| | | Dr Zhivago's heroine takes centre stage in plagiarism row | | by Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent Jul 3, 2022 | | Courtroom battle looms as author argues her book revealing inspiration for character became basis of an American novel Two authors are to go head to head in the high court in London this week in a bitter literary plagiarism row that revolves around the love life one of the most romantic of all heroines, Lara Antipova from the Russian epic Dr Zhivago. British author Anna Pasternak, a descendant of the Russian author of the original novel, will argue in court that substantial sections of her own factual account of the real-life inspiration for the character of Lara have since been copied and exploited in an American novel. Continue reading... | | | | | Adele tells of guilt over cancelled Las Vegas shows, break with her father and being a 'sad person' | | by Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent Jul 3, 2022 | | Singer tells BBC Radio’s Desert Island Discs she became a ‘shell’ after deciding the residency could not go ahead Adele has spoken of her grief and guilt over the loss of her high-profile Las Vegas residency, which she cancelled at the last minute in January, disappointing fans who had paid thousands of pounds to travel and attend. “I was a shell of a person for a couple of months,” the singer reveals in a radio interview. “I just had to wait it out and just grieve it, I guess, just grieve the shows and get over the guilt, but it was brutal.” Continue reading... | | | | | Nitram review – a harrowing portrait of Australia's most deadly mass shooter | | by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic Jul 3, 2022 | | Based on the true story of a lone gunman who killed 35 people in Port Arthur, Tasmania, in 1996, Justin Kurzel’s drama is a complex study of a lethal misfit At a crucial moment in this quietly harrowing drama from Justin Kurzel, director of Snowtown, Macbeth and True History of the Kelly Gang, a young man walks into a gun shop with a bag of money and walks out with an arsenal of firearms. What’s remarkable is how horrifyingly matter of fact the scene is, with its casual talk of throwing in ammo rounds and “nice” carrying bags. Yes, there’s a slightly sticky moment when the young man reveals that he doesn’t have a licence, but that’s circumvented when he agrees not to register his purchases. So the deal is done; hands are shaken, money is exchanged (“a pleasure, thanks for your business”) and lethal weapons are sent out into a world where no one is safe. For most of its running time, Nitram is not about gun control – or at least, it doesn’t appear to be. Instead, it presents a thoughtfully intimate account of the belated coming-of-age struggles of a misfit loner, superbly portrayed by Caleb Landry Jones, who earned best actor accolades at the 2021 Cannes film festival and at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts awards, where Kurzel’s film swept the board. Mockingly nicknamed Nitram (his name reversed), this spiky, emotionally unstable figure lives with his mum and dad in mid-1990s suburban Australia. His father (played in almost unrecognisably downtrodden form by Anthony LaPaglia) loves his son, but struggles to contain his reckless impulses, such as giving lighted fireworks to children at the local school. Meanwhile, his mum (Judy Davis, wearing her jagged nerves on the outside) exudes flinty exasperation and resigned defeat at her wayward offspring’s behaviour. Continue reading... | | | | | Mickey Mouse could soon leave Disney as 95-year copyright expiry nears | | by Erum Salam Jul 3, 2022 | | The beloved character was created in 1928 and the cartoon is widely regarded as a pioneer in animation As a consequence of US copyright law, entertainment giant Disney could soon lose the exclusive rights to some of the characters most responsible for the brand’s universal recognition, including the mouse that acts as its mascot. Mickey Mouse will enter the public domain in the year 2024, almost 95 years after his creation on 1 October 1928 – the length of time after which the copyright on an anonymous or pseudo-anonymous body of artistic work expires. Continue reading... | | | | | Daisy Haggard: 'Forget work. Let's just talk about Wotsits' | | by Tim Lewis Jul 3, 2022 | | After a string of hits including Back to Life and Breeders, the actor and writer is hot property. So why does she only want to discuss crisps? In March, Daisy Haggard finished shooting the third season of Breeders, the uncomfortably honest comedy about parenting in which she stars alongside Martin Freeman. The plan was to spend the next few months working on her own scripts. Haggard is hot property as a writer these days, following two series of the excellent BBC sadcom Back to Life, the story of a woman who returns to her small town after a long stint in prison, which she created, co-wrote with Laura Solon and starred in. Now was the time to crack on: she had a couple of ideas for feature films she wanted to pursue and another TV show, and though she wasn’t thinking she’d make any more Back to Life – certainly not straight away – there was also clamour to revisit that. April, Haggard admits, was pretty much a bust. There was Easter, the school holidays, and she had other highly important things on her mind, such as finding out when the reality show Love Is Blind will return. But “peak procrastination” arrived in early May. After several weeks of intense research, she adopted a rescue puppy: Betty, a scruffy, five-month-old dachshund-poodle-segugio-italiano-yorkie-bichon-frise-cocker mix with a broken elbow. Betty has landed in a loving, crowded home in the south London burbs, which Haggard shares with her partner, Joe, their two daughters, aged seven and four, and two previous rescue dogs. Continue reading... | | | | | |
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