29 h. ago Scots hotel used to film scenes for The Wicker Man to be turned into flats

The proposals for The Ellangowan Hotel, which acted as the Green Man pub in the film, also include a residents' lounge and a wine bar.

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6 d. ago Julia Roberts says humanity ‘losing art of conversation’ in defence of new #MeToo

After the Hunt, directed by Luca Guadagnino, centres on an accusation of sexual assault at a universityJulia Roberts has defended her new #MeToo-themed film, After the Hunt, from accusations that it revives anti-feminist arguments, saying humanity was at risk of “losing the art of conversation”.The Oscar-winning actor is making her Venice film festival debut with the psychological thriller from the Italian director Luca Guadagnino. It premieres out of competition on the Lido on Friday evening. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘Brent’s end was poetic’: the life and death of first US journalist killed in Russia

Armed Only with a Camera is directed by Brent’s brother and collaborator, Craig, and produced by Juan Arredondo, who was also shot during the ambush that killed BrentIt’s a journalist’s role to stay behind the scenes. But sometimes, a reporter’s extraordinary life becomes the story itself.Such is the case with Brent Renaud, an award-winning documentary film-maker who was the first American journalist killed, at the age of 51, in the Russia-Ukraine war. His life and death are captured in a new, intimate documentary that debuted in Los Angeles at the 21st annual HollyShorts film festival earlier this month.Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud has just received the Audience award at SXSW and will be available to stream on HBO on 21 October 2025 Continue reading...

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7 d. ago EastEnders star Brian Conley broke down in tears over hypnotist's unusual instruction

The entertainer, who has just landed the role of Doc Brown in Back to the Future: The Musical, says he wanted to prove himself after cruelly being labelled stupid as a child

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8 d. ago Freddie Mercury’s alleged love child slams 'fabricated' Queen biopic

She alleges that the 2018 film, which starred Rami Malek in an Oscar-winning turn as Mercury, distorted both the facts and the spirit of her father’s life

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8 d. ago Netflix announces release date for Kate Winslet's heartbreaking Christmas film with 'insane' cast

Netflix has announced the release date for its highly anticipated Christmas film Goodbye June which is directed by and starring Kate Winslet.

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8 d. ago Moving Christmas film with 'completely insane' cast has Netflix release date unveiled

Netflix has announced the release date for an upcoming Christmas film, directed by Kate Winslet and written by her son.

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8 d. ago Pedro Pascal set to REPLACE Joaquin Phoenix in gay romance film after pair's tense exchange over 'salute'

Pedro Pascal is being tipped to replace Joaquin Phoenix in a gay romance film - one year after the Oscar winner dropped out days before filming began.

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1 week ago Netflix shares first look at 'gripping' political thriller with The Night Agent and Luther stars

The film comes from Academy Award winning director Kathryn Bigelow.

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1 week ago Blood of My Blood pays tribute to Brian McCardie as prequel dedicates latest episode to late Outlander star

Outlander Blood of My Blood delves into Jamie and Claire Fraser’s parents’ love stories during the First World War and 18th Century Scotland.

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2 w. ago Going nuclear: Kathryn Bigelow back in geopolitical territory with atomic thriller

A House of Dynamite, told from perspective of White House officials, will premiere at Venice before Netflix rolloutAn unattributed missile is launched at the US, setting off a desperate effort inside the White House to determine who fired it and how to respond: not the latest news headline but the premise of Kathryn Bigelow’s political thriller A House of Dynamite, which will premiere at the Venice film festival.The film marks a return to the large-scale, geopolitically attuned storytelling that made Bigelow one of the most decorated directors of her generation. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Succession star Brian Cox reveals why he turned down Strictly Come Dancing in front of Lewis Cope

The Logan Roy actor didn't hold back when discussing the BBC programme

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2 w. ago 'Best movie of the decade' is available to stream – and it's Academy Award winner

This Academy Award-winning film is available to stream now – with fans hailing the film as the "best of the decade" and praising the lead's performance of a lifetime

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2 w. ago Everyone need to watch masterpiece war film now streaming at least once

Kate Winslet's film Lee is streaming now and tells the remarkable true story of a woman who abandoned a career as a model to become one of the most important war correspondents of the 20th century

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3 w. ago Who Will Win Strictly Come Dancing 2025? Full odds for all 12 celebrities

The full lineup has been announced for the much-anticipated new series of the reality talent show - but who’s been tipped to win?

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3 w. ago Erotic thriller with several steamy scenes that left viewers 'on edge' added to Prime Video

The raunchy film is said to contain an Oscar winner's best performance of their career

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3 w. ago Scottish Braveheart star Brian Cox says Oscar winning film is ‘tosh’ that ‘doesn’t make any sense’

Actor said entirety of Mel Gibson’s Oscar-winning epic is a ‘f***ing lie’

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3 w. ago ‘Marty stop that! You can’t do it!’: Scorsese reveals he toyed with buying a gun to threaten film studio

Proposed edits to his movie Taxi Driver made the director so furious, he threatened to take the law into his own handsOscar-winning film director Martin Scorsese threatened to buy a gun when in a rage at a film studio, according to a new docuseries about his life. After suggested edits to his 1976 movie Taxi Driver, which starred Robert De Niro, he flew into such a fury that he began threatening to take the law into his own hands.“Marty was very upset,” says Steven Spielberg. “We get a call at the office: ‘Steve, Steve, it’s Marty. Can you come over to the house? They want me to cut all the blood spurting, they want me to cut the guy who loses his hand.’” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Succession star Brian Cox emotional over gameshow contestants

Brian Cox continues his Bond-like antics as The Controller in 007: Road To A Million for the game show's second season. But he hasn't quite moved on from its first series...

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3 w. ago Brian Cox touts Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy to be next James Bond: ‘He’s very real’

The Succession star asked if Murphy was being recommended for the role

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