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Hollywood on the Tiber: stars return to Rome studios once home to Heston and Fellini

Sprawling Cinecittà complex is in demand again thanks to tax breaks and boom in film and TV production

The Guardian - UK

Top 10 elderly heroines in fiction

Old women in novels have too often been malign or feeble, but fiercer and more vital senior citizens can be found in authors from Agatha Christie to Elizabeth Strout

The Guardian - UK

Streaming: Godland and the best priests in cinema

The slowly unravelling Lutheran pastor in Godland joins a colourful procession of men of the cloth on film, from all-singing, Oscar-winning Bing Crosby to Robert Mitchum’s psycho killer in Night of the Hunter

The Guardian - UK

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‘I’ve become more fearless’: Tuppence Middleton on OCD, motherhood and playing Elizabeth Taylor

The Downton Abbey actor loves to keep a low profile. So how does she feel about portraying one of Hollywood’s most glamorous and headline-grabbing stars – and writing a book about her own mental health?

The Guardian - UK

Abandoned seaside town that once hosted Hollywood movie stars now open for everyone

The town of Varosha in northern Cyprus was once one of the most popular holiday destinations in the world, a favourite of stars including Elizabeth Taylor and Brigitte Bardot but now it is a ghost town

Daily Mirror

Adele's iconic Vogue dress and Rihanna's Oscars look picked to celebrate wildest divas

A new exhibition at London's V&A Museum celebrates all things diva, featuring more than 250 looks that celebrate other iconic performers who ‘have challenged the status quo’

Daily Mirror

The Driver’s Seat (AKA Identikit) review – Elizabeth Taylor captivates in bizarre 70s mystery

Taylor is both hammy and subtle as a woman on the verge of a breakdown in this preposterous but watchable 1974 drama that features an extraordinary cameo from Andy Warhol

The Guardian - UK

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DIVA at the V&A: this is one hell of a party - but how much star power can you really fit on two floors?

The outfits of Elizabeth Taylor, Cher, and Rihanna are highlights, even if the onslaught of glitz can become overwhelming

Evening Standard

Richard Johnson: Is Meghan Markle in line to take over as ‘Wheel of Fortune’ host?

Vanna White is the 5:1 favorite to succeed Pat Sajak as host of “Wheel of Fortune,” but there are plenty of other candidates on her heels.

Tribune News Service

25 Fun Facts About Carrie Fisher And The Late Actress' Legendary Career

Carrie Fisher had one of the most legendary on-screen careers in Hollywood history, and the late actress also had great off-camera stories, as well.

Cinemablend

The Mix: Cool things to do in Chicago June 15-21

“Hadestown,” Chicago Pride Fest, Taste of Randolph, celebrations of Juneteenth, and the Rolex US Sail Grand Prix are among the entertainment highlights in the week ahead.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cleopatra at 60: the expensive epic that almost tanked a studio

The notoriously overpriced biopic, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, carried an infamous legacy but is it any good?

The Guardian - US

The 15 Most Gorgeous Celebrity Engagement Rings of All Time

From Beyoncé’s massive 18-carat diamond to Blake Lively’s light pink sparkler, these are the best of the best.

Marie Claire

Elizabeth Taylor’s 20 best performances – ranked!

As Cleopatra turns 60, and its star’s romance with Richard Burton becomes the subject of a new play at the National, we take a trip down the Queen of the Nile’s finest films

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The Independent UK

Forty Cannes film festivals viewed through one photographer’s lens

Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Penelope Cruz, Morgan Freeman: Gaillard has snapped them all on the French Riviera

Cinemablend

Critics Ignored Netflix’s Controversial Queen Cleopatra, But Thousands Of Audience Reviews Tell A Different Story

Amid the controversy over Netflix's Queen Cleopatra, audience reviews seem to greatly outnumber the reactions from critics.

Woman & Home

How did Elizabeth Taylor end up owning the Prince of Wales brooch, something that could’ve belonged to Princess Catherine today?

The Duchess of Windsor most likely took the official Prince of Wales brooch with her after Edward’s abdication

Salon

Do we need this take on Cleopatra?

Netflix's "Queen Cleopatra" has its moments but do we really need another take on this superstar of history?

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The Week

The Motive and the Cue review: a ‘heartfelt plea’ for the ‘power of theatre’

“There’s been no shortage of stage portrayals of real life VIPs in the past couple of years,” said Clive Davis in The Times. Jack Thorne’s “thoughtful, often wickedly droll” new play, about the relationship between Richard Burton and John Gielgud during rehearsals for a 1964 production of Hamlet on Broadway,…

Broadcasting & Cable

Elizabeth Taylor Next Up for ABC News ‘Superstar’ Special

A look at her movies, her marriages, her impact on popular culture

Cinemablend

Queen Cleopatra: A Timeline Of The Drama Surrounding Netflix's Upcoming Series

Here are the major points of the drama surrounding Netflix's Queen Cleopatra docudrama series.

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: The Motive and the Cue; A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction; Jules et Jim; Supernova – review

Sam Mendes reignites Gielgud and Burton’s Broadway Hamlet; a climate crisis play is powered by bikes (and eco-shaming); Timberlake Wertenbaker has fun with Jules et Jim; and Rhiannon Neads hits escape velocity

Evening Standard

Johnny Flynn: ‘rehearsal spaces can turn toxic’

The star of hot new Sam Mendes play The Motive and the Cue talks fame, fraught rehearsals and theatre’s big culture shift. By Alexandra Jones

Evening Standard

I relate to Hollywood star’s love affair with theatre, says Tuppence Middleton

Tuppence Middleton is joined in The Motive and the Cue by Johnny Flynn as her husband Richard Burton and Mark Gatiss as Sir John Gielgud

The Independent UK

The Motive and the Cue review: Burton/Gielgud luvvie-off will give you goosebumps

Mark Gatiss is superb as Sir John Gielgud in Jack Thorne’s affecting play about Hamlet rehearsals with Richard Burton

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