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Digger channels Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove for the climate crisis – until its twist

Warning: this article contains major spoilers for Digger.

The Conversation · 17h ago

Louise Lasser obituary

Actor who made her name in the TV series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and worked with Woody Allen on several of his early films

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10

Sex with Scorsese, beef with Sondheim … and inventing the moonwalk? The wildest moments in Liza Minnelli’s memoir

From Peter Sellers dressing like a Nazi, to having to manage her mother Judy Garland’s addiction, jaws will drop at Minnelli’s anecdotes

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10

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Liza Minnelli doesn’t want your sympathy – but maybe she deserves it

COMMENT: The inimitable singer and actor has written a book that’s a far cry from your usual woe-is-me memoir. It’s an apt choice for a woman whose brand has always been unapologetic messiness, writes Louis Chilton

The Independent UK · Mar 10

‘I’ve been advised not to say certain things’: The Secret Agent makers on Oscars, dictators and death threats

The actor Wagner Moura and writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho explain how the Brazilian thriller mirrors their experiences of political corruption and why they are compelled to speak out

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6

I Finally Watched Murder By Death, Which Everyone Compares To Clue, And I've Got A Take

Comparisons to Clue are just a red herring.

Cinemablend · Jan 16

John Antrobus obituary

Playwright and screenwriter who teamed up with Spike Milligan to work on The Goon Show and The Bed-Sitting Room

The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025

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Les Misérables lyricist felt lack of credit for transforming musical to English, letters reveal

Late lyricist Herbert Kretzmer had written to producer Cameron Mackintosh to highlight that his contributions were ‘downgraded’

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2025

First Thing: Stock markets fall as US announces new tariff rates on dozens of countries

Donald Trump orders levies ranging from 10% to 41% but extends deadline to next week. Plus, how did Labubu dolls became a ‘social currency’?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2025

The enduring brilliance of Peter Sellers: ‘There’s never been a better comic actor’

The actor was born 100 years ago – and his performances still induce hysteria today. Fans and collaborators like Michael Palin, Woody Allen and Lesley Anne-Down explain why

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2025

Eddie Murphy confirms he will be playing Inspector Clouseau in the new Pink Panther movie

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The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

Fans divided as Eddie Murphy steps into beloved role in latest Pink Panther remake

Actor has been ‘in talks’ to play iconic role since 2023

The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2025

Eddie Murphy confirms he'll play Inspector Clouseau in new Pink Panther movie

Eddie Murphy will portray Inspector Clouseau in another Pink Panther flick.

BANG Premier · Jul 29, 2025

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story review – dazzling glamour and true grit

This indulgent but madly watchable documentary showcases Minnelli’s tremendous star wattage alongside the tragedy of a life lived in the full glare of show business

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2025

Geoffrey Rush on Pirates, Pinter and pugs: ‘Just be happy we evolved on this bit of rock’

The Oscar winner answers your questions about playing everyone from Peter Sellers to the Marquis de Sade, his home town of Toowoomba and new care-home horror The Rule of Jenny Pen

The Guardian - US · Jan 13, 2025

Donald Trump isn’t even in office yet and silly season has already begun

He wants to seize the Panama Canal, Canada and Greenland. And now wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America

Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2025

Friends who turned tiddlywinks into a competitive sport mark 70 years of club

They established competitive rules, wrote a thesis ‘The Science Of Tiddlywinks’ and coined new terminology.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2024

Marshall Brickman obituary

Screenwriter, musician and director who won an Oscar, with Woody Allen, for the screenplay of Annie Hall

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2024

The week in theatre: Dr Strangelove; Barcelona; Quiet Songs – review

In a week of underused talent, Steve Coogan, Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley merely recreate Kubrick’s satire; Lily Collins totters through a bland night in Spain; and Ruth Negga graces a trance-like hour

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2024

Dr Strangelove at the Noël Coward Theatre: Steve Coogan’s masterclass performance is the highlight of this Kubrick adaptation

In September last year, the Stanley Kubrick estate announced that actor, impressionist and comedian Steve Coogan would be taking the lead role (all four of them) in a play of Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. This is the first ever stage adaptation…

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024

Dr Strangelove review: Steve Coogan is stellar but this is a safe spin on a classic

3/5 Armando Iannucci and Coogan team up to bring Stanley Kubrick’s Cold War satire to the West End, but the production is constrained by aiming too hard for cinematic perfection

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2024

Dr Strangelove review – Steve Coogan scores a quadruple cold war coup

Adding a fourth role to Peter Sellers’ three turns in the classic film, the comic excels in a fun yet unadventurous adaptation

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2024

‘The worse the world gets, the better for this play’: Armando Iannucci on staging Dr Strangelove with Steve Coogan

Stanley Kubrick’s pitch-black comedy about nuclear armageddon was once called ‘sick’. Iannucci explains why – in the age of Trump, Putin and Musk – this madcap story is as relevant as ever

BANG Premier · Oct 20, 2024

Shirley MacLaine left Morgan Freeman shaking his head after she 'propositioned him'

Shirley MacLaine was in an open relationship with her ex-husband but one famous star she failed to attract was Morgan Freeman.

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2024

OPINION - All-out nuclear war is inching closer — and now it could take place in space

Once again there is a lot of loose talk about the possibility, and practicality of nuclear war — in northern Europe, the Middle East, and maybe even the United States. “There is serious concern now that the old theories of deterrence are failing, and nuclear war is now a viable…

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