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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 film is back to discover what they are doing. The film, premiering March 9, was directed by Emmy-nom...

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 ability to break your heart or make you laugh till the tears ran down your face,” said her manager,...

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. That was when the creators of a documentary asked people from around the world to capture their li...

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’s extradition from Canada to face trial in the United States. For a full background on Leonard Pel...