14 h. ago How director Ryan Coogler’s historic Sinners deal with Warner Bros could change his life

The’ Black Panther’ director will own the film after 25 years

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41 h. ago CBB's Chesney Hawkes' wife breaks silence on claim she whipped him in sex club

Chesney Hawkes' wife Kristina has spoken up after the One And Only singer revealed on ITV's Celebrity Big Brother that she once whipped him at a steamy sex club

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60 h. ago Until Dawn review – efficient, if unscary, video game horror

A solidly made adaptation of the Playstation hit sees a group of twentysomethings stuck in a gory death loopA week after the release of Ryan Coogler’s unusual, artfully crafted horror Sinners, we are now back to the industry’s genre norm with Until Dawn, a schlocky video game adaptation that has far less on its mind. Such a drastic drop in IQ and ambition means there’s no serious comparison to be made here and this weekend there’ll be no real competition at the box office (Sinners is likely to remain on top) so such contrast does ultimately allow the film to stay within its own, sillier space, a deep-fried donut for dessert after a filet mignon entree.On its own, lower-stakes terms, Until Dawn is a passable, if rather unfrightening frightener, made with some skill and enlivened by a strong troupe of young actors, enough to notch it slightly above the piss-poor standard but not quite enough to really justify its existence. The game it’s based on has been described by the director Dav...

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61 h. ago Stephen Fry’s ‘vocal double’ to be used in AI installation at Hay festival

The actor, who has spoken about artificial intelligence on multiple occasions, said the installation ‘reveals both the wonders and pitfalls of AI’An AI version of Stephen Fry’s voice is to give a talk at Hay festival this year.Visitors will be able to step into a soundproof booth to hear the clone of Fry’s voice running a voiceover training session. Guided by his “vocal double”, participants will record their own voice reel, “until the experience takes an unexpected turn”, say organisers. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Why movie fans are divided over 'best reviewed film of the decade'

A new horror film is dominating the box office and wowing critics. Sinners, from Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, has been called 'the best reviewed wide-release film of the decade'.

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4 d. ago Angellica Bell's friend reveals reason she hasn't spoken about Martin Lewis 'axe' on ITV's Celebrity Big Brother

The TV presenter has not yet spoken about her sudden exit from The Martin Lewis Money Show

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4 d. ago Angellica Bell's friend reveals real reason she hasn't spoken about Martin Lewis 'axe' yet

Angellica Bell's friend and former CBBC co-host Andrew Hayden-Smith has revealed the real reason CBB fans haven't heard he speak about her exit from The Martin Lewis Money Show

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4 d. ago Sinners: vampires, racial politics and a surprise cameo – discuss with spoilers

Ryan Coogler’s ambitious box office hit combines genres to come up with something wholly original and fascinatingly complexThis article contains spoilers for SinnersRyan Coogler’s Sinners just notched the biggest opening weekend for an original movie since the start of the pandemic, which means the Michael B Jordan-starring, period-set vampire movie will be seen and talked about for weeks (and more) to come. Here are some absolutely spoiler-packed discussion points (seriously, multiple endings are spoiled!) for the film’s variety of layers, genres and readings. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Ben Stiller defends Sinners against critical headline about box office performance

Ryan Coogler’s new vampiric horror film, starring Michael B. Jordan, has debuted to $61 million at the global box office

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5 d. ago Sinners is a horror film about the highs and lows of the Black experience | Andrew Lawrence

Ryan Coogler’s wildly ambitious period vampire movie is set around the great migration and uses supernatural and real-life horrors to smartly make its pointWhen it comes to centering the Black experience on film, director Ryan Coogler has carved a fruitful and unprecedented niche. Fruitvale Station reconstructs the final hours in the life of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old Oakland man killed by a transit cop on New Year’s Day. The Creed franchise tarries in the space between Black athletic genius and fatherlessness. The Black Panther franchise meditates on the relationship between Black Africans and the global diaspora. Now comes Sinners, a Jim Crow period piece that frames the Black experience in America as a horror show – complete with real scars.The film, which made its theatrical debut over the weekend, follows Sammie – a young guitar hero (played by newcomer Miles Caton) itching to break away from his preacher father and the family church to play the blues for the unsaved masses. He...

