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Film of the Week: 'Sinners' - The best film of 2025 so far

Ryan Coogler returns with his most ambitious project yet - a Jim Crow period drama doubling up as a vampire horror that's thrilling and allegorically layered. It's the best film of 2025 so far.

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Cause of death for Buffy actress Michelle Trachtenberg revealed

NYC medical examiner has said the 39-year-old actress died as a result of complications from diabetes.

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Why has Disney’s ‘Snow White’ remake been banned in Lebanon?

Disney’s live-action 'Snow White' has been banned from cinemas in Lebanon... And it’s not because of the acting or the CGI dwarfs.

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Records released into deaths of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa

Rat nests and dead rodents were discovered on Hackman's property, after the actor's wife Betsy Arakawa died of hantavirus. It is thought she died more than a week before her husband.

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'Home Alone 2' director fears deportation if he cuts Trump cameo

Director Chris Columbus has said that Trump’s seven-second appearance in the movie has “become this curse" and that if he cuts it, he’ll "probably be sent out of the country."

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‘My Favourite Cake’ directors given suspended prison sentence in Iran

‘My Favourite Cake’ directors Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moghaddam receive 14-month suspended prison sentences in Iran. The film’s heroine is seen without a headscarf, and the filmmakers were accused of ‘disturbing public opinion’.

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Beloved British actress Jean Marsh dies aged 90

Jean Marsh was best known for her role as Rose in the show Upstairs, Downstairs, for which she won an Emmy for outstanding lead actress in a limited series in 1976. The show, which she co-created, is said to have directly inspired Downton Abbey.

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The real ‘Wolf Of Wall Street’ gives Donald Trump his backing

“An insider trading scandal is brewing,” according to Trump's opponents, suspicious over a message the president sent before the stock market surged when he paused tariffs. Now, Jordan Belfort has given the president his full backing.

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Oscars announce new stunt design award for its 100th ceremony

The Achievement in Stunt Design award will make its debut at the annual ceremony beginning in 2028, where it will honour stunt work in films from 2027, and while it’s a step in the right direction, why has it taken so long?

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‘Blade Runner 2049’ vs Elon Musk case set to go ahead

Alcon Entertainment’s trademarks has accused Tesla of feeding images from the 2017 movie ‘Blade Runner 2049’ into an artificial intelligence image generator to create unlicenced promotional materials.

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Cannes Film Festival unveils 2025 lineup

The 2025 vintage is looking big, bold and star-studded.... Here's everything you need to know about the line-up of this year's Cannes Film Festival.

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Reclusive writer Thomas Pynchon to release new novel this year

After 12 years away, the famously reclusive writer Thomas Pynchon is set to return this year with his 10th book.

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Dialogue: Impossible - What action movie clichés need to end?

The new Mission: Impossible adventure is heading to Cannes next month, but there's one line of dialogue in the trailer that worries us...

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Universal unveils plans for Europe's biggest theme park in UK

Universal Studios will open its first European theme park in the UK in 2031.

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Enter the world of Wes Anderson at the Cinémathèque Française in Paris

Before his upcoming new film 'The Phoenician Scheme' hits theatres, film fans can rush to a stellar exhibition which runs through Wes Anderson’s career - from his first feature film 'Bottle Rocket' to 2023's 'Asteroid City'.

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Unlocking the mystery of David Lynch’s enigmatic epitaph

David Lynch’s grave marker bears his full name, David Keith Lynch, his dates 1946 - 2025, and three words. Here's what they mean.

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Robert De Niro to get Honorary Palme d'Or at 2025 Cannes Film Festival

Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro was last on the Croisette in 2023 for Martin Scorsese’s 'Killers of the Flower Moon'.

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Director Paul Schrader accused of sexually assaulting his assistant

The writer and director behind 'Taxi Driver' and 'American Gigolo' has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting his former personal assistant.

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Could 'set-jetting' be a solution to overtourism in Spain?

Companies are starting to work with tour operators to attract travellers interested in tourism based on cinema and TV series.

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Film of the Week: 'Death Of A Unicorn' - Impale the rich!

Unicorns are real. And when it comes to revenge, they're not messing about. Shame that writer-director Alex Scharfman couldn't channel some of that focus...