86 m. ago Make your Oscars predictions — and see how they compare to our film experts'

The Associated Press’ film writers have made their Oscars predictions in every category, ahead of Sunday’s ceremony

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3 h. ago Star set decorator left 'traumatised' after losing 'treasure trove' of film memorabilia when fire ripped through his Budapest hotel

A fire swept through 91-year-old English expat Mark Rimmell’s home on Thursday

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3 h. ago These are the exact dungarees Renée Zellweger wore in the new Bridget Jones film

Bridget Jones Mad About the Boy has become a box office smash, and fans have already been coveting Renée Zellweger’s on-screen outfits including her outdoor-ready dungarees

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3 h. ago Secrets of ancient Pompeii revealed in newly discovered frescoes

The artworks provide new clues about the way Pompeii’s residents lived

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4 h. ago ‘Kind of sad’: Timothy Dalton reacts to Amazon’s James Bond deal

Ex-007 praises Broccolis for series while expressing concern for its future after bombshell announcementThe ex-007 star Timothy Dalton has weighed in on last week’s announcement on the future of the James Bond franchise.On 20 February, Amazon announced it had struck a deal to have “creative control” over the movies after negotiating with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson, the heirs to the series. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Pink Floyd to rerelease restored 1972 Pompeii concert film in Imax

Iconic performance amid Roman antiquity has been restored from original negatives, with a soundtrack newly mixed by prog star Steven WilsonOne of the most distinctive concert films in rock history, Pink Floyd at Pompeii, is to be rereleased in cinemas – including in Imax format – and have its first soundtrack release.Filmed in 1971 and released the following year, the film (previously titled Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii) captures the band shortly before The Dark Side of the Moon ushered in their most commercially successful phase. It will be in cinemas worldwide on 24 April. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago 'One of the best dramas of 2023' with 'exceptional actress' now streaming on Netflix

Netflix has added a film to its library that has been described as "one of the best dramas of the year" - and it has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 97%

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4 h. ago Can 'sad dad at karaoke' Will Smith save his career? Actor is struggling with weight gain after a string of film flops, marriage woes and THAT Oscars slap

Hollywood's biggest star Will Smith has endured plenty of controversial moments in recent years, including his viral Oscars slap that cost him a shocking $1billion.

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5 h. ago Henry Kelly: Host of hit BBC game show Going for Gold dies aged 78

Henry Kelly - the TV host from Ireland who made his name on BBC1’s Going for Gold - has died

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5 h. ago Saldaña squished and Chalamet chafing as Ariana and Cynthia bag the best seats: the 2025 Oscars class photo

The Academy Award nominees assembled for their annual group portrait, but who scooped the prize for looking the most bored?Every year during Oscars week, it has become tradition for all the nominees to meet up and eat a meal together. This is usually followed by a group photo; something that the people in attendance can look back upon and cherish, knowing that for this one moment all competition fell away and they found joy in surrounding themselves with their gifted colleagues.At least that’s the idea. As anyone who has ever been in a group photo will attest, these things are an absolute mess. There are simply too many people to control, and the resulting image is generally a free-for-all of weird costumes, odd expressions and seemingly hostile body language. As such, let’s use this year’s Oscars class photo to hand out some awards of our own. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Moving the Goalposts | How can women’s football hold on to its unique selling point amid rising abuse?

This week’s newsletter wonders if we can still find the balance between access to players as well as providing them with the protection that ensures their safety?When did we stop seeing those in the limelight – be it athletes, musicians, film stars or anyone else – as human? At what point did it become acceptable for some to feel that they have ownership over aspects of their lives or that they have the right to hurl abuse behind the protection of a screen? And how, in women’s football in particular and women’s sport more generally, can we find the balance between access and providing players with the protection that ensures their safety?These have been just some of the questions I have been mulling over in the last few weeks, sparked by a litany of events within the women’s game and beyond. Most recently, the stalking incident that Emma Raducanu had to endure at the Dubai Tennis Championships was an eye-opener into some of the things that are going on overtly and in the shadows. Co...

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6 h. ago We now spend more time Googling films while we watch than watching them

The revelation comes as movie-watching peaks ahead of the Oscars this Sunday

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6 h. ago Can 'sad dad at karaoke' Will Smith save his career? Actor is struggling with weight gain after a string of film flops, marriage woes and THAT Oscars punch

Hollywood's biggest star Will Smith has endured plenty of controversial moments in recent years, including his viral Oscars slap that cost him a shocking $1billion.

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6 h. ago New conspiracy theory over Blake Lively's feud with Anna Kendrick sends fans wild

In a clip from the BAFTA Film Awards earlier this month, Anna made comments about directors should be 'respected,' with some fans quickly noting it was a pointed dig at Blake.

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6 h. ago Revealed: How former Gossip Girl star is positioning herself in the spotlight amid ex co

While Blake defends herself in a bitter legal battle, Leighton has stepped into the limelight at glamorous US-based film award ceremonies with her husband, Adam Brody.

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7 h. ago Cricket legend Colin Cowdrey's son sues neighbour for £350,000 saying she ruined sale of his £3.85m home by embarking on campaign of lies after row over his tennis court

Film producer Jeremy Cowdrey, 64, whose father captained England, first fell out with his neighbour Vanessa Gibson over claims his tennis court trespassed onto her land.

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7 h. ago Starmer’s cuts are a huge mistake – foreign aid is an investment, not an expense | Halima Begum

At the height of the cold war, the west advanced its soft power through aid and development spending. If we cut that now, who will fill the vacuum?Halima Begum is the chief executive of Oxfam GBThe savagely deep cuts that Keir Starmer has announced to the international aid budget make a mockery of the pledge his party made to the British people in its manifesto. Then, it promised to restore development spending at the level of 0.7% of gross national income “as soon as fiscal circumstances allow”. On Tuesday the prime minister stood in front of parliament and announced that he will cut it from 0.5% to 0.3% of GDP. In the same manifesto, Labour made a commitment to “rebuild Britain’s reputation on international development with a new approach based on genuine respect and partnership with the global south”. This week, the government turned its back on it.Of course, I understand the argument that defence spending has to be increased, but cutting our aid budget still further when governm...

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7 h. ago Oscars 2025: best actress nominees – awards, interviews and what their chances are

What to know about the actors nominated for the Academy Awards’ biggest acting prize, along with the Guardian’s reviews and interviewsFull list of Oscar nominationsWant more? Our guides to the best picture, best actor and best director racesCareer wins and nominations: After a career marked more by box office records than silverware – bar a Golden Raspberry win – Moore, 62, has been hoovering up a lot of trophies for The Substance. She missed out on the Bafta earlier this month, and the independent spirit award, but won the Golden Globe for leading actress in a comedy or musical, as well as the Critics’ Choice trophy and the Sag award. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Binmen refuse to collect woman's recycling as it's 'wrong type of plastic'

Alison James-Herbert was told her purple sack had been left behind as it contained soft plastics, such as cling film and polystyrene, but it was only then the authority updated its website

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7 h. ago Evan Gershkovich memoir to be adapted for big screen by Conclave director

Edward Berger will direct story of Wall Street Journal reporter who was held in Russia on espionage charges for over a yearEdward Berger, whose topical papal thriller Conclave is nominated for 10 Oscars, is to direct a film version of the forthcoming memoir of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.Gershkovich was held in Russia for more than a year on false charges of espionage before being released as part of a prisoner swap last August. Continue reading...

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