A predatory monster from the depths … Andrea Riseborough in Possessor. Photograph: Signature EntertainmentThe British actor is up for best actress at the Oscars this Sunday for her role in To Leslie. But how does that compare with her other key turns?
by Peter Bradshaw10. Mindhorn (2016)There’s a fascination in seeing an actor of Andrea Riseborough’s class cast as the straight woman in a wacky comedy but she deadpans it out with style.
Anita Pallenberg in 1967. ‘She, Mick, Keith and Brian were the Rolling Stones. Her influence has been profound. She keeps things crazy,’ Jo Bergman, the band’s personal assistant, said in a 2008 interview. Photograph: AlamyActor and model who played a vital role in the famously debauched court of the Rolling Stones during the 60s and 70sby Adam SweetingAnita Pallenberg, who has died aged 73, will always be remembered for her close liaison with the Rolling Stones, and particularly for her long-term relationship with Keith Richards.
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Silvio Berlusconi This article is more than 11 years oldBerlusconi trial: 'Ruby' fails to appear in court, causes nationwide huntThis article is more than 11 years oldJudges order police to look for Karima el-Mahroug, accusing former prime minister of dragging out 'Bunga Bunga' trialJudges in Milan ordered a nationwide hunt for the woman at the centre of Silvio Berlusconi's trial on charges of paying for underage sex after she failed to appear in court on Monday to testify.
CadburyJames Robinson's family lived and worked in the shadow of the Cadbury factory. This week he went back to Bournville, and asked what Kraft's takeover will mean for this quiet corner of middle EnglandIt's easy to feel nostalgic about places that evoke happy childhood memories, but with its pristine village green, cricket pavilion and neat row of shops, the leafy Birmingham suburb of Bournville looks idyllic, even on a rainy January day.
The ObserverMichael Winner This article is more than 12 years oldGot to get this off my chestThis article is more than 12 years oldVictoria CorenMy Twitter exchange with Michael Winner has left a truly nasty tasteMichael Winner spent most of last week thinking about my breasts. If I were posting this on Twitter, I would add the hashtag #SentencesINeverExpectedToWrite.
Last Sunday, the Observer ran a feature about five years of Twitter, in which I had a quote about how much I love its community spirit.
Photography This article is more than 1 year oldSpanish photographer Ouka Leele, star of the Movida Madrileña, dies aged 64This article is more than 1 year oldArtist and poet played leading role in cultural explosion that followed end of Franco dictatorship
The Spanish photographer, artist and poet Ouka Leele, one of the greatest and brightest talents of the Movida Madrileña cultural explosion that followed the end of the Francisco Franco dictatorship, has died at the age of 64.