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Barack Obama names his favourite films, music and books of 2024

Barack Obama’s years-long tradition of sharing lists of his favourite cultural highlights continues. Here’s what the former POTUS has been listening to, reading and watching in 2024...

Food and Drink

Here’s the scientifically proven cure for hangovers this Christmas

Celebrations. Parties. Booze-heavy meals. Christmas is often a time of over-indulgence... But you don’t need to worry, as the ideal, lifesaving, and science based hangover cure is only five ingredients away.

Art

Madame Tussauds unveils 'most structurally ambitious' waxwork yet

The new sculpture of Elton John in his iconic 70s pose has been unveiled today, celebrating the artist’s 50-year career.

Cinema

Tilda Swinton to receive honorary Golden Bear at Berlinale 2025

The award-winning actress will be honoured for her career with this lifetime achievement award. New Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle has said Tilda Swinton brings "humanity, compassion, intelligence, humour and style" to cinema.

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Cinema

Strippers, rebellion and figs: Here are the Best Movies of 2024

That’s a wrap for 2024 at the talkies… Here are our favourite movies of the year. How many have you seen?

Culture news

Why is the BBC refusing to play this chart-topping Christmas song?

The parody song ‘Freezing This Christmas’, by Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers, directly criticises the slashing of winter fuel payments for pensioners. It has hit No. 1 in the download charts and the BBC are facing growing criticism for refusing to play the track.

Cinema

Global box office projected to hit $33billion in 2025

The Avatar, Marvel and Mission: Impossible franchises are projected to be key drivers for 2025, as well as James Gunn's 'Superman' and the 'Wicked' sequel.

Culture news

What are the best Christmas albums to combat the tired radio classics?

Sick of hearing Bing Crosby, Band Aid and Mariah during the Christmas season? Fret no more - here are the Christmas albums you need in your life (and ears) during the holidays.

Lifestyle

Breaking taboos: Inside Spain’s first naked cinema screening

Curtain up – clothes off! Spain makes history by hosting the country’s first nude film screening.

Cinema

Mohammad Rasoulof on Iranian censorship, fanaticism and love

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country this year in order to present his new film to the world and to keep working freely. He speaks to Euronews Culture about the year that changed his life and representing Germany at the Oscars.

Culture news

Disney princesses: The hidden health risks behind a happily ever after

Trauma, rabies and alopecia – Disney princesses also get sick, and behind happy endings hides serious health problems. Putting aside the impact of unrealistic ideals on young viewers’ self-esteem, researches from the Netherlands have authored a satirical but scientifically-grounded study...

Cinema

European films are frontrunners for Best International Film Oscar

The Academy has revealed its shortlist for the Best International Feature Film category and the frontrunners represent the very best of European cinema.

Culture news

Pharrell Williams is named a UNESCO goodwill ambassador

The role of goodwill ambassador for the Paris-based UN cultural agency involves promoting its initiatives that include protecting Indigenous cultures and advancing education.

Cinema

'Kneecap' director on hip-hop, drugs and preserving Belfast culture

Euronews Culture sat down with writer-director Rich Peppiatt to discuss his award-winning film 'Kneecap' and the importance of protecting indigenous languages.

Culture news

Tom Cruise gets top US Navy honour in London

The navy said Cruise had “increased public awareness and appreciation for our highly trained personnel and the sacrifices they make while in uniform.”

Culture news

Marisa Paredes, star of numerous Pedro Almodóvar films, dies at 78

"Spanish cinema is left without one of its most iconic actresses, Marisa Paredes," the Spanish film academy said in a statement.

Culture news

Brazil court orders Adele song to be removed from global streaming

Adele is the subject of a plagiarism case, alleged to have “lifted” works from a Brazilian composer’s 1995 work. A court in Brazil is demanding that the song in question is removed from streaming services.

Cinema

French cinema cancels 'Last Tango in Paris' screening after protest

Last Tango in Paris, directed by Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci in 1972, was scheduled to be shown Sunday evening as part of a retrospective of work by American actor Marlon Brando. Protestors said that the Cinémathèque Française in Paris failed to provide context about an infamous rape scene.

Cinema

Is Germany’s Israel-Gaza stance threatening 2025’s Berlinale?

In a recent interview, Tricia Tuttle, the new head of the Berlin Film Festival, says that the German position on the Israel-Gaza conflict is ‘putting artists off’ the festival.

Culture news

Tintin & Popeye: What else is entering the public domain in 2025?

The entrepid kid reporter and the stuttering sailor are entering the public domain on 1 January 2025. What else from the world of cinema, literature and music can soon be used without payment to copyright holders?

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