By Sara Bright Fame, in its modern incarnation, is a Faustian pact written in the flickering light of a billion smartphone screens. To be seen…
By Sara Bright In the dazzling, sequin-saturated cosmos of modern celebrity, there are unions that burn brightly and briefly like comets, and then there are…
By Sara Bright There is a particular kind of electricity that charges the air around a theatre awards ceremony, a current that feels distinct from…
By Alexander Stone The sheer, unadulterated spectacle of an Ambani celebration often feels as if it possesses its own gravitational pull, a shimmering, almost sentient…
By Sara Bright Some garments are woven from thread and silk; others are spun from defiance and steel. They are not merely worn; they are…
By Maria Bregman, writer, film and art critic In the hallowed halls of British television drama, the crime procedural is a venerable institution, as established…
By Maria Bregman, writer and art critic In the glittering, chaotic theatre of 1920s Paris, a new kind of woman was taking centre stage. These…
By Maria Bregman, writer and film critic In the hallowed edit suites and bustling production offices of the United Kingdom’s screen sector, a new collaborator…
By Sara Bright There is a version of Jamie Lee Curtis’ career that looks like a series of lucky breaks. Halloween made her a star…
By Sara Bright The rustle of leaves in an ancient forest, the glint of something sinister in the undergrowth – these primal images seem to…