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Cillian Murphy reflects on 13 years as Tommy Shelby: ‘I feel immensely proud’
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Irish actor Cillian Murphy has described his extensive tenure as Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders as a role he will “never experience again,” reflecting on 13 years embodying the iconic gangster. The Cork-born star led the acclaimed crime drama for nearly a decade, portraying the ruthless leader of the Birmingham-based Shelby family. While the series concluded in 2022, Murphy is set to reprise his role in the forthcoming spin-off film, The Immortal Man, which will see Shelby drawn back from self-imposed exile amidst the turmoil of the Second World War. Speaking at a recent press conference, the 49-year-old actor expressed immense pride in the show’s enduring legacy. “I feel really, really proud of the work. It’s nuts that it’s been so long. The end of 2012 is when we shot the original series,” he stated. “So many people have watched it, …
Michael Joo Reflects on Career at Space ZeroOne After Sculpture Collapse
On a recent quiet, cloudy afternoon in Tribeca, artist Michael Joo and I crouched beside a tower of aluminum baking trays. The towers covered a whole section of Space ZeroOne, the Hanwha Foundation of Culture’s new institutional initiative. The gallery was otherwise empty. Joo moved slowly between the columns of trays, occasionally bending down to peer into one, or pointing to the glass walls between stacks that turned the towers into makeshift vitrines, remembering where he had picked up the VHS tapes, the Kara Walker drawings, and the bits of fossilized wood, among other ephemera. Related Articles From across the room, the installation looks architectural. Up close, it’s more like drawers in an archive that Joo has been building for decades. “These are baking trays from 100 years of New York cooking,” Joo said, running a hand lightly along one rim. “All of them were used. All of them have fed countless people.” The trays form the backbone of Concatenations, the central work in Joo’s exhibition “Sweat Models 1991–2026.” The show, which opened February 20, …
Ellis star reflects on returning to key format feature for season 2: “It’s what makes us unique”
With just three episodes making up Ellis’s first season, the 5 detective drama is now back for more with season 2. As well as the show digging into some more grisly cases, the format of Ellis remains the same as we follow the titular detective (Sharon D Clarke) and DS Harper (Andrew Gower) as they continue to make their way around the country for new investigations. That cross-country element to the series has always been an important part of the job for actors Clarke and Gower, being something they were keen to continue in the show’s second outing. Thankfully, that format has remained intact and it’s been an “amazing” element to return to, Gower told Radio Times. In an exclusive chat ahead of the release of season 2, Gower reflected on the show continuing to showcase lesser-known pockets of the UK. He said: “That was a big appeal for us signing onto the project so to stay true to what makes Ellis unique, that sort of stuff is what makes the show unique. “I think …
Kurt Russell reflects on friendship with late Princess Diana
Kurt Russell will soon be appearing in Paramount’s The Madison, and to promote the upcoming series, he made an appearance on ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show. However, the conversation also drifted onto the star’s friendship with the late Princess of Wales, who he first met when she was still married to the then Prince Charles. Kurt first crossed paths with Diana at the premiere of his film Backdraft, which was released in 1991. Kurt sat between the then married couple for the film, where they bonded over their mutual difficulties with paparazzi photographers. “I was sitting in between her and Charles,” the Hollywood star explained. “I understand her difficulties with paparazzi and all that kind of thing. I said, ‘If you ever want to go somewhere that’s pretty under control, we’ll work it out – let me know’.“ He continued: “She brought the two boys, and they stayed there for a week and had a wonderful time. I wasn’t there, none of us were there at the time but she wrote some really nice cards …
Bridgerton’s Yerin Ha reflects on being the show’s first East Asian lead
Since Bridgerton first landed on our screens back in 2020, the Regency era drama has been a glowing example of a show that champions diversity. With the likes of Regé-Jean Page, Simone Ashley and now Yerin Ha, the series has celebrated those who we often don’t see in period dramas as being at the forefront of their own love stories. Season 4 continued to make strides, with Sophie Baek, whose name was changed from the original Julia Quinn novels to honour Ha’s Korean heritage. Since the release of this instalment of the hit Netflix series, Ha has rightfully been praised for her performance, but also has had plenty of warming fan reactions to her fronting the show. It’s an experience that likely can’t be summed up in a few short words but when asked by Radio Times for Pass the Mic about how it’s felt to be Bridgerton’s first East Asian lead, Ha said: “It’s what I dreamed about and the reason why I moved to Korea was because I didn’t see myself represented in …
Lindsay Lohan reflects growing up in spotlight: Why didn’t anyone ‘take me out of there?’
