47 h. ago 'Scariest horror film of all time' still has viewers shaking with fear 50 years on

Horror lovers have urged new audiences to check out the 'scariest movie of all time', and say it is a true masterpiece that was ahead of its time when it was released

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3 d. ago Apparently most male film stars don’t wear underpants. Have they never heard of #MeToo? Or accidents?

The Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan has let slip that an alarming number of actors go commando to fittings. The profession has rarely felt more alienJenny Beavan is a living legend in the world of film. A three-time Oscar-winning costume designer, she gave Merchant Ivory films their distinctive look but was equally responsible for the visual onslaught of Mad Max: Fury Road.In 2016, her decision to attend various awards shows wearing unconventional fashion captured the zeitgeist twice; first when Stephen Fry called her a “bag lady” and was forced off Twitter, and second when a clip of Alejandro González Iñárritu glowering as she passed him went viral. In other words, Jenny Beavan can do whatever the hell she likes. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Apparently many male film stars don’t wear underpants. Have they never heard of #MeToo? Or accidents?

The Oscar-winning costume designer Jenny Beavan has let slip that an alarming number of actors go commando to fittings. The profession has rarely felt more alienJenny Beavan is a living legend in the world of film. A three-time Oscar-winning costume designer, she gave Merchant Ivory films their distinctive look but was equally responsible for the visual onslaught of Mad Max: Fury Road.In 2016, her decision to attend various awards shows wearing unconventional fashion captured the zeitgeist twice; first when Stephen Fry called her a “bag lady” and was forced off Twitter, and second when a clip of Alejandro González Iñárritu glowering as she passed him went viral. In other words, Jenny Beavan can do whatever the hell she likes. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago ‘Best horror sequel so far’ added to Netflix in time for Halloween and fans are thrilled

The horror film was quietly added to Netflix just in time for Halloween.

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4 d. ago Interstellar’s second life: how Christopher Nolan’s most divisive film became his most loved

When Nolan’s space epic was released in 2014, critics picked at the plot holes and scientists picked at the science – now, 11 years later, it’s the internet’s favourite film. Was it just ahead of its time?Every Saturday, for the last 18 months, Shane Short has watched the same film: Christopher Nolan’s 2014 space epic Interstellar. He’s not even sure how many times he’s seen it now, though he does know he saw it 31 times in cinemas when it was briefly rereleased for its 10th anniversary in 2024. This year he has flown from his home in Hawaii to Melbourne to watch Interstellar projected on 1570 film at the city’s Imax – twice – where the regular screenings of Interstellar, even those held midweek and during the day, can reliably sell out in minutes.Set in a future not that far from us now, Interstellar follows Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a former Nasa test pilot turned farmer who leaves his children Tom (Timothée Chalamet) and Murph (Mackenzie Foy) behind on a climate-ravaged Earth...

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5 d. ago Tess Daly and Vernon Kay's daughter Phoebe, 21, is studying film at uni while jet

Phoebe, who celebrated her 21st birthday on Thursday, is a film production student who splits her time between London and Dubai.

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6 d. ago Paul Mescal enjoyed ‘special time’ with Josh O’Connor filming new romance film

Actor Paul Mescal said exploring the weighty themes of his new film The History of Sound was made easier by sharing the experience with his close friend and co-star, Josh O’Connor.

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6 d. ago I can’t stop watching videos of people discovering Beds are Burning by Midnight Oil. Send help

Like all good addicts, I couldn’t tell you how much time I’ve spent with First Time Hearing clips on YouTube. They sucked me in and didn’t let me goRead more in the Internet wormhole seriesOh the pleasant pain of waiting impatiently for someone to understand the point! Oh the power of dramatic irony; the smug joy of knowing something they don’t.Oh how I wallowed in these feelings and more, when YouTube sucked me into a genre I had previously known nothing about: First Time Hearing videos, where people film themselves watching the music video of a song they’ve never heard before and grace viewers with their impromptu reactions, thoughts and facial expressions. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The platform exposing exactly how much copyrighted art is used by AI tools

From 007 to Elsa, Vermillio claims it can trace percentage of AI-generated image drawn from pre-existing materialAsk Google’s AI video tool to create a film of a time-travelling doctor who flies around in a blue British phone booth and the result, unsurprisingly, resembles Doctor Who.And if you ask OpenAI’s technology to do the same, a similar thing happens. What’s wrong with that, you may think? Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Taskmaster Latest Leaderboard: Episode 6 time, series 20 schedule, contestants, how to watch

We’ve reached the half way point of the latest series of the hit comedy show and there’s all to play for.

