Les Misérables with 'contemporary relevance' to air on BBC
Victor Hugo’s historical novel brought up to date in Andrew Davies adaptationWith social unrest brewing in France and Emmanuel Macron accused by protesters of being the “president of the rich”, the BBC...
View ArticleDavid Oyelowo: ‘We had an illegal amount of fun doing Spooks. We all stay in...
The star of the BBC’s new Les Misérables adaptation on colour-blind casting, his love for his breakthrough show, and how playdates with Angelina Jolie’s children influenced his new filmDavid Oyelowo,...
View ArticleLes Misérables episode three recap – the net tightens, the plot thickens
There’s heartbreak and no little horror as David Oyelowo’s relentless copper Javert steps up the hunt for ValjeanSpoiler alert: this recap is for people watching Les Misérables on the BBC. Please do...
View ArticleThe Guardian view on colour-conscious casting: mixing it up can be a good...
It is welcome that television and film are catching up with theatre by taking a less literal approach to drama“Images are political,” said the actor David Oyelowo, explaining why he avoids roles that...
View ArticleIs the Favourite historically accurate?
The once stuffy genre has been given a reboot, with emotional truth as important as historical fidelityModern Toss on period dramas As Oscar season hots up, the frontrunner in several categories is The...
View ArticleThe Tiger Who Came to Tea coming to TV this Christmas
David Oyelowo to star in animated version of Judith Kerr children’s classicThe Tiger Who Came to Tea, the classic children’s book by Judith Kerr which has enchanted generations of readers, will come to...
View ArticleDon't Let Go review – tricksy time-warp murder mystery
In this very silly drama, David Oyelowo plays a cop investigating a horrific crime with the help of a phone call from the pastThe immense silliness of this high-concept, time-shift cop thriller about a...
View ArticleThe Tiger Who Came to Tea review – a charming, faithful adaptation
Snowman and Snowdog producers have made Christmas treat from Judith Kerr’s children’s classic“Talk the tiger,” Judith Kerr’s two-year-old daughter Tacy used to instruct her at bedtime. She was...
View ArticleThe most exciting movies of 2020 – family films
Mulan fights her way out of controversy, Pixar jams with a jazz Coco and Keanu Reeves stars opposite SpongeBob Squarepants in next year’s most promising kids’ flicksMore of the most anticipated films...
View ArticleThe Water Man review – David Oyelowo's charming directorial debut
The star’s first foray into film-making is a sweet, if flawed, attempt to recapture the spirit of 80s kids adventures buoyed by a charismatic turn from Lonnie ChavisWhen an experienced actor steps...
View ArticleA black Alice in Wonderland? That's a real fairytale ending
Rightwing ‘review-bombers’ couldn’t be more wrong: the casting of David Oyelowo in a kind of prequel to the Peter Pan and Alice stories is inspiredThere’s a long history of rightwing antipathy towards...
View ArticleThe Midnight Sky review – beardy George Clooney marooned in bland cosmic yarn...
Clooney desperately tries to warn a returning spaceship of earthly apocalypse in this languid space caper Encountering an acquaintance in London’s Piccadilly in the mid-1970s, Alec Guinness is said to...
View ArticleDavid Oyelowo: 'Nowhere on Earth has been better at covering up racism than...
The actor is tired of talking about race, but the trolling of his latest film shows why he still has to. He talks religion, the secret of his happy marriage – and why he worried he had failed the...
View ArticleCome Away review – an indigestible lump of kid-lit stodge
Combining elements of classic children’s books and starry cameos, this leaden family fantasy is flatter than an empty sweet wrapperThe second word in the title should perhaps be replaced with “off it”....
View ArticleSunday with David Oyelowo: ‘I unwind by watching MMA fights'
The actor on discovering hiking, choosing dessert and attending church onlineWhat gets you up? Three rabidly hungry dogs demanding to be fed – it’s the same every morning here in Los Angeles. Normally...
View Article'My father thought actors were one step above cat burglars!': Alfred Molina...
The actors talk about applause, auditions, how they fell in love with the theatre – and the extraordinary high of delivering the perfect lineDavid Oyelowo and Alfred Molina have been friends since they...
View ArticleThe week in TV: The Amazing Mr Blunden; The Girl Before; The Wonder Years;...
Mark Gatiss updates another 70s time-travelling classic; murder mystery meets 50 Shades meets Grand Designs; and The Wonder Years gets a bold rebootThe Amazing Mr Blunden | Sky MaxThe Girl Before (BBC...
View Article‘It’s almost like a soap’: Saoirse Ronan and David Oyelowo on how the...
See How They Run, Tom George’s tongue-in-cheek murder mystery, is riding high on the genre’s new wave. Its director and stars discuss the rich history of the format – and why it always returns in...
View ArticleSee How They Run review – Agatha Christie spoof scampers through 50s theatreland
This likable whodunnit comedy sees Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan on the trail of high-camp crime in the original production of The MousetrapBeing threatened, as we are, with an endless string of ropey...
View ArticleSee How They Run review – a starry, theatrical Agatha Christie romp
Christie’s The Mousetrap inspires Tom George’s fun whodunnit meta-spoof, with Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan making a fine comic double act The witty, pre-pandemic Daniel Craig vehicle Knives Out...
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