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Mother-Daughter Drama in the Alps

Mother-Daughter Drama in the Alps

In her second novel following Super Bloom, Megan Tady whisks readers away to the picturesque village of Zermatt, Switzerland, where an unexpected avalanche becomes the catalyst for healing a fractured mother-daughter relationship. Bluebird Day by Megan Tady follows Claudine Potts, a former Olympic skiing champion turned virtual cycling instructor, and her estranged daughter Wylie, an aspiring artist trapped in the world of competitive fitness. Setting the Scene: A Perfect Storm The novel opens with both women at crossroads in their lives. Claudine, despite her successful career pivot to CycleTron instruction, yearns to reconnect with her daughter. Meanwhile, Wylie struggles under the weight of her controlling boyfriend Dan’s expectations while pursuing a career in art that she hopes will finally earn her mother’s approval. When Dan’s injury prevents him from competing in an upcoming fitness competition in Berlin, Wylie makes the bold decision to ask her mother to be her partner. What follows is an unexpected detour to Switzerland that becomes much more than either woman bargained for when an avalanche traps them in Zermatt. Strengths: …

Wolf Hall: BBC viewers praise ‘superb’ season finale of the ‘masterpiece’ historical drama

Wolf Hall: BBC viewers praise ‘superb’ season finale of the ‘masterpiece’ historical drama

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Fans have praised the finale episode of Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light after the series drew to a dramatic close on Sunday night (15 December). The historical drama, based on Hilary Mantel’s novel of the same name, follows King Henry VIII’s advisor Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) as he climbs towards power and health. In it, the monarch (Damian Lewis) marries Jane Seymour following the beheading of his second wife Anne Boleyn. Wolf Hall returned to screens with its latest instalment, which The Independent’s Nick Hilton dubbed “riveting”, “mature” and “dynamic”, last month. *Warning — Spoilers ahead for the Wolf Hall season finale* Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light tracks the final four years of Cromwell’s life, who became the second most powerful man in the kingdom as Henry VIII’s advisor. Cromwell won favour with the monarch after facilitating the execution of his second …

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light review – The BBC’s Tudor drama beheads expectations

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light review – The BBC’s Tudor drama beheads expectations

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The course of English history is often mapped out against its Kings and Queens. The Normans, bringing European modernity to a savage isle; the Plantagenets, turning the nation into an international superpower; the Victorians, industrialising our country into a formidable, globe-spanning empire. It is an easy taxonomy, but one that elides the fact that eras are shaped as much by the power behind the throne as by the royals themselves. That’s where Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, the second and final chapter in the BBC’s adaptation of the late Hilary Mantel’s historical novels, comes in. Anne Boleyn is dead. After an affair – then marriage – that changed the country, Henry VIII (Damian Lewis) is now wed to Jane Seymour (Kate Phillips) and feverishly anticipating the birth of a male heir. Slinking about behind the king, working as …

Jharrel Jerome, Jennifer Lopez in Sports Drama

Jharrel Jerome, Jennifer Lopez in Sports Drama

Inspirational sports dramas usually share key elements — struggle, setbacks, perseverance and hard-fought triumph. Even more effective if the movie centers on a disadvantaged protagonist, either economically or physically, to inject that underdog spirit. Debuting director William Goldenberg has all of that in Unstoppable, the incredible true story of wrestler Anthony Robles, who was born with only one leg but never let that stop him from going after his dream. The special sauce here, however, is the bond of love and support through tough times between Anthony and his mother Judy, stirringly portrayed by Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez. Goldenberg is an Oscar-winning editor whose collaborations with lead producer Ben Affleck stretch from Gone Baby Gone through last year’s Air. The latter is an entertaining account of a pivotal moment in the evolution of Nike and there’s a pleasing continuum in the fact that Robles was the first sportsperson signed as a Nike Athlete after he had retired from competitive participation in his field. This moving portrait of him will open in select U.S. and …

One Tree Hill returns! Beloved 2000s teen drama lands sequel series at Netflix with original cast

One Tree Hill returns! Beloved 2000s teen drama lands sequel series at Netflix with original cast

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free A One Tree Hill sequel series is reportedly in development at Netflix with several of its original cast members set to return. Sophia Bush, who starred as Brooke Davis, Danneel Ackles, who played Rachel Gatina, and Hilarie Burton, who portrayed Peyton Sawyer, are said to have signed on as executive producers. Bush and Burton are expected to reprise their roles in the reboot, according to Variety, while Ackles is also in talks to return. The Independent has contacted Netflix for further comment. It is not yet known if Bethany Joy Lenz, Chad Michael Murray or James Lafferty will also return. Lenz played Haley Scott, who ended up marrying Lafferty’s Nathan Scott, the half-brother of Murray’s Lucas Scott. One Tree Hill was a popular coming-of-age drama that ran for nine seasons from 2003 to 2012. Its first three seasons debuted on …

