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Rare Kurt Cobain memorabilia to be auctioned off

How much would you pay for a piece of Rock History?

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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.

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Film of the Week: 'Gran Turismo'

The true story of Jann Mardenborough, the British gamer who managed to transfer his skills into a real-life racing career, is given the big-screen treatment, courtesy of the once great 'District 9' director Neill Blomkamp.

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Who was Sir Nicholas Winton?

An upcoming film, 'One Life', will tell the life of Sir Nicholas Winton. Who was the Holocaust hero?

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Disney post mixed results and will raise subscription prices

Here are the key takeaways from Disney’s quarterly earnings call

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Robbie Robertson, guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies aged 80

Robertson worked extensively with Bob Dylan and director Martin Scorsese, working as composer, music supervisor, and music producer.

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Kuwait bans 'Barbie' as Lebanon censors for 'promoting homosexuality'

The Kuwaiti ban comes as Lebanon’s culture minister asked authorities to censor the film for ‘promoting homosexuality and transsexuality’.

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J.K. Rowling airbrushed from museum over “transphobic” views

Evanesco, Rowling!

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WATCH: Hollywood mourns The Exorcist director William Friedkin

Friedkin was among a crop of influential young "New Hollywood" directors in the 1970s who fundamentally reshaped the US film industry, upsetting a long-established system in which powerful studio producers had reigned supreme.

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William Friedkin: Why I'll miss the director of 'The Exorcist'

Why I'll miss the director of 'The Exorcist'.

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Oscar-winning director of 'The Exorcist' William Friedkin dies aged 87

The release of 'The French Connection' and 'The Exorcist' in quick succession during the 1970s led critics to hail Friedkin as a leading member of a new generation of Hollywood filmmakers

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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.

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The best movies of 2023... So far

How many have you seen - and where do blockbuster behemoths 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer' feature in our ranking?

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Film of the Week: 'Suspiria' - How it's OK for critics to be wrong

Due to the ongoing Hollywood strikes, Luca Guadagnino will not be at the Venice Film Festival this year with his new film 'Challengers'. Time then to look back at his 2018 film 'Suspiria', and how its Venice premiere five years ago continues to have an impact on me to this day.

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Japanese moviegoers react to "Barbenheimer" memeification backlash

As the bombing of Hiroshima approaches its 75th anniversary, Japanese moviegoers reflect on the recent controversy surrounding the memeification of "Barbenheimer".

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Hollywood strikes: Studios make first steps to negotiate with the WGA

The studios have taken the first tentative steps towards making a deal with the actors and writers union after strikes brought Hollywood to a standstill this summer.

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He’s fur real: The man going viral for his first walk as ‘human dog'

"This is my hobby, so I will carry on. It makes me happy and other people happy, too."

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Why is #NoBarbenheimer trending in Japan?

Warner Bros. Japan has publicly criticised their US counterparts over ‘inconsiderate’ reactions to art combining Barbie imagery with nuclear mushroom clouds...

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HBO's 'Euphoria' star Angus Cloud found dead at California family home

No cause of death has been given, but the young actor's family said he had been struggling with his father's recent death.

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Pee-wee Herman actor and creator Paul Reubens dies from cancer at 70

Pee-wee Herman became a 1980s pop cultural phenomenon and delighted fans in three films, as well as on the TV series Pee-wee's Playhouse.

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