Dame Judi Dench opened up about the difficulties her deteriorating eyesight has caused — as well as a few cheeky positives — during a recent interview on the Fearless podcast. The 90-year-old actress has been battling advanced macular degeneration (AMD), a condition that does not cause blindness, though it does …
Read More »Judi Dench Says Learning Lines Has Become 'Impossible' Amid Eyesight Loss
At the age of 88, Judi Dench is still working regularly and even has a new movie, Allelujah, arriving in theaters next month. But the storied actress has had to find new ways to practice her craft, especially as her degenerative eye condition has made it “impossible” to learn her …
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Dame Judi Dench has called on Netflix to add a disclaimer to The Crown to note that the royal family series is a “fictionalized drama” that otherwise presents “an inaccurate and hurtful account of history.” After praising the series as the “brilliant but fictionalized account of events that it is,” …
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Sir Kenneth Branagh has spent a major part of his career interpreting the works of William Shakespeare. His 1989 breakthrough in film featured Branagh as the star and director of Henry V (he won Oscar nominations for both jobs). So it only seems fair that Branagh should be the one …
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