2 h. ago 'Favourite film of all time' with huge action star on Channel 4 tonight

The Equalizer, directed by Antoine Fuqua, is a gripping mix of quiet tension and explosive justice - and fans are calling it a "ten out of ten" film with an "incredible" performance from its A-list lead

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9 d. ago Christopher Nolan says Dwayne Johnson has given best movie performance of 2025

‘It’s a really remarkable poiece of work,’ the ‘Oppenheimer’ director says

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9 d. ago Netflix announces huge update for Narcos legend's new film based on tragic true story

Oscar winner Jamie Foxx will lead the film.

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1 week ago Chic Amanda Seyfried and Elle Fanning lead the stars arriving for a London Film Festival party at The Dorchester

Chic Amanda Seyfried and Elle Fanning lead the stars arriving for a London Film Festival party at The Dorchester  Daily Mail

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1 week ago 'Perfect' Heath Ledger movie hailed 'one of the greatest all time' on TV today

The film stars Heath Ledger in the lead role as William Thatcher

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2 w. ago ‘AI is here to stay and change things’: Mad Max director George Miller on why he is taking part in an AI film festival

The director believes AI has made film-making ‘way more egalitarian’ – and is set to lead the judges at Omni AI film festival in AustraliaThere’s no arguing the use of artificial intelligence in film-making is getting a bad rap. Last week’s unveiling of Hollywood’s first AI “actress”, Tilly Norwood, generated howls of protest from actors’ unions across the UK and US, where the industry is still reeling from last year’s 118-day strike over, among other issues, the threat of AI.And earlier this week, Australia’s Productivity Commission was pilloried by Liberals and Greens alike for failing to recognise the dire impact AI may have on the country’s creative industries. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago From cage to screen: The Smashing Machine and Mark Kerr’s second act with The Rock

Mark Kerr’s rise and fall was captured in a cult MMA documentary. Now Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has brought his story to Hollywood with A24’s The Smashing MachineIt started with an affirming nod of heads between two tough guys at a Santa Monica Gold’s Gym in the summer of 1997. One-time Olympic wrestling contender Mark Kerr was training for his first Ultimate Fighting Championship fight, having dominated in a three-fight, one-night tournament in Brazil two months earlier. Dwayne “Rocky Maivia” Johnson, a former NFL prospect sidelined with a knee injury suffered during his second year with the WWE, approached him.“Can I take you to lunch?” Johnson asked Kerr, who obliged him at the Firehouse restaurant in Santa Monica. The conversation inevitably drifted to mixed martial arts, as Johnson peppered the 1992 NCAA champion with pointed questions about the unregulated sport. MMA was gaining popularity in Japan, where multiple promotions hired pro wrestlers for “crossover” fights. Continue...

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3 w. ago Wirtz becomes latest footballer battling to best their objectively weird price tag | Barney Ronay

High-technique midfielder is talented enough for his Liverpool move to work out but most transfers over £80m don’tThe verdict is in on the new Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson movie, The Smashing Machine, which does look pretty good to be fair. The key takeaway is this. Anyone who might have dismissed The Rock as simply a bald, grizzled, muscled-up fight sport veteran is going to have to eat their words.It turns out The Rock is actually a really good actor. There is talk of a previously unseen ability to inhabit a character, to subsume his entire identity within a role. The role, in this case, of a bald, grizzled, muscled-up fight sport veteran. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Smashing Machine review – Proof that Dwayne Johnson is a real actor, and potentially a future Oscar winner

Filmmaker Benny Safdie asks the star to be raw and vulnerable for the first time in his career – and it’s a sight to behold

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3 w. ago The boxing heavyweights to feature in films as Oleksandr Usyk stars in The Smashing Machine

Usyk will feature alongside Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, who plays MMA legend Mark Kerr

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3 w. ago The Smashing Machine isn’t the transformative Dwayne Johnson vehicle we’ve been promised – but it’s a start

Benny Safdie’s new wrestling drama has made its leading man an unexpected Oscar contender. But it’s also a clever bit of career course correction for the typically commercially minded star, writes Xan Brooks – different for him, but not so much that it could sabotage his brand

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4 w. ago Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson admits he's 'not a big therapy guy' after mental health battle

Following the release of his most vulnerable performance yet, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has admitted he felt similarities between himself and Mark Kerr, who he portrays in The Smashing Machine

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4 w. ago The incredible truth behind Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's new role: The real story behind The Smashing Machine

The man behind Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt’s telling of the rise, fall and redemption of MMA pioneer Mark Kerr .

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4 w. ago The Smashing Machine review: average film with great Dwayne Johnson performance

Benny Safdie has successfully turned The Rock into a serious actor. But when it comes to the big moments, The Smashing Machine chokes

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4 w. ago The Smashing Machine review: average film with great lead performance

Benny Safdie has successfully turned The Rock into a serious actor. But when it comes to the big moments, The Smashing Machine chokes

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4 w. ago The Smashing Machine review: will rewrite the history of Dwayne Johnson’s acting career

Benny Safdie has successfully turned The Rock into a serious actor. But when it comes to the big moments, The Smashing Machine chokes

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4 w. ago Emily Blunt shows off stunning figure in backless dress at Smashing Machine movie premiere

EMILY Blunt shows some backbone at the screening of her new wrestling movie. The glamorous Brit actress, 42, wore a backless brown dress with a flowing train at the London unveiling of The Smashing Machine, which is based on a true story. She stars as Dawn Staples, the wife of mixed martial artist Mark Kerr,...

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4 w. ago Emily Blunt and the Rock Bring “The Smashing Machine” to London

Emily Blunt and the Rock Bring “The Smashing Machine” to London  gofugyourself.com

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4 w. ago The Smashing Machine review: Dwayne Johnson is a knockout but ultimately chokes

Benny Safdie has successfully turned The Rock into a serious actor. But when it comes to the big moments, The Smashing Machine chokes

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last month Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt dazzle in London at screening of The Smashing Machine

The drama is earning Dayne Johnson rave reviews and some early Oscars buzz

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