Category Archives: Art
Sam smiles
There is a precedent, of course, but it is pretty unusual for a theatre director to go to Hollywood and make a debut movie that is talked of as a surefire Oscar winner. Dizzying stuff. But, for all the doors … Continue reading
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Home truths
Christopher Eccleston is an actor known for his anguished portraints of men in conflict. He wants to do work of integrity, prefers television, and likes his family to approve. A tall order? No wonder he has a reputation for being … Continue reading
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Mister Musical
Once he was a theatre-crazy stagehand. Then he became a struggling producer who backed a couple of turkeys. Now he’s worth £350m, has five homes around the world, and describes his tastes as ‘stylishly common’. Simon Fanshawe on the marketing … Continue reading
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Now I’ll say what I want to say…
Simon Fanshawe feels for Michael Portillo. He too has been dogged by vile rumours All my public life I have been the victim of slurs, stories that I am sure many people took for the truth. Ugly rumours have dogged … Continue reading
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Nothing to declare
Woody Allen satirises our obsession with celebrity in his new film. Simon Fanshawe says it is time to stop sanctifying sensation and start recognising people who achieve something real Woody Allen once said “I don’t want to achieve immortality through … Continue reading
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Olympian heights
Olympia Dukakis was always the consummate actress, above all a ‘theatre animal’. Then, in 1988, she won an Oscar for her role in the film Moonstruck, and since then celebrity has never been far away. But now she is back … Continue reading
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Doctor in the house
As TV’s most famous psychiatrist, Frasier Crane has solved the problems of many. And when Kelsey Grammer, the actor who plays him, spiralled into despair after his own battle with drink, drugs and family tragedies involving murder, abduction and rape, … Continue reading
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