'Love Actually' Director Regrets Weight Jokes, Lack of Diversity in Films: 'I Was Just Stupid and Wrong'

Love Actually writer-directorRichard Curtis, whose past films have been increasingly criticized, said he regrets his negative commentary about women’s bodies and lack of diversity in his work. Duringan appearance at The TimesandSunday TimesCheltenham Literature Festival,perToday, he sat down with his daughter Scarlett Curtis, who is an activist and writer, for …

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Carla Bley, Free Jazz Pioneer, Dead at 87

The world of jazz is mourning the death of Carla Bley. On Tuesday, Bley’s longtime partner and musical collaborator Steve Swallow announced that the jazz musician died at the age of 87 due to complications with brain cancer. Bley was diagnosed with brain cancer back in 2018. “Sometimes I don’t …

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