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Gulf Today
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
For Gillan Anderson, intimate scenes are never a joy
Hollywood actress Gillian Anderson has shared that intimate scenes are a tricky territory to walk through during the process of acting. For her, such scenes are "never a joy". The 56-year-old actress shares an intimate scene in a tent with co-star Jason Isaacs in her new movie 'The Salt Path', reports 'Female First UK'. The film is based on the true story of couple Raynor and Moth Winn who embark on an epic walk in the UK after a bad health diagnosis and homelessness. As per 'Female First UK', the actress said that such things are part and parcel of acting. As she said, "That is something you just expect as an actor'. The actress told 'The Sun', "That's part of what one does. I had an experience for many, many years working with the same actor every day. I've also done sex scenes on the very first day of working, which is never a joy at any time during filming. "So you're thrown stuff all the time and just show whatever you're given'. 'The X-Files' star added that it was straightforward to film the raunchy scenes with her "amenable" co-star Isaacs. She said, "Jason makes it very easy. He's very amenable, he's very likeable. And certainly physically, we feel like we're the same language, certainly by the end. We feel like our journey is baked into us, and we feel like we're part of the same conversation'. Gillian explained that she became desperate to play Raynor after reading her book of the same name and being "profoundly affected" by the story. "I read the book and I couldn't speak for days. I was really profoundly affected by it. I think I might have threatened them with an inch of their lives to hire me', she added. Indo-Asian News Service
Perth Now
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Gillan Anderson: Sex scenes are never a joy
Gillian Anderson had admitted that sex scenes are "never a joy". The 56-year-old actress shares an intimate scene in a tent with co-star Jason Isaacs in her new movie 'The Salt Path' - based on the true story of couple Raynor and Moth Winn who embark on an epic walk in the UK after a bad health diagnosis and homelessness - and says such things are part and parcel of acting. Gillian told The Sun: "That is something you just expect as an actor. "That's part of what one does. I had an experience for many, many years working with the same actor every day. "I've also done sex scenes on the very first day of working, which is never a joy at any time during filming. "So you're thrown stuff all the time and just show whatever you're given." 'The X-Files' star added that it was straightforward to film the raunchy scenes with her "amenable" co-star Isaacs. She said: "Jason makes it very easy. He's very amenable, he's very likeable. "And certainly physically, we feel like we're the same language - certainly by the end. "We feel like our journey is baked into us, and we feel like we're part of the same conversation." Gillian explained that she became desperate to play Raynor after reading her book of the same name and being "profoundly affected" by the story. She recalled: "I read the book and I couldn't speak for days. I was really profoundly affected by it. I think I might have threatened them with an inch of their lives to hire me!" Gillian explained that starring in the movie has changed her thoughts on homelessness. The 'Sex Education' actress told the i paper: "It haunted me in a way that I think was good. "In America, you would stop at a light, and two or three people might surround the car and wash your windscreen and then ask for money, which I'd never seen happen here (in the UK) before. Post Covid, suddenly that was happening. "It was an opportunity to change how I thought about it, period. And to have more compassion and understanding. It's fascinating to observe in oneself the different emotions that come up as a result of being face-to-face with it."
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Heartbreaking reality behind Jason Isaacs and Gillian Anderson's The Salt Path
The Salt Path stars Jason Isaacs and Gillian Anderson as a couple who embark on a 630-mile walk after suffering a number of life-changing setbacks - but is the new movie based on a true story? The new film, The Salt Path, narrates an extraordinary and uplifting tale about a couple who undertake a challenging journey after facing a series of severe hardships. Raynor and Moth Winn – portrayed in the film by Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs – found themselves homeless in the same week that Moth was diagnosed with a rare terminal illness, given a maximum of five years to live. Instead of succumbing to these adversities and surrendering, the duo decided to traverse the South West Coast Path, an experience that proved to be incredibly rejuvenating, as they encountered the generosity of strangers along their journey. Indeed, the film is based on the real-life story of the couple Raynor and Moth Winn, as recounted by Raynor in her memoir bearing the same title. It follows their 630-mile coastal journey along the South West Coast Path after being evicted from the farm they called home. In the same week they found themselves without a roof over their heads in August 2013, Moth was dealt a devastating blow with a terminal diagnosis of Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD). Raynor, upon discovering a Southwest Coast Path guidebook, felt it was their final shot at freedom. Despite Moth's health deteriorating each day at the outset of their journey, his condition remarkably began to improve as they continued their walk – and astonishingly, he's still with us over a decade later, having been given no more than five years to live at the time of his diagnosis. The screenplay, penned by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, remains faithful to the true events of Raynor and Moth's remarkable tale, albeit with minor creative tweaks. Raynor shared: "The final script was beautiful, capturing the essence of the original story while taking it forward on a powerful new journey." Gillian and Jason are no strangers to portraying real-life figures, from Margaret Thatcher to Cary Grant. However, in an exclusive chat with the duo divulged that embodying individuals away from the public gaze presented a unique set of challenges. "It's definitely less stressful, less pressure," Anderson elaborated. "You want to, obviously, do right by them and to be respectful in your impersonation. But at the same time it's not quite as intense as doing somebody who's in front of the public eye as much as say a Thatcher or Emily Maitlis or something. "Because the public aren't going to go, 'Well, that's not like them,'" Isaacs concurred. "But also, we really like them. Ray and Moth are amazing people, and their story is so inspiring. The books are so successful, and rightfully so, because they contain messages of such hope and belief and compassion." "And so you not only want them to feel glad that we're doing it, but you want the audience to feel what we felt when we met them, when we read their stories and to be as moved and inspired by their story." "When it came to meeting the real-life Raynor and Moth, Isaacs clarified that he was less focused on mimicking mannerisms and more interested in understanding what made the couple tick. I'm never gonna be as tall, handsome, smiley [as Moth], he's just an extraordinary man," he admitted. "So I just wanted to know, 'What is it inside him?' One of the things I got when I met him is the sign that he wanted everyone else to feel comfortable." "He makes a joke of everything, even when he was talking to me at great length about this tremendous indignity and terror of his condition and where it will naturally end, he wanted to make me feel at ease. So he made me laugh all the time about it. That's a quality I recognised and could walk away with," she reflected. Anderson shared that listening to Raynor narrate the audio book of her memoir was instrumental in helping her embody the character. "It felt like I was properly immersed in her rhythm and her personality," she expressed. "Her accent is quite unusual. Both of their accents are quite unusual. And I found it very challenging. So I think at the end of the day, you kind of choose what feels organic and isn't forced, and hope that that's enough of an impression that they can recognise themselves."
