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Trump has claimed that ‘big progress’ is being made on negotiations to end the war

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5 d. ago Oneohtrix Point Never: Tranquilizer review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

(Warp)Made using a cache of Y2K sample CDs that Daniel Lopatin salvaged from the internet’s fringes, the kaleidoscopic result speaks to contemporary information overloadIt should come as no surprise that the new album by Oneohtrix Point Never comes with a concept attached. They usually do. When not composing film soundtracks, or producing an eclectic range of other artists – the Weeknd, Anohni, Charli xcx, Soccer Mommy – Daniel Lopatin has released a string of acclaimed works, each with their own overarching idea.The “hyperreal world music” of 2010’s Returnal was inspired by the fact that people now see more of the world than ever without actually leaving their homes. In 2015, Garden of Delete had an accompanying origin story about an adolescent humanoid alien called Ezra; 2018’s Age Of imagined artificial intelligence attempting to recreate human culture after humans themselves had been rendered extinct. Lopatin also has an all-consuming obsession with nostalgia and forgotten pop c...

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7 d. ago Meghan Markle's ex husband made 3 word prediction about her marriage to Prince Harry

The Duchess was formerly married to an American film producer

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7 d. ago Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink to make West End debut in Romeo and Juliet

The actor will appear opposite British film star Noah Jupe in a production directed by Robert Icke opening in MarchStranger Things’ Sadie Sink is to make her West End debut next year in Romeo and Juliet, opposite British film star Noah Jupe, in a production directed by Olivier award-winner Robert Icke.Sink, who plays Max in the Netflix sci-fi hit, started her career on stage. She was cast in the lead role in the musical Annie when she was 10, and remained in it for 18 months in New York. “I was a Broadway kid, so I’ve always dreamed about doing a show in the West End,” she said. “To get to do that in one of Shakespeares’s most famous plays under Rob’s direction with Noah will be such an exciting challenge. London theatre has this incredible energy, and I can’t wait to be a part of it.” Sink becomes the latest in a line of US stars who have made their West End debuts in recent years, including Sigourney Weaver (The Tempest), Brie Larson (Elektra) and Susan Sarandon (Mary Page Marlowe...

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8 d. ago David Zucker renews attack on new Naked Gun reboot starring Liam Neeson

The director has taken fresh aim at the new film, saying that producer Seth MacFarlane ‘totally missed’ the spoof-comedy style that defined the original Naked Gun franchiseOriginal Naked Gun director David Zucker has gone back on the attack over the recent reboot starring Liam Neeson, after appearing to soften his tone in the wake of its release.In an interview with Woman’s World, Zucker said that Seth MacFarlane, producer on the new Naked Gun and previously director and co-writer of the Ted movies “totally missed” the spoof-comedy style that Zucker, along with collaborators Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams, made famous in Airplane! and the three original Naked Gun films. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Meghan's 'jarring' social media rule at her first wedding when she was a newcomer TV star who had only been on Suits for six months

The Suits star tied the knot with American film producer Trevor Engelson, 49, in September 2011 in front of around 100 guests at a barefoot ceremony held in Ocho Rios, Jamacia.

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1 week ago Claudia Winkleman in tears as she issues heartbreaking family confession 'I fell apart'

Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkleman has been married to film producer Kris Thykier for 25 years and the couple are parents to three children

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1 week ago Labubu toy movie with potential to anchor franchise in the works at Sony

Viral plush toy is heading to big screen after a deal was signed with details still unclear over whether it would be live-action or animatedLabubus could be headed to the big screen. Sony Pictures has acquired the screen rights to the plush toy sensation and is in early development of a feature film which, if successful, would anchor a new franchise.The deal, first reported by the Hollywood Reporter, was signed this week between the Chinese toy makers and Sony Pictures, whose animation division is fresh off the global success of KPop Demon Hunters. No producer or film-maker is attached to the project yet, and it’s still unclear if the film would be live-action or animated. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lady Gaga says she sought ‘psychiatric care’ after A Star is Born: ‘I feel really lucky to be alive’

The musician and actor reveals she was taking mood disorder medication during the film’s production

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1 week ago Portishead’s Geoff Barrow: ‘I can’t think of any worse music to make love to than ours’

As he moves into film production with the thriller Game, the musician – also known for Beak> – answers your questions on Myspace rappers, Bristol greats and whether Portishead will ever make new musicWhat made you decide to make a film, Game, and can you tell us a little bit about it? Zoe2025As I’ve grown older, I’ve found myself having more film ideas than musical ones. Having an independent label, Invada Records, I wondered if I could actually make a film. I was at school with [co-writer and actor] Marc Bessant, I’ve worked with [director] John Minton for 20 years and I met [co-writer] Rob Williams – a scriptwriter for Judge Dredd and stuff – when he moved to Portishead [Somerset]. The idea of someone trapped in an upside down car comes from JG Ballard’s Concrete Island. Initially it was gonna be a horror film where the character was attacked by rabid dogs, but instead we set it during the end of rave culture. I immediately thought of Jason Williamson from Sleaford Mods for the...

