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Fran Bowden

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Sep 29, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Fran Bowden

    Chocolat star Juliette Binoche tipped for Oscar for latest role in Queen at Sea (opens the original)

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    Regarded as one of the most fearless female performers of her generation, Juliette Binoche has been tipped for a best actress nomination for her masterful performance in her new film, Queen at Sea. The star of Chocolat and The English Patient, for which she won an Oscar, Juliette plays Amanda, a woman trying to cope with a traumatic family situation involving her stepfather, Martin (Tom Courtenay) and her mother, Leslie (Anna Calder-Marshall) who has dementia. Amanda reports her stepfather to th

  2. Article · Sep 13, 2026 · Fran Bowden

    Oscar winner Nicole Kidman praises black cat's performance in Practical Magic 2 (opens the original)

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    Cat lover Nicole Kidman has praised the performance of the black moggie in Practical Magic 2, saying it was the best feline in films. Admitting that it was her co-star, Sandra Bullock, who picked the perfect puss for the part, she says: ”That cat is the best cat I've ever worked with on camera. And cats can be a little tricky on camera. That cat did everything it was asked to do. Sandy cast the cat.” The 59-year-old star, who has several pet cats and has expressed her desire to adopt a hairless

  3. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Fran Bowden

    Mark Gatiss reveals physical toll of playing post-war detective in hit series Bookish - AOL (opens the original)

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    Set in a post-war era described by creator Mark Gatiss as "austerity with technicolour,” the detective series Bookish returns next week for its second series. Centered around Book’s bookshop on Archangel Lane in London’s West End, it is based in 1946. While some surrounding streets have been reduced to rubble and people are queuing for food, this sorry scene is juxtaposed with intense political optimism, thanks to welfare reforming Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee. Mark, 59, plays bookseller

  4. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Fran Bowden

    Mark Gatiss reveals physical toll of playing detective in hit series Bookish (opens the original)

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    Set in a post-war era described by creator Mark Gatiss as "austerity with technicolour,” the detective series Bookish returns next week for its second series. Centered around Book’s bookshop on Archangel Lane in London’s West End, it is based in 1946. While some surrounding streets have been reduced to rubble and people are queuing for food, this sorry scene is juxtaposed with intense political optimism, thanks to welfare reforming Labour Prime Minister Clement Attlee. Mark, 59, plays bookseller

  5. Article · Aug 18, 2026 · Fran Bowden

    Real couple who star in Colin From Accounts are 70% as neurotic as characters (opens the original)

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    The new season of Colin From Accounts opens with a mortifying recap of Gordon’s marriage proposal before a soiree full of people and Ashley’s devastating reply: “We can talk about this later.” Her thinly veiled refusal was a classic cliffhanger, guaranteed to keep fans of Australia’s greatest streaming export on tenterhooks until the next instalment. The third and final season of the often cringeworthy romantic comedy, based in a suburb of Sydney, was released in Oz in July and is expected to la

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