Ann Lee
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Latest Mission: Impossible shows the ‘silent Asian’ stereotype is alive and well
Pom Klementieff’s assassin Paris is largely mute throughout the latest instalment of the franchise, flying in the face of the recent forward-thinking use of Asian actors in Hollywood → Read More
‘There was cruelty and unpleasantness’: Emily Watson on school, stardom and sex scenes in her 50s
The actor grew up in an alleged cult and was expelled after her explicit role in Breaking the Waves. She discusses method acting, the #MeToo movement and mixing work and family → Read More
Best podcasts of the week: Civil rights activist James Meredith reflects on his remarkable life
In this week’s newsletter: The first Black student at the University of Mississippi looks back at segregation and his activism and legacy in Breaking Mississippi. Plus: five of the best Oscars podcasts → Read More
Why Everything Everywhere All at Once should win the best picture Oscar
This weird, hilarious multiverse fantasy has more fresh ideas than the rest of Hollywood’s output put together, plus buckets of heart and phenomenal performances from Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan → Read More
Best podcasts of the week: The adult actress who became the unwitting face of a thousand catfishing scams
In this week’s newsletter: Janessa Brazil’s pictures were used to entrap victims, costing them millions – find out how in Love, Janessa. Plus: five of the best podcasts for film fans → Read More
‘I’ll never drink like that again’: Kathleen Turner on booze, health and falling in love with Michael Douglas
Body Heat made her a star in the 80s. Then, after a string of hit movies, illness forced her to take a step back. The actor talks about her fights with directors, her rage at white male privilege and her return to the screen as a foul-mouthed political lobbyist → Read More
Best podcasts of the week: Is a four-day week the secret to a better work-life balance?
In this week’s newsletter: Working It from the Financial Times investigates how four businesses are trialling the perhaps revolutionary shorter work week. Plus: five podcasts to lift your spirits → Read More
‘I didn’t have a single audition for a year’: Goonies and Indiana Jones child star Ke Huy Quan on finding fame again
Forced to quit Hollywood in his 20s through the lack of roles for Asian actors, he is back on screen in the hit Everything Everywhere All at Once. He talks about being a refugee, the wilderness years - and what tempted him to return → Read More
‘It starts as a line of light, then works its way across my vision’: the disorienting mystery of migraine auras
It’s easy to start panicking if you start seeing zigzag patterns or flashing lights. They’re probably caused by a migraine – even if they’re not accompanied by a headache → Read More
‘Each little thing in my life is precious’: Ken Watanabe on cancer, childhood and Hollywood cliches
His role in The Last Samurai changed Hollywood’s attitude to Asian characters overnight – but illness very nearly ended his career. He discusses recovery, regret and yakuza drama Tokyo Vice → Read More
Mandip Gill: ‘Me and Jodie Whittaker are so touchy-feely’
The Doctor Who star is swapping the Tardis for a star turn in 2:22 – A Ghost Story. She discusses her friendship with the current Time Lord and an ‘eye-opening’ new role alongside Uma Thurman → Read More
‘It’s a hell of a scary time’: leading US feminists on the threat to Roe v Wade
With US abortion rights in jeopardy, Judy Chicago, Bonnie Greer, Rebecca Solnit and more explain why they are determined to fight back → Read More
Going full meta: Nicolas Cage and the actors who love playing themselves
Whether they’re sending themselves up or shedding an off-screen persona, there is a peculiar delight in seeing an actor take on a role they were literally born to play → Read More
I kept reliving the moment my mother died. Understanding the flashbacks helped me grieve – and move on
I spent two years watching cancer take my mum – and even longer trying to dull the memories. Now, I can finally remember the happier times → Read More
What’s new, pussycat? How feline film stars are trained to perform
From Stuart Little and Pet Sematary to new movie The Electrical Life of Louis Wain, cats can be scene-stealers. But how do you get such fickle and independent creatures to behave on camera? → Read More
In the mood for loneliness and longing: How Wong Kar Wai depicts emotion
Cinema’s poet of solitude, heartbreak and desire, Wong Kar Wai makes films that enchant the senses. As a new season of his work launches online, Ann Lee explores a cinematic world of intense feeling. → Read More
On the table in 10! Readers' tastiest, speediest lunches – from chilli to sourdough pancakes
Bored of having the same thing for your homeworking lunch? Guardian readers share their favourite quick and easy meals → Read More
Olivia Newton-John: ‘I don't wish cancer on anyone else. But for me, it has been a gift’
The pop star and actor talks about her third diagnosis of cancer, taking cannabis and ayahuasca, having Karen Carpenter as her spirit guide – and why her hit film Grease shouldn’t be accused of sexism → Read More
Tree of the week: the beloved Scots Pine that could fall victim to its own success
In the water of Llyn Padarn in Snowdonia stands a pine tree that has captured the hearts of many visitors. But should they be swimming out to pose with it? → Read More
Tree of the week: the crab apple tree that makes booze
This owners of this tree think of it as an old woman who keeps changing clothes – and has a sideline in liqueur … → Read More