Actress Glenda Jackson has died due to an illness at 87.
Her agent, Lionel Larner, announced her death, “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, 87, died peacefully at her home in London this morning after a short illness with her family by her side.”
He added, “Today we lost one of the world’s greatest actresses and I have lost a best friend of over 50 years.”
Jackson was an actress who won two Oscars for her performances. She later became a politician.
She was born in 1936 in Birkenhead, England. She started acting when she was a teen and was involved in theater groups for amateurs. Shortly after, she won a scholarship to attend the acting school the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Once she graduated from college, she immediately began booking jobs. She acted in many shows and got her first Broadway gig in 1965 where she was a part of the cast Marat/Sade.
Her agent, Lionel Larner, announced her death, “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, 87, died peacefully at her home in London this morning after a short illness with her family by her side.”
He added, “Today we lost one of the world’s greatest actresses and I have lost a best friend of over 50 years.”
Jackson was an actress who won two Oscars for her performances. She later became a politician.
She was born in 1936 in Birkenhead, England. She started acting when she was a teen and was involved in theater groups for amateurs. Shortly after, she won a scholarship to attend the acting school the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Once she graduated from college, she immediately began booking jobs. She acted in many shows and got her first Broadway gig in 1965 where she was a part of the cast Marat/Sade.
- 6/15/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
Technically, Red Ken is an adjective reserved for London’s ex mayor and socialist extraordinaire Ken Livingstone, but nothing stops one from applying it to this most leftist of British film-makers, Ken Loach, who for some mysterious reason – probably his exotic status as a communist, working-class championing Englishman – as virtually assured of a Cannes slot no matter the quality of his work. This year he is back with “I, Daniel Blake”, a nondescript tedious drama barely able to contain its social didacticism, served with the sophistication of a forth-grade morality play.
“I, Daniel Blake” tells the story of ageing Newcastle carpenter Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) who has recently suffered a heart attack and while recovering is advised by his doctor against going back to work. On the whim of a touchy, bureaucratic albeit privately outsourced health care assessor, Daniel is unable to claim disability benefits while on the mend and...
“I, Daniel Blake” tells the story of ageing Newcastle carpenter Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) who has recently suffered a heart attack and while recovering is advised by his doctor against going back to work. On the whim of a touchy, bureaucratic albeit privately outsourced health care assessor, Daniel is unable to claim disability benefits while on the mend and...
- 5/16/2016
- by Zornitsa Staneva
- SoundOnSight
Benefits Street's White Dee and Katie Hopkins came face-to-face tonight (February 3) to debate the country's benefits system.
The show also featured panelists including former London Mayor Ken Livingstone, ex-Tory MP Edwina Currie and former model Annabel Giles, who previously lived on benefits as a single mother.
Hopkins said housing benefits were never set up to pay people to live "where they can't afford to live", while Currie and campaigner Jack Monroe were involved in a heated argument about food banks.
Hopkins's involvement in the debate attracted criticism on social media, with Coronation Street actor Charlie Condou saying that the show deserved "not to be taken seriously".
After watching The Benefits Shouting Match, I've taken the most important message from it - Owen Jones is fit.
— Antony Cotton (@antonycotton) February 3, 2014
Katie Hopkins is not a social commentator. She is a professional troll abetted by the TV producers. #BigBenefitsRow
— Tentacle Sixteen (@latentexistence) February 3, 2014
Meanwhile,...
The show also featured panelists including former London Mayor Ken Livingstone, ex-Tory MP Edwina Currie and former model Annabel Giles, who previously lived on benefits as a single mother.
Hopkins said housing benefits were never set up to pay people to live "where they can't afford to live", while Currie and campaigner Jack Monroe were involved in a heated argument about food banks.
Hopkins's involvement in the debate attracted criticism on social media, with Coronation Street actor Charlie Condou saying that the show deserved "not to be taken seriously".
After watching The Benefits Shouting Match, I've taken the most important message from it - Owen Jones is fit.
— Antony Cotton (@antonycotton) February 3, 2014
Katie Hopkins is not a social commentator. She is a professional troll abetted by the TV producers. #BigBenefitsRow
— Tentacle Sixteen (@latentexistence) February 3, 2014
Meanwhile,...
- 2/3/2014
- Digital Spy
Benefits Street's White Dee is set to go face-to-face with Katie Hopkins in a live debate tonight (February 3).
The pair will form part of a panel to discuss benefits in the UK, alongside former London Mayor Ken Livingstone, ex-Tory MP Edwina Currie and former model Annabel Giles, who previously lived on benefits as a single mother.
Having featured heavily as a benefits claimant on the Channel 4 series, 42-year-old Dee will have to confront media commentator Hopkins, who previously compared James Turner Street residents to "parasites sucking the blood out of your pet terrier".
Channel 5's director of programming Ben Frow said: "With Benefits & Proud airing on Channel 5 last October and subsequent series from other broadcasters, the benefits debate is very much part of the news agenda.
"The Big Benefits Row: Live is Channel 5 shining the spotlight on an argument that has gripped the nation."
Matthew Wright will host The...
The pair will form part of a panel to discuss benefits in the UK, alongside former London Mayor Ken Livingstone, ex-Tory MP Edwina Currie and former model Annabel Giles, who previously lived on benefits as a single mother.
Having featured heavily as a benefits claimant on the Channel 4 series, 42-year-old Dee will have to confront media commentator Hopkins, who previously compared James Turner Street residents to "parasites sucking the blood out of your pet terrier".
Channel 5's director of programming Ben Frow said: "With Benefits & Proud airing on Channel 5 last October and subsequent series from other broadcasters, the benefits debate is very much part of the news agenda.
