“Do you like Caravaggio?” Early in the current Netflix drama based on Patricia Highsmith’s acclaimed thriller, wealthy Dickie Greenleaf asks this question about his enigmatic new friend Tom Ripley: The Talented Mr. Ripley. A query is a type of test and is more than a simple class. It is intended as a measure of character… Read More »
Anthony Minghella’s stunning 1999 film remains the absolute standard of summer style – Alamy Charismatic Dickie Greenleaf’s appetite for fashion is as insatiable as his obsession with women and living La Dolce Vita. “Let me buy you a jacket,” he says in the magnificent big screen adaptation of the movie. The Talented Mr. RipleyBased on… Read More »
Salt burnout: Barry Keoghan is everywhere right now, so much so that it’s starting to spark a backlash (Getty/iStock) The first sign of overexposure in the Hollywood world is when other celebrities start asking questions about you. For example, why is presumed Best Actress winner and versatile superstar Emma Stone constantly asked about Taylor Swift?… Read More »
The Biggest Hamlets: Maxine Peake, David Tennant and Benedict Cumberbatch All the world’s a stage for Queen Camilla, who attended a star-studded event at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on Tuesday night as part of the 400.he-Anniversary celebrations of Shakespeare’s First Folio. His Majesty had originally planned to enjoy this Valentine’s Day trip with the King;… Read More »
red carpet golden globes Have the Hollywood strikes done the impossible and made us fall in love with award shows all over again? Obviously not. What makes the situation bearable is the accompanying peacock. It cannot be said that the red carpet carnival in recent years has made the audience educative. Too beige (Oscars), too… Read More »
A year in fashion: Barbie, fashion fathers, Kylie Jenner and cowboy Crocs (ES) The rise of the fashion godfathers Matthew Bomer, Andrew Scott, Jonathan Bailey and Paul Mescal are ready to break the internet (Evan Ross Katz) Dad snobbery is the viral male burden that keeps on giving. We’d love to know what this means… Read More »
(Dave Bennett) Andrew Scott was “really thrilled, shocked and surprised” to win the Best Actor statuette for his performance in Simon Stephens’ Vanya, a one-man adaptation of Chekhov’s play, at the 67th Evening Standard Awards last weekend. “Our producers decided to put something a little crazy and not necessarily commercial in Wessex Grove, the West… Read More »