6 d. ago The UK seaside resort that doubles as California with seafood shack cafe and golden beach

WHEN it comes to the UK, there are plenty of beautiful beaches, but now all of them can double as California. Yet a new movie with two massive British actors has since been seen filming there - pretending to be the US state. In the new film called The Roses, - featuring Olivia Colman and...

Society

2 w. ago Amy Poehler criticises the Oscars for failing to recognise comedy roles

‘Every single year at the Oscars, everybody gets blanked’ said star during conversation with Benedict Cumberbatch

Events

2 w. ago Olivia Colman reveals why she is 'scared' of sex scenes in rare marriage confession

Olivia Colman feels as if she's 'being unfaithful' to her husband when she has to do a sex scene, and doesn't even want to get around it by covering up either

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Every year, everybody in comedy gets blanked’: Amy Poehler criticises Oscars for snubbing comedies

Speaking to Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch on her Good Hang podcast, the star criticised the lack of credit given to comedy actingAmy Poehler, the Saturday Night Live veteran and star of multiple films as well as Parks and Recreation, has spoken out about what she perceives as an anti-comedy bias at the Oscars.Speaking to Olivia Colman on her Good Hang podcast, Poehler first canvassed Colman’s The Roses co-star Benedict Cumberbatch for questions. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Olivia Colman admits she's scared of sex scenes because it feels like she's cheating on her husband Ed Sinclair

The actress, 51, who has been married to Ed for 24 years, opened up about her relationship on the Good Hang with Amy Poehler podcast.

Society

3 w. ago Olivia Colman says being cut from film is 'best thing' as you still get paid

Olivia Colman revealed she has been cut from two movies in recent years, including the Margot Robbie smash hit Barbie, but it made 'perfect sense' to get rid of her scene

Politics

3 w. ago Hollywood’s boycott of the Israeli film industry is an important turning point

Olivia Colman and Mark Ruffalo are among the stars who have signed up to an extraordinary boycott against the Israeli film industry, writes Micha Frazer-Carroll, but are these kinds of protests ever effective?

Politics

3 w. ago ‘Neutrality should not be an option’: why are so many artists now speaking out on Gaza?

Musician Brian Eno and artist Malak Mattar, key figures in next week’s Together for Palestine concert, explain why artists are putting fears of a backlash aside and uniting in the call for actionA red carpet event, especially one to promote the new Downton Abbey film, is not typically a place for radical political statements. But at the film’s premiere in London earlier this month, that movie’s star, Hugh Bonneville, spoke out about Gaza. “Before I talk about the fluff and loveliness of our wonderful film, what’s about to happen in Gaza City is absolutely indefensible,” he announced to a visibly shocked showbiz reporter. “The international community must do more to bring it to an end.”Bonneville’s words may have been surprising for some, but they’re actually part of a larger pattern of actors, musicians, artists and cultural figures who feel increasingly moved to speak out. This week hundreds of actors – including Olivia Colman, Aimee Lou Wood and Mark Ruffalo – signed a pledge prom...

Politics

3 w. ago Israeli film industry calls boycott pledge ‘deeply troubling’

Screenwriters’ guild of Israel says campaign that has now won backing from 1,800 film-makers will only ‘deepen the darkness’, while representatives of the country’s documentary and directors’ guild also voice concernRepresentatives of the Israeli film industry are redoubling efforts to caution against the wisdom of a pledge signed by some 1,800 significant professionals vowing not to work with Israeli film institutions they say are “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people”.The pledge, announced on Monday, was initially signed by 1,200 film-makers including Yorgos Lanthimos, Ava DuVernay, Asif Kapadia, Boots Riley and Joshua Oppenheimer; and actors Olivia Colman, Mark Ruffalo, Tilda Swinton, Javier Bardem, Ayo Edebiri, Riz Ahmed, Josh O’Connor, Cynthia Nixon, Julie Christie, Ilana Glazer, Rebecca Hall, Aimee Lou Wood and Debra Winger. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Olivia Colman among 1,300 refusing to work with firms ‘implicated in genocide’

The Film Workers For Palestine pledge was also signed by the likes of Susan Sarandon, Mark Ruffalo, Tilda Swinton, Julia Sawalha and Miriam Margolyes.

Economics