Tag Archives: Lynn Barber

Out on DVD | An Education – Carey Mulligan’s Jenny learns lessons in life & love

Posted on 8 March 2010 by Jason Best

Rising star Carey Mulligan won a well-deserved Bafta and an Oscar nomination for her pitch-perfect performance as the teenage protagonist of sharp, smart, witty coming-of-age drama An Education. Scripted by Nick Hornby from the memoir by journalist Lynn Barber, the … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | An Education

Posted on 30 October 2009 by Jason Best

Journalist Lynn Barber, known as Demon Barber for her razor-witted interviews, caused quite a stir when the memoir of her teenage years in early-60s London appeared in Granta magazine in 2003 and revealed her seduction as a 16 year old … Continue reading →

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BFI 53rd London Film Festival – Opening night… and the pick of the rest

Posted on 14 October 2009 by Jason Best

The Times BFI London Film Festival opens tonight with the world premiere of Fantastic Mr Fox, Wes Anderson’s screen version of Roald Dahl’s much-loved children’s story. Hollywood royalty will be turning out in force at the gala screening in Leicester … Continue reading →

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