Succession Fans Will Love Netflix’s New Drama A Man In Full

Succession Fans Will Love Netflix’s New Drama A Man In Full

If you’re missing the fasted-paced, back-stabbing nastiness that was Succession, a new political satire has just arrived on Netflix that might just fill that void. A Man In Full, starring Jeff Daniels, landed on Netflix last week, and has quickly climbed to the top two spot on the streamer’s most watched TV rankings (just behind Baby Reindeer, which is still at number one). The six-part limited series sees the US actor take on the role of a real estate tycoon called Charlie Croker whose empire is on the verge of collapse. Based on Tom Wolfe’s novel of the same name, Charlie – a Donald Trump-type figure – must defend what he’s built from those who want to capitalise on his fall. Jeff Daniels as Charlie Croker in A Man In Full The adaption was brought to life by David E. Kelley, the writer and creator behind Big Little Lies and Anatomy Of A Scandal, and also stars Diane Lane, Tom Pelphrey, Aml Ameen, William Jackson Harper and more. Fans of the multi Golden Globe-winning Succession …

Keith McNally calls out Jessica Seinfeld after Lauren Sanchez drama

Keith McNally calls out Jessica Seinfeld after Lauren Sanchez drama

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Keith McNally slammed Jessica Seinfeld after he backtracked on his Lauren Sánchez “revolting” comments on Instagram. After the 72-year-old restaurateur snarkily made amends with billionaire Jeff Bezos and his wife Sánchez, posting a photo of the “helicopter-flying beauty” and her fiancé on Instagram and blaming the cruel comments on being “stone cold sober,” McNally made another famous woman the object of his ire. “Joking aside, just because Sanchez may have spent a fortune on plastic surgery doesn’t make her ‘revolting,’” he wrote in a post on his Instagram Story. “In fact most of the revolting people I know haven’t spent a penny on plastic surgery.” He continued to claim that “90% of the 3,000 comments” left on his post about the former reporter and the billionaire were generally “light and funny,” however, Ms Seinfeld allegedly took the medal for the “unfunniest” …

Here for the Drama: Still Watching’s Favorite Bravo Moments

Here for the Drama: Still Watching’s Favorite Bravo Moments

As a wise woman once said, don’t be tardy for the party. On April 15, Bravo opened the vault, so to speak, and has made many long-gone reality series like The Rachel Zoe Project and NYC Prep available to stream on Peacock. On a special episode of Still Watching, hosts Hillary Busis, Richard Lawson, and Chris Murphy dive back into the depths of Bravo and share their favorite vintage Bravo moments as they consider the past, present, and future of the reality TV juggernaut. Lawson opted for a classic moment from Top Chef—season one, episode seven, to be specific—when chef Dave Martin turned to fellow contestant Tiffani Faison following the franchise’s first installment of Restaurant Wars to deliver the immortal line, “I’m not your bitch, bitch.” Noting Top Chef’s almost two decades on air, Lawson remarked at how much and how has little has changed on the network. “It’s funny to look back,” he said. “Top Chef, which is now so distinct from the Housewives, back in the day did have these pretty ugly moments …

Baby Reindeer and how a compelling TV drama reflects the stalkers in us all | Life and style

Baby Reindeer and how a compelling TV drama reflects the stalkers in us all | Life and style

If you haven’t yet watched Baby Reindeer, a story that begins with its star Richard Gadd’s experience with a stalker, you probably have a good reason. It will not be because, for instance, nobody has recommended it, told you how extraordinary it is, or powerful, or unique, and it won’t be because you haven’t heard of it – its success has been startling (as I type it’s at the top of Netflix’s UK and US charts weeks after its release) and its themes have made headlines. It could be, as is the case with a friend of mine, that its subject matter hits too close to home, and however unsettling it is for me to watch, for them the prospect feels like it might pull a thread and unravel everything, not least the damage caused by police failures, but we’ll come to that. Despite Gadd’s nuanced portrayal of the woman who stalked him, and his beautifully strange story of love and trauma, some fans of the show quickly created a horrible sort of sequel when …

Everything you need to know about Candice Carty-Williams’s new TV drama Queenie on Hulu

Everything you need to know about Candice Carty-Williams’s new TV drama Queenie on Hulu

The trailer of the highly anticipated TV drama Queenie is out now, leaving fans buzzing.  Author Candice Carty-Williams published the novel in 2019, where it won British Book Awards ‘Book of the Year’. It’s a coming-of-age story centering around a British-Jamaican girl, Queenie Jenkins, 25, who’s life in South London isn’t exactly going the way she’d planned – in work or love.  The trailer promises heartache and laughter, moments of highs and lows as Queenie navigates culture, race, journalism and finding her place in the world.   “I’m loud, brash and confrontational,” Queenie says in the trailer. “I can’t not be a strong, Black woman. That’s the problem for girls like me… I’m going to change the world.”  Who’s playing Queenie?  The lead role is taken by Dionne Brown, who also stars in Criminal Record and The Walk In.  © Channel 4Quennie is coming next month on Channel 4 Where and when can I watch it?  The show will premiere on Hulu in the US and Channel 4 in the UK on 7 June.  © …