‘His voice was too queer – so they silenced him’: how Spain’s national poet Lorca finally became a gay icon
The significance of the poet and playwright’s homosexuality was repressed in Spain for decades – but a spate of recent work, including the film La Bola Negra, is redressing the balance for a new generation
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The Cube creator Adam Adler joins Channel 4: what he will do at its new production unit
Adler is Sarah Dillistone’s first hire for Channel 4’s in-house production business, which the broadcaster says will develop ideas for television and beyond.
Alexander Payne sued over alleged similarities between The Holdovers and Frisco
Screenwriter Simon Stephenson alleges that The Holdovers borrowed substantial elements from his unproduced screenplay Frisco. Payne has previously denied the plagiarism claim.
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