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Daily Mail
4 days ago
- General
- Daily Mail
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The couple in their 70s who bought a baby from a stranger in California are selfish in the extreme... but THIS is the troubling question that everyone is ignoring
The year was 1985, at the height of the AIDS scare. A colleague returned from Yorkshire, where he'd been covering the miners strike. Over a pint, he confided that he'd spent a night of passion with the landlady of the B&B he'd stayed in, like Michael Caine in Get Carter.
Time Out
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
The 50 best World War II movies
The sport washers have been the bad guys for decades now, as this wartime sports movie demonstrates in stirring style. This time it's the actual Nazis doing the sportwashing, challenging a group of malnourished POWs to a prestige kickabout, hoping to get in behind the Allies' low block and prove definitively that they are the master race… or something. But they underestimate the resilience and tactical nous of West Ham and England's Captain John Colby (Michael Caine) and his international squad of real-life football stars (Pelé, Ossie Ardiles, Bobby Moore). Sylvester Stallone lends Hollywood star power but it's more fun to enjoy as a high-budget game of 'spot the Ipswich Town player' and a Roy of the Rovers-style underdog story.
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews David Frost Vs...: Journalist's humbling of Richard Nixon is a masterclass in the interviewer's art
David Frost Vs... (Sky Documentaries) President Richard Nixon didn't smile. He just bared his teeth in a Humphrey Bogart sneer. But Bogie looked untouchably cool. Nixon looked like a dog about to bite. We were given an unparalleled opportunity to study Nixon's face, a picture of political cunning under a mask of suspicion, thanks to British chat show host David Frost's marathon 28-and-three-quarter hour inquisition of the disgraced former U.S. leader, recorded in 1977. David Frost vs... Richard Nixon picked out highlights, from the opening jab that gave Nixon a chance to showboat, until the final flurry of sucker punches that left him floundering in self-recrimination, apologising to the American people for betraying their trust. Throughout, Nixon was dabbing sweat with a handkerchief from his grey upper lip. Sometimes, the beads of moisture were so unattractive under the lights that Frost had to prompt him to do it again. The camera was as unforgiving as the interrogator. Actor Michael Caine once said that being interviewed by Frost was like confessing to a priest. Once you started to talk, everything came pouring out. But Nixon was in no mood for absolution. Frost reeled him in slowly, sometimes with flattery and sometimes with dramatic gestures. On the last day of recording, the Englishman threw away his clipboard and notes, tossing them onto the floor as if to say that everything they discussed was now off the record. It wasn't, of course. Michael Sheen, who played Frost in both the Broadway play and the movie Frost/Nixon, based on this epic interview, gave an enthusiastic assessment of what made the man such a formidable TV performer — quickness of mind, charm and his unabashed readiness to deploy flattery. The interview gave an unparalleled opportunity to study Nixon's face, a picture of political cunning under a mask of suspicion, thanks to British chat show host David Frost's lenghty inquisition of the disgraced former U.S. leader Veteran Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward, one of the men who helped to bring down Nixon by exposing the Watergate bugging scandal in 1972, was less complimentary . . . unable to hide his abiding conviction that he could have done a better job himself. But even persuading Nixon to sit down and talk took all Frost's guile . . . in addition to a $600,000 fee (£2.4 million today) and a 20 per cent share of the revenue. This condensed version is part of a series drawing on the videotape archives left by Frost, who died in 2013. The trove, so vast that it took son Wilfred eight years to transfer them all to digital format, includes in-depth encounters with Elizabeth Taylor, Muhammad Ali and The Beatles. Next week's episode focuses on Elton John, who made his first candid confessions about drugs, drink and sexuality to Frost. Many other interviews are available in a podcast, The Frost Tapes. Wilfred, now a Sky News presenter, told me a couple of years ago: 'One day, I would like the entire archive to be available as a teaching resource, because it is living history.' For anyone fascinated by the interviewer's art, there is no better professor.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Michael Caine May Have Nailed Trump With 1 Word And Internet Says Bravo