"The Big Benefits Row: Live is Channel 5 shining the spotlight on an argument that has gripped the nation."
Matthew Wright will host The...
- 2/3/2014
- Digital Spy
Actor's TV work included The Vicar of Dibley, while he also featured in films including Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Roger Lloyd Pack, the Only Fools and Horses and Harry Potter actor, has died aged 69, his agent confirmed on Thursday.
His agent, Maureen Vincent, said he had pancreatic cancer and had "died at home surrounded by his family".
Best known for his TV work, including his popular character Trigger in the late John Sullivan's long-running BBC1 sitcom and Owen Newitt in The Vicar of Dibley, Lloyd Pack also featured in films including Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, as Barty Crouch Sr.
Other film work in recent years included Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy and Dagenham Girls.
Lloyd Pack was also an accomplished stage actor, playing the Duke of Buckingham in a production of Richard III at the Globe Theatre in 2011 and last year taking on Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night.
Roger Lloyd Pack, the Only Fools and Horses and Harry Potter actor, has died aged 69, his agent confirmed on Thursday.
His agent, Maureen Vincent, said he had pancreatic cancer and had "died at home surrounded by his family".
Best known for his TV work, including his popular character Trigger in the late John Sullivan's long-running BBC1 sitcom and Owen Newitt in The Vicar of Dibley, Lloyd Pack also featured in films including Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, as Barty Crouch Sr.
Other film work in recent years included Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy and Dagenham Girls.
Lloyd Pack was also an accomplished stage actor, playing the Duke of Buckingham in a production of Richard III at the Globe Theatre in 2011 and last year taking on Sir Andrew Aguecheek in Twelfth Night.
- 1/16/2014
- by Rehema Figueiredo, Jason Deans
- The Guardian - Film News
Peter Richardson has confirmed that Harry Enfield and Stephen Mangan are to star in the upcoming Comic Strip film It Ends Badly.
The Comic Strip founder was speaking to Digital Spy to mark the launch of new five-disc DVD collection The Comic Strip Presents: The Best Of, which was released on Monday.
Asked if he had a wishlist of comedy talent to work with, Richardson said: "If there is we always ask them! We will again.
"We're about to make a movie actually, next spring - a Comic Strip movie with Harry Enfield and Stephen Mangan - we will be asking lots of new people to be in that."
Of whether the script had been written for the film, he added: "Yes, yes, it's called It Ends Badly.
"It's about two absolute scoundrels, two rotten scoundrels really, Harry and Steve, who are trying to a make a chick-flick.
"They've taken...
The Comic Strip founder was speaking to Digital Spy to mark the launch of new five-disc DVD collection The Comic Strip Presents: The Best Of, which was released on Monday.
Asked if he had a wishlist of comedy talent to work with, Richardson said: "If there is we always ask them! We will again.
"We're about to make a movie actually, next spring - a Comic Strip movie with Harry Enfield and Stephen Mangan - we will be asking lots of new people to be in that."
Of whether the script had been written for the film, he added: "Yes, yes, it's called It Ends Badly.
"It's about two absolute scoundrels, two rotten scoundrels really, Harry and Steve, who are trying to a make a chick-flick.
"They've taken...
- 10/8/2013
- Digital Spy
The BBC has responded to complaints made about last week's edition of Have I Got News For You.
Hosted by Brian Blessed, comedian Bridget Christie and former mayor of London Ken Livingstone joined regulars Paul Merton and Ian Hislop on the first edition of the satirical news quiz aired after the death of ex-prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
> Watch Have I Got a Bit More News for You - Series 45, Episode 2
"We received complaints about this broadcast - some viewers were disappointed by the comments made about the late Lady Thatcher," the BBC acknowledged on its website.
In its response, the BBC said: "Hignfy's agenda is set by the biggest news stories of the week. Given the enormous amount of TV and newspaper comment on the life and achievements of Lady Thatcher, it was impossible to ignore the story.
"Hignfy's purpose is to be entertaining as well as satirical...
Hosted by Brian Blessed, comedian Bridget Christie and former mayor of London Ken Livingstone joined regulars Paul Merton and Ian Hislop on the first edition of the satirical news quiz aired after the death of ex-prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
> Watch Have I Got a Bit More News for You - Series 45, Episode 2
"We received complaints about this broadcast - some viewers were disappointed by the comments made about the late Lady Thatcher," the BBC acknowledged on its website.
In its response, the BBC said: "Hignfy's agenda is set by the biggest news stories of the week. Given the enormous amount of TV and newspaper comment on the life and achievements of Lady Thatcher, it was impossible to ignore the story.
"Hignfy's purpose is to be entertaining as well as satirical...
- 4/17/2013
- Digital Spy
It's probably a treasonable offence today to criticise Danny Boyle. He gladdened the hearts of nations with an Olympics opening extravaganza of flamboyance and chutzpah that also flew a flag for our endangered health service. And he's said to be a very nice man. You could barely have a more admired public figure if you rolled Pt Barnum, Ken Livingstone and Michael Palin into one.
- 3/30/2013
- The Independent - Film
Despite praising Queen star turn in London 2012 opening ceremony, Oscar-winning director is all republican
The Queen should be replaced by an elected head of state, with Jk Rowling a natural contender for the post, says Danny Boyle, architect of the Olympics opening ceremony which gave the monarch one of her most memorable starring roles.
Boyle makes the suggestion in a Guardian interview where he reveals the debt he owes to both the controversial former Downing Street adviser Steve Hilton and the ill-fated Millennium Dome, tells how he was rejected by Elvis Costello as well as David Bowie and discloses how he came to cast the Queen alongside James Bond.
