Peter
Gruner looks at how a wave of immigrants coped against the
prejudice that is still so prevalent today
THE Conservative Party said very similar
things about mass immigration more than 100 years ago, according
to a fascinating historical book, just re-issued.
In those days it was Jews and foreign anarchists who it
was claimed were swamping the East End with their different
culture and language which local inhabitants found threatening.
Ocean’s
Eleven – Steven Soderbergh’s 2001 remake of the
1960 Rat Pack heist movie that starred Frank Sinatra and
pals – boasted slick direction, an all-star, to-die-for
cast that included George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt
and Julia Roberts, and a flashy robbery set in glitzy Las
Vegas. It was tons of fun, perfect popcorn entertainment
that the stars happily promoted, clearly having had as much
fun off screen together as they seemed to be having in front
of the camera.
Peter
Gruner looks at how a wave of immigrants coped against the
prejudice that is still so prevalent today
Ocean’s
Eleven – Steven Soderbergh’s 2001 remake of the
1960 Rat Pack heist movie that starred Frank Sinatra and
pals – boasted slick direction, an all-star, to-die-for
cast that included George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt
and Julia Roberts, and a flashy robbery set in glitzy Las
Vegas. It was tons of fun, perfect popcorn entertainment
that the stars happily promoted, clearly having had as much
fun off screen together as they seemed to be having in front
of the camera.