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5 Apr 2009: Director Kevin Macdonald tells Amy Raphael how he saved his new film after Brad Pitt walked out One of the most hotly awaited Hollywood films of this year is State of Play, a political thriller starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Helen Mirren. It is an...
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8 Mar 2009: On stage, she’s a siren in a pink catsuit. In person, she is still and self-contained, says Amy Raphael Early for our interview, I encounter Polly Jean Harvey in the freezing toilets of a Somerset pub. She is locked in a cubicle, changing outfits and...
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1 Feb 2009: Taylor Swift is already being compared with Dolly Parton, has mammoth record sales and all by the age of 19 Is it possible to be a bona fide superstar aged just 19? In Taylor Swift’s case, the answer has to be “hell yeah”. Last year,...
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11 Jan 2009: Why the Happy-Go-Lucky girl sees herself as Cinders Kate Winslet might be the new A-list Brit in Hollywood, but Sally Hawkins is America’s new indie sweetheart. London-born Hawkins has picked up nine US critics’ awards for her portrayal of...
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16 Nov 2008: Philippe Starck chose the revitalised 20th arrondissement for his quirky new hotel. Can it change Amy Raphael’s idea of the capital? An American friend of mine recently reminded me that when we first met, a good decade ago, I was very down on Paris....