arts
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The LA polymath responds to one of the most elusive abstract expressionists in a groundbreaking exhibition which sheds new light on the work of both men
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Two recent films – the Chris Pine western and home invasion thriller Don’t Breathe – demonstrate the virtues of calm, old-fashioned film-making
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The spy who can defuse a bomb with a paper clip, a projectile-vomiting, demonic possession and Geena Davis will start the weekend off right
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The bestselling tale of teenagers haunted by a demon remains effective because it’s about so much more than a scary clown
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He’s crafted hits for dozens of some of pop’s biggest stars, but the British songwriter was once an aspiring tennis player who almost gave it all up
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has said it is continuing to gather facts in order to see if further action required
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The star of War and Peace and Swiss Army Man will make his directorial debut after penning an adaption of Richard Ford’s novel with his partner Zoe Kazan
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The books interview: As he publishes his first novel in more than a decade, the Israeli author explains why he had to rewrite the toxic story of Judas – and his complicated relationship with his homeland
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the big picture
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Nature and humanity softly intertwine in photographer Shen Wei’s series Between Blossoms, shot in Asia, the US and Europe
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Antoine Fuqua’s superhero-style take on the 1960 western has a starry cast, from Denzel Washington to Ethan Hawke, but his gunslingers seem to have taken their cue from Blazing Saddles
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Even Kate Winslet carrying her sewing machine like a gunfighter’s pistol can’t redeem this unbearable patchwork of comedy and tragedy
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pictures & video
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Emma Thompson, Simon Callow and the League of Gentlemen join children’s authors and illustrators in fundraiser, auctioning framed postcards for reading charity the National Literacy Trust
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The Democratic nominee was deadpan on the web series, responding to questions like: ‘Do you ever think to yourself: Oh, maybe I should be more racist?’
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Takehiko Yagi is a rising star in Japanese photography, showcasing his vibrant pictures of the Hindu spring festival of Holi in New York
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‘The flash went pop, then I was in the air as the bouncer threw me off the stage’
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Who has time to sit through five 10-second trailers? Especially when they’re complex stories of food murder, hair loss, wires and hall-walking
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James Barnor helped put black women on the covers of British magazines and documented fashion in a country marching towards independence. Now, aged 87, he has taken to Instagram and a London gallery is exhibiting his work
Shakespeare Solos
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Laura Carmichael speaks Portia’s lines from the courtroom scene in The Merchant of Venice, in which she tells the moneylender Shylock to be merciful
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Ayesha Dharker plays Titania, the queen of the fairies, in a scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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David Morrissey speaks the opening lines from Richard III in which the scheming Richard lays out his plan to turn his brothers, Clarence and the newly enthroned King Edward IV, against each other
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Paterson Joseph speaks Shylock’s lines from The Merchant of Venice, in which the moneylender reminds Antonio of the times he has insulted him
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Roger Allam performs a speech from the tragedy in which the ageing king curses the weather and his daughters
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Joanna Vanderham performs Juliet’s speech from the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet
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