Tag: CelebrityInterviews
‘No micro transactions, no bullshit’: Josef Fares on Split Fiction and the joy of co-op video games | Games
There aren’t many video game developers as outspoken as Hazelight’s Josef Fares. Infamous for his expletive-laden viral rants at livestreamed awards [...]
‘They wanted to attack me’: Aurore Clément on violent premieres and smuggling bananas for Brando | Movies
‘People stood up and started to yell,” says Aurore Clément, remembering the day Les Rendez-vous d’Anna premiered at the Paris film festival and cause [...]
‘I never let a man carry my double bass’: Oscar-hopeful Orin O’Brien on making music – and history | Movies
One of the most fascinating, inspirational and talented creatives nominated for an Oscar this year will not be at the ceremony on 2 March. “Oh, I’m n [...]
Film-maker Walter Salles: ‘Cinema, as opposed to noise, used to be at the heart of the Oscars’ | Walter Salles
Walter Salles, 68, is Brazil’s most internationally celebrated film-maker. He came to global prominence in 1998 with the poignant road movie Central [...]
Douglas Booth: ‘When did I last cry? Watching the news. Human life seemed pretty cheap in 2024’ | Douglas Booth
Born in London, Douglas Booth, 32, was cast in the film From Time to Time at 16. In 2010, he played Boy George in the television film Worried About t [...]
‘The camera is more impactful than a rifle’: the married Ukrainian artists who filmed the war – and are now up for an Oscar | Oscars
The exhausted couple speaking over video from Los Angeles do not look like typical Oscar nominees. The tiredness etched on their faces is not from sl [...]
Ke Huy Quan: ‘I wish everyone could have their own Oscar moment’ | Movies
Cyndi Lauper, Michael Jackson and Clint Eastwood were among the celebrities who dropped by during the filming of The Goonies. Who were you most star- [...]
‘Comedy and art should push up against a line’: Rich Peppiatt on class, controversy and Kneecap | Movies
He first came to national attention blowing the whistle on his own dubious practices at the Daily Star and earning 14 mentions in Lord Leveson’s 2012 [...]
Chesney Hawkes: ‘As my dad once said, don’t believe the hype’ | Music
I grew up in a rock’n’roll household. My dad, Chip, was a musician; my mum, Carol [Dilworth], was an actor and gameshow hostess. They were glamorous. [...]
‘You name it, I did it’: Sheila Hancock on comedy, age and anxiety | Culture
These last few weeks, Sheila Hancock has surrendered. “I’m addicted, really,” she’s confessing. “I just can’t stop myself. I’m at it every night, wit [...]