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London bars shun Margot Robbie’s gin over shellfish allergen concerns
CultureThe Guardian22d ago

London bars shun Margot Robbie’s gin over shellfish allergen concerns

Exclusive: actor’s Papa Salt gin to get oyster-free version after venues says it is ‘not worth the risk’ Margot Robbie said she “couldn’t wait” to see the artisan gin brand she had created stocked in her London local. But the willingness of the capital’s venues to fulfil her dream has been seriously compromised by three words on the side of the bottle – “warning: contains molluscs”. The Wuthering Heights star has had to change the recipe of her spirit after top London bars and restaurants re...

Martin Clunes loses planning battle with new travellers near Dorset home
CultureThe Guardian1mo ago

Martin Clunes loses planning battle with new travellers near Dorset home

Councillors vote to allow couple to stay on plot of land, overruling objections of Wuthering Heights actor Earlier this month, Martin Clunes was appearing on a red carpet in London alongside his fellow stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi for the UK premiere of Wuthering Heights. On Thursday, the actor was to be found in the rather less glamorous surroundings of a county hall in the English West Country to hear councillors rule against him in a long-running dispute with a family of new travel...

Wuthering Heights Film Costumes Praised for Anachronism
Worldtelex1mo ago

Wuthering Heights Film Costumes Praised for Anachronism

Emerald Fennell's film adaptation of Wuthering Heights is being lauded for its intentionally anachronistic costumes, which were initially criticized but are now seen as a deliberate artistic choice by Oscar-winning designer Jacqueline Durran.

‘It’s not a documentary’: costume designers on ditching accuracy for spectacle
CultureThe Guardian1mo ago

‘It’s not a documentary’: costume designers on ditching accuracy for spectacle

Wuthering Heights is the latest film to turn heads over anachronistic costumes, but it’s not by any means the first Emerald Fennell’s retelling of Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel Wuthering Heights finally hits cinema screens this weekend. Ever since the first set of photos were released, the anachronisms of the costumes have been central to the conversation. As fashion industry watchdog Diet Prada put it: “The costume design for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights scandalised audiences with its freaky mix of Oktoberfest corseting meets 1950’s ballgowns meets futuristic liquid organza meets … Barbie?” Continue reading...

Post your questions for Martin Clunes
CultureThe Guardian1mo ago

Post your questions for Martin Clunes

His credits range from Men Behaving Badly to Wuthering Heights, and now he’s playing Huw Edwards. What would you dearly love to know about the actor and documentary presenter? It’s delightful that Martin Clunes has won so many plaudits for his performance in this year’s Wuthering Heights, alongside Margot Robbie’s Cathy and Jacob Elordi’s Heathcliff. He plays Cathy’s drunk but generous, cruel yet humorous father in a part that could easily have drifted into the background. But he makes such a...

Historical Events: On This Day
CultureThe Guardiantimes-uk1mo ago2 sources

Historical Events: On This Day

A regular feature presents a compilation of historical events and significant happenings that occurred on a specific date.