5 d. ago ‘I was killed in virtually every film’: how trailblazing Chinese

A retrospective at the BFI celebrates how Wong – whether typecast in orientalist fantasies or breaking taboos with a kiss – could always steal the showAnna May Wong is everywhere these days. The chic Chinese-American actor who first made a splash in the silent era has been fictionalised in films and TV shows, including Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood and Damien Chazelle’s Babylon, and an excellent novel, Amanda Lee Koe’s Delayed Rays of a Star. She has her face on the quarter, the first Asian-American to be honoured in that way, and she is the subject of a page-turner of a biography, Not Your China Doll by Katie Gee Salisbury. But what about the films? This month, BFI Southbank in London hosts a retrospective of this remarkable star’s career, titled Anna May Wong: the Art of Reinvention.Wong was born in Los Angeles to second-generation Chinese parents in 1905. At the very beginning of her film career in 1921, she self-consciously told a movie magazine that she was “a considerable spot of ye...

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2 w. ago Composer John Williams says he ‘never liked film music very much’

Exclusive: The creator of some of cinema’s most memorable music says it pales in comparison to the great worksAs one of the greatest composers in film, John Williams has written some of the most memorable music in cinema for masterpieces such as Jaws, Jurassic Park and Star Wars.But despite winning five Oscars, the 93-year-old believes that, as an art form, film music pales in comparison to history’s great works. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ALISON BOSHOFF: Terence Stamp's last role: How the Sixties star made a dementia documentary at his own care home

I'm told they were making a documentary about his amazing life story - he was nominated for an Oscar for his first film role, in Billy Budd; and went on to be synonymous with Swinging London.

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2 w. ago ‘If the devil did exist, he’d be just such a gentleman’: Neil Jordan remembers Terence Stamp

The Company of Wolves director on casting the late actor and an unforgettable hour on set involving Stamp, a Rolls-Royce and a shrivelled skullObituary of Terence StampTerence Stamp: a life in picturesWe were making The Company of Wolves. And we had a problem. With Angela Carter, I had written a scene where the devil drives a cream-coloured Rolls-Royce through an imaginary forest, chauffeured by the young dreamer Rosaleen, played by Sarah Patterson.My initial thought was for Andy Warhol to play the devil. Those pale-blue eyes and that blank expression framed by the blond wig. Andy read the script and liked it. Stephen Woolley, the producer, flew to New York to talk to him, but he was recovering from being shot by Valerie Solanas, who seemed to think he was the actual devil. He said he would play the part, if we shot his scenes in New York. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘He gave me a massage. I’ve never been in more pain in my life’: Terence Stamp remembered by Paul Andrew Williams

The writer and director of Song for Marion recalls moments of bravado, tenderness and alarming physical fitness with the late actor We sent Terence the script for Song for Marion, and he just turned up at the office. He buzzed the door and said: “Is Paul there?” There was a new person working in our office at the time, and she said: “No, no one’s in at the minute. Who’s calling?” He said: “It’s Terence Stamp.” And then she was like: “Well, he’s not here, shall I leave a message?” She didn’t invite him up or anything. She left him standing there. And he didn’t give a shit about that, to be honest.Me, Terence and Gemma Arterton, who played the music teacher in Song for Marion, went to lunch at a vegan cafe in Shoreditch. His character, Arthur, was someone who loved his wife (played by Vanessa Redgrave), and would do anything for her, but always moaned, was always cantankerous, and found it very difficult to show any form of love to his son. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Uplifting film starring 'effortlessly natural' Terence Stamp is now streaming

The film was released in 1994 and became a global hit

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3 w. ago Terence Stamp's one life regret revealed as Superman star opened up about his 'romance' with Princess Diana and place he wanted his ashes scattered before his death aged 87

Academy Award-nominated actor Terence Stamp, who rose to fame in London in the 1960s and played Kryptonian villain General Zod in the original Superman films, died yesterday aged 87.

