The garden that film-maker Derek Jarman created

On New Year’s Day, 1989, film-maker Derek Jarman wrote in his diary, ‘Prospect Cottage, its timbers black with pitch, stands on the shingle at Dungeness. There are no walls or fences. My garden’s boundaries are the horizon.’ Could there be any less promising place to make a garden, let alone a garden now as famous … Read more

A grandson’s tribute: Filmmaker chronicles how his German Jewish grandfather escaped the Nazis

Growing up, the story of the starfish stuck with filmmaker Tyler Gildin. The parable – a boy saves a starfish stranded on the beach by throwing it back into the water – was told often at his summer camp. Years later, Gildin was astonished when he discovered his grandfather, Herb, recounting the tale at a … Read more

Film-maker Michael Moore’s latest exposé raises host of troubling questions about the eco bandwagon

Don’t be fooled by the mild-mannered delivery and shambling, cuddly teddy-bear appearance of the Oscar-winning documentary maker Michael Moore.  Whether he’s skewering George W. Bush’s ‘war on terror’, the cynicism of America’s gun lobby or railing against the evils of capitalism in general, he’s a Left-wing rabblerouser who knows better than anyone in the film … Read more

Aaron Taylor-Johnson and his filmmaker wife Sam Taylor-Johnson step out to run errands

Aaron Taylor-Johnson flashes his bulging biceps as he and his director wife Sam Taylor-Johnson run errands amid social distancing measures By Brian Marks For Dailymail.com Published: 07:15 BST, 5 April 2020 | Updated: 07:15 BST, 5 April 2020 Aaron Taylor-Johnson and his wife Sam Taylor-Johnson made a rare public appearance on Saturday. The 29-year-old actor … Read more

Filmmaker Derek Jarman’s blue shed is saved for the nation by successful £3.5m appeal

Filmmaker Derek Jarman’s blue shed is saved for the nation by successful £3.5m appeal after Oscar winner Sandy Powell auctioned off suit signed by A-listers including Al Pacino, Scarlett Johansson and Leo DiCaprio Jarman’s remote cottage in Kent saved for the nation after fundraising drive 7,300 people pledged £3.5m to keep blue house from being … Read more