Sir David Attenborough, the environment whisperer, is well-known for his long and enduring career as a nature documentary film maker. British David Frederick Attenborough (1926-) began broadcasting as a nature historian for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the 1950s. His first job as producer-presenter was a three-part nature program called The Pattern of Animals in 1951…
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Jean-Paul Belmondo and Stephen Vizinczey: Non-conformist, great and late at 88
Two men, who found fame in the 1960s – one in film and the other in literature – died in the past month in 2021 at the age of 88: Jean-Paul Belmondo, the French actor known for his portrayal in the 1960 film Breathless, and Stephen Vizinczey, the Hungarian-American author, for his novel In Praise of Older…
Rami Malek: from flamboyant Freddy to supervillain Safin
Rami Malek will play the villain in the next James Bond film, No Time to Die, to be released in November 2020. He will play supervillain Safin. The audience will know Malek from his award-winning role as Freddy Mercury, the lead singer of the rock band Queen in the 2018 movie biopic Bohemian Rhapsody….
Lin-Manuel Miranda: from jingles to Jack
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the American composer, rapper, and actor, is taking a giant leap of faith into a children’s musical about a British nanny – a far cry from the hip hop, pop, rap, show-tune music of the award-winning 2015 Hamilton: An American Musical. From the history of the founding fathers to the diversity of character…
Alan Root, wildlife filmmaker, dies at 80
Alan Root, wildlife filmmaker and famed for his innovative shots of animals made his home in Kenya
Director Ron Howard, the star in Star Wars spin-off Han Solo movie
Ron Howard will direct the untitled Han Solo spinoff movie for Lucasfilm and Disney – who own the Star Wars films – after directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller left the production midstream. Howard’s directorship was announced on 22 June 2017, swiftly after the previous directors left. “At Lucasfilm … we’re thrilled to announce that…
Russian poet Yevgeny A Yevtushenko dies aged 84
Outspoken poet Yevgeny A Yevtushenko described his poetry as human rights poetry
Seftel Productions subverts negative stereotypes: ‘The hate has to stop. We are all in this world together.’
Seftel Productions, founded by Joshua Seftel, aims to break stereotypes through short films
Pharrell Williams tops fashion’s best-dressed at 2017 Oscars
American Singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams is not only the best dressed man in the world, he is also a prolific collaborator and humanitarian
Jon Whitely, Oscar winner at 11, is the curator of Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum
Oscar winner gives up the spotlight for books and Cezanne
The most gentlemanly of gentlemen, British actor Sir John Hurt, dies from cancer aged 77
Gentlemanly John Hurt dies of pancreatic cancer three days after his 77th birthday
Harry Belafonte releases a new album to celebrate his 90th birthday
Harry Belafonte is still making music at 90