The Oscar-winning director, who won near-universal plaudits for the London 2012 opening ceremony, comes out as a republican, one who believes Britain will abolish the monarchy in his lifetime. Of the royal family, he says: "I think the pressure on them is utterly impossible,...
The Queen should be replaced by an elected head of state, with Jk Rowling a natural contender for the post, says Danny Boyle, architect of the Olympics opening ceremony which gave the monarch one of her most memorable starring roles.
Boyle makes the suggestion in a Guardian interview where he reveals the debt he owes to both the controversial former Downing Street adviser Steve Hilton and the ill-fated Millennium Dome, tells how he was rejected by Elvis Costello as well as David Bowie and discloses how he came to cast the Queen alongside James Bond.
The Oscar-winning director, who won near-universal plaudits for the London 2012 opening ceremony, comes out as a republican, one who believes Britain will abolish the monarchy in his lifetime. Of the royal family, he says: "I think the pressure on them is utterly impossible,...
- 3/9/2013
- by JK Rowling, Jonathan Freedland
- The Guardian - Film News
William Boyd's thriller about a woman who was a former spy explores the effect of secrets on relationships
After her, by now traditional, pantomime dame performance as Lady Mary in the Downton Abbey Christmas special, Michelle Dockery was back two days later as Charlotte Rampling's daughter in another period drama, one that flitted between the 1970s and the second world war. Restless (BBC1), William Boyd's adaptation of his own 2006 novel, was everything Downton isn't: well-acted, well-written, well-paced and well-filmed. And no less enjoyable for it, unless you missed Downton's comedy value. Mind you, I'd be happy to watch Charlotte Rampling reading a gearbox repair manual.
Boyd has written everything from brilliantly funny comic novels to very hit-and-miss serious fiction. But it is as the author of upmarket thrillers – a genre often looked down on by the literati – that he has really come into his own and received...
After her, by now traditional, pantomime dame performance as Lady Mary in the Downton Abbey Christmas special, Michelle Dockery was back two days later as Charlotte Rampling's daughter in another period drama, one that flitted between the 1970s and the second world war. Restless (BBC1), William Boyd's adaptation of his own 2006 novel, was everything Downton isn't: well-acted, well-written, well-paced and well-filmed. And no less enjoyable for it, unless you missed Downton's comedy value. Mind you, I'd be happy to watch Charlotte Rampling reading a gearbox repair manual.
Boyd has written everything from brilliantly funny comic novels to very hit-and-miss serious fiction. But it is as the author of upmarket thrillers – a genre often looked down on by the literati – that he has really come into his own and received...
- 12/28/2012
- by John Crace
- The Guardian - Film News
Nothing boosts a person's public image like a bit of well-timed blubbing, as Barack Obama has so ably demonstrated. Here's a selection of the best – and strangest – celebrity tears
Have you seen Obama crying yet? Thanking campaign staff and volunteers at his Chicago headquarters on Wednesday, the re-elected president paused, welled up and wiped away a single tear, to rapturous applause from supporters.
The video went straight up on his official YouTube channel – we'd guess – for two reasons: to show volunteers and staff the depth of gratitude he felt for their hard work; and because Obama's people know that when it's real and the time is right, nothing does more for a person's public image than a little well-intentioned weeping.
Likewise, when the time is wrong, or the tears just don't seem warranted, it can be a very bad move indeed. Here are nine more teary moments, mixing heartfelt humanising...
Have you seen Obama crying yet? Thanking campaign staff and volunteers at his Chicago headquarters on Wednesday, the re-elected president paused, welled up and wiped away a single tear, to rapturous applause from supporters.
The video went straight up on his official YouTube channel – we'd guess – for two reasons: to show volunteers and staff the depth of gratitude he felt for their hard work; and because Obama's people know that when it's real and the time is right, nothing does more for a person's public image than a little well-intentioned weeping.
Likewise, when the time is wrong, or the tears just don't seem warranted, it can be a very bad move indeed. Here are nine more teary moments, mixing heartfelt humanising...
- 11/9/2012
- by Tom Meltzer
- The Guardian - Film News
Olympic Stadium opens doors to spectators who paid up to £2,012 to see 10,000 performers realise Danny Boyle's spectacular Isles of Wonder
East London has never seen the like of it. Heads of state, royalty, rock stars and 25,000 members of the British public last night descended on a transformed industrial wasteland to celebrate the opening of the 2012 Olympics.
Ticketholders, who paid between £20.12 and an eye-watering £2,012 to see the Olympic cauldron burn in Britain for the first time since 1948, poured through Stratford's new shopping centre at the entrance to the Olympic Park. Across the city at Buckingham Palace, world leaders including Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's prime minister, and the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, met the Queen and Prince Philip.
David Cameron, the prime minister, predicted there would be something for everyone in Danny Boyle's £27m Isles of Wonder show, adding that parts of it were "spine-tingling".
Around 240 British athletes, just...
East London has never seen the like of it. Heads of state, royalty, rock stars and 25,000 members of the British public last night descended on a transformed industrial wasteland to celebrate the opening of the 2012 Olympics.
Ticketholders, who paid between £20.12 and an eye-watering £2,012 to see the Olympic cauldron burn in Britain for the first time since 1948, poured through Stratford's new shopping centre at the entrance to the Olympic Park. Across the city at Buckingham Palace, world leaders including Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's prime minister, and the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, met the Queen and Prince Philip.
