‘Real awe’: wave of Irish jubilation greets Cillian Murphy’s Oscars win
President of Ireland, artists, academics and friends pay tribute to actor, who dedicated award to ‘peacemakers’ Ireland used to take pride in begrudgery – a...
Category : Culture
Spanish police say they have smashed Banksy fakes syndicate
Officers arrest two people in Zaragoza, and two others, where the forgeries of the artworks were allegedly made Police in Catalonia have claimed to have...
Roman Polanski tried in France for alleged defamation of British actor
Film-maker held to account for dismissing claim of 1983 sexual assault against Charlotte Lewis as ‘heinous lie’ The film director Roman Polanski has gone on...
Israeli director receives death threats after officials call Berlin film festival ‘antisemitic’
Yuval Abraham criticises German officials, saying statement devalues term ‘antisemitism’ and puts Jewish lives in danger An Israeli film-maker who won one of the top...
Italian minister investigated over alleged art theft quits
Vittorio Sgarbi, who denies allegations over painting, cites separate antitrust investigation in resignation An Italian art critic who was recently placed under investigation over allegations...
Of death – and laughter: how to write plays in Ukraine during wartime
A dozen playwrights and directors meet in Kyiv and find comedy can be an important part of their creative process In a studio theatre tucked...
Berlin film festival announces eclectic lineup including Rooney Mara, Stephen Fry and Gael García Bernal
Films include a sci-fi about a man who rents out his dead wife’s body and a documentary about a hippo owned by Pablo Escobar Colombian...
‘It’s about being able to say goodbye’: Spanish graphic novel explores early Franco-era reprisals
The Abyss of Forgetting chronicles a woman’s struggle to find remains of her father who was murdered after civil war At the beginning of the...
Money, money, money: Abba’s Benny and Björn share in £900,000 payout
Swedish music stars profit from blockbuster year for Mamma Mia! production company Littlestar Services Abba stars Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus have shared in a...
‘It’s a golden age’: poetry flourishes in Ukraine – but at a terrible price
Conflict has changed Ukrainian poetry and boosted interest at home and abroad, but several poets have died or disappeared A year ago, the poet Borys...
