The ObserverDan StevensInterviewDan Stevens: ‘People thought I was crazy’Michael SegalovThis was the response when the actor famously left Downton Abbey at its height, fearful of being typecast as a floppy-haired aristo. Now based in LA, he’s starring in everything from comedy and horror to a new series about Watergate
Dan Stevens knew little about Watergate before being cast in Gaslit, a new prestige drama about the 1970s American scandal that toppled a president and shook America. Read More...
Film blogMoviesDazed and Confused: can you match the quote with the character?Quiz: To mark the 20th anniversary of Richard Linklater's coming of age classic, test how well you remember it. Which character said each of these lines?ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaJ6ZobpwssilpJukn5x8ssHIs2ZraGFofLSxz2hpb2eUlsemsIycpp%2Bto5qxbr3UorFmqaWkwaZ5wqGYq5mTqbKz
From the Guardian archiveCharles de GaulleDe Gaulle assassination plot leader executed at dawn – archive, 196312 March 1963: Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry attempted to assassinate General De Gaulle following the president’s decision to accept Algerian independence from France
Paris, March 10
Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry, the leader of the conspiracy against President de Gaulle on August 22, was executed by a firing squad at 6 42 this morning at Fort d’Ivry, where military executions usually take place. Read More...