David Cameron, the prime minister, predicted there would be something for everyone in Danny Boyle's £27m Isles of Wonder show, adding that parts of it were "spine-tingling".
Around 240 British athletes, just...
- 7/28/2012
- by Robert Booth
- The Guardian - Film News
Queen Elizabeth has been praised as ''magnificent''. Tom Parker Bowles - whose mother Camilla is married to heir to the throne Prince Charles - says he believes in the monarchy and thinks it is better to have a royal family than an elected official. He told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: ''I really believe in the monarch. The queen is magnificent and I'd far rather we had the royal family than some ghastly elected politician like Ken Livingstone.'' Tom isn't the only fan of the royal, 'Black Eyed Peas' rapper is in awe of the royal family and in particular the monarch...
- 7/14/2012
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Ken Livingstone can't even win at Madame Tussauds, who does Tom Cruise think he's rocking, and how can Bob Geldof question his granddaughter's name?
Rock god?
Tom Cruise is the latest cover of W magazine, appearing in just leather trousers and lashings of eye makeup to promote his new movie Rock of Ages. The film trailer is as bad as this cover.
Ken Livingstone: last year's model
Things are just going for bad to worse for Ken Livingstone. His wax work has already been removed from Madam Tussauds. A spokesman for the museum said it was 'unlikely to be seen again.'
Don't be an ass, Bob
Bob Geldof, father of daughters Peaches, Pixie and Fifi Trixibelle, hates the name Peaches has given her son - Astala Dylan Willow Geldof-Cohen. He worries Astala be abbreviated to 'ass' in the playground.
Nothing to be jealous of
Azerbaijan, host of this month's Eurovision song contest,...
Rock god?
Tom Cruise is the latest cover of W magazine, appearing in just leather trousers and lashings of eye makeup to promote his new movie Rock of Ages. The film trailer is as bad as this cover.
Ken Livingstone: last year's model
Things are just going for bad to worse for Ken Livingstone. His wax work has already been removed from Madam Tussauds. A spokesman for the museum said it was 'unlikely to be seen again.'
Don't be an ass, Bob
Bob Geldof, father of daughters Peaches, Pixie and Fifi Trixibelle, hates the name Peaches has given her son - Astala Dylan Willow Geldof-Cohen. He worries Astala be abbreviated to 'ass' in the playground.
Nothing to be jealous of
Azerbaijan, host of this month's Eurovision song contest,...
- 5/9/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
London, April 16: James Bond's flash new motor for his latest film is a London double-decker bus.
Producers of the hotly-awaited movie Skyfall borrowed a new red Routemaster for scenes they are currently filming in the capital, the Sun reported.
The bus features in an action scene set in Trafalgar Square involving the 007 spy, played by Daniel Craig.
But the exact storyline is being kept under wraps.
The Routemaster, with its famous open rear platform, has been brought back by London Mayor Boris Johnson after being scrapped by Ken Livingstone in 2005.
Mr Johnson said: "Straight out.
Producers of the hotly-awaited movie Skyfall borrowed a new red Routemaster for scenes they are currently filming in the capital, the Sun reported.
The bus features in an action scene set in Trafalgar Square involving the 007 spy, played by Daniel Craig.
But the exact storyline is being kept under wraps.
The Routemaster, with its famous open rear platform, has been brought back by London Mayor Boris Johnson after being scrapped by Ken Livingstone in 2005.
Mr Johnson said: "Straight out.
- 4/16/2012
- by Machan Kumar
- RealBollywood.com
Ministry of Sound's 'Save Our Club' campaign has received backing from the Labour Party. Labour's London mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone and the party's leader Ed Miliband oppose the closure of the superclub. Despite fighting off proposals last year for development on the site, Oakmayne Properties recently convinced mayor of London Boris Johnson to consider overturning the decision.
> Ministry of Sound urges Mayor Boris Johnson to 'Save Our Club' Ministry of Sound CEO Lohan Presencer said yesterday evening (Thursday 2): "We are delighted that Ken Livingstone has today come out for Londoners and we thank him very much. Ministry works with politicians of all parties. This has never been about party politics - it's about London. "Boris is a mayor who for many has always been known to do the right (more)...
> Ministry of Sound urges Mayor Boris Johnson to 'Save Our Club' Ministry of Sound CEO Lohan Presencer said yesterday evening (Thursday 2): "We are delighted that Ken Livingstone has today come out for Londoners and we thank him very much. Ministry works with politicians of all parties. This has never been about party politics - it's about London. "Boris is a mayor who for many has always been known to do the right (more)...
- 2/3/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
This king of Kilburn is a sleek and stylish single-screen gem that attracts moviegoers from all over London
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On location: At the heart of Kilburn, on the border between London boroughs of Camden and Brent – two of the most ethnically diverse areas in the UK – the Tricycle is a multifaceted gem.
A small and old-fashioned entrance on Kilburn High Road – a major commercial street studded with cafes, pubs and discount stores – welcomes passers-by into the Tricycle. A second and bigger entrance on Buckley Street – complete with a modern, spacious foyer and abundant natural light – leads straight to the cinema.
The older, more ornate half of the building is home to the Tricycle Theatre. It presents plays reflecting the cultural diversity of the local community, often with politically charged content (such as its current production – Gillian Slovo...
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On location: At the heart of Kilburn, on the border between London boroughs of Camden and Brent – two of the most ethnically diverse areas in the UK – the Tricycle is a multifaceted gem.
A small and old-fashioned entrance on Kilburn High Road – a major commercial street studded with cafes, pubs and discount stores – welcomes passers-by into the Tricycle. A second and bigger entrance on Buckley Street – complete with a modern, spacious foyer and abundant natural light – leads straight to the cinema.
