Everyone’s Talking About.
No One Is Talking About This (Bloomsbury, February) by Patricia Lockwood, the ‘Poet Laureate of Twitter’, is set to be one of 2021’s buzziest books: a riveting novel about the collision between real and online life.
Meanwhile, the sexy and absurdly readable Luster by Raven Leilani (Picador, January) is an unflinching interrogation of racial and sexual politics that carries ringing endorsements from Zadie Smith and Candice Carty-Williams.
Rahul Raina’s How To Kidnap The Rich (Little Brown, May) has already been optioned by HBO: a Delhi-set, reality TV-based literary crime crossover, it will appeal to fans of Parasite and Crazy Rich Asians.
Neil Peart passed on January 7 from brain cancerCredit: Getty - Contributor
As a member of prog-rock group Rush, the 67-year-old Canadian was considered to be one of the great drummers. As Rush’s main lyricist, Neil – who died of brain cancer on Jan 7 – helped the band sell over 40million albums.
DEREK FOWLDS
Derek Fowlds died on January 17 from pneumoniaCredit: BBC
Best known for his role as naive Bernard Woolley in Yes Minister. As “Mr Derek” he was Basil Brush’s sidekick in the 70s and grumpy Oscar Blaketon in ITV’s Heartbeat for 18 years. He died aged 82 on Jan 17 with pneumonia.
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ANTHONY Hopkins is a three-time Bafta-winning actor with a knighthood to his name.
But with a blockbuster career spanning more than 50 years, which of Anthony Hopkins films should you be taking the time to watch? Here s just a few examples of his best and most famous works.
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1. The Silence Of The Lambs
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Sir Anthony Hopkins is terrifying as Hannibal Lecter in classic thriller The Silence of The LambsCredit: Rex Features
Where better to start than with this chilling 1991 thriller?
Hopkins masterfully plays the iconic role of Dr Hannibal Lecter – a gruesome cannibal with an insatiable appetite for human flesh.
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Does Anthony Hopkins agony over 20-year rift with daughter lie behind his most powerful role for years? Actor s raw portrayal of dementia-stricken man in The Father sparks questions
Anthony Hopkins plays opposite Olivia Colman in the £18m drama, which critics have likened to a horror film
The 82-year-old actor has often spoken about drawing on his own family history to infuse his best-known roles
But this performance as an embattled father raging against his offspring is, perhaps, his most poignant
Hopkins has been estranged from his own daughter Abigail, a 52-year-old singer, for more than two decades