Mike Leigh

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Cannes you remember your first time on the Croisette? John Boorman can

Cannes you remember your first time on the Croisette? John Boorman can

In town to plug what he says is his last film, ‘Queen and Country’, 25-time Cannes veteran John Boorman goes on a four-decade Riviera reverie, and reveals a few long-kept festival secrets along the way

By Donald ClarkeFri May 16 2014 - 00:00

Review: Mr Turner

Review: Mr Turner

Mike Leigh’s study of the English painter is particularly distinguished by a stunning performance from Timothy Spall

By Donald ClarkeThu May 15 2014 - 15:44

‘Grace of Monaco’ brings juicy controversy to Cannes glamour

‘Grace of Monaco’ brings juicy controversy to Cannes glamour

Family of the late Princess Grace have denounced the film

By Donald ClarkeThu May 15 2014 - 01:00

Cannes 2014: the serious, the silly and the scandalous

Cannes 2014: the serious, the silly and the scandalous

The main programme this year is dominated by serious, off-centre film-makers including Loach, Leigh and the Dardennes, while a welcome sprinkling of controversy accompanies a film about the late Princess Grace

By Donald ClarkeWed May 14 2014 - 01:00

US academics back Israel boycott

US academics back Israel boycott

American Studies Association says move is ‘in solidarity with scholars and students deprived of academic freedom’

Tue Dec 17 2013 - 20:28

In Fear

By Donald ClarkeFri Nov 15 2013 - 00:00

Gloria

Gloria

By Donald ClarkeFri Nov 01 2013 - 00:00

Comics, comedy and Communards: Margaret Thatcher and pop culture

Comics, comedy and Communards: Margaret Thatcher and pop culture

From Adrian Mole to Ben Elton and Billy Bragg, everyone had an opinion on the Iron Lady

By Patrick FreyneSat Apr 13 2013 - 06:00

Don’t mess with Mike Leigh

Mike Leigh knows how to hold a grudge – just ask the Sunday Times journalist he publicly lambasted earlier this year

Fri Nov 05 2010 - 00:00

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