Smart like a Fox Oct 4, 2009
Fox was famously burned by the British press in 2001, on the release of Intimacy, an odd, joyless film adaptation of several Hanif Kureishi short stories, in which Fox was shown, very briefly, with a penis in her mouth, and her partner - now husband - Alexander Linklater wrote an article about how he felt (concerned but curious). Others wrote about how they felt (generally condemnatory). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Happy 80th birthday, Faber Sep 21, 2009
The anniversary publications also include the Faber Firsts, 10 republished paperbacks of debut novels which are now famous, including Bliss by Peter Carey, A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro, Cover Her Face by P.D. James and The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi. The books have new covers that echo the distinctive eras of Faber design. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Hanif Kureishi: Rebel With a Medal Aug 22, 2009
When the Queen made Hanif Kureishi a Commander of the British Empire in 2008, she gave him a medal embossed with the logo: "For God and Empire." "You can't get better than that," the writer quipped at the time. "The only causes are the lost causes or the nonexistent ones.". (Time.com)
Press reviews Jul 23, 2009
A stage version of The Black Album, Hanif Kureishi's critically acclaimed second novel, has opened at the National Theatre on London's South Bank ... That, alas, is the story of Hanif Kureishi's second brilliant novel ... Hanif Kureishi's story about an Asian student from Kent choosing between Western liberalism and Muslim fundamentalism has only grown more pertinent. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Jul 14, 2009
Hanif Kureishi, author of 1995 novel The Black Album, tells Dominic Cavendish why his book, which has been adapted for the stage, is still relevant today. In a video message to the England team, the comedian warns that his 'entire happiness' rests on how well they play this summer. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Kureishi unveils Black Album play Jul 11, 2009
Author Hanif Kureishi has based it on his critically-acclaimed second novel, The Black Album ... Hanif Kureishi guides us through rehearsals for The Black Album. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Amid Economic Gloom, Movies Shone at Cannes May 26, 2009
"Sometimes good art is hard," said British writer Hanif Kureishi, part of the nine-member jury, although he admitted "Kinatay" was "not something I want to see again.". In a banner year for Asian films, South Korea's Park Chan-wook depicted a priest grappling with a moral dilemma after he is turned into a vampire in the stylish and energetic "Thirst.". (ABC News -- Business)
The White Ribbon takes top prize at Cannes May 26, 2009
Joel Ryan / APAustrian director Michael Haneke, center, poses with the Palme d'Or for his film The White Ribbon with jury members (from left) South Korean director Lee Chang-Dong, French actress and President of the Jury Isabelle Huppert, actress Robin Wright Penn, and British screenwriter Hanif Kureishi at the awards ceremony on Sunday, May 24. . (MSNBC -- News)
'White Ribbon' wins Palme d'Or May 25, 2009
Biggest scorn was reserved for the director prize for Filipino Brillante Mendoza's rape-and-dismemberment drama "Kinatay" (of which even admiring jury member Hanif Kureishi admitted, "I don't ever want to see it again, myself"), followed by jeers for "Thirst" and mainland Chinese director Lou Ye's "Spring Fever," which copped screenplay (generally seen as its weakest element). These awards appeared to have reflected deep divisions within the nine-member jury, which, apart from Huppert, included... (Variety)
LIVE FROM ... BLOG May 21, 2009
French Culture Minister Christine Albanel (L) poses with members of the Cannes copetition jury: British novelist and screenwriter Hanif Kureishi, Indian actress Sharmila Tagore, Taiwanese actress Shu Qi, French actress and president of the jury Isabelle Huppert, South Korean director and screenwriter Lee Chang-Dong, Forrest Gump and Princess Bride actress Robin Wright Penn, Turkish filmmaker Nuri Bilge Ceylan, We Own the Night director James Gray and Italian actress/director Asia Argento.... (USA Today -- Life)
Red carpet unfurled as Cannes festival opens May 21, 2009
Fellow juror Hanif Kureishi, the British screenwriter of My Beautiful Laundrette and The Mother, was more concerned with another omission. Im not aware weve ever had a black or Asian president of the jury, he said. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Look Up, then look way, way down May 14, 2009
The best line of the press conference, however, had to go to Hanif Kureishi, the British novelist and screenwriter, who said that, like most artists, I think awards are a terrible idea, except when you win one. Attendance figures for industry members are down this year at Cannes, so the economic anxiety that gripped this year's earlier film festivals, such as Berlin, may also afflict the giant marketplace here. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
* The French connection May 13, 2009
Huppert has been pointedly reserved about how she will judge this years illustrious offerings X which are dominated by a group of big names including Pedro Almodovar, Lars von Trier, Quentin Tarantino and Ken Loach X or how she intends to run a jury including British novelist and screenwriter Hanif Kureishi and award-winning Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan. When she steps out to give an opening speech today, expectations will be high X in France, Huppert is known as the anti-star, a... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Art house stars shine at this year's Cannes fest Apr 28, 2009
The eight-person jury, led by French actress Isabelle Huppert and including director James Gray, screenwriter Hanif Kureishi and actor Robin Penn Wright, will pick the winners of the Palme d'Or and other prizes from 20 competing films. Related Articles. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Most religious leaders are fools' Mar 29, 2009
The author and playwright Hanif Kureishi was born in London in 1954 ... Hanif Kureishi's favourite religious song is the Rolling Stones's "Sympathy for the Devil". (BBC News)
