Digital: Pick of the Day
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.AFTER A starry early career in such films as Another Country and Dance with a Stranger, Rupert Everett went through several lean years. His fortunes took a dramatic turn for the better, however, with My Best Friend's Wedding (8pm Sky Premier, right). Though not the top-billed star - that privilege falls to Julia Roberts - he nicks the film from under her nose with a delicious performance as her gay editor friend. He is asked to pose as her fiance - with the aim of arousing the jealousy of her ex (Dermot Mulroney) and scuppering his forthcoming marriage to a perfect new girlfriend (Cameron Diaz).
There is an elegiac feel to The Dead (6pm FilmFour), the last film from that masterly director, John Huston. In this adaptation of a James Joyce short story, Huston's daughter Anjelica and Donal McCann play a couple stuck in a marriage drained of love.
James Rampton
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments