14 h. ago Netflix announce new true crime documentary series 'Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story'

The ‘definitive’ documentary series will pull back the curtain of the infamous serial killer couple.

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21 h. ago The biggest heist that never happened: how thieves almost stole £350m of diamonds from the Millennium Dome

The story of how one of the biggest attempted heists of all time collapsed has now been made into a Netflix documentary, courtesy of Guy Ritchie

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22 h. ago The Penguin Lessons review – Steve Coogan seabird comedy drama tries to sell feelgood mood

Coogan does his best, but there’s a tonal mismatch here: the animal-teaches-lonely-human narrative jars with a depiction of lives in totalitarian ArgentinaHere is a well-meaning, awkward tonal jumble of a movie, based on the bestselling memoir by former teacher Tom Michell; it is a quirky true-story heart warmer, in which an adorable penguin is apparently supposed to redeem not merely the human hero’s personal heartbreak but maybe even the agony of Argentina during the 70s junta. It stars Steve Coogan, who has often in the past shown brilliant technique as a straight actor, and in Philomena with Judi Dench proved he is perfectly capable of carrying an un-ironised emotional story. But his performance here is bafflingly underpowered and opaque, as if he is slightly perplexed by the script he’s been given.Coogan plays Tom, who takes a job in Peronist Argentina in 1976, teaching English at a stuffy private school for the sons of wealthy expatriates, and is wary of the overbearing headte...

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41 h. ago The surprising real life story behind David Oyelowo's new Apple TV+ series Government Cheese

David Oyelowo leads the cast of new Apple TV+ series Government Cheese, which tells the story of a petty criminal who returns home from prison in 1967

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41 h. ago David Oyelowo's Government Cheese character is based on an incredible true story

David Oyelowo's new Apple TV+ series Government Cheese is a surreal period drama that follows one man's quest to reinvent himself

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43 h. ago Netflix now streaming 'unbelievable' war film based on true story

Operation Mincemeat was first released in 2021 but it is only now that fans are coming to know the film is based on the real-life events of the successful British operation

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4 d. ago Will Smith's comeback album 'flops' as his first record in 20 years sells very few copies in the wake of the Chris Rock Oscars slap scandal

Last month, the actor and rapper, 56, released his latest record Based On A True Story, but despite his superstar status, the album only sold 268 copies in its first week in the UK.

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4 d. ago The Diamond Heist: how thieves almost stole £350m of diamonds from the Millennium Dome

The story of how one of the biggest attempted heists of all time collapsed has now been made into a Netflix documentary, courtesy of Guy Ritchie

Economics

5 d. ago Shanghai Dolls at the Kiln Theatre review: undeniably impressive

Two women across six decades of upheaval are covered in this astonishing true story of Mao Zedong’s revolution

Politics

7 d. ago Chilling but true story behind Disney's Good American Family

Disney's Good American Family portrays the chilling story of orphan Natalia Grace, adopted by Kristine and Michael Barnett who later claimed she was an adult posing as a child

Politics

7 d. ago Netflix's The Diamond Heist: Release date and true story behind new Guy Ritchie documentary

An audacious heist that rocked London 25 years ago is the subject of a new Netflix documentary

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8 d. ago Dreamin’ Wild review – Walton Goggins and Casey Affleck star as rediscovered 70s rockers

Goggins and Affleck play Donnie and Joe Emerson, whose album wins acclaim decades after it was made, but it’s rather a mono dramaNewcomer-fans of Walton Goggins, sharing gifs of his stunned expression in The White Lotus, might want a look at this interesting but flawed movie: a heartfelt but frustratingly ponderous true-life story from the music world in which Goggins stars with Casey Affleck. Donnie and Joe Emerson were two brothers from Washington State who self-recorded an album in their teen years in 1978 called Dreamin’ Wild; it bombed, leaving crippling debts for their poor dad (played by Beau Bridges), who’d taken out bank loans to build them a log-cabin recording studio – but the record is then rediscovered 30 years later by vinyl hipster connoisseurs who can hardly believe the Emerson boys’ untutored rock genius.The film insightfully shows how this deferred fame is not all good news; it has come too late for them really to enjoy it and Donnie (Affleck) has grown into a pric...

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8 d. ago Dreamin’ Wild review – Walton Goggins and Casey Affleck are rediscovered 70s rockers in late

Goggins and Affleck play Donnie and Joe Emerson, whose album wins acclaim decades after it was made, but it’s rather a mono filmNewcomer-fans of Walton Goggins, sharing gifs of his stunned expression in The White Lotus, might want a look at this interesting but flawed movie: a heartfelt but frustratingly ponderous true-life story from the music world in which Goggins stars with Casey Affleck. Donnie and Joe Emerson were two brothers from Washington State who self-recorded an album in their teen years in 1978 called Dreamin’ Wild; it bombed, leaving crippling debts for their poor dad (played by Beau Bridges), who’d taken out bank loans to build them a log-cabin recording studio – but the record is then rediscovered 30 years later by vinyl hipster connoisseurs who can hardly believe the Emerson boys’ untutored rock genius.The film insightfully shows how this deferred fame is not all good news; it has come too late for them really to enjoy it and Donnie (Affleck) has grown into a prick...

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9 d. ago The dark true story behind Disney+ series Good American Family: Couple adopted a Ukrainian orphan

Natalia's unique story has now inspired Disney+ series Good American Family, which airs in the UK from Monday.

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1 week ago Inside Dying For Sex's true story as Disney+ drama inspired by real

Dying For Sex delves into the true story of a woman seeking out new sexual experiences after being diagnosed with Stage IV cancer

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1 week ago The incredible true story behind Dying For Sex: How Molly Kochan, diagnosed with terminal cancer at 42, divorced her husband and slept with 200 men in the final years of her life

A new FX and Disney+ series documents the true story of New-York born Molly Kochan, who embarked on a journey of sexual discovery after her cancer diagnosis.

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1 week ago Steve Coogan greeted penguins every day of filming for The Penguin Lessons

The film follows the true story of an Englishman who rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach in a divided Argentina.

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1 week ago The ruins that could prove the Bible was TRUE: Bombshell find at 'Armageddon' vindicates the holy book's account, archaeologists claim

A grisly Bible story about an ancestor of Jesus may be true, jaw-dropping new evidence from a site dubbed 'Armageddon' suggests.

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2 w. ago Woman in most relatable nightclub photo reveals true story behind famous expression

Lucia Gorman, 24, became an internet sensation overnight in 2018 thanks to a picture taken on a night out at Milk Club Edinburgh - and she's now shared her regret over the viral snap

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2 w. ago How oil mogul found two mummified dead bodies in exiled Galapagos community

A new film is set to depict the true story of two lovers who tried to escape civilisation after World War One

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