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Nobel literature prize fell into my life ‘like a bomb’, says Annie Ernaux

In conversation with Sally Rooney at Charleston festival author says award has hindered her ability to focus on writing

Amy Raphael

29, May, 2023 @4:21 PM

'The older I get, the less I fear': meet the Italian Larry David

A decade after his two much-loved comedies about the vicissitudes of ageing, director Gianni Di Gregorio explains why, against his own expectations, he had to make another

Amy Raphael

10, Jun, 2020 @7:00 AM

Bayern's Alphonso Davies meets Gary Lineker: 'I want to be an actor'

The new star of German football tells the former England striker about growing up in a refugee camp, moving to Canada and beating Chelsea

Amy Raphael

24, Apr, 2020 @6:00 PM

A gorilla's-eye view of the Mighty Boosh

Four years after their last outing, comedy’s oddest couple are back – as stars of an exhibition featuring photos taken by their furry friend, Bollo… Amy Raphael reports

Amy Raphael

14, Sep, 2013 @5:00 PM

Florence for free

From Michelangelo to Giotto, the exquisite art in one of the world's most beautiful cities costs nothing – if you know where to look. Amy Raphael goes on a church crawl

Amy Raphael

29, Sep, 2012 @11:05 PM

Andrew Stanton: why I had to make John Carter the movie

The genius behind Pixar's animated blockbuster hits Finding Nemo and Wall-E on why he decided to change tack and film a live-action adaptation of a vintage sci-fi epic

Amy Raphael

01, Mar, 2012 @8:00 PM

Should smoking in cars be banned?

Author Amy Raphael and Time Out writer and smoker Alexi Duggins debate proposals to outlaw lighting up inside vehicles

Amy Raphael and Alexi Duggins

19, Nov, 2011 @6:00 PM

Roman holiday: Gianni Di Gregorio's Trastevere

The arthouse film Mid-August Lunch made the colourful streets of Trastevere its backdrop. Amy Raphael explores Rome's quirkiest quarter with Gianni Di Gregorio, the film's star

Amy Raphael

13, Aug, 2011 @11:05 PM

Ben Whishaw: Hold the front page

Ben Whishaw is putting the poets and dreamers behind him, and playing a ruthless 1950s hack. He talks to Amy Raphael about roles, trolls – and what gets him angry

Amy Raphael

29, Jun, 2011 @8:30 PM

Sexiest man alive Ryan Reynolds dons his CG tights for Green Lantern

New superhero adaptation will 'laugh at itself', says Reynolds. But questions about Scarlett Johansson are no laughing matter

Amy Raphael

17, Jun, 2011 @11:03 PM

Was there too much coverage of Bob Dylan's 70th birthday?

The folk rocker's 70th was marked with much fanfare, but was it all over-the-top? Kathryn Flett and Amy Raphael take up the issue

Kathryn Flett and Amy Raphael

28, May, 2011 @11:03 PM

The Shadow Line: Don't mention The Wire

Fiendishly complex and morally ambiguous, The Shadow Line aims to bring HBO-style drama to the BBC. Amy Raphael talks to its creators about rebooting the cop show

Amy Raphael

03, May, 2011 @8:30 PM