Film
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Style Icons: Lauren Bacall, The Film Noir Tom Boy in the Eternal Masculine Meets Feminine Trouser Suit
Lauren Bacall is the eternal style icon who created 'the look' of 1944 after her film debut in To Have and Have Not with Humphrey Bogart. Eighty years later, her impact on the professional woman's wardrobe is stunning writes film and fashion journalist, Alison Jane Reid.
Competition! Win La Dolce Vita and Four Other Criterion Collection Classic Films and Support The Luminaries Magazine
Classic Film Competition time! Win a stunning collection of Criterion Classic films from La Dolce Vita to Summertime and All About Eve, by sharing and supporting Luminary Journalism.
The Magic Review: The Genius of DH Lawrence's Lady Chatterley, Harry and Meghan, Lady Hale's Grand Day Out, The Spider Brooch and The English
The Luminaries Christmas Review is out for a long-form review of Lady Chatterley's social and sexual revolution; the first look at Harry and Meghan's brave, intelligent >adh
documentary on what really happened; The English and Lady Hale roams Lakes and Dales enticingly!
Steve McQueen, The King of Cool, His Films & The Malibu Hideaway Beside the Sea
A snapshot of Steve McQueen, the king of cool and his best films, and an intimate glimpse inside his Malibu hideaway which he shared with Ali MacGraw, which is up for sale after it was sold in 2020 by his son Chad McQueen.
The Magic Review: The Crown Series 5, Enola Holmes, My Policeman, and Radio Memories of Horror, Honour, and Bravery from World War Two
The Luminaries Magic Film, Drama and Radio Review. This week, editor Alison Jane Reid reviews The Crown Series 5, Enola Holmes 2, My Policeman, and film and radio highlights not to be missed.
Happy Birthday Winona Ryder, Star of Stranger Things, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Little Women, and The Age of Innocence
Happy Birthday to Winona Ryder, the film icon with a magnetic intensity on screen, celebrated for her roles in Stranger Things, Edward Scissorhands, Bram Stoker's Dracula, and Little Women.
The Blonde Review
Blonde is a violent, miserable ordeal of a film that trashes Marilyn Monroe's classic film legacy to focus on the tragic side of her life writes arts journalist Alison Jane Reid. Someone, please come up with a better script!
