Sadly, the philosopher’s resignation from Sussex is a victory for the bullies and anti-intellectualsHow profoundly depressing to hear that the philosopher Kathleen Stock has effectively been hounded from her chair at Sussex University by the mob. Howev…
London film festival 2021: Peter Bradshaw’s top 10 picks
Tilda Swinton in Memoria, Kenneth Branagh’s memorial to Belfast and Edgar Wright’s 60s horror: the Guardian’s chief film critic chooses his must-sees at this year’s festivalCéline Sciamma’s beautiful fairytale reverie is mysterious and moving. After he…
Venice film festival 2021 roundup – a formidably good year on the Lido
Big name directors at their best feature alongside daring visionaries from the farther realms of art cinema – but to whom will Bong Joon-ho’s jury award the Golden Lion?Critics are allegedly very hard to please. There’s a joke told in the 19th-century …
Kristen Stewart felt Princess Diana gave her ‘sign off’ for Spencer role
Actor who plays the Princess of Wales in critically lauded drama says there were moments during the shoot when it felt as if Diana was ‘trying to break through’Kristen Stewart has spoken about getting a “sign-off” from Diana, Princess of Wales for her …
Venice film festival red carpet: from Helen Mirren to Timothée Chalamet – in pictures
Foil wraps, bandage dresses … and general va va voom. A selection of the best looks from the 2021 event Continue reading…
Spencer review – Princess Diana’s disastrous marriage makes a magnificent farce
Kristen Stewart’s entirely compelling Di has no escape from the dress-up game of monarchy in Pablo Larraín’s unreverential movieSandringham, Christmas 1991. Bare trees, frosted fields, dead pheasants on the drive. Inside the grand house the dining tabl…
Spencer: first trailer shows Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana
The film, set to premiere at the Venice film festival, takes a look at a weekend in the life of Diana from Jackie director Pablo LarraínThe first trailer for Spencer, the much-anticipated Diana, Princess of Wales drama, has been unveiled just days befo…