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New report casts doubt over actor's account of fatal 'Rust' shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

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Bradley Cooper's 'Maestro' nose gets Bernstein family support

The first trailer for Bradley Cooper’s new film Maestro has faced criticism for his use of a prosthetic nose to play the Jewish conductor Leonard Bernstein.

16/08/2023

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Scientists name new species of serpent after Harrison Ford

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16/08/2023

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Algeria joins Lebanon and Kuwait in banning 'Barbie'

Algeria has banned the hit film 'Barbie' three weeks after its release in the mainly Muslim North African nation.

15/08/2023

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Charlie Kaufman receives honorary award at Sarajevo Film Festival

Kaufman, best known for his thought-provoking and surreal films, including 'Being John Malkovich' and 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind', received a special accolade in Sarajevo.

15/08/2023

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NFL star claims 'The Blind Side' film about his adoption is a lie

Michael Oher, whose life was depicted in 2009 film 'The Blind Side' as the heartwarming tale of his adoption by a wealthy white family to his future as an American Footballer, has filed a lawsuit claiming that the film was a lie.

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Rare Kurt Cobain memorabilia to be auctioned off

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15/08/2023

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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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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.

11/08/2023

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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?

10/08/2023

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Disney post mixed results and will raise subscription prices

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10/08/2023

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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.

10/08/2023

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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’.

10/08/2023

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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.

08/08/2023

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

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

08/08/2023

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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

08/08/2023

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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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The best movies of 2023... So far

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

05/08/2023

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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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