Darren Richman

London

Write? Err. Blog? Grr. Jew? Ish. Made a film for @HistoryUK. Represented by @literarywhore. Co-writer of Re-run the Fun: My Life as Pat Sharp for @LittleBrownUK

Articles

The book that nearly didn’t get written

1 week ago | jewishnews.co.uk | Darren Richman

Children of Radium is not the book Joe Dunthorne expected to write. The Welsh author has had a varied literary career that began with Submarine, a coming-of-age novel that was adapted into a beloved feature film by Richard Ayoade. Since then, he has written a novel set in a rural commune, another about marriage and friendship set against the backdrop of the 2011 London riots, as well as a collection of poetry. Now he has turned to non-fiction and produced a Holocaust memoir like no other.
OPINION: Laughter may not be the best medicine, but it’s right behind chicken soup

3 weeks ago | jewishnews.co.uk | Darren Richman

My grandfather had a habit that never failed to make us laugh. In his third and final act, Zigi Shipper became a public figure as a result of his commitment to sharing his experience of the Holocaust years with younger generations. He was a beloved figure with a lust for life and became renowned for speaking about his time in Auschwitz without a trace of bitterness.
Phil Rosenthal is coming to a theatre near you!

1 month ago | jewishnews.co.uk | Darren Richman

Phil Rosenthal is exactly the person you think he is. Speaking from his home in Los Angeles between sips of his morning coffee, the presenter of Somebody Feed Phil patiently explains that he can hear me but he can’t see me. Cleary I’m less tech savvy than Rosenthal’s octogenarian parents in the early seasons of his Netflix travel show and I cannot help bemoaning my luck at having these issues when speaking to perhaps the world’s most famous Zoom user.
How the January transfer market affected betting odds for Premier League, European trophies

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Darren Richman

The transfer window has slammed shut once more and the January business could determine just how well the rest of the season goes for the Premier League's big hitters. It is not always the easiest time to bring in players of quality but sometimes, as with Manchester United's loan signing of Sweden great Henrik Larsson in 2007, it can make all the difference.
Born this day, 100 years ago: a tribute to the comedic genius of Jack Lemmon

2 months ago | jewishnews.co.uk | Darren Richman |Michelle Rosenberg

There have been greater actors. Performers with more range, intensity or commitment to the craft. He was no Day-Lewis, De Niro or Brando, since method acting would have been anathema to a man with his particular set of skills. In his own words, he was a “ham” and yet Jack Lemmon, who was born 100 years ago this week, combined warmth and sadness in a way that has never been bettered in the annals of cinema.
Arsenal vs Manchester City odds

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Darren Richman

This one is perfectly poised. Both Arsenal and Manchester City got the job done in the Champions League in midweek with Arsenal securing automatic progress while City scraped their way through to the play-off places. Off the back of those wins, the teams who battled for the title over the last two seasons (before Liverpool's ascendancy) will go head-to-head.
Odds, prediction, how to watch as City fight for Champions League lives

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Darren Richman

How has it come to this for Manchester City? After blowing a two-goal lead against PSG in Europe last time out, Pep Guardiola's side have to win on Wednesday to stand any chance of qualifying for the next phase of the Champions League. It seems scarcely believable that the side who have won the last four domestic titles currently sit fourth in the league with their European campaign dangling by a thread. Every time a result seems to have kickstarted their season, City sink to a new low.
Double Indemnity and the banality of evil

2 months ago | lwlies.com | Darren Richman

About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement.” Our reviews feature a unique tripartite ranking system that captures the different aspects of the movie-going experience. We believe in Truth & Movies.
Storylines, odds, prediction with both in need of points

Jan 22, 2025 | nytimes.com | Darren Richman

The battle of the nouveau riche could just as easily be referred to as the Oil Firm. Both Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, champions domestically last season, might have expected to breeze through qualification in the new Champions League league phase and yet it has been anything but plain sailing. PSG have just seven points from their first six games in this competition while their opponents have eight.
Storylines, odds, prediction for meeting of two in-form sides in Champions League

Jan 21, 2025 | nytimes.com | Darren Richman

For the first time since Arne Slot's arrival, Liverpool have looked fallible in recent weeks. They drew with a struggling Manchester United side at Anfield and stumbled against Spurs in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final. Slot's team drew at Nottingham Forest and, on the weekend, 90 goalless minutes had passed at Brentford with a feeling that the imperious phase was finally at an end.