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'Barbie' director Greta Gerwig to preside 77th Cannes film festival

Following a year in which she beat every record with her film Barbie, the American director, screenwriter, and actress Greta Gerwig is to preside over the Jury of the 77th Festival de Cannes, which takes place May 14-25 2024.

14/12/2023

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A 'Home Alone' reunion as Macaulay Culkin gets Walk of Fame star

The former child star had tributes paid by his on-screen mother Catherine O'Hara, 33 years after the iconic Christmas film was released.

02/12/2023

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How has one of 2023’s worst films become a box office smash hit?

Blumhouse has released two of 2023's worst movies... But how has the most recent dud become a box office smash hit?

08/11/2023

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D-Cup, A-Bomb: Barbenheimer mash-up film coming to cinemas

As 'Barbie' hits streaming services today, 2023 is not done with the Barbenheimer phenomenon just yet...

12/09/2023

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What’s behind all the box office flops this year?

What lessons are there to be learned from a disastrous summer blockbuster season?

23/08/2023

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Culture Re-View: How did 'Rocky Horror' become such a cult favourite?

On this day in 1975, arguably the king of cult films, 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show', was released - but it wasn't a runaway hit off the bat.

14/08/2023

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Barbillion: 'Barbie' breaks global record for women directors

The 'Barbie' global ticket sales have reached $1 billion, in a historic first for women directors.

07/08/2023

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Not 'Just Ken': Ryan Gosling helps 'Barbie' soundtrack make history

It's not just Barbie's world now - it's Ken's too. Ryan Gosling's standout song from the movie of the summer storms into the UK's top 40 alongside another 5 hits, breaking records in the plastic fantastic world.

31/07/2023

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How is Barbenheimer 'a victory for cinema'?

Barbenheimer is here to stay as box office scores continue to soar...

31/07/2023

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Kenswear: Barbie's boyfriend busts gender stereotypes

Gender and identity are at the heart of the recent Barbie film release. Character Ken's gender role reversal highlights the modern gender neutrality movement in menswear.

27/07/2023

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Barbenheimer: Historic weekend as 'Barbie' takes box office crown

Barbie has become the US and Canada's biggest film of the year so far, and is on track to become the biggest film of 2023. Collectively, 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' are enticing film lovers back to the cinemas after a moviegoing slump during the Covid pandemic.

24/07/2023

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'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' breaks new global record

Mario Time is still not over, as the animated film has broken another record, becoming the first film of 2023 to pass the $1 billion mark at the global box office.

01/05/2023

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Critics be damned! ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ smashes all records

‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ smashes all records and further proves audiences aren’t deterred by negative reviews

10/04/2023

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Sourpuss or paw-sitive? 'The Aristocats' gets live-action remake

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson has lined up his next directing project: a remake of the Disney classic (and, let’s face it, one of the greatest Disneys) 'The Aristocats'. Here's why you shouldn't be that concerned for your childhood favourite...

28/03/2023

Cinema

Scream saga's latest film beats US box office records

'Scream VI' - the sixth installment in the popular horror franchise - beat its predecessors at the North American box office, marking a new dawn for the series

13/03/2023

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'Avatar: The Way of Water' overlaps 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

'Avatar: The Way of Water' climbs to fourth highest-grossing film of all time

30/01/2023

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'Avatar: The Way of Water' makes movie history by earning $2 billion

Come on, did you really have a genuine doubt? Prepare for more tales from the big blue skinned people after 'Avatar: The Way of Water' earns more then its target $2 billion to become one of the highest-grossing movies in history.

23/01/2023

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What were the 10 biggest movies of 2022 at the global box office?

With 2022 about to take its final bow, film fans look to the global box office to find out which films have been the year’s biggest hitters.

27/12/2022

Cinema

Dwayne Johnson breaks US box-office record with 'Black Adam'

Dwayne Johnson can celebrate his biggest ever US box-office takings as a leading man after the DC superhero film raked in €67-million in its opening weekend.

24/10/2022

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'Elvis' biopic crowned box office king after final weekend tallies

Elvis clinched victory over 'Top Gun: Maverick' after the pair reported the same weekend ticket sales.

28/06/2022