Long before his manifestly unfair death from cancer in 2020 at the age of 55, the Spanish conjurer of wonder and mystery Carlos Ruiz Zafón was already thinking about what would happen with his much-loved novels when he was gone.
On a visit to Washington in 2016 he told me that he was pondering placing a condition in his will dictating that “The Shadow of the Wind,” one of the world’s best-selling works of fiction, and his other books would never, never, never be made into films. Read More...
By Nicholas BarberFeatures correspondent
Walt Disney Studios(Credit: Walt Disney Studios)Ryan Coogler's Black Panther sequel struggles after the loss of Chadwick Boseman – despite dazzling visual effects and impressive acting from Angela Bassett, Letitia Wright and Lupita Nyong'o, it feels like it's missing a central character, writes Nicholas Barber.
Chadwick Boseman was one of Hollywood's most important actors. As the titular star of Marvel's Black Panther (2018), he helped to prove, in the face of long-held industry prejudices, that a film with a black superhero and an entirely black cast could be a colossal hit. Read More...
Explore More T-Swizzle sure knows to sizzle.
In fact, Taylor Swift has gotten the thumbs-up from none other than burlesque queen Dita Von Teese when it comes to the sultry moves that she put on display in her “Bejeweled” video.
And she should know: Not only did Von Teese school the pop superstar on burlesque, but she performed the martini-glass routine right beside her in which they make like the sexiest of swizzle sticks. Read More...