The older, more ornate half of the building is home to the Tricycle Theatre. It presents plays reflecting the cultural diversity of the local community, often with politically charged content (such as its current production – Gillian Slovo...
- 12/8/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
• Andrew Lansley's interviews on NHS data sharing deal
• Lunchtime summary
• David Cameron on the Merkel/Sarkozy EU plan
• Afternoon summary
9.00am: It's a big day for Europe. Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy are meeting to thrash out details of a plan that could set up a fiscal union in Europe and may (or may not) lead to some sort of resolution of the debt crisis. But this blog - like the UK - is sitting on the sidelines. My colleague Alex Hawkes will be covering the Merkozy meeting on the business live blog. And I'll be covering events at Westminster, where the most lively before 4pm will be Leveson - The Sequel, a star-studded committee hearing featuring Hugh Grant, Steve Coogan and Max Mosley who may well spend an hour telling MPs and peers exactly what they told Leveson.
Here's the diary for the day.
10am: Ed Miliband will campaign in Feltham and Heston,...
• Lunchtime summary
• David Cameron on the Merkel/Sarkozy EU plan
• Afternoon summary
9.00am: It's a big day for Europe. Angela Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy are meeting to thrash out details of a plan that could set up a fiscal union in Europe and may (or may not) lead to some sort of resolution of the debt crisis. But this blog - like the UK - is sitting on the sidelines. My colleague Alex Hawkes will be covering the Merkozy meeting on the business live blog. And I'll be covering events at Westminster, where the most lively before 4pm will be Leveson - The Sequel, a star-studded committee hearing featuring Hugh Grant, Steve Coogan and Max Mosley who may well spend an hour telling MPs and peers exactly what they told Leveson.
Here's the diary for the day.
10am: Ed Miliband will campaign in Feltham and Heston,...
- 12/5/2011
- by Andrew Sparrow
- The Guardian - Film News
Washington, Oct 24: Former London's Mayor Ken Livingstone has admitted that he fathered three babies with two women friends who feared they were running out of time to have children in his new autobiography.
The 66-year-old Labour candidate to become London's Mayor again said the women wanted to start families but had not found a suitable partner.
In his autobiography, You Can't Say That, Livingstone hinted that rather than using artificial insemination, he slept with the women while living with his then partner, Kate Allen.
He admitted that he fathered two daughters with Philippa Need, a journalist friend.
The 66-year-old Labour candidate to become London's Mayor again said the women wanted to start families but had not found a suitable partner.
In his autobiography, You Can't Say That, Livingstone hinted that rather than using artificial insemination, he slept with the women while living with his then partner, Kate Allen.
He admitted that he fathered two daughters with Philippa Need, a journalist friend.
- 10/24/2011
- by Lohit Reddy
- RealBollywood.com
The South London Press has launched a campaign in partnership with the Prince's Trust to boost work experience opportunities for young people.
It involves encouraging businesses to create placements for young people in Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham.
The campaign has been endorsed by several celebrities such as Kevin Spacey, Dominic West and Gemma Arterton as well as politicians Ken Livingstone and Tessa Jowell.
Natalie Ross, London regional director of the Prince's Trust, said: "We are delighted to be working with the South London Press to help young people from South London into work... Too many are leaving school here without any hope of ever finding a job."
The paper's editor-in-chief Hannah Walker said: "In South London we have some brilliant businesses and we know we have some extremely talented young people, but times are increasingly challenging and as part of our role in the community we will hopefully be connecting the two.
It involves encouraging businesses to create placements for young people in Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham.
The campaign has been endorsed by several celebrities such as Kevin Spacey, Dominic West and Gemma Arterton as well as politicians Ken Livingstone and Tessa Jowell.
Natalie Ross, London regional director of the Prince's Trust, said: "We are delighted to be working with the South London Press to help young people from South London into work... Too many are leaving school here without any hope of ever finding a job."
The paper's editor-in-chief Hannah Walker said: "In South London we have some brilliant businesses and we know we have some extremely talented young people, but times are increasingly challenging and as part of our role in the community we will hopefully be connecting the two.
- 7/21/2011
- by Roy Greenslade
- The Guardian - Film News
Once the famous just fronted charity appeals. Now an increasing number are putting their weight behind political causes. Leo Benedictus investigates the rise of the celebrity activist
These are early days, of course, but it is possible Hugh Grant has changed the world. It was only at the last minute that his former partner, Jemima Khan, recruited him to write for The New Statesman, but now his article turning the tables on the phone hackers has created a sensation around the world, crashing the magazine's website, and being tweeted nearly 10,000 times.
What Grant did was not, in itself, extraordinary. Following a chance encounter with Paul McMullan, a former News of the World journalist and self-confessed phone-hacker, the actor arranged to visit him again in the pub he now owns. What McMullan did not realise was that Grant, himself a victim of the phone-hackers, planned to record their conversation secretly. Though mildly brave,...
These are early days, of course, but it is possible Hugh Grant has changed the world. It was only at the last minute that his former partner, Jemima Khan, recruited him to write for The New Statesman, but now his article turning the tables on the phone hackers has created a sensation around the world, crashing the magazine's website, and being tweeted nearly 10,000 times.
What Grant did was not, in itself, extraordinary. Following a chance encounter with Paul McMullan, a former News of the World journalist and self-confessed phone-hacker, the actor arranged to visit him again in the pub he now owns. What McMullan did not realise was that Grant, himself a victim of the phone-hackers, planned to record their conversation secretly. Though mildly brave,...
