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Tuesday July 15, 2008

People

Gehry knocks critics as pavilion opens

The architect Frank Gehry, 77, who is in Britain for the opening of the summer pavilion he has designed for the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park, does not take kindly to the assertion that he's only capable of creating landmark buildings like the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao,... [continued]

Max Mosley awaits verdict

The landmark privacy case brought against the News of the World by Max Mosley (pictured), which had accused him of participating in a Nazi-themed, sado-masochistic orgy with five call-girls (he only disputes the Nazi part), came to a close yesterday, and a ruling is expected next... [continued]

In brief: Controversial Jaime Winstone film premieres

The controversial low-budget British thriller Donkey Punch, starring Ray Winstone's 23-year-old daughter Jaime Winstone, had its London premiere on Monday night. Winstone (pictured centre with her boyfriend Alfie Allen, right), plays one of three northern girls invited onto a yacht by four posh boys who organise... [continued]

Woody Allen producer Charles Joffe dies

Charles Joffe, the legendary Hollywood dealmaker who co-produced most of Woody Allen’s hit films, including the Oscar-winning Annie Hall and the Bafta-winning Manhattan, has died aged 78. He also managed, along with his business partner Jack Rollins, the careers of Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and Lenny... [continued]

Josh Brolin in slugging match with Bush fans

A possible answer has emerged as to why two leading actors in Oliver Stone's new George Bush biopic W - Josh Brolin (pictured as a young Bush with director Stone) who plays the President, and Jeffrey Wright who portrays his Secretary of State, Colin Powell – got embroiled in a... [continued]

Ken Russell’s ex loses battle of wills

Hetty Baynes, the former wife of film director Ken Russell (pictured), has lost a High Court battle over the estate of her mother’s lesbian lover. As reported by The First Post, Baynes, a struggling actress, had claimed she was entitled to a substantial share of the £2.3... [continued]

Steve McQueen tackles Brown on stamps

Turner Prize-winning artist Steve McQueen is attempting to enlist the support of Gordon Brown in his long-running campaign to honour British servicemen killed in Iraq by having their faces printed on postage stamps. This evening he will meet the Prime Minister in Downing Street to put... [continued]

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