3 h. ago ‘Scariest’ film in series dubbed 'blueprint for possession movies' out this week

It hits cinemas in a matter of days

Culture

7 h. ago Photos show highlights from week 2 of the Venice Film Festival

The Venice Film Festival is in full swing with a starry batch of awards season hopefuls arriving in Italy for glamorous premieres and discussions about their films. Emily Blunt, Amanda Seyfried and Dwayne Johnson are just some of the stars who have new films premiering at the Venice festival, which runs through Sept. 6.

Culture

26 h. ago Vertigo star Kim Novak reveals mother tried to kill her as a child in new documentary

‘Kim Novak’s Vertigo’ is screening at the Venice Film Festival this week

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36 h. ago TV channel will start showing nothing but Christmas films from this week

Christmas officially starts at 8am on September 4, according to the UK TV channel

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3 d. ago Paris Jackson stuns in a figure hugging purple dress as she joins chic Noomi Rapace and Tilda Swinton at glamorous Tom Ford dinner in Venice

The great and good of Hollywood have gathered in Venice for the 82nd annual International Film Festival in the Italian City this week.

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4 d. ago Thursday Murder Club takes Netflix's number one spot but is branded 'disappointing'

The movie adaption of Richard Osman's hit book The Thursday Murder Cub landed on Netflix this week but some fans have branded the star-studded film "disappinting"

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4 d. ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Ross King glitterball ready in Glasgow as he makes huge career announcement

Strictly Come Dancing star Ross King returned home to Glasgow this week to film for the BBC show

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4 d. ago George Clooney says he 'can't speak' after health issue forces him to axe work gigs

George Clooney was forced to pull out of press conferences and photo-calls at the Venice Film Festival earlier this week due to a 'bad' health issue

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4 d. ago George Clooney's health battles in full as he pulls out of Venice Film Festival

George Clooney was forced to pull out of the Venice Film Festival earlier this week after falling ill, but the Hollywood icon has faced much more serious health battles in the past

Events

4 d. ago 'Tis the season? New Christmas channel launches on Brits' TVs... and will start showing festive classics 111 days early!

Any Crimbo lovers among us will receive the best gift of all when GREAT! Christmas launches on September 4, airing festive films around the clock until the big day. Pictured: File photo

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6 d. ago BBC's Death Valley given major update on second series as star 'can't wait'

The BBC has confirmed that Death Valley will be returning for a second series, with filming set to begin this week in Wales.

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6 d. ago Thursday Murder Club Netflix release time as Richard Osman film leaves cinemas

The Thursday Murder Club marks Richard Osman's debut as an author with its film adaptation released in cinemas last week.

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6 d. ago The Thursday Murder Club director's 'biggest regret' about film

The Thursday Murder Club is set to be released on Netflix this week and the film's director has opened up about his 'biggest regret'

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1 week ago We couldn’t help but wonder ... what was Carrie Bradshaw’s best outfit?

From brunch with friends to public humiliation, Sex and the City’s leading lady had a style for every occasion After 27 years, 94 episodes, a questionable three-series reboot and a pair of films we’d rather not talk about, last week’s “heavy-handed” finale of And Just Like That marked the last appearance of TV’s best-dressed character: Carrie Bradshaw. As we say a final farewell, for this week’s newsletter we asked Guardian writers for their most memorable Carrie outfits.I’ll start with Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Edinburgh International Film Festival 2025 Star Guests: 10 famous faces who will walk the red carpet

A week-long celebration of film gets underway this week in Edinburgh.

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3 w. ago Edinburgh International Film Festival: Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Andrea Riseborough in full star line

The Edinburgh International Film Festival starts next week.

Culture

3 w. ago The 'Ibiza Final Boss' effect! Holiday firm's hilarious advert after raver's iconic hairdo goes viral

Jack Kay, 26, went viral on TikTok earlier this week when he was filmed cutting shapes on the party island, donning a gold chain and a pair of sunglasses, gripping a baby pink cup in his hand.

Economics

4 w. ago Lust and anger drive the Bonnie Blue saga, but moral outrage misses the point: this is hardcore economics | Gaby Hinsliff

A commercial instinct created her brand, a market sustains it and mainstream businesses profit. It’s a tale of very capitalist timesBonnie Blue has sex with men on camera for money. Lots of men one after the other, to be precise, for lots and lots of money: the commercial niche she invented to distinguish herself from countless other amateur porn stars jostling desperately for attention on OnlyFans was inviting “barely legal” ordinary teenage boys (which in porn means 18-plus) to have sex with her on film, and flogging the results to paying subscribers for a fortune. Unusually, her model involves a woman making millions out of men generating content for free, which makes it slightly harder than usual to work out exactly who is exploiting whom if she turns up (as she did in Nottingham) at a university freshers’ week with a sign saying “bonk me and let me film it”.But debating whether getting rich this way makes Bonnie personally “empowered” seems tired and pointless. It was with this...

Economics

4 w. ago Moral outrage over Bonnie Blue’s porn empire misses the point: this is hardcore economics | Gaby Hinsliff

A commercial instinct created her brand, a market sustains it and mainstream businesses profit. It’s a tale of very capitalist timesBonnie Blue has sex with men on camera for money. Lots of men one after the other, to be precise, for lots and lots of money: the commercial niche she invented to distinguish herself from countless other amateur porn stars jostling desperately for attention on OnlyFans was inviting “barely legal” ordinary teenage boys (which in porn means 18-plus) to have sex with her on film, and flogging the results to paying subscribers for a fortune. Unusually, her model involves a woman making millions out of men generating content for free, which makes it slightly harder than usual to work out exactly who is exploiting whom if she turns up (as she did in Nottingham) at a university freshers’ week with a sign saying “bonk me and let me film it”.But debating whether getting rich this way makes Bonnie personally “empowered” seems tired and pointless. It was with this...

Economics

4 w. ago 'I thought it was a hat!' Video of man with bob throwing shapes in Ibiza sparks hilarious memes

Footage of the man - Jack Kay - went viral at the start of this week as he was filmed donning a gold chain and pair of sunglasses with a baby pink cup gripped in his hand.

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