Mike Leigh News
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Simon, a character in Vivienne Franzmann’s new play “The Witness” at London’s Royal Court Theatre, is a survivor of the Rwandan genocide.
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Beverly is the bossy-boots wife who smooches strong, silent Tony in front of her nervy husband. Tony’s mousy wife and neurotic neighbor Susan look on.
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Only Mike Leigh could get away with this.
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Rihanna and Jay-Z will be the two headline acts in the popular music lineup for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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The princess has new clothes.
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Eugene O’Neill’s “A Long Day’s Journey Into Night” is three hours of misery, despair and dysfunction in search of a plot. It’s also a superb vehicle for great actors with the requisite theatrical chops. A new production offers three dazzling and passionate performances.
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The Berlin Film Festival reaches its climax tomorrow, when the winners of the bear awards will be announced. Eighteen movies are competing. The jury is led by the U.K. film director Mike Leigh and includes actors Charlotte Gainsbourg and Jake Gyllenhaal.
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Angelina Jolie and Meryl Streep are among the stars flying in for this month’s Berlin Film Festival, bringing political movies to an event that promises to mix a dash of Hollywood glamour with hard-hitting, topical themes.
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Filmmakers from Chad, Iran, Mexico and Thailand scooped most of the main prizes at the Cannes Film Festival last night, beating seasoned European rivals Mike Leigh , Bertrand Tavernier and Ken Loach .
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“Caesar Must Die,” a documentary about inmates in an Italian prison staging Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” last night won the Golden Bear award for the best movie at the Berlin Film Festival.
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