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Millionaire trader-turned-campaigner Gary Stevenson’s wealth tax plan is ‘absolute populist claptrap’ and will ruin Britain, say experts
A new Channel 4 documentary, “How to Get Filthy Rich with Gary Stevenson”, has become the focus of a row over the millionaire trader-turned-campaigner’s proposal for a wealth tax, which critics in the programme brand “absolute populist claptrap” and “disastrous”. The debate matters because Stevenson is rumoured to have been approached by Andy Burnham’s team…
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Fatherland by Pawlikowski to open 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival
Paweł Pawlikowski’s new film Fatherland, starring Sandra Hüller, has been chosen to open the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival, with the Polish director due to introduce the gala screening in the Bosnian capital on 14 August. The selection carries particular resonance, as Pawlikowski said the historically charged film suits a festival set in a city whose…
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Malaysia-U.K. Rom-Com ‘Finding Mojo’ Unveils Release Dates, Min Lim Details Double Vision’s Global Ambitions: ‘This Is Southeast Asia’s Moment’ (EXCLUSIVE)
The Malaysia-U.K. romantic comedy “Finding Mojo” has confirmed its release schedule, opening nationwide in Malaysia on 23 July, with a Singapore release on 31 July and an Indonesian launch in the works. The film is the first feature from Sympatico, a production label launched by Double Vision with British producer Richard Johns, and it marks…
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Disney’s Live-Action ‘Moana’: First Reactions From Premiere
Disney’s latest live-action remake, Moana, held its world premiere at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on Tuesday night, prompting a wave of early social-media reaction ahead of the film’s theatrical release on 10 July. Although full critics’ reviews were embargoed until 8 July, press and attendees were permitted to post brief impressions, and the…
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A Grand Day Out/The Wrong Trousers review – rereleased Nick Park classics are a complete treat
Nick Park’s first two Wallace and Gromit films, A Grand Day Out (1989) and The Wrong Trousers (1993), have been rereleased in cinemas, and this Guardian review hails both as excellent family entertainment, awarding each a full five stars. The critic celebrates the stop-motion classics as “jewels” of animated comedy, each introduced by Julian Nott’s…
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Charli XCX shares ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ tracklist, including a collaboration with David Cronenberg
Charli XCX has revealed the tracklist for her forthcoming album ‘Music, Fashion, Film’, due for release on 24 July, headlined by an unexpected collaboration with film director David Cronenberg. The reveal, posted to Instagram, matters because it confirms the direction of her first major body of work since her acclaimed 2024 album ‘Brat’, from which…
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The Girls review – poignant coming-of-age romance is an understated gem of Sri Lankan cinema
Sumitra Peries’ 1978 film about teenage sisters and thwarted romance is laden with passions that can’t be spoken aloudHere is a gem of South Asian cinema from 1978, by the Sri Lankan director and editor Sumitra Peries. With its lucid monochrome cinematography and calm, natural, unselfconscious performances, there is a freshness and warmth to this…
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Karim Kassem Broaches Migrant Issues in Lebanon With ‘Pipes’: ‘A Lot of People Are Being Affected by War but We Don’t See the Whole Picture’
Lebanese director Karim Kassem is premiering his new film “Pipes” in the Crystal Globe Competition at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, marking his fifth film in five years and cementing his reputation as one of the most prolific directors in the MENA region despite Lebanon’s ongoing instability. The film uses the story of a rural…
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Tom Holland on his ‘last chance to play a boy’ in The Odyssey
British actor Tom Holland has spoken about his role as Telemachus in Christopher Nolan’s new epic The Odyssey, describing it as the start of “a new chapter” in his life and possibly his “last chance to play a boy”. Best known for Spider-Man, the 30-year-old plays the son of Odysseus in his first collaboration with…