News about Sam Mendes

Old school locals protest a'expensive' window in Margate, causing a fight, howl, and shake, but hipster owners of £135k flats insist it is a 'jewel in the crown' of the seaside town

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 23, 2024
Locals have embraced the plans at Arlington House due to the constant 'rattling, howling, and thumping' of windows. However, a group of hipsters, some of whom have flocked to the tower in recent years, has protested the proposals. The tower's windows have been dubbed the "jewel" in Margate's crown and a "classic example" of 1960s brutalist architecture. However, one outraged local told MailOnline, 'I am not sure why.' Margate itself is great, but the block is not. It comes in a wide variety of countries.'

What to see and do this weekend: The Mail's analysts select the best cultural events from Zac Efron's career-defining appearance in The Iron Claw to Sam Mendes' fantastic new play The Hills Of California

www.dailymail.co.uk, February 9, 2024
In our reviewers' picks of the best of film, music, theatre, comedy, and art, we have all-singing and dancing stage performances, the best new films to watch, among other things. Find out what to expect and do this weekend by reading the following links.

Cel Spellman wears a bruised and bloodied black eye as he enters The Motive & The Cue, a West End play

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 19, 2023
At the Noel Coward Theatre on Monday, Cel Spellman sported a nasty black eye as he opened The Motive and the Cue. As he posed for photographs ahead of watching Jack Thorne perform, the actor's eye looked bruised and bloodied. It's unclear how Cell recovered the injury, and he hasn't updated followers on his social medias.

EXCLUSIVE: Kate Winslet and her son Joe, 19, in NYC, are enjoying a rare public outing, and he's the spitting image of director Sam Mendes

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 29, 2023
This week, Kate Winslet and her 19-year-old son Joe Mendes were outing in New York City for the first public outing. Sam Mendes, 48, the Academy Award-winning actress, shares the adolescent with her husband ex-husband Sam Mendes, 58. After seven years of marriage and one child together, the former couple separated in 2010. In 2011, they declared their divorce.

Pond: Sam Mendes, the 007 film director, wants to build a new swimming pool that's three times larger than the one at his £6 million Buckinghamshire country home

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 9, 2023
Mendes, the James Bond double-whammy of Skyfall and Spectre, has applied to the local authority for permission to carry out a massive Ground Force makeover of his swimming pool and gardens. However, the artist, who is also known for American Beauty and the First World War epic 1917, must obtain permission from local planners to carry out the works because his 17th century Buckinghamshire home is listed as Grade II. Mendes also plans to demolish his existing pool pavilion and replace it with a new one measuring 45ft by 12ft with a separate seating area, laundry room, and shower.

We look back minute by minute as a tragic day unfolded, and Britain and the world came to terms with their loss. Princess Diana's death was on the anniversary of her Prince Diana's

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 31, 2023
It shocked not only the United Kingdom but also the world. And so what's the nation's memory is firmly held on today, 26 years old. We republish Jonathan Mayo's powerful reconstruction of 31 August 1997 as seen through the eyes of royals, politicians, Diana's family and friends, and the mourning public. It was a day that started in the small hours with a high-speed car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel under the Seine in Paris. It was not long before the horrific news reached those closest to her.

Who's who in the Wimbledon Royal Box on Men's semi-finals day?

www.dailymail.co.uk, July 14, 2023
On Centre Court, a slew of sporting fans watched Novak Djokovic face Jannik Sinner in the Wimbledon men's semi-final this afternoon. Princess Beatrice, 34, was one of the first celebrities to secure a prime seat to the games today. As she and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 39, arrived in the Royal Box, the Duke of York's eldest daughter spent the evening in a plush pink dress. But Beatrice wasn't the only royal on the day today, as she was joined by Lady Sarah Chatto, Duchess of Gloucester, and Princess Michael of Kent. Sam Mendes, a British film producer, brushed shoulders with Sir Cliff Richard and actress Felicity Kendal, while actress Felicity Kendal brushed shoulders with him. Here's a look at yet another celebrity-studded line-up for the Centre Court trial.

