William Gao is not a household name. He is not someone you will instantly recognize when you see him or hear his voice, but that is not going to last much
The latest works of South African-British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw are notable. Investing her usual intelligence and sensitivity, Mbatha-Raw elevates two genres the psychological thriller of The Girl Before and the science fiction superhero Fast Color.
The latest works of South African-British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw are notable. Investing her usual intelligence and sensitivity, Mbatha-Raw elevates two genres the psychological thriller of The Girl Before and the science fiction superhero Fast Color.
Nobody is quite what they seem. And actors? Well, for actors that’s the job. Dame Helen Mirren, as well as being herself for 76 years, has by now notably been Lady Macbeth, a London gangster’s moll, a thief’s wife, an alcoholic cop, an action hero, Prospero and also a British monarch at least four times. Now she takes on Golda Meir, the late prime minister of Israel, in a new biopic, and the casting has caused controversy.
The choice of a non-Jewish actor to star as a woman with such a prominent place in the history of Israel has prompted irritation