10 h. ago Kim Novak, 92, looks almost unrecognisable as she receives the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the Venice International Film Festival

The actress, 92, channeled old Hollywood glamour as she stepped out in an emerald and black gown to accept the award.

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12 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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15 h. ago Alfred Hitchcock bombshell Kim Novak, 92, reveals her mother tried to abort her with knitting needles and 'suffocate her with a pillow' as tell

The film, which premiered last night in advance of the 92-year-old actress getting a lifetime achievement Golden Lion today, tells of her upbringing in Depression-era Chicago.

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15 h. ago Alfred Hitchcock bombshell Kim Novak, 92, reveals her mother tried to abort her pregnancy with knitting needles and 'suffocate her with a pillow' as tell

The film, which premiered last night in advance of the 92-year-old actress getting a lifetime achievement Golden Lion today, tells of her upbringing in Depression-era Chicago.

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17 h. ago Kim Novak’s Vertigo review – the dizzying demands on Hitchcock’s leading lady

Venice film festivalAn intensely personal interview of the 92-year-old Hollywood star delivers showstopping moments for fans of the golden age of moviesAt 92 years old, Hollywood movie star Kim Novak – legendary of course for her doppelganger starring role in Hitchcock’s Vertigo – is a vivid and, in fact, yearningly romantic and demanding presence in this gallant, cinephile documentary-interview filmed by director and Novak superfan Alexandre O Philippe. She is one of the very few golden age stars still with us, and maybe the title of this film is a playful pun: at the very apex of Hollywood history, perhaps Novak feels dizzy looking down from her mythic height.Philippe himself is more than qualified for this kind of intensely personal exegesis, having in the past made intriguing films about David Lynch’s debt to The Wizard of Oz and about the Psycho shower scene. With a touch of mischief and misdirection, he begins his film by simply playing a voice note that Novak has sent him, in...

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18 h. ago Heartbroken family reveal mother of murdered son who was run over by his jealous fiancée has died

Lisa Watson passed away in November last year - after her son Ryan Watson, 24, was killed by his partner of three years, Alice Wood, 23.

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18 h. ago Haunting final texts of mother who told her family she was going on holiday... only to secretly die in a Swiss euthanasia clinic: Friend reveals anguish that drove woman to take her own life

Maureen Slough, 58, of County Cavan, Ireland, sent a string of haunting final messages from inside the controversial Pegasos facility in Basel where she had quietly paid £13,000 to end her life.

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37 h. ago The truth about Freddy Brazier's new baby: Friends tell KATIE HIND star is pushing for a DNA test as they reveal what really happened with child's mother

As I revealed in yesterday's Mail on Sunday, Freddy is preparing to become a dad himself, as an ex-girlfriend of his is expecting their baby.

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39 h. ago Sadistic crimes of the 'Brookyln Vampire': How 'Grey Man' cannibal serial killer strangled girl, 10, then wrote to her mother revealing which body parts he had cooked and eaten

He not only murdered, but mutilated and cannibalised children, leaving a trail of letters and confessions that shocked even seasoned detectives.

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51 h. ago Kim Novak, 92, slams Sydney Sweeney's 'sexualized' biopic about her romance with Sammy Davis Jr.

The film, titled Scandalous, will revisit the 92-year-old actress' 50s-era romance with fellow entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.

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61 h. ago Kim Novak highlights issue with title of new biopic starring Sydney Sweeney

New film will recount the 1957 clandestine love affair between the ‘Vertigo’ star and singer-actor Sammy Davis Jr

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63 h. ago Revealed: How an Albanian killer who gunned down a mother with an AK

Edmond Kallmi, 50, lowered an imitation firearm at the woman on a street in the small Welsh mining town of Ferndale, before telling her: 'How's about I f****** shoot you, you b****?'.

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66 h. ago Mother reveals heartbreak after horrendous accident led her 12

Hunter Jory, from Sheffield, had been playing with friends on August 18 when one of the children decided to light a small fire.

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66 h. ago ‘I held on to what’s important’: Kim Novak on Hitchcock, Trump and her Venice lifetime achievement award

One of the stars of Hollywood’s golden era, 92-year-old says prize as much about her refusal to be controlled as her on-screen performancesShe was the No 1 box office star in the late 50s, but for decades Kim Novak, the star of Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece Vertigo, has lived a life of quiet seclusion. Now, at the age of 92, the last of the great, glamorous movie stars of Hollywood’s golden era is back in the spotlight. She is being honoured with a lifetime achievement award at the Venice film festival, where a documentary about her life and career, Kim Novak’s Vertigo, is premiering.For Novak, it is a tribute not just to her acting but to her lifelong refusal to be controlled and manipulated by Hollywood, or anyone else. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Gisèle Pelicot's daughter reveals she no longer speaks to her mother after heartbreaking 'spectacle' comment made during mass rape trial

Caroline Darian remained a pillar by her mother's side during the trial of Dominique Pelicot, 72, where he was sentenced to 20 years in prison for raping and organising the mass rape of his wife.

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7 d. ago Russian Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin who launched failed rebellion against Putin knew he was 'doomed' before he was killed in plane crash, his mother reveals

The army general and businessman, who founded the notorious Wagner mercenary group, died when his jet crashed in summer 2023, just two months after his short lived mutiny.

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7 d. ago Russsian Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin who launched failed rebellion against Putin knew he was 'doomed' before he was killed in plane crash, his mother reveals

The army general and businessman, who founded the notorious Wagner mercenary group, died when his jet crashed in summer 2023, just two months after his short lived mutiny.

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9 d. ago BBC star Michael Ball reveals his mother has died as devastated singer is flooded with support by fans

The devastated singer and broadcaster, 63, announced Ruth Parry Ball's passing by sharing an old picture of her.

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1 week ago Meghan Markle is 'diluting her brand' by constantly reposting 'mid

UK-based brand and PR expert, Chad Teixeira, has revealed how the social media posts might work against the mother-of-two and deter customers from purchasing her products.

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1 week ago Proud mother Millie Bobby Brown, 21, reveals newly adopted daughter on stroller walkabout with husband Jake Bongiovi, 23

New mother Millie Bobby Brown has been seen for the first time with her adopted daughter after revealing her surprise baby news on Thursday.

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