‘Hard Truths’ review: Marianne Jean-Baptiste burns with fury
Mike Leigh’s “Hard Truths” invites you to spend an hour and a half with the most insufferable woman in the world. (If you personally know…
Russell Brand's bizarre new life annoying locals and baptising men in filthy river
Russell Brand, who was today fined after pleading guilty in court to driving offences, lives a very different life to the one he enjoyed at…
Grantchester Mrs Chapman star Tessa Peake-Jones' life – from real age to ex who was Only Fools co-star
Grantchester is back for series eight on Thursday evening and original character Mrs Chapman, played by Tessa Peake-Jones, is set to play a big role…
Last Days of the Bibby Stockholm: Life aboard the UK’s migrant barge | Documentary
Living on a UK migrant barge, an asylum seeker battles depression through running while awaiting an asylum decision.Salah, a Somali asylum seeker in his mid-twenties,…
10 books we’re looking forward to this year
Welcome to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter.Hello, fellow readers. I’m culture critic and fervent bookworm Chris Vognar. Another year of reading has come and…
Inside the life of Princess Diana’s glam niece as she turns 34 – from marrying a millionaire to being the face of D&G
LADY Kitty Spencer might be known for being Princess Diana's niece, but that’s not the most interesting thing about her. The 34-year-old model, who made her…
‘Cunk on Life’ star on how far she’ll go for a laugh
Some kids aspire to be doctors, astronauts, teachers or firefighters. Growing up in Bolton, a former mill town in the north of England, Diane Morgan…
Halina Reijn’s ‘Babygirl’ as homage to past erotic dramas
Back home, Dutch filmmaker Halina Reijn is known as an acclaimed stage and film actor, albeit one with a reputation for oversharing. “I was raised…
BBC The Traitors host Claudia Winkleman's life off-screen with famous royal relative
Claudia Winkleman will return to host The Traitors for series three on New Year's Day, but off camera the Strictly Come Dancing co-presenter has a…
BBC EastEnders Eve Unwin star's life off-screen from wife and children to secret talent
EastEnders star Heather Peace has been a familiar face on our screens for over two decades, but away from the soap, her life is far…
Gal Gadot had surgery for blood clot in brain while pregnant
Gal Gadot revealed Sunday that she was diagnosed with a blood clot in her brain early this year during the eighth month of pregnancy and…
Coronation Street Leanne Battersby actor's life off-screen including long-term marriage to rival soap star
As Coronation Street's Leanne Battersby continues to face fresh heartache on the cobbles, away from the soap, actress Jane Danson has been with her husband…
Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore talk Pedro Almodóvar and dying
When “The Room Next Door” premiered at the Venice Film Festival in early September, the rapturous audience gave director Pedro Almodóvar and his two stars,…
Column: Jimmy Carter’s accomplishments obscured by reelection defeat
In the lives of public figures a tale often takes hold and that narrative becomes their story.In the case of Jimmy Carter, it goes like…
Americans see positive LGBTQ+ influences all around
For Dakota, a 17-year-old transgender high schooler from the San Gabriel Valley, it was an older trans girl at school who made the difference —…
20 essential music documentaries to stream right now
Over the last decade, the streaming revolution has triggered a documentary gold rush. Whatever your nonfiction area of interest happens to be — serial killers,…
Countryfile’s Julia Bradbury reveals major life changes she’s made since ‘death looked me in the eyes’
COUNTRYFILE star Julia Bradbury has opened up about the big life changes she has put in place since facing cancer. The TV presenter, 54, says…
George Perez turned his painful life into laughs in new “Misunderstood” special
On a recent Saturday night on Sunset Boulevard, a pair of black 1940s low-riders guided the diverse, sold-out crowd into the Comedy Store. Cypress Hill…
Emmerdale star April Windsor's real life with famous siblings in rival ITV soap
Emmerdale's Christmas Day episode took a sinister turn when April Windsor, played by actress Amelia Flanagan, disappeared. Away from the hard-hitting storylines, the star enjoys…
The cafe helping prisoners escape a life of crime
A former prisoner is enjoying his first festive period at home in years, after working in a cafe helped him to earn his freedom.Lee Jack…