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‘I got you an Oscar. Why do I need to pay you?’ The secret shocking truth about Merchant Ivory

They were the box-office titans behind sumptuous period masterpieces. Yet underneath, reveals a new warts-and-all film, they were skint, stressed, prone to blood-curdling bust-ups – and ping-ponging between lovers

The Guardian - UK

From Dylan to Ishiguro: can song lyrics ever be literature?

A new book of lyrics by Kazuo Ishiguro joins collections by Kate Bush and Jarvis Cocker. But can songwriting ever work on the page?

The Guardian - UK

Cillian Murphy’s lookalike son lands role opposite Jenna Ortega in Taika Waititi film

Aran Murphy, 16, will make his film debut in the cinematic adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro's acclaimed novel Klara And The Sun

Evening Standard

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Christopher Priest obituary

Acclaimed novelist best known for The Prestige whose large body of work never fitted into any particular literary mould

The Guardian - UK

30 of the best fantasy novels of all time

Not all those who wander are lost

Evening Standard

The best non-fiction books to read in 2024

From candid memoirs to provocative essay collections, 2024’s forthcoming non-fiction is enticing. Jessie Thompson shares our guide to what you need on your reading pile

The Independent UK

Kazuo Ishiguro’s collection of lyrics for Stacey Kent to be published next year

‘I’ve built a reputation over the years as a writer of stories, but I started out writing songs,’ novelist said

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Kazuo Ishiguro song lyrics collection to be published

The prize-winning novelist’s lyrics, written for US jazz singer Stacey Kent, will be published with illustrations next March

The Guardian - UK

Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro's next book is a collection of lyrics written for singer Stacey Kent

Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro’s next book will be one for music lovers

The Independent UK

‘Damn, that fool can write’: how Martin Amis made everyone up their game

He exploded into the tweedy world of literature, a young, pouting and outrageously brash crusader for prose. Our writer remembers her encounters with the novelist, whose smarts and chutzpah confounded his peers

The Guardian - UK

Nobel winners demand release of Belarusian peace laureate Ales Bialiatski

Open letter condemning the detention of the human rights activist, who won the 2022 prize, signed by more than 100 laureates including Kazuo Ishiguro and JM Coetzee

The Guardian - UK

Taika Waititi Looks To Have Found His Next Movie, But What About His Work On Star Wars?

Taika Waititi has lined up another movie to direct, but what does this mean for his Star Wars project?

Cinemablend

Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists – meet the class of 23

From Kazuo Ishiguro to Zadie Smith, Granta’s list has been spotlighting future stars since 1983. Four decades on, what does its evolution says about our literary landscape?

The Guardian - UK

Bill Nighy plays a dying council worker looking for meaning in Living, which reaches for profundity but ultimately rings hollow

The British actor was nominated for best actor at the Oscars for his role in this 50s-set drama written by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Kazuo Ishiguro.

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Daily Mirror

Carol Vorderman, Dawn French and Ian Wright lead stars backing Gary Lineker amid BBC row

Celebrities have been among those expressing support for former football and pundit Gary Lineker amid an impartiality row involving the presenter and the BBC following a tweet he made recently

The Independent UK

Who has lent their support to Gary Lineker amid BBC row?

Many high-profile figures including Carol Vorderman and Ian Wright have lent their support to Lineker after his impartiality row with the BBC.

Al Jazeera

‘Solidarity’ with Gary Lineker: Reaction as BBC removes presenter

Support pours in for former England captain Gary Lineker, removed by BBC over tweets on UK government’s refugee policy.

Tribune News Service

Oscars 2023: Fun facts about this year's nominees

Time for a round of Oscar trivia! Here are some intriguing facts about this year's slate of nominees.

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The Independent UK

Living writer Kazuo Ishiguro recalls ‘eureka’ Bill Nighy moment ahead of 2023 Oscars

How a snap decision in the back of a taxi resulted in awards recognition

Inverse

Guillermo del Toro Has Another Fantastical Stop-motion Movie in the Works

The Nobel Prize-winning Kazuo Ishiguro's 'The Buried Giant' is getting the 'Pinocchio' treatment.

Los Angeles Times

Death? Bill Nighy will worry about that later

LOS ANGELES — Bill Nighy handed me a cassette mixtape many years ago titled "Ooh Baby Ooh," a nod to the chorus of a Lou Reed rocker that was not among the 20 songs on the cassette, though there was plenty of Lou and Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield and…

The Guardian - UK

‘I was the oldest person on set’: how a doomsday comedy lured Inbetweener Simon Bird back to TV

Ambitious, warm, funny: Channel 4’s great new comedy about an apocalyptic cult was irresistible to the longtime sitcom actor – even if his castmates’ clubbing chat went over his head …

Tribune News Service

Review: Bill Nighy's elegant performance shows character's zest for 'Living'

Conventional wisdom says it's a bad idea to remake a classic. Fortunately, "Living" ignored that wisdom.

Tribune News Service

'Living' review: Bill Nighy captivates in this small, quiet tale

It should come as no shock that the great novelist Kazuo Ishiguro ("The Remains of the Day," "Never Let Me Go," "Klara and the Sun") has a beautifully delicate hand as a screenwriter — but nonetheless "Living," directed by Oliver Hermanus and based on Akira Kurosawa's 1952 film "Ikiru," arrives…

Boston Herald

Movie review: Bill Nighy triumphs in poignant ‘Living’

A greatly moving hybrid film, the British entry “Living” is based on the 1952 film “Ikiru” by the Japanese master Akira Kurosawa, itself loosely based on Leo Tolstoy’s 1886 novella “The Death of Ivan Ilyich.” The Kurosawa film features a great Takashi Shimura (“Seven Samurai”) in the lead. “Living,” which…

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