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Birthday boy Alan Bennett, who turns 75 on Saturday, is a writer who captures the nuances of English life like no other. Blake Morrison salutes the comic writer who became a national treasureBirthdays were never made much of in Alan Bennett's family. He and his older brother share the same birth date, 9 May, which probably means they were both conceived on holiday in Morecambe or Filey. The day has been inauspicious ever since.In 1966, Bennett collapsed in Sardinia and saw black-shawled women cross themselves as he was carted off on a stretcher ('I was obviously a goner'). On his 50th birthday, filming in Ilkley with Michael Palin and Maggie Smith, he was served a mixed salad with shards of glass among the rocket ('Very mixed,' said Smith). His long-time outdoor lodger, the lady in the van, Miss Shepherd, had her funeral on 9 May 1989. On the same date in 1992, while on holiday in Todi with his partner Rupert Thomas, Bennett was attacked and hit over the head with a length of steel scaffolding by t Guardian`I never got Star Trek` He wrote his first block-buster as a student, went on to make the cult TV show Lost - and now the new Star Trek film. How does JJ Abrams do it? Steve Rose finds outI was trying to avoid using the G-word, but JJ Abrams brings it up himself, unprompted. We're talking about his childhood and I begin a question with a slightly meandering: 'So were you a ...''Geek?' he interjects, pre-empting a question he's clearly heard many times. Well, now you mention it, were you? 'I don't think it's much of a question,' he laughs.He's right - it doesn't really need asking. Firstly, in an age when the most popular movies and TV series are based on comic books, sci-fi, fantasy and the supernatural, we are all basically geeks now. And secondly, his appearance is all the answer I need: a slight, young-looking, 42-year-old with thick, black-rimmed glasses, wavy vertical quiff and a blue-grey smock shirt that could be part of a uniform on, say, an intergalactic space vessel. And he's just directed the new S GuardianBy George Productions Present RED, HOT AND BLUE! 5/29-6/5 By George Productions presents the Los Angeles premiere of Cole Porter's 1936 hit musical comedy, 'Red, Hot and Blue!' With a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, this was the team's follow-up to 'Anything Goes.' This Depression era screwball comedy deals with a National Lottery offering a first prize to anyone who finds a long-lost love with a rare identification mark. Broadwayworld.comWhy Do We Overeat? Author Blames Fat, Sugar, Salt In doing research for his book, The End of Overeating, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner David Kessler went dumpster diving. He wanted an explanation for why his weight swung up and down over and over again with diets following periods of excess. NPRU.S. Independent Colleges and Universities Make History, Support Development with Custom Publishing: Oxford College Celebrates Campus Architecture ATLANTA, Ga., May 6 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- When Oxford College wanted to draw appreciation to its distinctive 56-acre campus, and nearby town of Oxford's architecture and gardens, it decided to showcase its distinctive surroundings by developing an architectural history book through specialty custom publisher Bookhouse Group. Scheduled for release in late 2009, the museum quality book combines professionally researched and compelling prose with both archival and current photography. Send2PressYoung, Black and Living In The Hamptons Author Colson Whitehead's latest novel, Sag Harbor is a coming-of-age tale about a group of friends spending a 1980s summer in a predominantly black enclave in the Hamptons. Whitehead talks about his fourth book, which has already received a string of positive reviews. He shares his summer reading list and suggests the next writer for the new Tell Me More summer reading series. NPRVatican breaks silence on ``Angels and Demons`` VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The success of books and films like 'The Da Vinci Code' and 'Angels and Demons' should make the Catholic Church rethink the way it uses the media to present itself, the Vatican newspaper said on Wednesday. ReutersLauren Holly books `Goodbye` Lauren Holly has been tapped to star opposite Rob Lowe in the upcoming Lifetime Movie Network original film 'Too Late to Say Goodbye.' Hollywood ReporterSanjay Dutt, Amar Singh in trouble for `insulting` - That`s Cricket Lucknow: Actor-turned-politician Sanjay Dutt is in trouble again for making 'insulting' remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. Dutt and Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Amar Singh have been booked for their alleged offensive ... FwickiHelmer where there`s `Smoke` Jeffrey Nachmanoff, the writer-director behind 'Traitor,' is puffing 'Billy Smoke,' signing up to direct the adaptation of the Oni Press comic book for Warner Bros. Hollywood Reporter1 2 |
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