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Small Axe – Triumph as series ends and reviews of ‘Education’, ‘Alex Wheatle’ and ‘Red, White & Blue’ (series wrap)
In years to come Small Axe will be seen as a landmark production and British film and TV cannot go…
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Small Axe’s ‘Alex Wheatle’ – from abusive care home and prison to how the real Alex Wheatle became best-selling and prize-winning author…”They can’t dimiss our stories”
BBC screens penultimate episode in Sir Steve McQueen’s seminal and path-breaking TV series of films with a mini biopic about…
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‘Red, White and Blue’ – Small Axe co-writer Courttia Newland, the personal connection and inspiration…
How acv should have interviewed the writer at the Cannes Film Festival this year and why it would have been…
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Small Axe – writer Courttia Newland on his ‘Lovers Rock’ and ‘Red, White and Blue’ dramas in the series: “We are edging towards a renaissance”
TV series signals culture shift – yes, possibly says writer Courttia Newland who wrote two episodes of BBC dramas with…
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Alex Wheatle: Resting in Power – A Personal Reflection
Sailesh Ram, the editor and founder of this website, pays tribute to a writer who always inspired him… VERY SHOCKED…
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Art
‘Grenfell’ by Steve McQueen – Art film that provokes…
New work by Turner Prize art winner consists of one film and a wall… ONE OF BRITAIN’s most powerful film…
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Film
Bird Bites: Ms Marvel; AR Rahman UK-India role; Transcendence away from London; Armaan Malik-Ed Sheeran; and Steve McQueen new film…
By Mamie Colfox A different kind of Kamala with some British currents Nikkita Chadha –see caption below IT’S BEEN quite…
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Baftas TV 2021: Documentary maker Deeyah Khan and comedian Romesh Ranganathan win, as most diverse awards list ever announced…
Last night’s Virgin Media Bafta TV Asian and Black award winners had something to say… THERE was a veritable rollcall…
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Film
Golden Globes triumph for John Boyega, Daniel Kaluuya and Chloé Zhao as first person of colour to win Directors’ award…
Britons did well as awards season gets underway… THERE was joy for British stars John Boyega and Daniel Kaluuya as…
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