3 d. ago BBC iPlayer adds 'suspenseful and moving' war film about real

The Courier, which was released in the US and UK in 2021, is now available to stream for free on BBC iPlayer and stars Benedict Cumberbatch

Sport

5 d. ago Superman is super woke? How politics play into the new man of steel

The right has already branded the new DC tentpole too woke after its director called the character an immigrant, but just what role do real-world issues play in the film?Superman Woke! Variations on that headline splashed across all manner of non-Daily Planet websites this week in advance of a new Superman movie reboot, specifically the comments of writer-director James Gunn, who casually characterized the character as an immigrant and, as such, telling the “story of America” in an interview. This rankled rightwingers including the former TV Superman Dean Cain, who acknowledged Superman as an immigrant but blanched at the idea of actively associating that as an American value, noting that “there have to be limits”.Meanwhile, the former Trump lackey Kellyanne Conway, now a Fox News host, characterized the movie she hasn’t seen as an ideological lecture, and added her supposed anger that the movie’s star, David Corenswet, elided the old “truth, justice and the American way” Superman s...

Politics

7 d. ago Netflix's new German thriller with Hollywood star 'full of twists' perfect to watch this weekend

The intense film stars a real life husband and wife as a couple in major danger

Politics

8 d. ago 'Once in a lifetime movie' with stellar cast and haunting plot streaming on BBC iPlayer

Atonement, which is based on Ian McEwan's 2001 novel of the same name, has been added to the BBC iPlayer and will be available to stream for free

Sport

9 d. ago Tom DeLonge says paranormal film he directed ‘way more real than people realise’

Sci-fi film Monsters Of California, co-written and directed by DeLonge, follows a group of friends exploring a series of paranormal events.

Politics

1 week ago BBC iPlayer quietly adds 'sensual' period drama with 'sad but perfect' ending

The film is based on Ian McEwan's 2001 novel of the same name

Sport

1 week ago Michael Douglas says he has ‘no real intentions’ of acting again: ‘I had to stop’

The 80-year-old, two-time Oscar winner said he had been ‘working pretty hard for almost 60 years’ – and is ‘quite happy’ watching his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones workTwo-time Oscar winner Michael Douglas has revealed he may be finished with acting, saying he has “no real intentions” to return to the industry.Speaking at the Karlovy Vary international film festival in the Czech Republic for the 50th anniversary of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – which Douglas co-produced – the 80-year-old actor and producer told a press conference that unless “something special came up” for him, he would not act again. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago The real Salt Path revealed: How inspirational hit book and film 'hid tawdry real tale of a £64,000 embezzlement, police arrest and land owned in France'

An investigation has reportedly discovered that The Salt Path's protagonists, Raynor Winn and her husband, Moth, are in fact Sally and Tim Walker and lost their home following theft accusation.

Events

2 w. ago BBC iPlayer adds iconic sports comedy film with beloved Welsh star completely for free

One of the most beloved sports films of the century is now available totally free on BBC iPlayer

Sport

2 w. ago The unsimulated oral sex scene that stunned cinema audiences and won the actress who performed it a major film award (but took its toll on the performers' real

In Intimacy (2001), a detached tryst with a woman becomes complicated by emotional attachment and is, finally, shattered by reality.

Culture

4 w. ago Sitcom branded 'the new Scrubs' starring TV comedy legend added to BBC iPlayer

TV viewers love getting to relax at home with something guaranteed to make them laugh

Sport