The man behind the mystery? … James Gilligan outside the Medfield state hospital Warning: beyond this point, spoilers reign Shutter Island Production year: 2009 Country: USA Cert (UK): 15 Runtime: 138 mins Directors: Martin Scorsese Cast: Ben Kingsley, Elias Koteas, Emily Mortimer, Jackie Earle Haley, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Max von Sydow, Michelle Williams, Sir Ben [...]

Philip McTaggart at a shrine to his son. Photograph: Guardian The Listening Post (World Service) describes itself as inviting “close, unhurried listening to the stories of individuals”. You might think that lots of radio does this, but it’s only when you hear the intense, bespoke production – by Alan Hall at Falling Tree – that [...]

Condoleezza Rice plays piano and Aretha Franklin sings at the Mann Centre in Philadelphia last night as they raised money for urban children. Photograph: Bill Mccay/Bill McCay/WireImage.com It was an unlikely pairing. Stage left, Condoleezza Rice, the former Republican darling, a classically trained pianist and academic perhaps better known as George Bush’s enforcer. Stage right, [...]