Hard Truths review: Mike Leigh makes a moving return to the domestic miseries of north London
This study of a perpetually sad and pathologically abrasive woman is a rough-hewn marvel
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Actor
Mike Leigh: ‘I did a film in Northern Ireland about Catholics and Protestants. I did a play about Jews. To me it’s about people’
Hard Truths is as moving and acute a film as the 82-year-old has ever made. The director talks about rejection, vindication and never changing his approach to movie-making
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Colin Farrell and Andrew Scott compete against each other villainously in the race for best actor in a TV movie or limited series
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Review: Peter Strickland’s latest unnerving film tells the tale of a murderously cursed red dress
Marianne Jean-Baptiste: ‘The arts are something you have to do’
In Fabric star has carved out a varied career in media but has not forgotten her roots
Cork Film Festival: An early taste of awards season certs
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Mike Leigh: ‘Brexit was a terrible manipulation of people and their needs’
The director on why he's telling the story of a very British massacre, disagreeing with Jeremy Corbyn and avoiding 'thick actors'
Calling Natalie Portman a ‘supporting actor’ is like saying Thumper is the star of ‘Bambi’
Why is ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ not a musical? Because it wants to be an Oscar contender
Oscars 2019: My money’s on Lady Gaga and ‘A Star Is Born’
Donald Clarke: Toronto Film Festival has fired the Academy Awards starting pistol
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