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Caravaggio Review – A clear and intelligent portrait of the life and work of the art giant | film

Caravaggio Review – A clear and intelligent portrait of the life and work of the art giant | film

πŸš€ Explore this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Film,Documentary films,Caravaggio,Christianity,Art and design,Culture,Religion,World news πŸ’‘ Key idea: TThe latest offering from the venerable show takes to the screen one of its most important eventsβ€”and with a title like this, it might as well tread another hallowed ground: that of Derek Jarman, whose 1986 autobiography is arguably the most fascinating account of the great painter's life and death. By contrast, Caravaggio is a more traditional art-documentary treatment of its subject, exploiting the strengths that the EoS films have accumulated over the years: clear, beautifully detailed close-ups of…
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The Running Man review – Glen Powell hits the ground running with a fun update of Stephen King’s shocking futuristic sci-fi satire | film

The Running Man review – Glen Powell hits the ground running with a fun update of Stephen King’s shocking futuristic sci-fi satire | film

πŸ”₯ Read this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Film,Science fiction and fantasy films,Action and adventure films,Thrillers,Film adaptations,Stephen King,Glen Powell,Josh Brolin,Books,Culture πŸ’‘ Main takeaway: eThat unstoppable force for good in cinema, Dgar Wright, has revived the sci-fi thriller last seen in 1987 with Arnold Schwarzenegger; Now starring Glen Powell and adapted directly from the original 1982 novel written by Stephen King under his pseudonym Richard Bachman, it's a futuristic nightmare set in that impossibly distant year of 2025. The resulting film has never been anything but endearing and entertaining - though it's never been unsettling in…
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Burn survivor’s photo wins Taylor Wessing Photography Award | Taylor Wessing Photography Award

Burn survivor’s photo wins Taylor Wessing Photography Award | Taylor Wessing Photography Award

πŸš€ Explore this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Taylor Wessing photographic portrait prize,Photography,Awards and prizes,Art and design,Culture,National Portrait Gallery πŸ’‘ Here’s what you’ll learn: A photo of a burn survivor staring thoughtfully out a window has won one of the world's most prestigious photography awards.The National Portrait Gallery has selected Martina Holmberg, a Stockholm-based photographer, to win the 2025 Taylor Wessing Photography Prize for her photograph Mel. She won Β£15,000.Holmberg's portrait shows Mel, looking lost in a daydream as cold light caresses her repaired skin.When Mel was two years old, her mother left her and…
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‘The age of toys is over’: Toy Story 5’s first teaser introduces a new technological enemy | toy story

‘The age of toys is over’: Toy Story 5’s first teaser introduces a new technological enemy | toy story

✨ Read this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Toy Story,Animation in film,Tom Hanks,Pixar,Walt Disney Company,Film,Culture,US news πŸ’‘ Here’s what you’ll learn: The first trailer for Toy Story 5 provided a brief glimpse at the highly anticipated animated sequel, which will be released next summer.The teaser introduces a new arrival and β€œa whole new threat to playtime” with the tagline β€œThe age of gaming is over.” The newest character is a smart tablet called Lilypad, which is voiced by Past Lives and Tron: Ares star Greta Lee, bringing new technology to old games.Co-directors Andrew Stanton and…
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Hassan al-Habib: Death to the West review (Midlands) – a scintillating debut from the British-Iraqi standoff | comedy

Hassan al-Habib: Death to the West review (Midlands) – a scintillating debut from the British-Iraqi standoff | comedy

πŸ’₯ Read this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Comedy,Stage,Comedy,Culture,Soho theatre πŸ“Œ Key idea: forBritish-Iraqi comedian Hassan Al Habib's riveting show revolves around his coming from a part of the world plagued by poverty, danger and negative preconceptions about the world. But that's enough about Birmingham. There's plenty more where that came from in Death to the West (Midlands), the masterful solo debut of the so-called "interesting Arab", the son of Middle Eastern expats now coming to terms with his complex sense of belonging. The entire show balances his β€œBrummie” identity with his Iraqi identity, making…
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β€œMakes your skin tingle and your bones creak” – Come Dine with Me: Teenagers is the Boring Show No One Needs | Come have dinner with me

