5 d. ago David Hockney on his continued passion for work ahead of his biggest show in 25 years: ‘I will never stop painting’

The biggest living art star meets with his friend and legendary curator Sir Norman Rosenthal for a conversation about their upcoming show in Paris. At the latter’s London home, Geordie Greig learns why both of them will carry on making waves in the art world, despite being in their eighties

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6 d. ago Bake Off star got caught having sex in Blue Peter garden during boozy romp

Comedian Sophie Willan rose to fame as the star and creator of Alma’s Not Normal, having fell in love with acting while on a holiday to Ibiza with her beloved grandmother

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8 d. ago Academy apologizes for failing to mention No Other Land director Hamdan Ballal in statement

Mark Ruffalo and Olivia Colman were among the 690 Academy members who complained

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8 d. ago Academy board to meet as response to No Other Land director’s arrest decried

Meeting follows letter signed by prominent members urging more forceful response on Hamdan Ballal’s arrestThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has convened an extraordinary meeting to address a crisis over its tepid response to the arrest and detention of the Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal, of the documentary No Other Land, by Israeli authorities.The meeting on Friday morning Pacific time, first reported by Deadline, follows a strongly worded letter signed by many prominent members – including the actors Olivia Colman, Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Penélope Cruz and Emma Thompson, directors Ava DuVernay, Alfonso Cuarón, Adam McKay and Jonathan Glazer and writer Tony Kushner – calling for a more forceful response from the Academy’s board of governors than an initial statement that did not refer to Ballal or No Other Land by name and cited the Academy membership’s “many unique viewpoints”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago The Roses starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman announces cinema release date

The Roses, which is based on the 1981 novel The War of the Roses by Warren Adler, is a dark comedy that will be released in UK cinemas on August 29 this year

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2 w. ago ‘Star making not star taking’: how LA Galaxy rose back to top of US soccer

Years after Beckham-mania, fan activism and changes in recruitment strategy secured club’s first MLS Cup since 2014When the Major League Soccer champions were crowned last December, Lionel Messi was not on the podium. He, Luis Suárez, Sergio Busquets and the rest of the Inter Miami galácticos had been dispatched in the playoffs. Instead, the new kings of US football were the old aristocrats of LA Galaxy, back on top after a 10-year absence, but without a household name in their ranks.The team that brought you Beckham-mania, staged the Captain America show and gave a number of people Zlatan-itis had retaken the summit of the US club game with a roster of unheralded talent. But the twist was more profound than that: this 180-degree turn on strategy was brought about by fan activism, after supporters went on strike to force the club to change their approach. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Roses 'spring back to life with huge blooms' after vital March gardening task

Roses are some of the most popular and beautiful flowering shrubs grown, but starting a rose garden may seem daunting to new gardeners

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3 w. ago The cheek of it! How bum cleavage became all the rage on the red carpet

From Zoë Kravitz to Rose Gray, celebrities have started taking backless looks to the extreme

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3 w. ago Half mooning on the red carpet? How bum cleavage became all the rage

From Zoë Kravitz to Rose Gray, celebrities have started taking backless looks to the extreme

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3 w. ago Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall’s debut novel to be turned into ITV series

The 54-year old film writer said the decision was a “no-brainer” to adapt his debut novel Death At The White Hart into a TV series.

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3 w. ago US job openings rose to 7.7 million in January, a sign the job market remains sturdy

U.S. job openings rose at the start of the year, another sign the job market was solid when President Donald Trump returned to the White House

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3 w. ago Gypsy Rose Blanchard issues stark warning to Luigi Mangione over worrying fan mail

Gypsy Rose Blanchard is offering a word of caution to Luigi Mangione - the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

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3 w. ago John Goodman, 72, suffers nasty injury on Tom Cruise movie as filming halted

Former Roseanne star John Goodman suffered an injury while filming his latest movie in England with action star Tom Cruise which will see him off the set until next week

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4 w. ago Megan McKenna admits her 'lowest moments' played out on TV as she discusses swapping reality TV for mum life and her hopes for more children

The former TOWIE star, 32, rose to fame after joining the ITV reality series as a full time member in 2016.

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4 w. ago Inside ‘You Me Bum Bum Train,’ London’s Hottest Ticket That Swears Its ‘Passengers’ — Including Leonardo DiCaprio, Madonna and Benedict Cumberbatch — to Total Secrecy

Inside ‘You Me Bum Bum Train,’ London’s Hottest Ticket That Swears Its ‘Passengers’ — Including Leonardo DiCaprio, Madonna and Benedict Cumberbatch — to Total Secrecy  Variety

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