BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesBiopic Why biopics go so wrong verified_publisherBBC Culture - Nicholas BarberStardust, a new movie about a young David Bowie, has been widely mocked. It’s just the latest example of a real-life icon making for a disastrous film subject, writes Nicholas Barber. Released in 2018,...
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesWandaVision WandaVision: Marvel's most intriguing show in years verified_publisherBBC Culture - Stephen KellyWandaVision – Marvel's new offering on Disney+ – is the superhero franchise's 'strangest and most interesting project' for some time, writes Stephen Kelly. After the phenomenal success of Avengers: Endgame...
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesRevolution How the Arab Spring changed cinema verified_publisherBBC Culture - Joseph FahimA decade after the revolutions, Joseph Fahim looks at how filmmakers reacted to the seismic events – and asks whether the real story of the uprisings is yet to be told. It is the story of a reversal of...
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesEntertainment (UK) Our Friends in the North: One of the greatest ever TV dramas verified_publisherBBC Culture - Neil ArmstrongOur Friends in the North first aired on the BBC 25 years ago. Neil Armstrong celebrates a series that was inspired by Shakespeare's Henry IV and told the stories of working-class lives in Newcastle. A...
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesWonder Woman The 2,000-year-old Wonder Women who inspired the comic verified_publisherBBC Culture - Kimiya ShokoohiThe contemporary superheroine has a backstory inspired by Greek mythology, which in turn was inspired by real-life ancient warrior women, writes Kimiya Shokoohi. "Do you see the truth?" The concept of...
BBC Cultureflipped into All StoriesGreek Philosophy The rise of apocalyptic novels verified_publisherBBC Culture - Hephzibah AndersonIn our times of uncertainty, the latest fiction about climate disaster is unsettling – but also strangely comforting. Hephzibah Anderson speaks to the authors. Imagine you're enjoying much-needed time...
