Heathcliff lives a life of torment and uncontainable grief, but inflicts that suffering on everyone around him and feels no remorse in doing so. By not righting his wrongs, and letting him die without further punishment, O'Callaghan says, Brontë poses...
More than just a few bad applesSerpico, partially deafened in one ear by the shooting, testified in the inquiry himself, saying: "I hope that police officers in the future will not experience the same frustration and anxiety that I was...
Universal Pictures9. EPiC: Elvis Presley in ConcertWhen Baz Luhrmann was researching his Elvis biopic, he unearthed dozens of boxes of unseen documentary footage. Much of it concerned Presley's residencies in Las Vegas following his 1968 comeback special: there were interviews,...
In 1770, Lee was imprisoned for 30 days in Manchester for disrupting another church service. While incarcerated, Lee had a premonition that celibacy was the key to purity and would become the Shakers' cornerstone. Four years later, Lee had another...
Though Bisbey praises Pillion as "one of the most authentic depictions of a leather relationship I've seen on screen", she also suggests it's missing a key scene – one which might make the central relationship seem healthier. "We never see...
Gray House Inc(Credit: Gray House Inc)9. The Gray HouseSet during the US Civil War, this historical drama is inspired by the true stories of four very different Southern women – a socialite and her mother, a courtesan and a formerly...
The story took yet another twist in October 1977 when the London Evening News ran the sensational headline, "I Was Hired to Kill Scott." Fresh out of prison, Newton recanted his blackmail defence and was now claiming he was paid...
Nannie and her cohorts aren't pleased to hear it: Tam has to flee on horseback with a crowd of screeching witches in hot pursuit, "Wi' mony an eldritch skriech and hollo". Luckily for him, witches can't cross running water, and...
In today's Oscar nominations, the biggest shock was that massive musical sequel Wicked: For Good, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, earned zero nods – despite its predecessor earning 10. It proved the perils of overstretching your material.The Oscar nominations...
Simply the best?There are, of course, many rival claimants to the title of the greatest final shot in cinema history. Planet of the Apes' Statue of Liberty sighting, the slow realisation in The Graduate, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid's...
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