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Lindsay Lohan has opened up about her early career, questioning why she wasn’t better protected from the intense scrutiny of the spotlight. In a new interview, the Mean Girls actor told Vogue Arabia she often wonders: “Why didn’t anyone just go and take me out of there, protect me more?” Lohan, who relocated to Dubai in 2014, met her husband, Kuwaiti financier Bader Shammas, in the city. The couple welcomed their son, Luai, in July 2023. Describing her relationship with her husband, Lohan, now 39, told the magazine: “We’re so good together because he’s so calm and I’m like a firecracker. We have a great balance. “Being in Dubai is very grounding. I get to just spend time with my family. The city gives me a sense of being with what’s most important.” open image in gallery Lindsay Lohan in The …
Tim Cook Reflects on Joining Apple and Steve Jobs
In an August 2024 letter published by The Steve Jobs Archive today, Tim Cook reflected on joining Apple and what he learned from working with Steve Jobs. Jobs convinced Cook to join Apple in 1998, to help turn around the company: I’ll never forget that first conversation with Steve. At the time, Apple had been struggling and Steve was working to right a ship that had drifted in his absence. Many people doubted the company could survive, and I was warned that accepting a job there would come with risks. But when Steve spoke, any trepidation I harbored instantly dissolved. I had never met someone with so much passion and vision. He spoke with charisma and clarity—about a future where technology could unlock a wellspring of human creativity and potential, connecting us and uplifting us in ways even he had yet to imagine. Cook said joining Apple was the best decision he ever made: In Steve, I found an incredible mentor who inspired me to grow and challenge myself in new and important ways. And …
Mel B reflects on Spice Girls’ support with rare throwback photos amid London Fashion Week
Melanie Brown is reminiscing about the long-term support of her Spice Girls ladies. On Saturday, the singer, 50, took a trip down memory lane to 1999 when she walked alongside supermodel Kate Moss for Welsh designer Julien Macdonald’s spring/summer 2000 show during London Fashion Week – and her bandmates were right there in the front row to support her loudly and proudly. Mel B looked back on her runway moment from 27 years ago with throwback photos from the show, for which she wore a gorgeous pink embellished dress with a transparent sheen and a thigh-high split. As she strutted her way down the catwalk, her bandmates Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm cheered her on excitedly from the audience. The fashion show came more than a year after Geri Halliwell’s exit from the band in May 1998, which explains why the singer was absent. The 50-year-old shared pictures of her three bandmates applauding from the front row, and another of them all together backstage with designer Julien. The Spice Girls were all dressed …
Pink talks ‘dark’ time as she reflects on daughter Willow’s journey to the spotlight
While Pink and Carey Hart’s daughter Willow Sage Hart is now a prominent figure at her shows, that wasn’t always the case. The 14-year-old is currently a Broadway and musical theater hopeful who has performed her duet with her mom, 46, “Cover Me in Sunshine,” on stage several times now. That journey began exactly five years ago, when their collaboration was released, marking Willow’s first foray into the spotlight, a metaphorical light of sorts for her and the family in the midst of the Covid-19 induced lockdowns. © Getty ImagesPink and Carey Hart share daughter Willow and son Jameson In a video shared on her Instagram page, Pink spoke with crowds at Hyde Park during her concert about the process of writing and recording the song in late 2020 and early 2021, just a few months after she and her son Jameson were diagnosed with Covid-19. “This song fell into my lap, I did not write it because I don’t like to get in the way of a good song,” she told the audience. “And …