film profile] next week. The film is about the 1819 massacre by government forces at a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester, when 700 working people were injured, and 18 ...

The film, written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh, sees Jean-Baptiste portray Pansy Deacon, an embittered woman who regularly laments at the state of the modern world. In one-sided ...

The auteur theory suggests that a film reflects the personality and artistic vision of its director. That may be true for most great movies, but directors such as Mike Leigh understand when to ...

Mike Joy has heard enough. The Fox NASCAR broadcaster is tired of the criticism aimed at NBC’s Leigh Diffey over his Australian accent, and he’s not staying quiet about it. In comments to the Daytona ...

Dagleish earned a 2025 Olivier Award for the ‘Benjamin Button’ musical, while Austin earned a National Society of Film Critics award for her work in the Mike Leigh movie. By Mia Galuppo Senior ...

I spent Saturday night dressed as Mike Leigh in a community hall in Stoke Newington. And I wasn’t the only one. In fact, there were about 150 Mike Leighs, men and women, all kitted out in fake wigs ...

Mike Joy has heard enough. The Fox NASCAR broadcaster is tired of the criticism aimed at NBC’s Leigh Diffey over his Australian accent, and he’s not staying quiet about it. In comments to the Daytona ...

Hard Truths, the near-perfect British drama starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, is streaming in the UK now. The film, written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Mike Leigh, sees Jean-Baptiste portray ...