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Raynor ceremoniously raises giant American flag above Dixon facility
May 23—DIXON — Raynor Garage Doors raised a giant American flag above its Corporate Drive location in Dixon on Thursday to honor the values it represents. "What a beautiful symbol of patriotism," Dixon Mayor Glen Hughes said at the event. "We are gathered [here today] to show respect for the flag and the values it represents." ExpandAutoplay Image 1 of 5 Raynor Garage Doors raised a giant American flag — along with four others representing Dixon, Illinois, Local 790 carpenters union and Raynor — during a ceremony celebrating patriotism at 200 E Corporate Drive in Dixon, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (Payton Felix) The 96-pound flag was lifted 165 feet in the air above the Raynor facility at 200 E. Corporate Drive in Dixon. It was raised by 11 U.S. veterans who also are part of the Raynor team. Smaller flags, including those of the city of Dixon, the Local 790 carpenters union and Raynor, also were hoisted to surround the larger flag. "We're proud of our heritage and the values that guide us," Raynor Vice President of Strategic Marketing Brittany Shannon said. "This ceremony and beautiful flag honor our country, our team, our families and our deep gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy."
Montreal Gazette
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Montreal Gazette
Concordia students win national press award for investigation sparked by university legal threat
News Two Concordia students have been honoured nationally for investigating transparency at Canadian universities. Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman and Aidan Raynor, student journalists at The Concordian newspaper, have won the 2025 Student Achievement Award from World Press Freedom Canada for an investigation into how universities handle requests for internal records. Published last year, their reporting examined how long schools take to respond to access requests, how often they deny them, and whether appeals succeed. The findings were released as a searchable database and national ranking, along with a digital tool to help other student journalists file their own requests. However, it was an investigation that was ultimately sparked by a cease-and-desist letter sent from their own university. In fall 2023, Glorieux-Stryckman, then news editor at The Concordian, filed to Concordia six access-to-information requests, which are formal applications, often used by journalists, to obtain documents from public institutions. 'I was on the bus heading to campus, expecting to get documents back, and I opened an email that began with 'Concordia University v.,' ' she said in an interview. 'My first thought was: 'Wait a second, am I getting sued right now?' ' 'That was really the panic state I was in,' Glorieux-Stryckman added. 'Obviously, we weren't getting sued, but I was a second-year journalism student. It was pretty stressful to have this kind of action.' The university accused the student newspaper of acting in bad faith and demanded the requests be withdrawn, she said. Eventually, the dispute was resolved through mediation in 2024, but that confrontation, Glorieux-Stryckmam said, helped shape what became a national investigation. Now 22 years old, Glorieux-Stryckman is a part-time journalism student with a minor in human environment. She served as editor-in-chief of the student newspaper for the past year. 'It got me and Aidan—who at the time was just starting at The Concordian — interested in learning more about how universities handle access-to-information requests,' she said. 'Obviously, the letter was not the response we had expected.' Working together, Glorieux-Stryckman and Raynor, now 21 and in his third year of studying journalism with a minor in political science, filed identical access requests to 33 universities across the country. Raynor said data from 29 institutions was ultimately included in the final project. They found, at the time, Concordia had the longest average response time in Montreal, but other schools were not much better. To make the work useful beyond a single article, Raynor said they then built a tool called the Transparent University Project to open-source their findings and help other students file and track access requests. 'We wanted this to be more than a one-off,' Raynor said. In response to the students' award, Concordia University said in a statement: 'We are always happy when students get recognized for their work and can showcase what they have learned in courses at Concordia.' Asked about the cease-and-desist letter, the university said Quebec's access-to-information law requires timely responses, but large volumes of complex requests can strain limited resources. 'Many requests require many hours of work collecting and reviewing hundreds and sometimes thousands of individual documents, in several different units across the university,' the statement said, adding the law allows for mediation or for Quebec's access commission to narrow the scope. 'Mediation prior to the Access Commission hearing the case often produces a compromise solution.' In fact, Raynor said Concordia has since improved. 'They've been really good with deadlines for my requests recently,' Glorieux-Stryckman added. Following in Glorieux-Stryckman's footsteps, Raynor will serve as editor-in-chief of The Concordian next year. It is a paper that's made up of about 20 editors, they said, with another 20 to 30 contributors to produce a weekly issue. 'In student journalism, it sometimes feels like you're shouting into the void,' Glorieux-Stryckman said. 'This took us six months of work, so it's really nice to be recognized.' 'It's not looking good for press freedom worldwide,' Raynor said. 'It's important ... and it starts at The Concordian as second-year journalism students.' This story was originally published May 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM.
