11 h. ago India’s official Oscar entry, which failed to make the cut, wins big at major Bollywood awards show

The film that was submitted as India’s official Oscar entry but failed to make the final list of nominees has swept the International Indian Film Academy Awards

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3 d. ago Trump dreams of a Maga empire – but he’s more likely to leave us a nuclear hellscape | Alexander Hurst

The US president’s new imperialism could make real the apocalyptic world depicted by cold war filmmakersIn 1965, the British government blocked the BBC from broadcasting The War Game, a pseudo-documentary film it had commissioned depicting just what a nuclear attack on the UK would entail. The film, the government judged, was simply too “horrifying” for the public. Two decades after that, The War Game finally aired, prior to the release of the 1984 film Threads, which, in imagining the aftermath of a nuclear attack on the UK, was the first movie to deal with the scientific reality of nuclear winter.When I was 11, I had nightmares for a few weeks after seeing a trailer for a nuclear doomsday film (The Sum of All Fears) that ran prior to a cinema screening of The Fellowship of the Ring (I had just read the three Lord of the Rings volumes). The Nazgûl were disturbing, of course, but they were not of the real world, unlike nukes. This January, I was confronted with The War Game at an ex...

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4 d. ago ‘Reduced to nonsense’: JRR Tolkien’s irritation with typist revealed in archive

Exclusive: Important collection of author’s letters and manuscripts, being sold in April, reveals his loathing of sloppiness and love of languageJRR Tolkien was so irritated by a careless typist’s slapdash work on one of his manuscripts that he vented his frustration in a letter that has come to light.The Lord of the Rings author said in despair: “She reduced [my manuscript] to nonsense. I have some sympathy with the typist faced with such unfamiliar matter; though evidently she wasn’t paying much attention.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The Lord of the Rings record that could signify a major Oscar win for Dune 3

‘Dune: Part Two’ matched a unique record that ‘The Two Towers’ achieved more than 20 years ago

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7 d. ago Olivia Wilde risks MAJOR wardrobe malfunction going braless under sheer outfit at Vanity Fair Oscar party

Olivia Wilde wore a risky, sheer, ivory dress by Chloe at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscars party.

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9 d. ago A Wicked shame! In 2025, blockbuster success spells Oscars failure

The Oz-set blockbuster, plus the Inside Out and Dune sequels, packed out cinemas but won’t win best picture at Sunday’s Academy AwardsBox-office success is a strong indicator of Oscars failure at this year’s Academy Awards, with the two highest-grossing best picture nominees among those titles least likely to win.Wicked and Dune: Part Two have both made more than $700m globally, but neither is tipped – by anyone – to pick up the top prize on Sunday in Hollywood. Wicked, Jon M Chu’s first half of his adaptation of the Broadway musical, is currently on $728m, from an estimated $150m production budget. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago War of words: who is winning the Oscar for best acceptance speech?

This season’s awards circuit has seen Demi Moore and Sean Baker praised for their speeches, but how much does that contribute to the big win?Winning an Oscar for acting has never looked particularly easy, even if certain types of performances – physical transformations, celebrity impressions – always seem to maintain an edge over others. One major factor contributing to the Oscar’s degree of difficulty is that the job doesn’t end when the movie does. There’s a whole season of awards campaigning requiring a different sort of performance – the equivalent of being thrown into an overtime that lasts far longer than the actual on-field game play. If awards season had a playbook for how to win this endless overtime, it would probably focus on acceptance speeches.There’s no better example than Demi Moore’s bonus-round performance at this year’s Golden Globes. As an awards body, the Globes are a longtime joke – a recently rebooted organization that can never claim any voting-body overlap wi...

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2 w. ago Lord of the Rings' Bernard Hill left surprise amount for son in will as fans furious at snub

Lord of the Rings star Bernard Hill, who died last May, left a modest sum in his will, as fans fumed that he was left out of the BAFTA In Memoriam tribute on Sunday.

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2 w. ago Ian McKellen, 85, returns to work for the first time since his horror West End stage fall as he joins James Corden and Jessica Gunning to film dark comedy The Christophers

The Lord of the Rings actor was in a jovial spirit as he was joined on the movie set by Gavin and Stacey star James Corden.

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2 w. ago Lord of the Rings' Bernard Hill leaves surprise amount in will to one relative amid BAFTAs snub

Bernard Hill, who was known for his roles in Lord of the Rings and Titanic, died in May 2021 at the age of 79. His will has now been revealed, showing how much he left behind

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2 w. ago Enormous sum that late Lord of the Rings and Titanic actor Bernard Hill left to his family in his will

The actor was born in Manchester but lived in Beccles, Suffolk, and his will reveals he left all his possessions to his son, Gabriel.

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2 w. ago Lord of the Rings star Bernard Hill left just over shock sum to son in his will as fans fume at snub

Bernard Hill, who played King Théoden of Rohan in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, died last May aged 79, and his will has now been revealed

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2 w. ago Lord of the Rings' Bernard Hill leaves surprise amount in will to son as BAFTAs fans rage at snub

Lord of the Rings star Bernard Hill, who died last year, left just over £200,000 to his son - it comes after fans were outraged he wasn't among those honoured at the BAFTAs

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