- 4/18/2011
- by Leo Benedictus, Josie Long
- The Guardian - Film News
From girlish flirt to monstrous sociopath, the former Pm has been variously interpreted on screen
"I don't really see her as a villain," says Meryl Streep. "People are driven by what they think is right [and] certainty is just so attractive in people … It's so nice not to have to listen … Unfortunately, it leads to fanaticism." Streep, I should point out, is not talking about her forthcoming performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, Phyllida Lloyd's portrait of the former Pm in the run-up to the Falklands war. She is in fact discussing Eleanor Shaw, the fearsome politician, mother and all-round nut-job she played in the 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate. Even so, you could do worse than check out this interview for an inkling of how she may approach her latest role. "There were," she says, "very specific public personalities that I was inspired by in creating this character.
"I don't really see her as a villain," says Meryl Streep. "People are driven by what they think is right [and] certainty is just so attractive in people … It's so nice not to have to listen … Unfortunately, it leads to fanaticism." Streep, I should point out, is not talking about her forthcoming performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, Phyllida Lloyd's portrait of the former Pm in the run-up to the Falklands war. She is in fact discussing Eleanor Shaw, the fearsome politician, mother and all-round nut-job she played in the 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate. Even so, you could do worse than check out this interview for an inkling of how she may approach her latest role. "There were," she says, "very specific public personalities that I was inspired by in creating this character.
- 2/10/2011
- by Ben Walters
- The Guardian - Film News
From great escapes to volcanic eruptions, a new prime minister to a raw-meat dress, we review the most dramatic moments of the year through the eyes of those with first-hand experience…
12 January: Haiti's capital is devastated by an earthquake.
By Simon Cording, rescue worker
Day to day I'm a fireman, but I'm also part of the International Search and Rescue Team. We are deployed whenever disasters take place around the world. I was at work in Manchester when I got a text message telling me to get myself ready because we were going to Haiti later that day. We always have our bags ready, so it was just a matter of grabbing my passport. It was snowing in the UK and Heathrow was closed, but we got special dispensation to fly out around midnight and the airport was opened just for us.
We were met by scenes of mass devastation at Port au Prince airport.
12 January: Haiti's capital is devastated by an earthquake.
By Simon Cording, rescue worker
Day to day I'm a fireman, but I'm also part of the International Search and Rescue Team. We are deployed whenever disasters take place around the world. I was at work in Manchester when I got a text message telling me to get myself ready because we were going to Haiti later that day. We always have our bags ready, so it was just a matter of grabbing my passport. It was snowing in the UK and Heathrow was closed, but we got special dispensation to fly out around midnight and the airport was opened just for us.
We were met by scenes of mass devastation at Port au Prince airport.
- 12/26/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
Ken Livingstone has called on London to produce a music festival similar to the SXSW event held each year in Austin, Texas. The former mayor and future candidate for the next election made the proposal as part of a document titled Protecting London's Live Music for his Ken 4London campaign. Livingstone said: "What we don’t have is a music industry-based expo in the style of Austin Texas’s highly successful South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. My plan is to bring a little bit of Texas to the capital with a London Music Festival. "As well as playing host to signed and unsigned acts representing the multitude of music genres heard around the city, the London (more)...
- 8/12/2010
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Madame Tussauds's newest attraction sees audiences sprayed with waterjets, buffeted by airstreams and vibrated by a mechanical floor
Lightning does strike twice. Barely a day after Ken Livingstone announced plans to reclaim London from Tory clutches, six more cartoon superheroes have been seen defending the capital from the forces of evil.
Well, sort of: Madame Tussauds's newest attraction, a nine-minute film that opened today, features everyone's favourite comic characters trashing their way through the Big Smoke in not just two, not three, but – yup - four dimensions.
Four dimensions? Again, sort of: Marvel Super Heroes 4D, which shows Spidey and chums saving London landmarks such as Buckingham Palace and, er, Madame Tussauds from a nasty baddy called Victor von Doom, sees audience members sprayed with water-jets fitted to the seat in front, buffeted by air-streams contained within head-rests, and vibrated by a mechanical floor. So Spidey shouts, and you get...
Lightning does strike twice. Barely a day after Ken Livingstone announced plans to reclaim London from Tory clutches, six more cartoon superheroes have been seen defending the capital from the forces of evil.
Well, sort of: Madame Tussauds's newest attraction, a nine-minute film that opened today, features everyone's favourite comic characters trashing their way through the Big Smoke in not just two, not three, but – yup - four dimensions.
Four dimensions? Again, sort of: Marvel Super Heroes 4D, which shows Spidey and chums saving London landmarks such as Buckingham Palace and, er, Madame Tussauds from a nasty baddy called Victor von Doom, sees audience members sprayed with water-jets fitted to the seat in front, buffeted by air-streams contained within head-rests, and vibrated by a mechanical floor. So Spidey shouts, and you get...
- 6/3/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
It was one of the pledges of his electoral campaign, and now London Mayor Boris Johnson has made good on his promise to bring back the Routemaster, London's iconic red double-decker bus. However, this is not just a return of the diesel-chugging monster that contributed to London's smoggy reputation, but a cleaner, greener--and a damn sight dearer--model. And today, the new design, complete with new-generation hybrid engine, was unveiled to the general public.
"This iconic new part of our transport system is not only beautiful, but has a green heart beating beneath its stylish, swooshing exterior," said the mayor. "It will cut emissions and give Londoners a bus they can be proud of. I expect to eventually have hundreds of these on London's roads, and for cities around the globe to be beside themselves with envy for our stunning red emblem of 21st Century London.