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3 w. ago Terence Stamp, star of original Superman films, remembered as ‘true movie star’

His most famous role was as General Zod in Superman and its sequel.

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3 w. ago Terence Stamp’s iconic scene from Priscilla, Queen of the Desert resurfaces after his death

An iconic scene from Terence Stamp's transformative role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert has resurfaced online as fans recount the actor’s most popular performances following his death on Sunday (17th August).

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3 w. ago Terence Stamp remembered by Priscilla director Stephan Elliott: ‘Those eyes turned everybody to jelly’

The Australian director reflects on his 32-year friendship with Stamp, who was initially ‘absolutely terrified’ to play a trans woman – and their work on the Priscilla sequelTerence Stamp, face of 60s British cinema, dies at 87Stamp was the mesmerising dark prince of British cinemaTerence Stamp: a life in picturesI first saw Terence in The Collector (1965) when I was a kid. It struck in my head as the ultimate horror film – it terrified the daylights out of me. Terence’s greatest beauties were his eyes – in some of the early films you don’t see it, but in person, when they were shining, he could hold a room. He’d sit there and say, “Watch this, I’m going to stop a restaurant.” And he could do it. I saw him do it! It was extraordinary. He once told me that he used to have real fun on Superman when he was bored, stuck on top of the ice castle. “I’d just stare down until everyone went quiet,” he said.We tried many actors when casting Bernadette in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of ...

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3 w. ago Terence Stamp, a close friend of Diana and lover of Julie Christie and The Shrimp: How the most beautiful man in the world would try anything 'except incest and Morris dancing'

His perfectly symmetrical features and dazzling blue eyes, topped with a boyish mop of tousled blond hair, were angelic. But when he grinned, his face radiated a sparkle of raffish mischief.

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3 w. ago Iconic Terence Stamp scene from The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert resurfaces

An iconic scene from Terence Stamp's transformative role in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert has resurfaced online as fans recount the actor’s most popular performances following his death on Sunday (17th August).

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3 w. ago Actor Terence Stamp, who starred in original Superman films, dies aged 87

Stamp, who played Kryptonian villain General Zod, died on Sunday.

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3 w. ago Terence Stamp, British actor who portrayed General Zod in early Superman films, dies at 87

Terence Stamp, the British actor who often played the role of a complex villain, including that of General Zod in the early Superman films, has died

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3 w. ago Terence Stamp dead at 87 as family pay touching tribute to Superman star

Before leaving school to work in advertising, Stamp won a scholarship to go to drama school before pursuing a career in front the camera.

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3 w. ago British actor Terence Stamp, ‘Superman’ star and famed figure of swinging London, dies at 87

British actor Terence Stamp, ‘Superman’ star and famed figure of swinging London, dies at 87  WTOP

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3 w. ago Terence Stamp, glamorous actor who epitomised Swinging London then ran away to India – obituary

Terence Stamp, glamorous actor who epitomised Swinging London then ran away to India – obituary  The Telegraph

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3 w. ago Terence Stamp dead: Superman and Far From The Madding Crowd star passes away at the age of 87

Terence Stamp, who made his name as an actor in 1960s London and went on to play the arch-villain General Zod in the Hollywood hits 'Superman' and 'Superman II', has died aged 87.

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3 w. ago Terence Stamp, face of 60s British cinema and star of The Limey and Superman, dies at 87

Family says actor who worked with William Wyler, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Steven Soderbergh, ‘leaves behind an extraordinary body of work’Terence Stamp, one of the stellar faces of British 60s cinema, who had a second act from the late 1970s onwards as a character actor in the likes of Superman: The Movie, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and The Limey, has died aged 87.His family said in a statement that Stamp had died on Sunday morning. “He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and as a writer that will continue to touch and inspire people for years to come,” the family said. “We ask for privacy at this sad time.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Terence Stamp dead: Superman star dies aged 87 as family pay sad tribute

Hollywood actor Terence Stamp has died aged 87 as his family pay tribute to the Superman and Superman II star

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