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'The film is more optimistic than people consider': Why the poignant Kes is Britain's greatest coming-of-age story
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'The film is more optimistic than people consider': Why the poignant Kes is Britain's greatest coming-of-age story

BBC  

'The film is more optimistic than people consider': Why the poignant Kes is Britain's greatest coming-of-age story Alamy First released in November 1969, Ken Loach's social-realist tale of a boy who adopts a kestrel still resonates and has become a timeless classic of British cinema. They insisted that Kes was a film for everybody and that the "central image of …

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17 celebrities who have spoken out against Marvel movies and the MCU
8 months ago

17 celebrities who have spoken out against Marvel movies and the MCU

The Independent  

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Review: Director Ken Loach’s compassion remains a sturdy, reliable virtue in ‘The Old Oak’
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Review: Director Ken Loach’s compassion remains a sturdy, reliable virtue in ‘The Old Oak’

LA Times  

When it comes to the fiercely political British director Ken Loach’s latest film, “The Old Oak,” a bit of classic Hollywood promotional language comes to mind: Ken Loach is “The Old Oak.” Because seemingly forever, the sturdiest, tallest figure in the cinema of working-class struggle has been Loach, the man behind such raw, forthright classics as “Kes,” “Riff-Raff,” “The Wind …

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Ken Loach backs Jonathan Glazer for ‘very brave’ Zone of Interest Oscar acceptance speech on Israel’s war on Gaza
9 months ago

Ken Loach backs Jonathan Glazer for ‘very brave’ Zone of Interest Oscar acceptance speech on Israel’s war on Gaza

The Independent  

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The Old Oak review: Not Ken Loach’s best, but it’d be a solid send-off for a potentially retiring great
1 year, 3 months ago

The Old Oak review: Not Ken Loach’s best, but it’d be a solid send-off for a potentially retiring great

The Independent  

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s a matter of continuing, exploring.” It was hard not to …

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Ken Loach on retirement and Keir Starmer: ‘It’s good for Labour to be seen to attack me’
1 year, 3 months ago

Ken Loach on retirement and Keir Starmer: ‘It’s good for Labour to be seen to attack me’

The Independent  

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Ken Loach says he’s been thrown out of Labour Party and accuses Keir Starmer of ‘witch-hunt’
3 years, 4 months ago

Ken Loach says he’s been thrown out of Labour Party and accuses Keir Starmer of ‘witch-hunt’

The Independent  

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Oxford college master apologises to Jewish students after inviting filmmaker Ken Loach to talk
3 years, 10 months ago

Oxford college master apologises to Jewish students after inviting filmmaker Ken Loach to talk

Daily Mail  

The master of an Oxford college has apologised to Jewish students after inviting Ken Loach to speak, despite previous accusations of anti-Semitism levelled at the filmmaker. Her written apology came after the college's junior common room passed a motion claiming Mr Loach has a 'history of blatant anti-Semitism', the Telegraph reported. Judith Buchanan, the master St Peter's College, Oxford, has …

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Like father, like son: Ken and Jim Loach on filmmaking, grief and the problem with Keir Starmer
4 years, 6 months ago

Like father, like son: Ken and Jim Loach on filmmaking, grief and the problem with Keir Starmer

The Independent  

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Tony Blair accuses Labour and Tories of 'fantasy' Brexit
5 years, 1 month ago

Tony Blair accuses Labour and Tories of 'fantasy' Brexit

Daily Mail  

Jeremy Corbyn insisted Labour has a 'sensible' election manifesto today after the party's former leader Tony Blair dismissed his 'fantasy' Brexit plans. Musicians and actors heaped praise on Jeremy Corbyn as he unveiled an 'arts manifesto' in London last night Hip-hop performer MIA said if Mr Corbyn fails to become PM it would still be 'very hard' to find another …

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Sorry We Missed You, Cannes 2019, review: Ken Loach makes everyday problems seem the stuff of epic drama
5 years, 7 months ago

Sorry We Missed You, Cannes 2019, review: Ken Loach makes everyday problems seem the stuff of epic drama

The Independent  

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Cannes 2019 zooms in on street battles and corporate cruelty with Le Miserables and Sorry, We Missed You
5 years, 7 months ago

Cannes 2019 zooms in on street battles and corporate cruelty with Le Miserables and Sorry, We Missed You

Hindustan Times  

After the initial hiccups, the ongoing 72nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival managed to throw up some gems. Ken Loach’s Sorry, We Missed You tells the story of a working class family at the mercy of corporates. A movie that most Indians living in cities can identify with, Loach’s work is about the sheer cruelty of the corporate world …

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Cannes 2019: 2 master directors, one reminiscing, the other seething
5 years, 7 months ago

Cannes 2019: 2 master directors, one reminiscing, the other seething

Deccan Chronicle  

Indian movies and directors may be missing from this edition of Cannes, but Indian gods are very much in attendance. In a scene in Pedro Almodovar’s Pain And Glory, almost the entire Hindu pantheon — Krishna, Sai Baba, Santoshi Ma and Hanuman — are pasted on a wall while some psychotropic substances are being inhaled. In the film, Almodovar’s 21st …

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Cannes 2019 day 3 round up: Elton John attends Rocketman premiere; Alfonso Cuaron presents The Shining
5 years, 7 months ago

Cannes 2019 day 3 round up: Elton John attends Rocketman premiere; Alfonso Cuaron presents The Shining

Firstpost  

Day 3 of Cannes 2019 saw the screening of The Shining, Rocketman, Atlantique, Too Old to Die Young, among others. The third day at the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival saw the premiere of Rocketman, Too Old to Die Young, Atlantique as well as the screening of The Shining. Elton John, Taron Egerton at Rocketman world premiere Photocall 📸 ROCKETMAN …

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Cannes 2019: The complete list of movies includes usual suspects like Pedro Almodovar and Ken Loach, India draws a blank
5 years, 8 months ago

Cannes 2019: The complete list of movies includes usual suspects like Pedro Almodovar and Ken Loach, India draws a blank

Hindustan Times  

It is popularly said that the French loved loyalty and continuity. Cannes’s all-time favourite, Spanish master Pedro Almodovar has his Pain and Glory vying for the Palm ‘d Ór, and so too Ken Loach’s 13th title at the festival, Sorry We Missed You. There are the other usual suspects: Jim Jarmusch’s opening-night zombie comedy, The Dead Don’t Die, Arnaud Desplechin’s …

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