13 h. ago Pamela Anderson announces return to the stage in Tennessee Williams play

The Baywatch star made her Broadway debut three years ago in ‘Chicago’

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34 h. ago Greg Larsen: Geggy review – a very funny standup on why he’s quitting comedy

Melbourne international comedy festival, then SydneyAssured performer leads a chaotic journey through his career’s highs and lows – and the decisions that led him to a McDonald’s drive thru Greg Larsen is broke. Having his card declined at a McDonald’s drive thru just weeks before this year’s Melbourne international comedy festival was a watershed moment for him. He is 41. He’s been performing comedy for more than a decade. This, he says, is his last festival show. He’s done.Geggy is his swan song, a chaotic journey through his career’s highs and lows and the decisions that led him to that drive thru. For those who have followed Larsen’s career, this show is a treat, offering a hilarious insight into the chaos behind the scenes of the various projects he’s been involved in. It includes a cast of others who rose through the circuit with him, many of whom are doing pretty well for themselves, including Larsen’s early collaborator Sam Campbell.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown...

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3 d. ago BBC viewers recommend 'British version of Friends' that is 'totally addictive'

The comedy boasts a star-studded cast, including a fan-favourite from The Walking Dead.

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4 d. ago Who Turned Down Bond? Here are 11 huge stars who could have played James Bond

British cinematic history could have been very different if one or more of these actors had signed on the dotted line.

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6 d. ago Inside Jim Sturgess' life from defending Anne Hathaway to upcoming Liam Neeson project

Jim Sturgess stars in the new Disney+ thriller The Stolen Girl in which he plays the father of a missing nine-year-old girl - but what is there to know about the actor who plays Fred Blix?

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6 d. ago Where are the original Harry Potter cast members now? New HBO series reveals adult characters

There are still more roles to cast, including the all-important trio of Harry Potter himself and his two best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger

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7 d. ago Disney's 'best movie ever' to be given terrifying twist in 'soul

The cast includes an EastEnders star

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7 d. ago HBO reveals first part of Harry Potter TV cast, including Dumbledore and Hagrid

John Lithgow confirmed in Dumbledore role, with Paapa Essiedu playing Severus Snape and Nick Frost as HagridFor a lot of Harry Potter fans, no actors could ever live up to the original cast of the cherished film franchise. For others, a new TV adaptation is an opportunity for greater detail and faithfulness to JK Rowling’s magical seven-book series.Much of the guessing and speculation can be put to rest now, as HBO has made its first official casting announcement for some of the wizarding world’s most notable characters in its forthcoming Harry Potter series. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lives of The Goonies cast now with new careers, shunning fame and tragic death

The Goonies, released in 1985, is now 40 years old - so what happened to the cast of the classic adventure movie, including Sean Astin and Josh Brolin, in the decades since it hit cinemas?

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1 week ago Holy Cow review – warmhearted story of smalltown teen turned champion cheesemaker

An 18-year-old from a family of comté-makers is left alone to look after his little sister in Louise Courvoisier’s warm-hearted and optimistic dramaIt doesn’t get more French than a drama about cheese. Holy Cow is the feature debut from director (and part-time farmer) Louise Courvoisier; it’s a social-realist drama that is the opposite of grim and miserable in its warm and often funny telling of a coming-of-age story about a teenager from a struggling family of comté-makers in the remote region of Jura. Courvoisier warms things up nicely with her idealism and optimism, and she gets brilliant performances from her non-professional cast, cows included. The opening scene features a calf sitting in the driver’s seat of a car staring out of the window.Newcomer Clément Faveau (a poultry farmer in real-life) plays 18-year-old Totone, first shown at a country fair so drunk that he jumps on a table and strips naked. Totone lives with his dad, a cheesemaker who drinks heavily, and his wise se...

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1 week ago Holy Cow review – warmhearted story of smalltown teen turned competition cheesemaker

An 18-year-old from a family of comté-makers is left alone to look after his little sister in Louise Courvoisier’s warm-hearted and optimistic dramaIt doesn’t get more French than a drama about cheese. Holy Cow is the feature debut from director (and part-time farmer) Louise Courvoisier; it’s a social-realist drama that is the opposite of grim and miserable in its warm and often funny telling of a coming-of-age story about a teenager from a struggling family of comté-makers in the remote region of Jura. Courvoisier warms things up nicely with her idealism and optimism, and she gets brilliant performances from her non-professional cast, cows included. The opening scene features a calf sitting in the driver’s seat of a car staring out of the window.Newcomer Clément Faveau (a poultry farmer in real-life) plays 18-year-old Totone, first shown at a country fair so drunk that he jumps on a table and strips naked. Totone lives with his dad, a cheesemaker who drinks heavily, and his wise se...

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2 w. ago Liam Neeson's Naked Gun reboot latest: comedy cast includes Pamela Anderson

Liam Neeson is taking over from Leslie Nielsen in a reboot of the much-loved detective spoof

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2 w. ago Reunion on BBC One: Full cast of deaf revenge thriller including EastEnders and Shameless stars

BBC One's deaf revenge thriller Reunion is set to make its debut tonight, but who will be joining stars Rose Ayling Ellis in the drama?

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2 w. ago Liam Neeson as you've NEVER seen him before! Star, 72, flashes his pants while dressed as a lollipop shank

The Taken actor, 72, was dressed a schoolgirl in the clip, clad in a tartan skirt and cardigan, with the star flashing a pair of strawberry print knickers while attacking robbers.

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2 w. ago Inside the lives of the cast of 80s fantasy classic Willow, nearly 40 years on

George Lucas and Ron Howard's fantasy epic Willow was a childhood favourite for many, but what happened to its all-star cast of actors including Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley and Warwick Davis?

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2 w. ago Awkward OJ Simpson joke features in new Naked Gun reboot trailer

OJ Simpson played Detective Nordberg in the first three Naked Gun films

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2 w. ago Inside Disney+'s Dying For Sex cast including The Greatest Showman and It Ends With Us stars

Dying For Sex is an eight-part comedy drama debuting on Disney+ this week, starring some familiar faces.

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2 w. ago Naked Gun fans left shocked by wild OJ Simpson scene in Liam Neeson reboot trailer

OJ had a major role in the original three movies, the last of which came out in March 1994 - just three months before the murders of OJ's ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman.

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2 w. ago 'Unnecessary' The Naked Gun reboot 'ruined' by major mistake from Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson stars in the upcoming The Naked Gun instalment, which serves as the fourth in the franchise, but film fans can't stop criticising one major detail in the trailer

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3 w. ago Netflix Black Mirror season 7 cast announced including Doctor Who legend

Black Mirror has a history of attracting established talent, with the likes of Miley Cyrus, Jon Hamm, Salma Hayek and Jodie Whittaker all earning a spot in Charlie Brooker's nightmarish vision of the future.

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