10 h. ago Narnia star says he’s ‘thrilled’ Greta Gerwig is rebooting film series for Netflix

Ben Barnes played Prince Caspian in the ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ films

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19 h. ago Latest Daniel Craig Knives Out movie Wake Up Dead Man will open London film festival

Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin and Mila Kunis also star in third murder mystery featuring Craig as private eye The latest Knives Out film in the popular sleuthing series starring Daniel Craig as private eye Benoit Blanc will open the 2025 London film festival, it has been announced.Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is the third in the series written and directed by Rian Johnson. Like its predecessors, it is inspired by Agatha Christie murder mysteries but in 2023 Johnson said of the film: “The goal is to strike out in a completely new direction tonally and thematically”. While Craig is returning as Blanc, Johnson has assembled a new cast including Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin and Mila Kunis. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Who is on the next series of Taskmaster? All five new constestants confirmed for season 20

Five more famous faces are going to be taking on fiendish tasks set by Taskmaster Greg Davies and ‘Little’ Alex Horne.

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6 d. ago Quatermass 2 review – Hammer turns up the heat in enjoyable alien invader sequel

The brusque, unsmiling American rocket scientist returns with a bigger budget and more action alongside an entertaining turn from Sid James as an inebriated journalistHere is the 1957 sequel to Hammer’s box office smash The Quatermass Xperiment from 1955; it is enjoyable, though the law of diminishing returns is coming into play. Like the first film, it is based on the original BBC drama (the second series, in fact) and Brian Donleavy is back as Quatermass himself: the brusque, unsmiling American rocket scientist working closely with the British government and permanently exasperated with them.Once again, Quatermass finds himself at the centre of a deadly alien attempt to take over Planet Earth. While debating whether or not to fire a nuclear powered rocket up into space, Quatermass comes into contact with a woman whose boyfriend has been injured by what appear to be football-sized meteorites, which his white-coated assistants have been already tracking on their radar scopes. It app...

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6 d. ago Disney 'planning reboot' of iconic film series... and fans want Pedro Pascal to play the lead

Disney is reportedly planning a reboot of one of its most beloved film series... and fans want Pedro to play the lead.

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8 d. ago Best ever Mission Impossible film with 'never a dull moment' and 98% rating as full series ranked

Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible franchise has been a fan favourite since the first film's release in 1996, but which movie ranks as the best - and which is the worst?

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9 d. ago Jurassic World Rebirth review – Scarlett Johansson runs show as near

The latest instalment marks a return to form after some recent duds, with all the expected Spielberg-style set pieces and excellent romantic chemistry between the leadsWhat a comeback. The Jurassic World film series had looked to be pretty much extinct after some increasingly dire dollops of franchise content: Fallen Kingdom in 2018 and Dominion in 2022. But now, against all odds, these dinosaurs have had a brand refresh: a brighter, breezier, funnier, incomparably better acted and better written film, with unashamed nods to the summer smashes of yesteryear, that makes sense of the dino-spectacle moments that earn their place.Screenwriter David Koepp and director Gareth Edwards have been drafted in to take us back to basics with a new story, all but retconning the drama with a “17 years previously” flashback at the start that entirely (and thankfully) ignores the tiresome convoluted dullness of what has recently happened. Then we’re in the present day, when the existence of dinosaur...

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2 w. ago Call The Midwife 'to end after 15 series as the cast of long

The heartwarming show first aired in 2012 and has since put out 14 series, totalling to more than 100 episodes following the nurses and nuns in Poplar.

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2 w. ago Call The Midwife to end after 15 years as 'emotional' BBC cast film last series

Hit BBC show Call The Midwife is ending after 15 years as an emotional BBC cast film the final series of the show, slated to be released in early 2026 following a two-part Christmas special

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2 w. ago Legendary horror film franchise described as '100% dead' gets exciting update in huge win for fans

The first film in the series hit screens in 2004 and ten movies later, the gory tale has captivated viewers for years.

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2 w. ago 28 Years Later: From Danny Boyle to Young Fathers, all of the franchise's Scottish connections

Danny Boyle hand-picked the Scottish group to score 28 Years Later, despite them never having written music for a film before.

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3 w. ago The definitive ranking of all 36 Marvel superhero films: These are the ones you must see... and the VERY contentious duds picked by a leading expert (and you'll never guess what comes out top)

Whether these movies are your cup of tea or not, we need to take them seriously. That's why, ahead of the 37th film in the MCU series, I am ranking the previous 36, from best to worst.

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3 w. ago Outlander star details 'disturbing' new role away from series in psychological thriller film

Outlander fan favourite Graham McTavish has opened up his new role in his upcoming film which is premiering this week.

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3 w. ago Kathy Lette looks back: ‘Older women are invisible, so I make sure to do something outrageous every day’

The author on her love for Spike Milligan, the furore over Puberty Blues, and why being middle-aged is greatBorn in 1958 in Sydney, Kathy Lette burst on to Australia’s literary scene in 1979 with Puberty Blues. Co‑written with Gabrielle Carey, the irreverent portrait of teenage girlhood became a cult classic, a film and a TV series. Relocating to London in the 1980s, Lette has worked as a columnist, television writer and campaigner, and has published a string of bestselling comic novels. She lives in London and has two children, Julius and Georgina, with her former husband, the human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson. Her latest novel, The Revenge Club, is out now.When I was 19, I was in a band called the Salami Sisters. As well as the occasional gig in a pub, we’d busk. The problem was, we kept getting arrested. I was furious. How come we were getting arrested for singing, when actual rapists were running free? My sister was a police constable at the time, so one day I bor...

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3 w. ago Dangerous Animals review – serial killer meets shark movie in this formulaic fizzer

Jai Courtney eats up his role as the crazed captain of a tourist boat – but he can’t quite wrestle this creature feature from its straitjacketGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailFor a long time, serial killer and shark movies were separate forms of cinema; never the twain did meet. In Dangerous Animals they’ve been blended into one foul fishy stew, theoretically delivering the best of both worlds: a Wolf Creekian adventure with a creature feature twist. But, sadly, this collision of genres hasn’t resulted in any real freshness or flair, playing out with a stinky waft of the familiar.Jai Courtney gets the meatiest and most entertaining role as Tucker, the owner of a Gold Coast business that ferries thrill-seekers out into shark-infested waters, where they observe the great beasts from inside an underwater cage. After they’re hauled back on to the boat, Tucker kills them and feeds them to the sharks, while filming their grisly deaths on a camcorder for his personal collection o...

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4 w. ago Amy Childs steps out in plunging yellow dress during TOWIE filming in Portugal after she spoke out about her extreme weight loss

After flying to Portugal to film the upcoming series, which marks the 15 anniversary of the show, the reality star, 34, soaked up the sun as she posed in the very plunging dress.

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4 w. ago Real reasons Dakota Johnson and Chris Martin split after eight years laid bare

Actress Dakota Johnson and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin separated after nearly eight years together, which reportedly left the Fifty Shades film series star feeling "incredible pain"

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4 w. ago Harry Potter Television Series Cast Latest: Here are all 18 actors confirmed for the TV reboot

There have been a whole string of announcements about the muggles who will be taking on the iconic roles.

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