5 h. ago Three decades later, The Truman Show feels freshly disturbing – and astoundingly prescient

Peter Weir’s dystopian comedy, starring Jim Carrey as the unwitting star of his own reality TV series, takes on new resonance in the techno-capitalist eraGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe great Australian director Peter Weir is perhaps underrated as an auteur, simply because his filmography doesn’t follow any thematic or stylistic principle; each of his contributions feels like a complete work of art unto itself. While Picnic at Hanging Rock remains his finest work, his foray into Hollywood culminated in the utterly transfixing, intermittently horrifying Jim Carrey vehicle The Truman Show. Almost 30 years after its theatrical release, the film has only grown in stature and prescience.Ostensibly a dark satire on voyeurism and the inexhaustible manipulations of the media, The Truman Show predated the television juggernaut Big Brother by a single year, and it’s hard not to see something causal in that. Both are about surveillance and the murky line separating reality from ...

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10 h. ago Lennon Miller served brutal Serie A reality as boss drops searingly honest Juventus cameo verdict

The 19-year-old has been eased into Italian football slowly but earned a crack against the Euro giants

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20 h. ago Kate Garraway says she is ‘very excited’ for The Celebrity Traitors finale

The Good Morning Britain presenter appeared in the BBC spin-off reality gameshow and claims she does not know how the series ends.

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57 h. ago Major Celtic manager update as contender to replace Brendan Rodgers ‘not keen on job despite Hoops’ interest’

IT'S coming up for a week since the stunning departure of Brendan Rodgers as Celtic manager. But as it stands, the Hoops don't appear any closer to finding their permanent successor. It was late on Monday night when Celtic dropped the bombshell statement that Rodgers had resigned as boss. Then came the blistering words of...

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57 h. ago Strictly spoiler leak sends shockwaves online – as fans left devastated for eliminated star

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans were left annoyed yet again as the results of the Halloween Week leaked online. Fans of the BBC dancing reality series were left reeling at the eliminated star saying they were "surprised" the judges had not saved them. Once the results leaked online, Strictly viewers rushed to discuss the bottom two...

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4 d. ago Lennon Miller given candid Udinese verdict as Scotland star sees slow Serie A start roll on

The Scotland international made a big money move to Italy from Motherwell last summer

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4 d. ago Big Brother star looks completely different 20 years on as he joins another reality show

Two decades after competing on Big Brother, one star looks almost unrecognisable as he signs up for another reality TV series that could win him a huge cash prize

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5 d. ago Big Brother fans are just realising Sam appeared in dating reality series

The Big Brother housemate looked very different last time they were on TV

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5 d. ago Lisa Riley addresses I'm A Celeb rumours as she labels ITV show 'like a detox'

Emmerdale icon Lisa Riley gave a big hint that she could be set to enter the I'm A Celebrity camp this winter as she opened up about what she'd like most on the ITV reality series

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5 d. ago Michel Ange Balikwisha lands scathing Celtic verdict as £5m winger served three brutal takedowns

Hoops scouts tracked the 24-year-old for 18 months but the Belgian has struggled to get going

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6 d. ago Selling Sunset’s Nicole reveals ‘I was blind’ in ‘terrifying’ health update

It didn't take long for tensions to boil over in the new season of the Netflix reality series

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6 d. ago Everything we know about Squid Game: The Challenge season 2 from release date to cast

A new series of the hit Netflix reality series is on the way and we've got all the information you need ahead of its release

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7 d. ago Educating Yorkshire star supported by fans after ‘upsetting’ update

The beloved Channel 4 reality series returned to screens for a new season over ten years after the original.

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7 d. ago Big Brother fans 'screaming at the TV' after nomination twist but say Richard will get 'last laugh'

Viewers of the ITV reality series were left unimpressed with the latest twist ahead of evictions

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8 d. ago Real Housewives of Atlanta stars spotted in Edinburgh as onlookers left stunned

The Real Housewives of Atlanta cast were spotted filming for the upcoming series in Edinburgh as locals were left baffled by the reality stars' appearance

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1 week ago Stacey Solomon puts on animated display after shopping spree in LA

Stacey Solomon, whose net worth rose to an eye-watering figure after BBC reality TV series with Joe Swash was struck, was seen dancing through the streets of Los Angeles following a shopping spree

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1 week ago I'm A Celeb announces new change inspired by Love Island ahead of series return after bosses unveiled first major rebrand to ITV show in 20 years

The ITV reality competition, which will be back for another series later this year, is set for even more chaos when it hits screens. 

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1 week ago Arne Slot explains why he's dropped Mohamed Salah and confirms Liverpool injury blow

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has explained his decision to drop Mohamed Salah from the starting line-up for the Champions League clash with Eintracht Frankfurt

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1 week ago Future of Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash's BBC reality series 'unveiled'

Two series of Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash's reality TV programme have already aired on the BBC

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1 week ago Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash's BBC show future 'unveiled' after two series

It has been reported that the couple's reality show is coming back for a third series

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