After downloading hundreds of child abuse photos, Netflix's Bridgerton and 1917 actor was released from prison

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 30, 2023
On Thursday, West End theatre worker Kieren Curran, 23, of Ealing, west London, was seen trembling after being sentenced to eight months in jail suspended for two years. On February 16, 2021, he was arrested after police searched his house on suspicion of an Instagram account that had indecent photos of children. With a total of 293 images, including photographs of children aged 5 to 14, police recovered a Macbook, iPhone, and San Disk USB. The 'appalling offences' warranted a prison term, according to Judge Kaplan, but Curran's good character and time on parole did not make him a danger to the public.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Princess Diana's confidante Paul Burrell is confused for artist of the male nude

www.dailymail.co.uk, June 23, 2023
RICHARD EDEN: Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell may be wishing for a more happy life now that he has reached the age of 65. Alas, it appears, is going to be dissatisfied. Burrell, who has gained a reputation as a talented water colourist of animals and landscapes in recent years, is being confused by another artist who prefers a different subject matter - the male nude. 'It was signed "Paul Burrell" - bottom right, as you might imagine - and dated 2021,' I'm told by an art lover who recently saw a painting in the latter very distinctive category

Following allegations, the Michigan school board has now outlawed veteran's memoir Jarhead

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 23, 2023
Following a vote of 4-3, the Hudsonville Public Schools (HPS) board barely decided to ban 'Jarhead' from its libraries last Monday. Anthony Swofford's 'Jarhead' addresses his time in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. After parents expressed their displeasure with the use of aggression and sex in the book that depicted the Marines in a negative light, it was decided that the book would be withdrawn from the school district's libraries.

When icons of stage and screen clashed over Shakespeare (and Liz Taylor stayed on), it was a slew of scenes and screen clashed over Shakespeare

www.dailymail.co.uk, May 5, 2023
What actors in their right minds would let themselves be measured against three of the greatest names of stage and screen in the last century: Sir John Gielgud, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor? Many people would consider this a suicide mission. However, Mark Gatiss (of BBC's Sherlock), Johnny Flynn (Ian Fleming in Operation Mincemeat and David Bowie in Stardust), and Tuppence Middleton (Lucy Smith in the Downton film) have all accepted the challenge. The Motive And The Cue, directed by another Sir, Sam Mendes, and narrated by Jack Thorne, is an extraordinary, behind-the-scenes account of Gieland's 1964 Broadway performance of Hamlet, with Burton in the title role.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Prince Albert of Monaco's RSVP to Coronation threatens frisson of embarrassment

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 23, 2023
EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Prince Albert of Monaco's premature acceptance of an invitation could put shame on those who choose representatives rather than turning up personally. Albert's parody foiled after receiving the confirmation of the delegates they were expecting from Buckingham Palace's heads of state.

How Lesley Paterson, the world's best triathlete, made it into an Oscar favorite

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 27, 2023
Lesley Paterson, a pint-sized Scot with a groaning trophy cabinet, gave an interview to a cycling website in which she revealed she would love to get her hands on an Oscar. I want to win an Oscar for best screenplay,' she said. 'That's a lofty goal but -f*** it - I have to have it!' It seemed that it was a strange thing to say amid all the rumors surrounding race times and flat tyres and injuries to her metatarsals. She admits, 'It was bananas.' But at the time she had co-written a screenplay, an adaptation of the classic All Quiet On The Western Front, which she had read at school in Stirling. Now the film, which has stunned audiences and deeply moved with its unrelent portrayal of WW1's terrors, is Hollywood's toast.

How a Scottish triathlete is on the brink of Bafta glory

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 22, 2023
Lesley Paterson, Scotland's five-time world champion Triathlete, will know if her film All Quiet on the Western Front has been nominated for any Oscars next week. The original, which was from 1930, received an Academy Award. On the Bafta long list, the film, which is being streamed by Netflix, has 14 nominations so far.

Sam Mendes fears for the future of cinema as he says 'no one has gone to see' Empire Of Light

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 13, 2023
When film people are banning the public drum and giving one interview after the other, they get to a point where they simply let it all out. Sam Mendes, a British film director who produced 1917, Skyfall, and now Empire Of Light, starring Olivia Colman, has to go to that location. Mendes dropped quite a bombshell when he said of his latest film - plus Oscar front-runners The Fabelmans, Babylon, Armageddon Time and Bardo - 'No one has gone to see them! Cinema is obviously in danger.'

Sam Mendes, the director, has confirmed that the awards will be renamed to gender-neutral categories

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 8, 2023
Sam Mendes has said that moving to gender-neutral categories in the future is "inevitable." 57 years old film producer and screenwriter Robert Scherk said that separating male and female categories when it comes to awarding prizes is 'fully necessary.' I have complete sympathy with it, yeah, and I think it will be inevitable in the end,' the film industry's efforts to make it more inclusive.'

Following his parents' divorce at just 3 years old, Sam Mendes recalls "parenting my own mother."

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 6, 2023
In a new interview this week, Sam Mendes talked about his childhood and being raised by a single parent, following his parents' divorce when he was just three years old. Valerie, the film producer and screenwriter, admitted that he had to'parent' his own mother from a young age - and it was growing at a much faster rate than most.