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1 week ago The Hunger Games: On Stage review – thundering fight to the death in a dazzling dystopia

Troubadour Canary Wharf theatre, LondonEye-popping visuals and a strong lead performance energise Matthew Dunster’s production – but the emotion gets lost amid the actionA luminous bow hovers in the darkness as if suspended in the sky while the arena-like stage is filled with smoke. A figure emerges: Katniss Everdeen, the girl from District 12 in Suzanne Collins’ post-apocalyptic universe, played by Jennifer Lawrence in the film franchise. With her appearance, the 74th Hunger Games begin – and no special effect is spared.Closely following the plot of Collins’ first book in the young adult series, and the Lionsgate film of 2012, Matthew Dunster’s production is a grand-scale manifestation of dystopian Panem. It is a place in which the haves and have-nots are divided into districts, and in which children are pitted against each other as “Tributes” in a deadly TV gameshow, forced to kill for prime-time entertainment. The last one standing wins the prize of survival. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago I visited the beach that was a filming location for BBC Wales' Mr Burton and was surprised by how beautiful it is

It was no surprise to me that the production came here to film, as I think it's one of the most underrated beaches in Wales.

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2 w. ago ‘A Ukrainian witch kicks the crap out of Russian soldiers’: the new wave of horror films taking on Putin’s army

Homegrown, female-driven scary movies in which witches and zombies lay waste to invading troops are proving popular in Ukraine. But why seek out horror on screen if you have so much of it in real life?When Ukrainian horror movie The Witch: Revenge started filming in late 2023, the costumes for the Russian soldiers were sourced straight from the battlefield. “They were real Russian uniforms. The captured soldiers or the dead soldiers, they just took those uniforms and cleaned them, and we used them,” the film’s producer, Iryna Kostyuk, says, speaking from Kyiv. Having cleaned the uniforms, the film-makers then had to dirty them up again so they looked suitably lived-in. Some of the vests still had names written in them – and several had names crossed out, presumably because Russian soldiers had filched them themselves from fallen comrades. “It was quite a challenge for the [Ukrainian] actors to wear them,” the producer says.The movie, also known as The Konotop Witch, is about a witch...

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2 w. ago Claudia Winkleman says she does one thing that 'almost makes husband burst into tears'

Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkleman has been married to film producer Kris Thykier since 2000 and the couple share three children together

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2 w. ago Jennifer Lawrence says she is working on a Miss Piggy film with Emma Stone

The 35-year old, known for The Hunger Games and Passengers, revealed that she is co-producing the film about The Muppets character alongside Stone.

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2 w. ago Jennifer Lawrence reveals she is working on a Miss Piggy movie with Emma Stone

The Oscar-winning actress, 35, said she may also be starring in the film in addition to working behind the camera to produce the project.

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2 w. ago Mediocre movies, millions in taxpayer cash: how scores of films from low

Creative industries are ‘crucial to the economy’ but film-making and tax have long had an uneasy relationship in BritainOnly the most geeky of movie buffs will have heard of him but Alan Latham is one of the UK’s most prolific film producers.Credited on 81 releases dating back to 1996, according to the online film bible IMDb.com, Latham has been behind a string of barely known films fronted by much better known actors. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Meghan Markle's 'jarring' request at first wedding that left guests baffled

Meghan Markle was once married to American film producer Trevor Engelson, and one detail from their wedding left guests amused as they asked 'is she kidding?'

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3 w. ago Meet Claudia Winkleman's husband Kris Thykier: Strictly star's rarely seen spouse, 53, is a BAFTA

And Claudia's husband Kris Thykier, is likely to be just as thrilled over the news, as it will ensure he gets more time with his wife of 25 years.

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3 w. ago Meet Claudia Winkleman's husband Kris Thykier: Strictly star's rarely

And Claudia's husband Kris Thykier, is likely to be just as thrilled over the news, as it will ensure he gets more time with his wife of 25 years.

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