8 h. ago The Map That Leads to You review – sugary Amazon romance works best as travelogue

Rising star Madelyn Cline is a charming lead in an unusually glossy streaming weepie that leads to overfamiliar territoryA book-loving American woman in her 20s decides to spend time in Europe before she settles into the safety of a finance job in New York City, but she ends up falling for a man who is harbouring a tragic secret about his future. She’s played by an in-house Netflix star, he’s played by a non-American actor known for his role in a hit TV show. The film is based on a novel and is premiering on a streaming platform this month. While this might not be dramatically similar enough to become a Dante’s Peak/Volcano situation, it’s hard not to watch Amazon’s The Map That Leads to You, out this week, and frequently think about Netflix’s loosely similar My Oxford Year, released at the start of August.What immediately separates the two, and often separates Netflix and Amazon movies in general, is the aesthetic. My Oxford Year is every bit a TV movie while The Map That Leads to ...

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12 h. ago Sharon Stone says she’s not involved in Basic Instinct reboot: ‘I don’t know why you’d do it’

The original film’s 80-year-old writer Joe Eszterhas will take a $2m fee for a new script but Stone will play no role in the filmThe actor Sharon Stone has expressed scepticism about the Basic Instinct reboot currently being scripted by the original film’s writer Joe Eszterhas.Speaking on US TV’s Today programme, Stone made reference to the unsuccessful 2006 sequel, in which she reprised her role of murderous novelist Catherine Tramell. That film earned dreadful reviews, poor audience feedback and just $38m (£28m) at the global box office, compared to the original’s $353m (£261m). Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Yellowstone's Kevin Costner lines up next movie role after box office disaster

Kevin Costner is set to star alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in an upcoming dramedy after his recent box office flop

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16 h. ago Yellowstone’s Kevin Costner lands next film role after box office flop from writer of beloved rom

Kevin Costner has lined up his next major film opposite a Hollywood A-lister following the disappointing release of his Western film Horizon

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40 h. ago Gal Gadot blames ‘pressure on celebrities to speak out against Israel’ for box office failure of Snow White

Israeli actor says she received death threats after her co-star Rachel Zegler supported Palestine in a post on XThe actor Gal Gadot has said that she credits a “pressure on celebrities to speak out against Israel” with the failure of last year’s live action remake of Snow White.Her co-star, Rachel Zegler, showed her support for Palestine while promoting the film, writing on X: “i love you all so much! thank you for the love and for 120m views on our trailer in just 24 hours! what a whirlwind. i am in the thick of rehearsals for romeo + juliet so i’m gonna get outta here. bye for now. and always remember, free palestine.” Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Gal Gadot says ‘pressure’ to ‘speak out against Israel’ led to Snow White’s box office failure

‘I was disappointed that the movie was greatly affected by that,’ actor said

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65 h. ago Thursday Murder Club's Jonathan Pryce shares real reason he accepted role on Netflix film

Welsh actor Jonathan Pryce plays Stephen Best in The Thursday Murder Club film.

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3 d. ago Sydney Sweeney faces fresh blow as new movie bombs at box office after American Eagle controversy

Sydney Sweeney's latest film is bombing at the box office and it may have more than a little something to do with the recent controversy surrounding her American Eagle campaign.

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3 d. ago Michael Jackson's bodyguard made to use real AK47s in 'heavy' new film role

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Jackson's former bodyguard has since given up the profession for a career in acting and has recently landed two very exciting film roles

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5 d. ago Timothy Olyphant’s life from marriage to college sweetheart to connection to one of America’s richest families

TV and film actor Timothy Olyphant has landed his latest role in the critically acclaimed series Alien: Earth

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5 d. ago 'Dreadful' 2025 box office bomb quietly added to Netflix that film fans say is 'awful'

The film contains one of Marvel's most successful actors in a lead role

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5 d. ago Hit horror Weapons doesn’t have a deeper meaning but that’s OK | Jesse Hassenger

A frenzied search for answers in the wake of the box office smash has some assuming there’s a weightier allegory but its power is in something simpler and more primalMajor spoilers aheadFor years now, horror fans and critics have grown increasingly and understandably impatient with the tendency of genre films to orient their scares toward a clearly conveyed central metaphor.The real monster in these movies is parenthood, personal trauma or that old horror-movie standby, grief. Writer-director Zach Cregger is no stranger to this line of thinking; his 2022 horror movie Barbarian is very much a spooky-creature-in-the-basement movie for the #MeToo era. Now Cregger has returned with a movie that may well stymie anyone who has been trained by the last decade to search for an easy-to-track allegory within their viscerally depicted fears. His new movie Weapons has received mostly rave reviews and positive audience response. But at least a few critics and fans are pivoting from complaining a...

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9 d. ago Netflix viewers in tears after watching heartbreaking biopic with Hollywood star

Netflix fans have been left in tears after watching The Iron Claw on Netflix, which stars Zac Efron in a role that is worlds away from the Disney Channel film that made him famous

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1 week ago James Norton: I auditioned for Fifty Shades... but they said I was too grey!

Instead, the role of sado-masochist millionaire Christian Grey in the eponymous film went to Irish actor Jamie Dornan - and turned him into a star.

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1 week ago Cult classic 90s comedy shaped a generation finally streaming on Netflix

Clueless was a hit with critics and audiences alike and quickly became a cultural touchstone - not to mention a huge box office success. The film was followed by a TV series spin-off, which ran for three seasons from 1996 to 1999.

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1 week ago Outlander's Caitriona Balfe worlds away from Claire Fraser in new film role

The Irish actress has transformed for her new movie

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1 week ago Director reveals why Pedro Pascal dropped out of major role in film with 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating

Mystery horror releases in theatres on 8 August

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1 week ago Platonic season two review: Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne stop at nothing to make you laugh – and it’s joyful TV

It’s so nice to watch a show that tries this hard to induce chuckles. But there’s also real depth to this gag-packed comedy about two mischief-loving friends reuniting in midlifeThe Studio, Seth Rogen’s cosy Hollywood satire which dropped on Apple TV+ earlier this year, features a glut of industry figures cameoing as themselves: Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, Zac Efron, Ron Howard, Zoë Kravitz, Nicholas Stoller. Unless you also happen to work in the movie business, that last name probably won’t mean much: in the show Stoller is introduced as a reliable writer of kid-friendly fare – The Muppets, Captain Underpants – who can make a decent job of the IP-driven film (“the Kool-Aid movie”) that Rogen’s studio head, Matt Remick, has been forced to pursue.In real life, Stoller did indeed write those films. Yet he’s also a key figure in the later years of the Judd Apatow-abetted Frat Pack era, responsible for a number of box office hits including Sex Tape, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get ...

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2 w. ago Aquaman star Jason Momoa admits he gave up smoking after near

Film star Jason Momoa, famous for his role in the Aquaman superhero movie, has revealed that he experienced a near-death experience while out surfing in the Hawaiian sea

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2 w. ago National treasure Joanna Lumley, 79, is still raking in an astronomical figure each week as she joins the cast of Netflix's horror comedy

The hugely popular TV and film star has just snagged a role in the second series of Netflix 's horror comedy-drama Wednesday.

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