Costing $420,000 each, Transport for London...
"This iconic new part of our transport system is not only beautiful, but has a green heart beating beneath its stylish, swooshing exterior," said the mayor. "It will cut emissions and give Londoners a bus they can be proud of. I expect to eventually have hundreds of these on London's roads, and for cities around the globe to be beside themselves with envy for our stunning red emblem of 21st Century London.
Costing $420,000 each, Transport for London...
- 5/17/2010
- by Addy Dugdale
- Fast Company
This looks set to be an exciting year for feminism. Here Viv Groskop rounds up the books, films, theatre and marches that will inspire us all in the coming months
This is a big year for feminist anniversaries. It was 40 years ago that the first ever National Women's Liberation conference was held in the UK, that Germaine Greer published her groundbreaking book The Female Eunuch and Kate Millett published the life-changing work Sexual Politics. The year looks set to include a whole host of celebrations then, one of which is already underway – the Ms Understood exhibition at the Women's Library in London, which traces "the sisterhood and spirit of 1970s feminism" and runs until the end of March.
But this year's feminist calendar isn't solely historical. Three major new feminist books are to be published in Britain, the TV series Mad Men continues to explore the sexual politics of the 1960s,...
This is a big year for feminist anniversaries. It was 40 years ago that the first ever National Women's Liberation conference was held in the UK, that Germaine Greer published her groundbreaking book The Female Eunuch and Kate Millett published the life-changing work Sexual Politics. The year looks set to include a whole host of celebrations then, one of which is already underway – the Ms Understood exhibition at the Women's Library in London, which traces "the sisterhood and spirit of 1970s feminism" and runs until the end of March.
But this year's feminist calendar isn't solely historical. Three major new feminist books are to be published in Britain, the TV series Mad Men continues to explore the sexual politics of the 1960s,...
- 1/8/2010
- by Viv Groskop
- The Guardian - Film News
EastEnders producers have been accused of political bias following the decision to recruit Mayor of London Boris Johnson for a cameo appearance. Johnson filmed a short scene with Walford legend Barbara Windsor (Peggy Mitchell) at the Queen Vic in July. Their meeting will be seen in tonight's episode. The Conservative politician's predecessor Ken Livingstone, who held the mayoral post from 2000 before being defeated by Johnson in 2008, has now told The Times that he was once rejected by the BBC One soap when he asked its bosses to highlight a Labour recycling campaign. It is thought that he wanted promotional posters to appear in the background during scenes. Livingstone said: "They said it wouldn't be appropriate, that it was political. They've obviously changed their tune, but then they have always been quite (more)...
- 10/1/2009
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Actress Emma Thompson grew so sick and tired of slipping standards in using sex to sell in her native Britain she was prompted to pen an angry letter to London's former Mayor Ken Livingstone.
The Oscar winner started raging when she saw a scantily-clad female advertising a product on a bus.
The ad in question featured a topless model covering her nipples with two 10 pence coins.
Thompson tells America's More magazine, "I find it offensive and I don't care who knows it."
So she wrote to the Mayor: "I said, .Take those f**king images off! It.s a bus!'.
And Thompson is still fuming after learning Brideshead Revisited co-star Hayley Atwell was asked to slim down to play her daughter.
The actress states, "I went absolutely ballistic. She didn't need to lose weight, and it upset her deeply. It was an evil thing to do..
Thompson reveals she even threatened to quit over the incident, and the producers backed down.
She adds, "She (Atwell) looks so beautiful and womanly... That.s what God intended."...
The Oscar winner started raging when she saw a scantily-clad female advertising a product on a bus.
The ad in question featured a topless model covering her nipples with two 10 pence coins.
Thompson tells America's More magazine, "I find it offensive and I don't care who knows it."
So she wrote to the Mayor: "I said, .Take those f**king images off! It.s a bus!'.
And Thompson is still fuming after learning Brideshead Revisited co-star Hayley Atwell was asked to slim down to play her daughter.
The actress states, "I went absolutely ballistic. She didn't need to lose weight, and it upset her deeply. It was an evil thing to do..
Thompson reveals she even threatened to quit over the incident, and the producers backed down.
She adds, "She (Atwell) looks so beautiful and womanly... That.s what God intended."...
- 1/13/2009
- WENN
Singer-turned-radio host Jason Donovan broke broadcasting rules when he publicly backed politician Boris Johnson to be London mayor, an official body has ruled.
Donovan spoke in support of the Conservative candidate, who took over the English capital's mayoral reigns from Ken Livingstone in May.
On the 27 April edition of Sunday Night With Jason Donovan, the 40-year-old said: "It's time for a change. It's definitely time for a change. Boris Johnson. I have to say it. That's my political message."
But the Australian star's comments breached radio regulations, independent regulator Ofcom has found.
A spokesman for Ofcom says, "A presenter endorsing a political candidate at a time of an election is a clear and unambiguous breach of the due impartiality requirements of the broadcasting code.
"A presenter, albeit relatively new to his role as a radio presenter, was allowed to use his programme to promote an unchallenged political message in favour of a candidate for the 2008 London mayoral elections."...
Donovan spoke in support of the Conservative candidate, who took over the English capital's mayoral reigns from Ken Livingstone in May.
On the 27 April edition of Sunday Night With Jason Donovan, the 40-year-old said: "It's time for a change. It's definitely time for a change. Boris Johnson. I have to say it. That's my political message."
But the Australian star's comments breached radio regulations, independent regulator Ofcom has found.
A spokesman for Ofcom says, "A presenter endorsing a political candidate at a time of an election is a clear and unambiguous breach of the due impartiality requirements of the broadcasting code.
