Armando Iannucci
'It's dangerous not to see race': is colour-blind casting all it's cracked up to be?
Casting actors regardless of their heritage may seem to allow for more diversity on screen and in theatre. However, a growing number of critics believe we should be considering race rather than ignoring it
Micha Frazer-Carroll
11, Aug, 2020 @8:00 AM
Theatre Artists Fund set up by Sam Mendes raises £1.6m
Money will help freelancers affected by coronavirus as experts warn of worker exodus
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent
24, Jul, 2020 @5:00 AM
Armando Iannucci: 'We're watching Cats five mins a night – to prolong the agony'
Kurosawa’s ‘uplifting’ film about poverty and Chernobyl are on the viewing roster of the Avenue 5 creator, who calls on the UK government to prioritise the arts sector
As told to Rich Pelley
19, Jun, 2020 @5:00 AM
Streaming: the best Dickens adaptations
Armando Iannucci’s take on David Copperfield is just the latest chapter in TV and cinema’s endless appetite for Pip, Oliver, Miss Havisham and co
Guy Lodge
13, Jun, 2020 @7:00 AM
The best films of 2020 so far
Adam Sandler is a gem of jewellery dealer, Dev Patel is inspired casting as David Copperfield, while Keira Knightley disrupts the 1970 Miss World contest in these top picks – listed in date order – from the UK release schedule this year
Guardian film
12, May, 2020 @5:00 AM
The Personal History of David Copperfield review – Iannucci makes Dickens his own
Armando Iannucci’s absurdist adaptation is full to bursting with fantastic comic performances
Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
26, Jan, 2020 @8:00 AM
The week in TV: Star Trek: Picard; Avenue 5; Travels in Euroland With Ed Balls – review
Jean-Luc Picard returned from retirement in the sophisticated new Star Trek, while there were laughs when Hugh Laurie got lost in space
Euan Ferguson
26, Jan, 2020 @5:30 AM
Avenue 5 review – Armando Iannucci's cosmic caper gets utterly lost in space
Not even an (inter)stellar lineup can hide the fact that Hugh Laurie’s space cruise is crammed with laboured laughs – and has no clue where it’s headed
Lucy Mangan
22, Jan, 2020 @10:30 PM
Sunny reality and cruises in space: TV shows to get excited about in 2020
The Love Islanders are back to lift our winter blues, Phoebe Waller-Bridge returns to the small screen, and there’s evil on the wards
Stuart Heritage, Kate Abbott and Hannah J Davies
01, Jan, 2020 @10:00 AM
Armando Iannucci: ‘I personally am not a sweary, angry man’
He’s famous for expletive-laden satire The Thick of It, but now the comedy supremo is tackling Dickens
Andrew Anthony
30, Dec, 2019 @8:00 AM
Syrian war documentary For Sama triumphs at British independent film awards
The chronicle of an activist who filmed the destruction in Aleppo wins prizes for best film, documentary, director and editing
Andrew Pulver
02, Dec, 2019 @1:02 PM
Armando Iannucci's David Copperfield leads Bifa nominations
The Dickens adaptation starring Dev Patel emerges as the front runner for the British independent film awards with 11 nominations
Andrew Pulver
30, Oct, 2019 @2:23 PM
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