PATRICK MARMION: From Shirley Valentine to The Score - mark your diary for a bumper year of theatre

www.dailymail.co.uk, January 5, 2023
PATRICK MARMION: With the holidays disappearing into the rear-view mirror, and weeks more of bleak midwinter to survive, why not cheer yourself up by getting a few dates in your diary? 2023 seems to be a thrilling year for theatre, bucking the trend. Patrick Marmion's top advices are here. . .

'I'd lost six stone but my boobs just looked like two boiled eggs': Take our Quotes of the year quiz

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 28, 2022
Having sifted the most illuminating quotes by public figures in 2022 from the billows of hot air that were expelled (much of it from a certain royal residence in Montecito), PAUL DONNELLEY asks, who said what? For example, which Wimbledon champion was unexpectedly knocked out of tennis when he unexpectedly fell in for tea: 'I have won this tournament eight times, please believe me.' Where do I get in?'

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: The King retains significant members of his mother's staff

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 1, 2022
HARDCASTLE is a newspaper published in the United Kingdom. Prince Charles is keeping his mother's staff - apart from Susan Hussey who has resigned - as the ladies of the household to assist him in planning formal functions. They go back as far as Catherine of Aragon, who was once called ladies of the bedchamber. There has been no word on whether Camilla will select a Mistress of the Robes, the senior lady of the household. During her reign, the Queen had just two children: Mary, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, and then Fortune FitzRoy, Duchess of Grafton. Although Camilla defies history, Charles follows suit. On the death of the monarch, ladies-in-waiting traditionally mourn.

Sam Mendes admits that he is the reason for James Bond's death in No Time To Die

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 18, 2022
Sir Sam Mendes has admitted that he blames himself for the on-screen death of James Bond in the 2021 film No Time To Die. Despite not being involved in the newest film, the director, who was behind Skyfall and Spectre from the series, explained that his decision to kill Judi Dench's character M during Skyfall may have inspired this.

From street brawler to saviour! Ben Stokes' rise, demise, and revival are all represented in this issue by GUY ADAMS

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 13, 2022
GUY ADAMS: Everyone loves a good comeback tale, but no sports stars have written so many Oscar-worthy scripts as English cricket's pugnacious superstar Ben Stokes. Yesterday, it was the second time our national team's talismanic all-rounder has reached a World Cup final by the scruff of the neck in circumstances that were perhaps more shocking off the field than on it. The first appeared in the summer of 2019, when he scored 84 to pip New Zealand in a thrilling run at Lord's. On that enthralling afternoon, his heroics on a'super over' (cricket's equivalent of a penalty shootout) brought his return from a game nine months ago when he was suspended and fined for bringing the game into disrepute during a late-night street brawl continued.

Kate Winslet donates £17,000 to mother facing sky-high energy bill to keep her daughter, 12, alive

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 12, 2022
Clackmannanshire County Council warned Carolynne Hunter of Tillicoultry, Scotland, that her bill could increase from £6,000 to £17,000 next year. Freya, a 12-year-old girl, has extreme cerebral palsy and relies on oxygen for chronic respiratory difficulties. According to Miss Hunter, she was stunned after the Titanic actress, 47, argued after learning of their fight. Winslet wrote a letter to the family's GoFundMe page and wished them well. 'Our journey as a family has been traumatic, and I think I'm done for now.' I just burst into tears when I heard about the money, but I wasn't even real. I'm still thinking "Is this real?"' The family will be able to move forward into next year knowing that Freya so desperately needs.

ROBIN SCHFER, a German scholar, discusses Netflix's All Quiet on the Western Front

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 3, 2022
ROBIN SCHFER: Netflix's latest iteration of Erich Remarque's famous 1929 novel (inset) is a ruthless documentary of war in which director Edward Berger weaves together the events of the First World War from the perspective of young German soldier Paul Bäumer (left, portrayed by Felix Kammerer) and shows that there is nothing heroic about war. There's a war, and Berger portrays it in a brutal manner. The teenage recruits trapped in the inhuman, bone grinding machine of industrialized war are almost palpable. Military killings with rifles, bayonets, spades, propane, and torchthrowers is depicted head-on, but without voyeuristic amplification, the brutality of military suicide with rifles, bayonets, spades, gas, and flamethrowers is portrayed head on. In terms of banality, the violence is clear, concise, wasteless, and monstrously specific. Berger's film gives a unique human view of war's insanity, and it does so by largely dismissing melodrama. It's a physical punch in the guts, raw, sensual, and agressive. Human drama at its most basic level. And though it is only loosely based on Remarque's book, the message of the nearly two-and-a-half hour film remains the same and concise at all times: war only produces losers.