2 h. ago The Guardian view on the rise of romantic fiction: finally getting the respect it deserves

Jilly Cooper, Joanna Trollope and Sophie Kinsella all changed the genre. A new generation of novelists are doing the same and sales are soaringAt last, the perception of popular fiction by women as “silly novels by lady novelists”, as George Eliot sniffily put it back in 1856, is changing. Next year, the British Book Awards will recognise romantic fiction for the first time. The recognition is long overdue.This welcome news came in the same week as the deaths of two doyennes of the form, Joanna Trollope and, at just 55, Sophie Kinsella, only a couple of months after the loss of national treasure Dame Jilly Cooper. Between them these publishing power houses produced more than 100 books, sold millions of copies, and inspired hit films and TV series, most recently last year’s star-studded adaptation of Cooper’s 1985 Riders. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago 'Ultimate classic' film with 'best performance ever' on BBC tonight

Despite being five decades old, this cult film has become a huge hit with musical and film fans around the world and stars an epic cast including Tim Curry and Susan Sarandon

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16 h. ago Paddington and Wonka director Paul King to direct Labubu movie

Film based on popular plush toys is in early development after Sony Pictures acquired screen rightsPaul King, director of the global hit Paddington films and the Timothée Chalamet-led musical Wonka, is set to direct the Labubu film.In November it was announced that Sony Pictures, fresh off the global success of KPop Demon Hunters, had acquired the screen rights to the Chinese plush toy sensation with a feature film already in early development. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Taylor Swift: The End of an Era review – as she breaks down over the terror plot, it’s impossible not to feel her pain

The singer’s tears over the Islamic State terrorist plot against her show and Southport attack make this behind-the-scenes docuseries about her world-conquering tour more moving than anyone could have anticipatedSwifties had long guessed that there would be a documentary going behind the scenes of Taylor Swift’s blockbuster Eras tour. The 2023 Eras Tour concert movie didn’t show any of the inner workings of this three-and-a-half-hour behemoth, which ran for 149 dates from 2023-24. Fans put some bits together, such as how Swift arrived on stage being pushed inside a cleaning cart. Plus, given the two albums she wrote during and about the Eras tour – 2024’s The Tortured Poets Department and this year’s The Life of a Showgirl – it wouldn’t be Swiftian to overlook another lucrative IP extension.What fans could never have imagined was that Disney was set to start filming as the Eras tour was due to hit Vienna on 8 August 2023 – the first of three shows in the Austrian capital that were c...

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7 d. ago 'There have always been so many comments around my weight': Call The Midwife's Helen George reveals how strangers have body

It wouldn't be Christmas without a Call The Midwife special - and after 14 years of ups and downs, both HELEN GEORGE and her character Trixie have emerged stronger.

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7 d. ago Justin Bieber visits iconic ‘Baby’ bowling alley 15 years after hit song debut

Singer Justin Bieber has revisited the bowling alley where his debut hit single ‘Baby’ was filmed, 15 years on.

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8 d. ago The cast of The Chronicles Of Narnia don't look like this anymore! Stars of iconic film are unrecognisable as they recreate picture 20 years on from blockbuster fantasy movie

The cast of The Chronicles Of Narnia have delighted fans by reuniting on the 20th anniversary of the hit film.

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8 d. ago The cast of The Chronicles Of Narnia don't look like this anymore! Stars of iconic film are unrecognisable as they reunite 20 years after blockbuster fantasy movie

The cast of The Chronicles Of Narnia have delighted fans by reuniting on the 20th anniversary of the hit film.

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8 d. ago Netflix adds 'most quotable comedy ever' and it's shooting up the charts

Two smash-hit comedy films have just been added to Netflix and the original cult classic is racing up the top 10 chart

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9 d. ago Sophie Kinsella dead: Isla Fisher pays tribute to Confessions of a Shopaholic author after she dies aged 55 from cancer

WORLD-FAMOUS author Sophie Kinsella has died aged 55 after a devastating battle with aggressive brain cancer. The tragic news has shaken fans worldwide - and Hollywood star Isla Fisher has led heartfelt tributes to the woman who created one of fiction’s most beloved characters. Isla, who played Becky Bloomwood in the hit 2009 film Confessions...

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9 d. ago Sophie Kinsella death: Confessions of a Shopaholic author dies, aged 55

The bestselling author was best known for her ‘Shopaholic’ novels, which were adapted into a hit film starring Isla Fisher

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9 d. ago Call the Midwife confirms return of three beloved characters in major announcement

Call the Midwife will be back this month with a Christmas special

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9 d. ago The sexiest new TV and film adaptations to hit our screens this winter

This winter's slate of book-to-screen adaptations is unapologetically sensual, filled with smouldering glances, slow-burn tension and the kind of on-screen chemistry that warms you faster than a radiator.

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1 week ago Wildlife filmmaker and cameraman Gordon Buchanan comes out of the hide and hits the road

He’s come face to face with the world’s wildest animals but it was in Scotland that he faced his biggest challenge

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1 week ago Golden Globes 2026 nominations are revealed as Leonardo DiCaprio's epic One Battle After Another leads the film categories whilst TV hits Adolescence and The White Lotus go head to head

The 2026 Golden Globe Awards were revealed on Monday morning ahead of the January 11 ceremony. 

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1 week ago Demon Slayer star confirms if he would return to hit anime after final films

Zach Aguilar, who voices Tanjiro Kamado, has shared what fans can expect from the two remaining Demon Slayer films after Infinity Castle's box office success

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1 week ago News reporter left covered in blood after being hit in the face by bird while filming

A news reporter was left with blood pouring from her face after being struck by a seagull while filming.

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1 week ago Dua Lipa posts sweet tribute to fiancé Callum Turner following the release of his new film as the hitmaker marks the end of her Radical Optimism world tour

The Houdini hitmaker, 30, took to social media to publicly support Callum's latest movie role before penning a tribute to her fans.

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2 w. ago Ariana Grande created emotional ‘triggers’ to avoid her own ‘pain’ during Wicked

She portrays Glinda in the two-part film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Wicked, alongside Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey.

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2 w. ago Call the Midwife cast caught up in 'really bad' typhoon filming Christmas special

Call the Midwife stars were forced into lockdown during filming for the Christmas special which leaft the team shaken.

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