"A presenter, albeit relatively new to his role as a radio presenter, was allowed to use his programme to promote an unchallenged political message in favour of a candidate for the 2008 London mayoral elections."...
- 7/8/2008
- WENN
Pop superstar Madonna has launched a scathing attack on London's mayor Ken Livingstone - urging him to give tax breaks to struggling musicians.
The Holiday hitmaker, who has a home in London with husband Guy Ritchie and their three children, is furious at Livingstone's decision to introduce Congestion Charging to the city - insisting the levy has made traffic in the British capital worse than ever.
Motorists driving in central London are forced to pay a fee of $16 (GBP8) a day and face huge penalties if they fail to hand over the cash within 24 hours.
And Madonna insists the scheme is financially crippling for people starting out in the music industry - as they need cars to transport all their equipment.
She says, "I would make it so that young musicians wouldn't have to pay the Congestion Charge or taxes so they would have money for other things.
"All Red Ken (Livingstone) wants is roadworks everywhere. I'll just have to walk I guess."...
The Holiday hitmaker, who has a home in London with husband Guy Ritchie and their three children, is furious at Livingstone's decision to introduce Congestion Charging to the city - insisting the levy has made traffic in the British capital worse than ever.
Motorists driving in central London are forced to pay a fee of $16 (GBP8) a day and face huge penalties if they fail to hand over the cash within 24 hours.
And Madonna insists the scheme is financially crippling for people starting out in the music industry - as they need cars to transport all their equipment.
She says, "I would make it so that young musicians wouldn't have to pay the Congestion Charge or taxes so they would have money for other things.
"All Red Ken (Livingstone) wants is roadworks everywhere. I'll just have to walk I guess."...
- 3/28/2008
- WENN
Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke guest-edited a British newspaper's magazine on Sunday to promote climate change awareness.
The Paranoid Android singer took charge of The Observer Magazine and personally contributed a number of pieces, including an interview he conducted with London mayor Ken Livingstone about environmental issues.
In his Editor's Letter, Yorke explains why he first started working with green organisation Friends Of The Earth in 2005.
He writes: "I got involved with Friends Of The Earth after the United Nations report on climate change was published in 2003.
"At first I told Friends Of The Earth that I was absolutely the wrong person to be associated with their campaign. I've based my life on touring and the rock industry is a high energy-consuming industry. But they persuaded me that that was exactly why it was a good idea for me to be involved...
"With Radiohead, the most shocking yet obvious thing we discovered was that the way people travel to our shows has the biggest impact. So we now play in venues that are supported by public transport."...
The Paranoid Android singer took charge of The Observer Magazine and personally contributed a number of pieces, including an interview he conducted with London mayor Ken Livingstone about environmental issues.
In his Editor's Letter, Yorke explains why he first started working with green organisation Friends Of The Earth in 2005.
He writes: "I got involved with Friends Of The Earth after the United Nations report on climate change was published in 2003.
"At first I told Friends Of The Earth that I was absolutely the wrong person to be associated with their campaign. I've based my life on touring and the rock industry is a high energy-consuming industry. But they persuaded me that that was exactly why it was a good idea for me to be involved...
"With Radiohead, the most shocking yet obvious thing we discovered was that the way people travel to our shows has the biggest impact. So we now play in venues that are supported by public transport."...
- 3/24/2008
- WENN
London music fans are in mourning after learning music mecca the Astoria Theatre is to close its doors after more than 80 years.
The city's mayor, Ken Livingstone, confirmed on Wednesday that the concert hall, which is on Tottenham Court Road, will close to accommodate a new building and transport development in the area.
An online petition signed by 35,000 music lovers failed to prevent the Astoria closing.
The venue, which opened in 1927, has seen legendary performances from bands including Nirvana, Radiohead, The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, The Black Crowes, Rage Against The Machine and Amy Winehouse.
The Astoria also hosted the final Manic Street Preachers gig before guitarist Richey Edwards went missing in 1995.
The city's mayor, Ken Livingstone, confirmed on Wednesday that the concert hall, which is on Tottenham Court Road, will close to accommodate a new building and transport development in the area.
An online petition signed by 35,000 music lovers failed to prevent the Astoria closing.
The venue, which opened in 1927, has seen legendary performances from bands including Nirvana, Radiohead, The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, The Black Crowes, Rage Against The Machine and Amy Winehouse.
The Astoria also hosted the final Manic Street Preachers gig before guitarist Richey Edwards went missing in 1995.
- 3/13/2008
- WENN
LONDON -- A £500 million ($883 million) cash pool is set for establishment throughout the next 10 years to fuel London's creative industries. The plan is to be announced today by a group of government-backed organizations, funding bodies and enterprise initiatives spearheaded by the London Development Agency. Dubbed Creative London, the plan has been established to "put London back on the map as the world's center for creativity" and will fuel growth in the film, television, advertising, music and new media industries. Organizers say the funding will be a mix from both the public and private sectors, with the plan supported by London Mayor Ken Livingstone, the London Development Agency and key partners, including the CBI, London First, Visit London, Film London, the DTI and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The announcement comes hot on the heels of last week's launch of Film London (HR 4/23), which is part of this overall initiative.
- 4/25/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actress Saffron Burrows has been getting political by offering her support to new London Mayor Ken Livingstone The committed left-winger has revealed she is not swapping her film career for a parliamentary role but is willing to help in any way she can. Saffron says, "I've already offered my services to Ken Livingstone but not full-time. I helped out with his mayoral campaign... he's doing a great job."...
- 8/16/2000
- WENN
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