3 h. ago ‘I want to talk about it honestly’: trauma of Weinstein’s unknown British victims is revealed

Actor Lisa Rose’s one-woman show highlights suffering of aspiring actors and office juniors who fell prey to mogul’s abuseHarvey Weinstein’s key accusers were famous – from Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow to Lupita Nyong’o and Ashley Judd. These Hollywood film stars spoke out against the ex-studio boss’s abusive behaviour in 2017, fuelling the international #MeToo movement.But Weinstein’s crimes and bullying practices had a direct and lasting impact on many more, including unknown names who worked with him in London. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Princess of Wales channels Peaky Blinders style as she dons a flat cap from royal

Kensington Palace has released a short film focusing on the importance of spending time in nature for bettering health and wellbeing, in which Kate Middleton embodies the timeless Peaky Blinders aesthetic in a £70 flat cap

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9 d. ago Melbourne cinema says threats caused it to cancel fundraising screening of Oscar

Exclusive: Jewish Council of Australia’s Sophia Kagan says she was told there were protests planned against the screening of No Other Land in ElsternwickElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA fundraising screening of the Oscar-winning documentary film on the Israeli displacement of the Palestinian community, No Other Land, has been cancelled by a Melbourne cinema after organisers the Jewish Council of Australia said the cinema received threats.JCA had arranged with Classic Cinema in Elsternwick to host the screening of the Palestinian-Israeli Academy Award-winning film on 1 May, which was to be followed by a discussion between a Palestinian and an Israeli speaker, with one of the film-makers recording a dedicated message for the event.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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1 week ago Cannes Film Festival sets lineup with Ari Aster, Richard Linklater and Wes Anderson

New films from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, and Richard Linklater will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival

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1 week ago Troubled Justin Bieber snaps at photographer amid concerns for welfare and 'marital woes'

Troubled Justin Bieber was filmed snapping at 'money grabbing' photographers during a tense encounter in Palm Springs on Wednesday.

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2 w. ago Black Mirror star Will Poulter admits to 'issue' with comedian pal that delayed filming

Black Mirror actor Will Poulter said the two have a close friendship but when they were reunited for a new instalment they had an issue that delayed filming the iconic series

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2 w. ago Aidan Turner says Rivals cast ‘became pals’ and filming was ‘so much craic’

The Poldark actor plays Declan O’Hara in the Disney+ adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s book.

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3 w. ago Academy apologises for failure to back Palestinian Oscar winner over attack

Letter signed by 700 members offers support to Hamdan Ballal after initial statement had failed to name directorThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has apologised after criticism for its failure to support the detained Palestinian Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal.Almost 700 voting members, including multiple A-list actors, signed a letter apologising for not directly acknowledgingBallal and the film by name. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rachel Zegler’s social media posts blamed for Snow White backlash and box office performance

Live action remake has been subject to controversy in build up to release

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3 w. ago From the Oscars to Israeli detention: the attack on No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal – podcast

What does the attack on an Oscar-winning Palestinian director say about the situation in the West Bank today? Adrian Horton and Lorenzo Tondo reportEarlier this month, No Other Land won the Oscar for best documentary feature. The film chronicles the West Bank community of Masafer Yatta as it resists being driven off its land by settler violence and the demolitions of the Israeli military. The film’s two protagonists, Palestinian film-maker Basel Adra and Israeli film-maker Yuval Abraham, gave speeches when they accepted their award.Yuval Abraham: “We live in a regime where I am free under civilian law and Basel is under military laws that destroy his life There is a different path, a political solution without ethnic supremacy, with national rights for both of our people.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Rachel Zegler’s social media posts blamed for Disney’s Snow White controversy

Live action remake has been subject to controversy in build up to release

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3 w. ago Tiny detail in Meghan Markle and Gwyneth Paltrow's 'beef' video shows state of friendship

Gwyneth Paltrow and Meghan Markle teamed up to film a cheeky joint video to quash rumours of a feud - and one expert has revealed the small detail that speaks volumes in the clip

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3 w. ago ‘It was revenge for our movie’: Oscar winner says soldiers helped settlers attack him in West Bank

Hamdan Ballal says Israeli soldiers beat him with their rifle butts and threatened to kill himThe Oscar-winning Palestinian film director Hamdan Ballal has said that during an attack on him Israeli settlers were aided by two Israeli soldiers who beat him with the butt of their rifles outside his home and threatened to kill him.In an interview with the Guardian, Ballal, one of the four directors of the film No Other Land, which documented the destruction of villages in the West Bank and won best documentary at this year’s Academy Awards, recounted how on Monday two Israeli soldiers first encircled him while a settler was assaulting him, before violently striking him on the head and threatening to shoot him. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Meghan dispels rumours of ‘beef’ in video with Gwyneth Paltrow

The pair posted the video of themselves together in answer to a question from a fan of Paltrow.

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3 w. ago TV boss slams Gwyneth Paltrow’s intimacy coordinator remarks as ‘irresponsible’

Former Channel 4 drama head Caroline Hollick said intimacy coordinators ‘empower’ actors

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4 w. ago Jubilant Sudanese soldiers film themselves celebrating in presidential palace after seizing it from rival Rapid Support Forces in major civil war victory

State television had broadcast scenes of fighters celebrating in the palace, before three of its journalists were killed in a drone strike, according to an army source.

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