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| | | Kate Clanchy's controversial memoir reissued by independent publisher | | by Alison Flood Feb 1, 2022 | | Swift Press has acquired Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me after its author and original publisher Picador ‘parted company’ last month following widespread criticism of the book An independent publisher, Swift Press, has acquired Kate Clanchy’s Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me, after she and her original publisher Picador “part[ed] company” last month following controversy over the racial tropes and ableist descriptions in the Orwell prize-winning title. Swift Press, which was set up in June 2020, said it approached Clanchy after reading that she and Picador were no longer working together. Its reissued version of the title, which details Clanchy’s experiences as a teacher, removes the words and phrases which had prompted widespread criticism from readers and contains a new afterword from Clanchy in which she writes of how she “still think[s] that my beleaguered, faulty text is worth reading”. Continue reading... | | | | | Walking Dead actor Moses J Moseley dies aged 31 | | by Alexi Duggins and agencies Feb 1, 2022 | | Moseley is best known for playing a pet zombie in the post-apocalyptic TV show and had small roles in HBO’s Watchmen and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Actor Moses J Moseley has died at the age of 31. He was best known for his role as a pet zombie on The Walking Dead. He also appearanced in HBO’s Watchmen and the 2013 film The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The actor’s manager, Tabatha Minchew, confirmed the news of his death on Monday. Continue reading... | | | | | Jockey review – a sentimental movie that trots a well-trod narrative | | by Cath Clarke Feb 1, 2022 | | Clifton Collins Jr is intense and really gets under the skin of an ageing rider with one last shot at glory ‘How many times have you broken your back?” A concerned-looking doctor is asking a jockey. It takes him a few seconds to count. “Three … I think.” The doctor, it turns out, is a vet; the jockey, who’s in his 40s, hasn’t got the cash for medical treatment so slips the racetrack vet a few dollars for an X-ray. It’s a scene typical of this macho-sentimental feature debut from Clint Bentley, which trots a well-trod narrative: the past-his-peak athlete clutching at one last chance of glory before the knacker’s yard. It’s a movie that gets by (and then some) on an intense and focused performance by character actor Clifton Collins Jr, and a truthful-feeling sense of place. Collins plays the jockey: Jackson Silva is solid and decent, a man of few words and well-respected on the circuit. Racing has taken its toll on his body: he’s numb down one side and has got the shakes in his crop holding hand. Still, Jackson is convinced he’s got a couple of years left in him. He’s worked for some time with trainer Ruth (a warm and generous performance by Molly Parker), who has just bought an exceptional young thoroughbred. Another movie would have required a romance between Jackson and Ruth; but here the pair only have eyes for their horse. (“She’s like a swan with teeth,” Jackson marvels). Continue reading... | | | | | |
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