzy in the barnyard
This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘The Hunt’, ‘Sightseers’, ‘Great Expectations’, ‘Trouble with the Curve’ and ‘Rise of the Guardians’
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COMPANIES
Nov 27, 2012
Bond helps Pinewood back into profit
Blockbusters including Skyfall behind positive interim figures
Nigel Andrews
Nov 22, 2012
Domestic meltdown is pure bliss
This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’, ‘The House I Live In’, ‘End of Watch’ and ‘Gambit’
Lucy Kellaway
Nov 17, 2012
As not seen on TV
It’s hardly ever like real life, so why are we so fascinated by workplace drama on television?
Nov 16, 2012
‘Evil is a tricky one’
How director Ben Wheatley became a genre-defying force in British film
Nigel Andrews
Nov 15, 2012
When death is rattling at the door
This week’s new film releases reviewed: ‘Amour’, ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2’, ‘Mental’, ‘The Pool’ and ‘Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet’
Nov 9, 2012
Ban this filth!
Once a byword for moral censure, Mary Whitehouse emerges from an archive in Essex in a number of unlikely guises
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FT MAGAZINE
Nov 9, 2012
The world according to Lithgow
On or off stage, actor John Lithgow is a man who throws himself into a role. In London for a new play, he talks – and sings – to Alice Fishburn about regrets, Britishisms and being the subject of other people’s brainstorms
Nov 8, 2012
Modest star wields his shtick
This week’s new cinema releases reviewed: ‘The Sapphires’, ‘Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan’, ‘Here Comes the Boom’, ‘Excision’ and ‘Aurora’
Nov 7, 2012
Russian Film Festival, London
Directors facing state censorship and a moribund domestic market are still producing rich, brave, inventive cinema
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