β€œMakes your skin tingle and your bones creak” – Come Dine with Me: Teenagers is the Boring Show No One Needs | Come have dinner with me

πŸ’₯ Read this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Come Dine With Me,Young people,Television,Television & radio,Culture,Food TV βœ… Key idea: IIf there's one tried-and-true formula when it comes to television, it's this: When you run out of ideas, bring in the kids. This formula is why everything from MasterChef to The Great British Bake Off to Taskmaster have, at some point, served a starter version. Now it's time to come have dinner with me and join the gang.Everyone said, which is probably a bit late. It took five years for MasterChef to introduce a starter version,…
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‘It’s very difficult to write about sex’: David Salai on ‘Flesh’, winner of the stunning Booker Prize | David Salai

‘It’s very difficult to write about sex’: David Salai on ‘Flesh’, winner of the stunning Booker Prize | David Salai

πŸš€ Read this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: David Szalay,Books,Culture,Booker prize,Awards and prizes,Fiction πŸ’‘ Key idea: WWhen we met the morning after this year's Booker Prize was announced, David Salai, the winner, seemed a very kind and gentle author, having created one of the most morally ambiguous characters in contemporary modern literature. His sixth novel, Flesh, about the rise and fall of a Hungarian immigrant to the UK, is unlike anything you've read before.Szalai (pronounced "sol-oy") is often described as a "British Hungarian," but that upset Canadians this morning, he says. His mother was Canadian,…
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Durham’s Lumiere Festival has been a beacon of hope and togetherness, and we can’t let the lights go out on the rest of the arts | Art and design

Durham’s Lumiere Festival has been a beacon of hope and togetherness, and we can’t let the lights go out on the rest of the arts | Art and design

✨ Read this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Art and design,Culture,Festivals,Arts Council England,Arts funding,Arts policy βœ… Key idea: DOrham is a beautiful small town in the north-east of England and located in an area suffering from growing poverty and inequality. About 45,000 people, cathedral, castle, university and streets glow every two years when the Lumiere Festival fills them with light and art.Since 2009, LumiΓ¨re has brought more than 250 artists from around the world to work in this exceptional city. Ai Weiwei in the cathedral chapter house. Fujiko Nakaya on the river bank. Chela Kumari…
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“Ukrainian witch drives away Russian soldiers”: the new wave of horror films about Putin’s army | film

“Ukrainian witch drives away Russian soldiers”: the new wave of horror films about Putin’s army | film

πŸ”₯ Check out this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Film,Horror films,Ukraine,Culture,World news,Feminism,Russia βœ… Main takeaway: WWhen filming began on the Ukrainian horror film The Witch: Revenge in late 2023, the costumes for Russian soldiers were sourced directly from the battlefield. β€œThey were real Russian uniforms,” says the film's producer, Irina Kostyuk, speaking from Kiev. "Captured soldiers or dead soldiers, they took those uniforms, cleaned them, and used them." After cleaning the uniform, the filmmakers had to sand it again so it looked livable. Some of the jackets still bore written names, and many had their…
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Sally Kirkland, Oscar-nominated film and television actress, dies at 84 Film

Sally Kirkland, Oscar-nominated film and television actress, dies at 84 Film

πŸ’₯ Discover this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Film,Andy Warhol,US television,Art and design,US news,Television,Culture βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: Sally Kirkland, the Oscar-nominated actress who starred in Andy Warhol's The Factory, has died at the age of 84.The film star, who included Anna, JFK and Bruce Almighty, had entered a nursing home two days before her death after a period of ill health. Last year, a GoFundMe page was set up to help her following a β€œlife-threatening infection” and a number of falls. She was also diagnosed with dementia.Kirkland began her career as a model…
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