Julie Walters

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Huge decline of working class people in the arts reflects fall in wider society
Study shows the proportion of musicians, writers and artists with working-class origins has shrunk by half since the 1970s

James Tapper

10, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM

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Gavin Millar obituary
Film and television director and leading light of arts journalism in the 1960s and 70s

Ryan Gilbey

28, Apr, 2022 @3:20 PM

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Stars including Sir Ian McKellen urge changes to visa rules for artists
Julie Walters among signatories to letter saying post-Brexit changes a ‘towering hurdle’ to working in Europe

Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

16, Feb, 2021 @12:01 AM

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Let's Do It by Jasper Rees review – Victoria Wood, perfectionist
An unflinching, affectionate portrait of the hugely popular writer and performer with a flair for very English comedy

Viv Groskop

24, Oct, 2020 @6:30 AM

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The Secret Garden review – classic kids' tale gets lost in the undergrowth | Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s story of an adventurous young girl is overwhelmed by the abundant shrubbery of a garden the size of the Amazon rainforest

Peter Bradshaw

23, Oct, 2020 @8:00 AM

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Julie Walters' best film performances – ranked!
With her latest film, The Secret Garden, arriving in August, here’s a look at Walters’ greatest big-screen roles – from Educating Rita to Paddington

Peter Bradshaw

25, Jun, 2020 @12:34 PM

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Wild Rose review – Jessie Buckley plucks the heartstrings
A fiery Glaswegian singer and single mother dreams of Nashville glory

Mark Kermode

14, Apr, 2019 @7:00 AM

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Wild Rose review – Jessie Buckley sparkles as an ex-con country singer
In this entertaining if sentimental tale co-starring Julie Walters, a young Glaswegian dreams of becoming a star in Nashville

Peter Bradshaw

10, Apr, 2019 @1:00 PM

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Julie Walters: ‘As soon as I saw it, I thought, oh my God, that looks gorgeous’
In the first of a new series, the actor explains how the gown she wore to the Baftas in 2015 helped cure her fear of red-carpet dressing

Interview by Leah Harper

12, Mar, 2019 @4:56 PM

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Mary Poppins Returns review – not totally expialidocious but still a joy
It was always going to be hard to watch for a diehard Poppins fan, but this sequel to the 1964 classic retains the magic

Mark Kermode, Observer film critic

23, Dec, 2018 @8:00 AM

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Mary Poppins Returns review –  a spoonful of state-of-the-art genetically modified sweetener
Emily Blunt is the magical nanny in this scarily accomplished clone-pastiche sequel, which starts terrifically and ends cloyingly – just like the original

Peter Bradshaw

12, Dec, 2018 @5:00 PM

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Mamma Mia 2 makers hope to repeat box office success
My my, how can fans resist Cher singing Fernando and playing Meryl Streep’s mum?

Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent

14, Jul, 2018 @4:44 PM

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