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5 d. ago Horror of mum who died after 'botched BBL removal' as tragic twist emerges

A 31-year-old underwent surgery to remove her butt implants, but just minutes later suffered a cardiac arrest and passed away two weeks later. Her family have spoken out and revealed a devastating detail about the tragedy

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6 d. ago Gillian Anderson in talks for X Files return as star plots 'really scary' reboot

Beloved actress and national treasure Gillian Anderson is said to be returning to the cult sci-fi drama The X Files, according to the reboot's esteemed director

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6 d. ago Hollyoaks legend Nikki Sanderson teases huge career move after quitting Channel 4 soap

Nikki Sanderson has spoken about her Hollyoaks exit and revealed what's next for her after she quit the Channel 4 soap after almost 13 years in the role of Maxine Minniver

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7 d. ago Sinners review – Ryan Coogler’s sexy southern gothic horror is a blast

Michael B Jordan stars as twin 1930s mobsters in the Black Panther director’s phenomenal-looking, blues-infused supernatural taleIn Black Panther (2018) and its sequel, Wakanda Forever (2022), Ryan Coogler directed two of Marvel’s most satisfying and textured recent movies. His 2015 Rocky spin-off Creed represents the gold standard when it comes to franchise-wrangling, honouring the original series yet standing up and fighting its own corner as a distinct movie. If anyone has earned the chance to make a passion project, it’s Coogler. But who knew that this would result in something as wild, untrammelled and thrillingly unpredictable as Sinners? Starring Michael B Jordan in the dual role of 1930s gangster twins Smoke (surly, threatening) and Stack (charming, reckless), it’s a sweltering, sexy southern gothic horror, a blues-infused vampire flick in which the music flows as freely as the blood.The brothers leave Chicago with the kind of cash that usually comes with a body count. Back ...

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7 d. ago X Files director Ryan Coogler reveals he’s spoken to Gillian Anderson about reboot

‘She’s incredible and fingers crossed there’ said Coogler

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8 d. ago ‘Sinners,’ shot on IMAX film, is a historic first for female cinematographers

Cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw didn’t realize she was going to make history for her profession on “Sinners.”

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9 d. ago Sinners review: two Michael B Jordans battle supernatural hell in a rollicking fight for their souls

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler’s genre-busting horror is devilish fun with a side of social commentary

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9 d. ago Ryan Coogler says his ‘heart broke’ after Chadwick Boseman’s death

‘I realised all the work had been distracting me,’ filmmaker said

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9 d. ago ‘My heart broke’: director Ryan Coogler on mourning Chadwick Boseman, rebooting Black Panther and his new movie Sinners

The highest grossing Black film-maker of all time is known for his superhero movies and reinventing the Rocky franchise. Now he’s made his most personal film yet – and it’s a vampire thrillerWe’re supposed to be talking about movies, but Ryan Coogler has family on his mind when we have our video call – parents, siblings, twins, ancestors and, most of all, his two daughters. “It’s all good, kids not up yet,” the director says in his Oakland drawl. He’s speaking from a New York hotel room, the morning after the premiere of his new movie, Sinners. But, sure enough, 10 minutes into our conversation, his daughters, three and five, come into the room and bundle on to his lap. “Aw, here’s my little ones, bro.” A toy boomerang flies into and out of shot. “Daddy’s gotta work,” he patiently explains. Noises off-screen and doors closing.Anyway, where were we? Continue reading...

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1 week ago Sinners review: two Michael B Jordans battle supernatural hell in a rollicking flesh

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler’s genre-busting horror with a saucy side serving of Hailee Steinfeld is devilish fun

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