Acting legend Michael Caine, who's become known for his slashing brevity on X, may have outdone himself on Monday. 'Jet,' he wrote. Jet — Michael Caine (@themichaelcaine) May 12, 2025 That's it. Given the two-time Oscar winner's previous terse take on Donald Trump ― 'Trump calm down' ― we're thinking his latest is a three-letter commentary on the president's problematic intention to accept a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar. Others on X thoughtsotoo. But not everyone. The 'Alfie' and 'Educating Rita' star got all kinds of reactions. Many recited lyrics from the 1973 song 'Jet' from Paul McCartney & Wings. Some even guessed (or hoped) he was invoking a certain woebegone New York football team. And some just wanted to express admiration for the 92-year-old icon's mastery of a 21st-century art form. 'Oh Michael this is so you,' one fan wrote. Check out some of the responses here: 747 for free 👌 — Fish Lips (@Fish_Lips_) May 12, 2025 — Francisco De Laurentiis (@f_delaurentiis) May 12, 2025 OoOoOoOoO OoOoOoO JET — steven martinez (@martinezisms) May 13, 2025 No idea what this means. Probably Trump's grift, but the Wings song is more fun. And Jet, I thought the major was a lady…😀 — Moe Weber (@missmaree73) May 13, 2025 @thecrogger when a washed up QB becomes available — Is Hungover? (I'm still woke) (@IsHungover) May 12, 2025 I can almost remember the funny faces — Daniel Smith-Rowsey (@smithrowsey) May 12, 2025 was your father as bold as a Sergeant Major? — Ryan (@Ryan2804m) May 13, 2025 How many do you own? — Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus III (@JAH__BUL__ON) May 12, 2025 Oh Michael this is so you — Kristi Yamaguccimane (@TheWapplehouse) May 12, 2025 — Mickey Mouges (@SaddestFan) May 12, 2025 Michael Caine Announces Retirement After More Than 7 Decades In Film 'Jeopardy!' Contestant Makes Monumentally Bad Guess About Michael Caine Michael Caine Goes Viral With 11-Minute Return To Twitter
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Michael Caine May Have Nailed Trump With 1 Word And Internet Says Bravo
Acting legend Michael Caine, who's become known for his slashing brevity on X, may have outdone himself on Monday. 'Jet,' he wrote. Jet — Michael Caine (@themichaelcaine) May 12, 2025 That's it. Given the two-time Oscar winner's previous terse take on Donald Trump ― 'Trump calm down' ― we're thinking his latest is a three-letter commentary on the president's problematic intention to accept a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar. Others on X thoughtsotoo. But not everyone. The 'Alfie' and 'Educating Rita' star got all kinds of reactions. Many recited lyrics from the 1973 song 'Jet' from Paul McCartney & Wings. Some even guessed (or hoped) he was invoking a certain woebegone New York football team. And some just wanted to express admiration for the 92-year-old icon's mastery of a 21st-century art form. 'Oh Michael this is so you,' one fan wrote. Check out some of the responses here: 747 for free 👌 — Fish Lips (@Fish_Lips_) May 12, 2025 — Francisco De Laurentiis (@f_delaurentiis) May 12, 2025 OoOoOoOoO OoOoOoO JET — steven martinez (@martinezisms) May 13, 2025 No idea what this means. Probably Trump's grift, but the Wings song is more fun. And Jet, I thought the major was a lady…😀 — Moe Weber (@missmaree73) May 13, 2025 @thecrogger when a washed up QB becomes available — Is Hungover? (I'm still woke) (@IsHungover) May 12, 2025 I can almost remember the funny faces — Daniel Smith-Rowsey (@smithrowsey) May 12, 2025 was your father as bold as a Sergeant Major? — Ryan (@Ryan2804m) May 13, 2025 How many do you own? — Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus III (@JAH__BUL__ON) May 12, 2025 Oh Michael this is so you — Kristi Yamaguccimane (@TheWapplehouse) May 12, 2025 — Mickey Mouges (@SaddestFan) May 12, 2025 Michael Caine Announces Retirement After More Than 7 Decades In Film 'Jeopardy!' Contestant Makes Monumentally Bad Guess About Michael Caine Michael Caine Goes Viral With 11-Minute Return To Twitter
