Category Archives: Film

Gene Kelly, Marilyn Monroe and the hot dogs, and me

Posted on September 19, 2021 by mkmswain

As Scottish Ballet restage his love letter to the art form he adored, his widow Patricia Ward Kelly talks about life with the dance star. Read my full Telegraph article here

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Even in his 90s, Stephen Sondheim could dance circles around Hamilton

Posted on September 17, 2021 by mkmswain

The thrillingly sophisticated king of Broadway is working on his first new musical since 2008. Broadway should be jumping for joy. Read my full Telegraph article here

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‘People want to be scared’: how online hysteria transformed Snakes on a Plane – and cinema

Posted on September 6, 2021 by mkmswain

The great Samuel L Jackson starring in a B-movie with arguably the greatest title of all time? No wonder fans latched onto Snakes on a Plane – and persuaded its studio, New Line Cinema, to reconsider their minor project and throw serious … Continue reading →

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Cinderella review

Posted on September 2, 2021 by mkmswain

We have James Corden to thank for this. The unfathomably popular TV host decided we needed yet another “modern spin” on Cinderella, and – God help us – he also joins the cast as a mouse-turned-footman who’s obsessed with how his new … Continue reading →

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Ben Platt on the Dear Evan Hansen trailer backlash: ‘It was a shellshock moment’

Posted on August 21, 2021 by mkmswain

Playing a chronically anxious teenager in the hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen made American actor Ben Platt a household name, winning him Tony, Emmy and Grammy Awards – one off the fabled ‘EGOT’. Read my full Telegraph interview here

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Debra Winger: ‘In some ways, MeToo has gone ridiculously too far’

Posted on August 14, 2021 by mkmswain

Debra Winger, the Oscar-nominated actress who famously quit Hollywood, has a reputation for forthrightness – and she doesn’t disappoint.  Read my full Telegraph interview here

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Telegraph articles

Posted on August 3, 2021 by mkmswain

I spent a fantastic six months as a cultural commissioning editor and regular writer at the Telegraph. I hope to migrate all those articles across at some point, but for now you can find them at my author page here

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Jazz roots

Posted on November 29, 2020 by mkmswain

Zak Nemorin discusses his enlightening new documentary, which explores the true origins of jazz dance. Read my full Dancing Times article here

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‘Diana was a cat – a pampered, domesticated cat’: how Emma Corrin learnt to move like a princess

Posted on November 29, 2020 by mkmswain

Who links Freddie Mercury, Elvis, Princess Diana and Bond’s latest nemesis? The in-demand movement director Polly Bennett, who helped Rami Malek to an Oscar for Bohemian Rhapsody, and is a key member of The Crown’s creative team. Read my full Telegraph interview here

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Sleepless, Seacole and Nightingale

Posted on September 4, 2020 by mkmswain

A socially distanced musical, and a multidisciplinary documentary about carers past and present. Read my The i Paper reviews here

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