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‘Beautifully, awfully funny’: why Withnail and I is my feelgood movie

The latest in our ongoing series of comfort movies is a pick for Bruce Robinson’s cult British comedy

The Guardian - US

‘I demand to have some booze!’: how do actors fake being drunk or on drugs?

From The White Lotus to Industry, hedonism is everywhere on TV at the moment. Actors, and the ‘wellbeing facilitators’ tasked with keeping them safe, reveal the trick to acting under the influence

The Guardian - UK

Richard E Grant’s renaissance is a pleasure to watch – and it all began with Withnail and I

Planning to go away this Christmas? It is worth revisiting this top-shelf comedy about two boozy would-be actors who go on holiday by mistake

The Guardian - AU

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The real Withnail: the unseen diaries of Vivian MacKerrell, the man who inspired Withnail & I, go up for sale

Melancholy and hilarious, the diaries of the down-and-out friend and housemate of director Bruce Robinson are a treasure trove for fans of the cult film

Evening Standard

Diaries of actor who inspired character of Withnail to be auctioned in London

Vivian MacKerrell – who really did drink lighter fluid – shared a house with Withnail and I director Bruce Robinson

The Guardian - UK

Withnail and I review – downtrodden duo return to demand some more booze

A strong cast and a magical set make this more or less word-for-word stage transfer of the cult hit an entertaining tribute piece

The Guardian - UK

Charity steps in to rehome 300 cats from ‘overwhelmed’ man in Canada

Man says he ended up in ‘a crazy situation’ after he began taking in cats abandoned during Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

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The 10 best cult-classic movies of all time, ranked

From Big Trouble in Little China to The Evil Dead, the greatest cult-classic movies you need to see today

Total Film

Watch a super-rare dreamer anglerfish with ultra-black 'invisibility cloak' swim like a shadow in the deep sea

MBARI researchers came across a rarely seen dreamer anglerfish off California's coast. Video footage of the alien-looking fish only shows its silhouette because its skin is so dark it absorbs almost all of the light that hits it.

LiveScience

Withnail and I creator Bruce Robinson adapts film for the stage

Play based on the beloved 1987 comedy will open at Birmingham Rep next year directed by Sean Foley

The Guardian - UK

Withnail and I: How a Beatle-funded comedy about alcoholic actors became a cult classic

The boozy British comedy classic was produced by Beatle George Harrison and made stars out of Richard E Grant and Paul McGann, but its initial cinema release went almost unnoticed. Nick Duerden looks at the film’s chequered road to cult status

The Independent UK

Tamanian farm-getaway venture was a multi-million-dollar gamble on agritourism, but it's paid off

When Kim Robinson told her husband, Bruce, she wanted to create a luxurious getaway in the middle of their working farm, Bruce knew they could risk losing the historic property that had been in their family for more than 150 years. They did it anyway.

ABC News

The $500m Romeo and Juliet case opens a new frontier for #MeToo reckoning

The question of informed consent on Zeffirelli’s 1968 film has revived the historical abuses argument – will movie production companies be hit by a tidal wave of lawsuits?

The Guardian - UK

A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E Grant review – Tigger and his one true love

The vivacious actor’s weakness for gossip and glitz goes hand in hand with devotion to his wife in this touching diary, mostly written in the last year of her life

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Johnny Depp says Amber Heard ‘grossly embellished’ his substance abuse as he reveals the first time they met

‘Yep, she could definitely kill me, that’s who Hunter wants,’ Depp says of first The Rum Diary audition with Heard

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