4 d. ago ‘At 60, the bulk of your life is lived. What’s left now?’ Ralph Fiennes and Uberto Pasolini on their ripped and radical take on The Odyssey

The actor and director on why The Return took 30 years to make, their joy at persuading Juliette Binoche to join them – and the punishing regime that earned Fiennes his battle-scarred physiqueUberto Pasolini likes to say he has been thinking about adapting The Odyssey for 30 years – 10 years longer than it took Odysseus to win the Trojan war. A nephew of the director Luchino Visconti, the 67-year-old Italian film-maker has lived in London for 50 years. Pasolini, who won a Bafta for producing The Full Monty, first approached Ralph Fiennes to play Odysseus in 2011, after the actor had made his directorial debut with Coriolanus, believing Fiennes might also be able to direct the film.They got as far as a location scout in Turkey, where Fiennes, then about to play Prospero in a Trevor Nunn production of The Tempest, practised his “Such stuff as dreams are made on” speech in an abandoned outdoor amphitheatre at dusk. “It was me and two goats,” recalls Pasolini over a video chat. “I get t...

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5 d. ago Donald Trump's overseas car tariffs are 'gift to the Chinese' and will see 'world retaliate'

Donald Trump's proposed overseas car tariffs have been slammed by an expert, who issued a stern warning to the US president saying 'look what happened to Tesla'

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7 d. ago Trump’s top team slammed for ‘unbelievably stupid’ security breach after Signal group chat leak

Gordon Brown’s former security adviser slammed Trump’s administration for the ‘extraordinary’ breach

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7 d. ago Trump slams The Atlantic after officials mistakenly texted journalist classified Yemen war plans: Live updates

President’s third Cabinet meeting taking place as tensions rise over Usha Vance’s upcoming visit to Greenland

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7 d. ago ‘Insecure baby’: Trump’s Colorado capitol portrait removed after he throws fit

Even some Republicans have called president’s public demand to remove the painting ‘petty’US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump critics aimed ridicule at the president after he publicly demanded the removal of his portrait at Colorado’s state capitol building, calling it “truly the worst”.In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump shared an image of the portrait and complained about the painting, saying it was bad and blaming it on Colorado’s governor, Jared Polis – whom the president insulted as being “radically left”. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Greenland's PM slams Trump's 'hostile takeover' of territory as two US planes land

Comments made by US President Donald Trump have caused friction with Greenland, as US government officials plan a visit that they claim is merely for a national sporting event

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7 d. ago Trump slams The Atlantic after editor reveals he was included in classified group chat discussing airstrikes: Live

President’s third Cabinet meeting taking place as tensions rise over Usha Vance’s upcoming visit to Greenland

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8 d. ago Donald Trump demands removal of 'purposefully distorted' portrait

The US president demands the portrait by British artist Sarah Boardman hanging in the Colorado state capitol is removed

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8 d. ago 'World's biggest narcissist Donald Trump's portrait tantrum proves he's all about Art of Conceal'

While the world burns, President Donald Trump is throwing a tantrum over a portrait hanging in Colorado's State Capitol because it doesn't make him 'look like a Greek God'

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8 d. ago ‘Insecure baby’: Trump draws ridicule after throwing fit over Colorado capitol portrait

Even some Republicans have called president’s public demand to remove the painting ‘petty’US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump critics aimed ridicule at the president after he publicly demanded the removal of his portrait at Colorado’s state capitol building, calling it “truly the worst”.In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump shared an image of the portrait and complained about the painting, saying it was bad and blaming it on Colorado’s governor, Jared Polis – whom the president insulted as being “radically left”. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Trump slams ‘radical left’ Colorado governor for ‘purposefully distorted’ portrait hanging in state capitol building

President Trump labels portrait of himself ‘truly the worst’ by the same artist who made Barack Obama look ‘wonderful’

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8 d. ago Trump blames ‘radical left governor’ for ‘truly the worst portrait’ hanging in state capitol building

President Trump labels portrait of himself ‘truly the worst’ by the same artist who made Barack Obama look ‘wonderful’

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8 d. ago Fuming Donald Trump rages at his 'worst' picture and makes Barack Obama comparison

Donald Trump has slammed an artist for painting an "unflattering" portrait of him that is now hanging in Colorado's State Capitol - and has demanded it be taken down in a furious rant online.

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8 d. ago Donald Trump demands 'purposefully distorted' presidential portrait taken down immediately

'Nobody likes a bad picture or painting of themselves,' Trump said as he demanded 'Radical Left' Democrat Governor Jared Polis remove the artwork, claiming it had been 'distorted'

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8 d. ago Trump unleashes on 'second rate movie star' George Clooney in epic rant over new 60 Minutes interview

President Donald Trump slammed actor George Clooney as a 'second rate movie star' as he hit out at the Hollywood legend for comments he made on 60 Minutes Sunday night.

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8 d. ago Trump demands presidential portrait is taken down immediately as he savages artist and 'Radical Left' governor

Trump said the artist behind the portrait also pained Obama during his stint in the White House , and managed to do a successful job.

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8 d. ago Greenland slams ‘highly aggressive’ visits by Usha Vance and Mike Waltz after Trump’s takeover threats: Live

Tensions between Greenland and the U.S. are high following President Donald Trump's repeated threats to annex the Danish territory

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8 d. ago Starmer praises ‘good relationship’ with Trump hours before US envoy slams PM’s peace plan

Labour prime minister made the comments before Steve Witkoff described his strategy as based on a ‘simplistic’ notion

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9 d. ago Starmer praises ‘good relationship’ with Trump hours before US envoy slams peace plan

Labour prime minister made the comments before Steve Witkoff described his strategy as based on a ‘simplistic’ notion

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9 d. ago GA Senator Jon Ossoff slams Trump’s band of billionaires: ‘They are literally the elites they pretend to hate’

Trump was joined at the NCAA finals by his right-hand man Elon Musk as well as Representative Jim Jordan and Senators Dave McCormick and Markwayne Mullin

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