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In the skateboarding documentary 'Minding the Gap', some teenagers never seem to grow up but no one ever stops growing.

63 Up this March, the latest installment in the  Up series from the late acclaimed filmmaker Michael Apted. The critically acclaimed  7 Up documentary-anthology series began in 1964 and featured children talking about their hopes and dreams for the future. The follow-up films, released every seven years, have won multiple awards. Spanning over six decades, the films have documented the group as they became adults and entered middle-age, and now, as the group reaches retirement age, the ...

Cloris Leachman: Oscar winner whose career spanned seven decades Marcus Williamson © Provided by The Independent Cloris Leachman was the award-winning actor and comedian best known for her roles as Phyllis Lindstrom in The Last Picture Show. Leachman, who has died aged 94, enjoyed a career on small screen and silver screen spanning some seven decades, in a wide variety of memorable roles that defied typecasting. “There was no one like Cloris. With a single look she had the a...

Life in a Day 2020 (TBC, 87mins) Directed by Kevin McDonald *** Vietnam confirmed its first case of Covid-19 community transmission in 100 days. The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard recorded a record high temperature of 21.7°C. Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green died and New Zealand’s beloved Dr Ashley Bloomfield enhanced his reputation even further by scoring a try in the annual Parliamentary rugby match. But Saturday, July 25, the 207th day of 2020, was also significant for another reason...

597 2 minutes read Write Leonard Peltier a letter of solidarity today! As everyone is painfully aware, Trump did not grant clemency to Native political prisoner Leonard Peltier, despite a hard-fought clemency campaign by attorney Kevin Sharp and determined solidarity efforts by many people for his freedom. It is not time to be discouraged, it is time to continue the fight! February 6, 2021 will mark 45 years of Leonard’s unjust imprisonment. In 1976 the FBI’s false claims led to Leonard�...

Kevin Macdonald’s film aims to give a snapshot of the modern world but its context-free clips look more like a corporate ad

Sight & Sound: the March 2021 issue Riz Ahmed speaks about his stellar career to date and his latest film Sound of Metal. Chloé Zhao on her American odyssey Nomadland. Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield and director Shaka King talk Judas and the Black Messiah. And we have Another Round with Mads Mikkelsen. Also in this issue we look ahead at 2021’s most anticipated films and TV. Plus Lulu Wang, Ruben Ostlund, Terence Davies, Mike Dibb, James Cagney... 1 February 2021 Sight & Sound March ...

Electronic pop artist and musician Sophie Xeon, popularly known as just Sophie, has died. She was 34. "Tragically our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after a terrible accident," the artists family said an emailed statement provided by Sophies representative, Ludovica Ludinatrice. "True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell. She will always be here with us. The family thank everyone for their love and support and request priv...

Celebrity deaths in 2021: Famous faces lost this year, from Captain Sir Tom Moore to Larry King We remember those who have sadly died, looking back at their lives, careers and the legacies they left behind Updated Larry King and Dustin Diamond are two of the celebrities whove passed away this year Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you pr...

Losing a loved dog leaves a hole in our lives and our hearts FriFriday 22 updated MonMonday 25 Virginias beloved labrador, Bunk. ( Print text only Cancel He stole my tomatoes. He stole them green and straight off the vine, had a bit of a chew, and with no guile at all left the evidence strewn around the garden for me to find. He came snuffling upstairs when he thought youd slept in too long of a Saturday, but every day at half past two in the morning, he padded out to the kitchen to sit with me...