PAUL DONOVAN applauds an intriguing multi-layered depiction, dominated by a stunning impersonation of Marilyn herself
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ANGUS REID harks back to the times, not that distant, when debates were fearsome confrontations about contemporary, pressing issues
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LEO BOIX applauds an audacious, self-questioning film about grief, friendship and film-making
MARY CONWAY admires a brave and topical study of Armageddon that is, unfortunately, unable to come to a conclusion
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The Bard hands out medals for his Edinburgh campaign and urges us to support The Men They Couldn’t Hang
THE Edinburgh International Book Festival is a “prestige” event. The atmosphere is relaxed, the tickets are expensive and heaven help those who don’t have a VIP pass.
A group of literary agents gave a talk, justifying their indispensable role in getting published (they need to establish your brand, apparently) and when they took a poll two thirds of the audience were looking for an agent.
But there was no way you could get into that tent, and the friendliness was a charade.
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