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Mike Newell on Maggie Smith: ‘She never bit me, but if she did bite, you stayed bitten’

Director of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire says formidable actor brought many things to a set, including ‘terror’Maggie Smith, Oscar-winning star of stage and screen, dies aged 89

The Guardian - UK

Hugh Grant 'almost died' filming Four Weddings and a Funeral motorway scene

Director Mike Newell reflected on making the movie marking its 30th anniversary

Evening Standard

‘I thought: “I’ve engineered the death of Hugh Grant!’’’ – the inside story of Four Weddings and a Funeral

The low-budget romcom about Britain’s upper middle classes launched the careers of its writer Richard Curtis and Grant. Cast and crew share their stories – from Liz Hurley in that dress to Amber Rudd’s role as an ‘aristocracy coordinator’

The Guardian - UK

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Ping Pong review – cheerful, far-fetched caper that dives into London’s 1980s Chinatown

This mystery comedy from 1986 stars Lucy Sheen, and has some pointed comments on the racism Chinese communities faced in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Luton Town and ‘Manager Idol’: Recalling the phone-in competition that let supporters vote for their preferred manager

Luton Town have come a long way in 20 years - just ask Joe Kinnear, Steve Cotterill and Mike Newell...

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Kingston International Film Festival returns with an exciting programme for movie lovers and Londoners

Dame Vanessa Redgrave and director Mike Newell are patrons of the festival

Evening Standard

Melanie Lynskey: ‘Doesn’t everybody want to be loved by gay people?’

As the Kiwi actor returns for a second season of ‘Yellowjackets’, she speaks to Annabel Nugent about making her debut as a teenager opposite Kate Winslet, being a queer icon, and why ‘crying holidays’ should be a thing

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The failed audition that changed Melanie Lynskey’s life

Actor wrote a letter to the director of the movie to thank him, even though she didn’t get the part

The Independent UK

Adapt and survive: why Dickens still endures on page, stage and screen

The new version of Great Expectations is the BBC’s seventh, while A Christmas Carol is the most adapted English classic ever. What is it about these stories that keeps us wanting more?

The Guardian - UK

Bristol City flashback: Young defender offered hope against Kenny Dalglish's rampant Rovers

Bristol City journalist and author Richard Latham looks back on a memorable clash between the Robins and Blackburn Rovers, 20 years ago

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