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Protestors clash outside historic cinema after venue vandalised for showing film about Hamas terror attack

Pro-Israeli protestors formed a guard around the cinema

The Independent UK

Ken Loach and Mike Leigh resign as patrons of London cinema over Israeli film festival screening

Loach said it was ‘simply unacceptable’ that the cinema is hosting the Seret film festival

The Guardian - UK

‘The greatest biodiversity in England’ – a wander through the Isle of Purbeck ‘super’ nature reserve

Alongside rare birds, reptiles and insects, this corner of Dorset, poignantly depicted in Mike Leigh’s Nuts in May, serves up brilliant heathland walks, sea views and pints of local ale

The Guardian - UK

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Bernard Hill obituary

Versatile actor whose role as Yosser Hughes in the BBC’s 1982 series Boys from the Blackstuff made him a television star

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‘I was always able to get away with things’: Daniel Mays on playing bent coppers, acting opposite Michael Douglas, and working-class bias

It’s a huge leap from playing a bent copper in Line of Duty to starring in the musical Guys & Dolls, but if anyone can make a role work, it’s actor Daniel Mays

The Guardian - UK

Eddie Marsan: ‘Mitch Winehouse was a loving father whose daughter was an addict’

The actor on playing Amy Winehouse’s dad, leaving school at 15, and why he loves going back to London’s East End

The Guardian - UK

Tilda Swinton bedtime story among Cinema for Gaza auction lots

Chance to make porridge with Josh O’Connor or be serenaded by Olly Alexander also up for grabs in inaugural online auction to support Medical Aid for Palestinians in Gaza

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‘The worst film ever made’: how Sex Lives of the Potato Men broke British cinema

When the puerile comedy bombed, the film-makers blamed the critics and the Tories blamed the UK Film Council. Twenty years on, we reassess the legacy of a cinematic pariah whose champions include Stewart Lee and Mike Leigh

The Guardian - UK

Mike Leigh unveils cast and image for his film Hard Truths

Discover the latest on Mike Leigh's 23rd film, Hard Truths, including its cast, plot details, and production team. A highly anticipated contemporary drama ...

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Sweet Sue review – bleak moments explored in cartoony theatre of mockery

In a stark debut from Leo Leigh, Maggie O’Neill meets a mysterious biker and discovers his son is a narcissistic YouTuber and wannabe dancer

The Guardian - UK

Costume designer behind Daniel Craig’s blue Bond trunks admits she kept pair as souvenir

Lindy Hemming has reflected on the first time 007 star tried on his now-iconic swimming shorts during ‘enjoyable’ fitting

The Independent UK

Jane Horrocks: ‘I’d love to be a baddie in a Tarantino movie’

The actor answers your questions on working with Mike Leigh, starring in a New Order video and dressing as a giant Snoopy at Harrods

The Guardian - UK

Actor Lucas Hedges: ‘I love nostalgia, so walking around England is another level’

The American star of Manchester By the Sea on making his West End debut in the world premiere of Brokeback Mountain, escaping tragic film roles, and nepo babies

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Alison Steadman

Ask the British national treasure – star of Mike Leigh films aplenty, as well as countless TV and stage roles – about any of her brilliant performances by 6pm Sunday

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Evening Standard

Keir Starmer searches for a Labour candidate for Jeremy Corbyn’s seat

Corbyn tells us attempts to block him standing are an “infringement of the democratic rights” of local members.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Film Stars Call for Release of Jailed Iranian Actor Alidoosti

Hundreds of high-profile figures from the global cinema industry called Wednesday for Iran to release actor Taraneh Alidoosti, who was jailed over her support for the country's three-month-old protest movement. Actors Emma Thompson, Penelope Cruz, Kate Winslet and Ian McKellen and directors Ken Loach and Mike Leigh were among a…

The Guardian - UK

Hampstead theatre director quits after Arts Council 100% funding cut

The London venue known for nurturing Mike Leigh, Harold Pinter, Hanif Kureishi and Abi Morgan ‘can no longer continue solely as a new writing theatre’, says outgoing artistic director Roxana Silbert

The Guardian - UK

James Roose-Evans obituary

Founder director of the Hampstead theatre club who brought landmark productions to the London stage

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‘Godard shattered cinema’: Martin Scorsese, Mike Leigh, Abel Ferrara, Claire Denis and more pay tribute

He was the explosively talented film-maker who changed cinema for all time. But what did other directing giants make of this movie legend – and did they find his latter films unwatchable?

The Guardian - UK

Timothy Spall: ‘Cockroaches in your mouth and a bucket of leeches – that’s when you know you’re in a Ken Russell movie’

The actor answers your questions, from his memorable impersonation of a sloth at Rada to what it was like having to execute one of his son’s best friends

Chicago Tribune

‘Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris’ review: A 1950s Cinderella story returns for a little wish-fulfillment

Neither hambone nor underplayer, Lesley Manville gives tremendous value for the money. Her classical chops, coupled with a shrewd improviser’s wiles honed in the films of Mike Leigh, have elevated so many projects, among them Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread,” in which Manville played the impeccably coifed gatekeeper to Daniel…

The Guardian - UK

If you watch only one film … the greatest movies by the greatest directors

Some directors come with such huge back catalogues that it can be hard to know where to start. Enter our film critics, who suggest the best routes in to the works of some of our most prolific film-makers

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Keeley Hawes is on a mission in sci-fi drama

All is not well in an idyllic town where all women of child-bearing age become pregnant. Plus: Kaley Cuoco’s timing is impeccable in The Flight Attendant. Here’s what to watch today

The Guardian - UK

Vera Drake to Ex Machina: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Imelda Staunton is outstanding in Mike Leigh’s incredibly timely drama, while Alicia Vikander is the perfect AI creation in Alex Garland’s directorial debut. Plus, Keanu Reeves is back with more Matrix

The Guardian - UK

Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo: ‘I’ve never heard us described as an island of joy before!’

Radio’s odd couple take questions from actors, directors and Observer readers about optimism, the films they disagree on – and biscuits

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