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9 d. ago ‘She does terrible things’: what can a Marvel director do with Ibsen’s ruthless heroine Hedda Gabler?

She made her name with a horror reboot and a mega-budget Marvel. So what drew Nia DaCosta to the dour Norwegian’s work? We meet the film-maker and Tessa Thompson, who plays Hedda as a sexy, sultry, machiavellian messNia DaCosta and Tessa Thompson are reminiscing about the first time they met, at Sundance film labs where DaCosta was workshopping her debut feature, Little Woods. “Honestly, Tessa had a great vibe,” says DaCosta. “She was super open, super generous and very intelligent.” A smile creeps on to her face. “Like – that was a fucking relief.”Thompson gives a look of mock offence. “I really just like working with smart actors,” adds DaCosta, filling the silence. “Why did you assume that we’re dumdums?” asks Thompson, turning to look directly at her director, as they sit in a Soho hotel in London. “I didn’t,” she is told. “I was just like, ‘What a pleasant surprise.’ Who would have thought it? Not me.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago BBC viewers 'outraged' as quiz shows pulled from schedules in major shake

BBC viewers were left furious after a major scheduling shake-up on Monday night.

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1 week ago 'Scariest ever' horror series leaves fans 'unable to sleep' streaming for free

A horror series that has been described as the "most terrifying" TV show ever made is streaming for free, and fans are being warned to prepare for a chilling experience

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1 week ago A Place In The Sun's Laura Hamilton admits she has 'no regrets' about spending time away from her kids while filming show

A Place in the Sun star Laura Hamilton has said she has no regrets about spending time away from her two children to film the hit Channel 4 series, despite being trolled for it online.

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2 w. ago Halloween at Rooftop Film Club | Multiple venues | Things to do in London

Halloween at Rooftop Film Club | Multiple venues | Things to do in London  Time Out Worldwide

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2 w. ago John Lithgow is seen as Dumbledore for the first time as he sports the sorcerer's white beard and wizard robes to film the Harry Potter TV series in Cornwall

John Lithgow is seen as Dumbledore for the first time as he arrived on the Harry Potter TV series set in Cornwall on Wednesday morning.

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2 w. ago A Want in Her review – daughter’s searing portrait of family addiction and mental illness

Film-maker Myrid Carten exposes her relationship with her mother – who has both bipolar disorder and alcoholism – in this painful but powerful documentaryFor anyone who has been close to an alcoholic, or someone with mental-health issues or, as is the case here, both at once, this is a hard watch. Film-maker Myrid Carten, who holds the camera much of the time as well as directing, exposes here the open wound that is her relationship with her mother Nuala, who has both bipolar disorder and alcoholism. Nuala often goes missing on binges, and as the film opens we hear Myrid telling someone on the phone how she just spotted her mother on a Belfast street in a total state, but recognisable because of the glamorous high-heeled shoes she was wearing.You’d struggle to realise this is the same woman we see in news footage from years earlier: soignée, composed and described as a social worker who has written a guidance paper for police on how to handle victims of domestic abuse. The Nuala of ...

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2 w. ago Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's film premiere reunion sends fans wild: 'Third time’s a charm'

The former couple — whose on-off romance once defined an era of Hollywood glamour — were photographed smiling and chatting warmly at the New York premiere of Kiss of the Spider Woman

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2 w. ago I Swear: Scot with Tourettes whose life inspired hit film visits cinema for first time in 40 years

John Davidson’s life inspired film I Swear

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2 w. ago My cultural awakening: Ratatouille helped me overcome my insomnia

My difficulties with sleep stretched back to childhood, when I would put on a movie to pass the time – until I watched the children’s animated film and it made me drop off straight awayI have never been good at silence. When it’s quiet, my brain fills the gap with racing thoughts. It wasn’t until lockdown, when I was 27, that I was diagnosed with ADHD and autism, but looking back it made sense: the fidgety teenage nights, the late-night TV marathons, the constant need for background noise.As a kid, my insomnia was brutal. When I couldn’t sleep, all I wanted to do was get up and do something, but I shared a room with my sister so I just had to lie there, still and frustrated. I found our workaround: TV. My sister and I would put films on at night to soften the atmosphere and fill the silence. Continue reading...

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