But the film, from inimitable British director Mike Leigh, is about a walking, talking hyperbole played by Marianne Jean-Baptiste in one of the most unforgettable performances you may ever see. Her ...

The Cannes Film Festival kicks off on the French Riviera on Tuesday, with organisers under pressure to take a stance on ...

Oscar-winner Susan Sarandon, filmmaker Mike Leigh among 600+ industry figures demanding BBC release delayed documentary about ...

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The latest project from John Helde, "Marcie's" (now available on VOD), gives Washington a humble, heartfelt moment on the big ...

It came just as he was about to receive acclaim as part of the cast for Mike Leigh’s Secrets & Lies, which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. ‘I was 39 and we had three kids ...

It was around 1969 that Bradwell worked with director Mike Leigh on his first feature film, Bleak Moments. Made with what became Leigh’s trademark method of improvisation, gathering actors to ...

The play, which is penned by Mike Leigh, is set in the 1970s and Kym has explained the cultural differences between now and the present day in a new interview with The Independent. She said ...

This brings us to Marsh’s latest endeavour: tackling one of the most iconic roles in British theatre, Beverley Moss, hostess with the mostest in Mike Leigh’s Abigail’s Party. The production ...

Growing up in Scunthorpe in the 1950s, Bradwell trained at East 15 Acting School in the late 1960s before working with Mike Leigh and Ken Campbell, both then building reputations in alternative ...

This new take on the Mike Leigh classic sees Abigail’s Party relocate, as the suburban drinks party from hell leaves Essex and heads up North. There are still cheese and pineapple hedgehogs and ...