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Colin Grant describes himself as a British historian and writer, but one with a Jamaican will and inclination. What he means by this becomes clear over our 90-minute conversation in his Brighton seafront flat. Discussion centres on questions of identity: why do working-class parents often fear their middle-class children, why do former colonies continue to fetishise “Britishness”, and why does he think spelling black with a capital “b” is political correctness gone mad? “I think it ratifies this idea that your so-called…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeColin Farrell and Michelle Yeoh refused to be played off stage after winning awards at the Golden Globes.Irish actor Farrell won Best Actor – Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy for his role in the Martin McDonagh film, his second trophy having won for In Bruges in 2009.After arriving on stage, Farrell used the first minute of his speech to congratulate Ana de Armas, who presented him…

No actor in Hollywood hits it out of the park every time, but few have experienced disaster on such a scale as Colin Farrell and Oliver Stone, who poured everything they had into historical epic Alexander, only to see the long-gestating passion project go up in flames. The Academy Award-winning director had been working on the film for decades, and eventually mounted a production that was every bit as lavish as its subject. Instantly pegged as a potential awards season front-runner in the post-Gladiator landscape, things…

Action is an integral part of the thrilling legacy that is the 007 franchise. When the team behind the James Bond movies enters into each new adventure, there’s an important question that is always asked: what sort of never before achieved thrills can be used to entertain Bond fans old and new?Most of the time this process yields something as impressive as the last-minute addition of Skyfall’s big train crash, but in the wrong hands, even the most impressive feat of practical and physical know-how as the centerpiece can…

Colin Farrell has made quite the splash this year, as he has graced the screen with no less than four films in 2022. He is known for working with a variety of auteur directors on interesting projects and frequently giving memorable performances. However, as of late, he is also becoming known for some incredible fan interactions, as people have shared stories on social media about meeting the Irish actor. While none of these stories have been verified, anecdotally, the actor sounds like an absolute gem. Recently, a…

Though the music journalist Colin Irwin, who has died suddenly aged 71, specialised in folk music, his writing ranged across many genres, especially during the 1970s and 80s, when he worked on Melody Maker magazine. There his knowledge was renowned as encyclopedic.Later, as a freelance, he was the most prolific features writer and reviewer for the specialist folk and roots magazine fRoots. His first contribution, when the magazine was called Southern Rag, came in 1982, and he continued writing in almost every issue until…

Midnight has come and gone. Did you make a note in your bullet journal earlier this week to stay awake so you could bathe in the 13 songs on the new Taylor Swift album and then just start freewriting your thoughts like I did?I thought so. I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling both exhausted and exhilarated and anxious to do it all over again when midnight rolls around tonight. Because I have vowed to listen to Taylor Swfit’s “Midnights” only as the clock strikes 12. The world is quiet, the scented candles just smell…

Brendan Gleeson has been speaking for some time already. “We do both talk an awful lot,” he says. “I often feel like, ach, why am I talking so much?” A great loud cackle goes up next to him.“I do the same!” Colin Farrell exclaims. “Do you do that too? I swear to fucking God, I go, will someone not just tell me to shut the fuck up?”The request was made to speak to Gleeson and Farrell separately, but the publicist said no. You might ask, who would want a thing like that anyway? Think back to In Bruges, the cherished black…

Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson have reflected on the 14-minute standing ovation that their new film, The Banshees of Inisherin, received at the Venice Film Festival in September.The black comedy, which sees the two actors reunite with their In Bruges writer-director Martin McDonagh, follows two men whose life-long friendship is abruptly ended.Speaking on tonight’s episode of The Graham Norton Show (14 October), Farrell said of the standing ovation: “It was a long time and I’ve never experienced anything like it in 20…

2022 saw the end of the Jurassic era arriving for everyone to behold. With Jurassic World Dominion making up part of the year’s new movie releases, co-writer/director Colin Trevorrow closed off almost 30 years of history in a grand fashion. Which makes the fact that he’s admitted ‘there probably should have only been one Jurassic Park all the more curious to dissect and experience. During an interview with Empire to promote the latest Jurassic World home entertainment release, Trevorrow made what could be seen as a…