Alison Jane Reid

Sean Connery and Tippi Hedren in Hitchcock's Marnie Out of all Hitchcock's films, it is Marnie I cannot forget, although Vertigo comes close. It's thrillingly relentless, filled with cinematic beauty, a fizzing script shot through with black comedy and utterly absorbing until the very

Happy Birthday Cary Grant. Arts and film journalist Alison Jane Reid pays tribute to Hollywood's greatest leading man who exuded a brilliant duality in life and on screen.

Actor Marcelle LeBlanc talks to arts journalist Alison Jane Reid about working with two John-Boys, Logan Shroyer and Richard Thomas in The Walton's Homecoming. How hard can it be to say goodbye asked Winnie the Pooh?

Teenage film icon Marcelle LeBlanc talks about playing Mary Ellen as a homage to the spirit of aviator Amelia Earhart and how acting transformed her life at school when she stopped trying to fit in and just be herself.

Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in His Girl Friday Love The Luminaries Magazine for its independent journalism and storytelling on cultural icons and features and reviews on film, drama, music, books, fashion and real food? Then we have a fantastic competition for loyal readers and supporters to enter this month.

Diane Keaton and Woody Allen in the Comedy Romance Masterpiece Annie HallHappy Birthday to Diane Keaton, film icon, Oscar-winner, director and style wonder-woman who is a genius at portraying the self-deprecating, whirl-wind, messy kind of heroine, who really does live in turtlenecks in summer. If you need a refresher course,

Award-winning composer Sarah Angliss talks to the Luminaries editor, journalist Alison Jane Reid about her multi-layered music for Romola Garai's horror film Amulet.