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Depardieu trial: Prosecutor calls for 18-month suspended sentence

“You’re going to declare Gérard Depardieu guilty of these sexual assaults,” the prosecutor told the court. The actor is being tried by a panel of three judges, who won't issue their verdict straight away.

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'Avengers: Doomsday': Behind the divisive casting announcement

An unconventional (and long) announcement... Anticipated names missing... Some surprise inclusions... Marvel's latest stunt has divided the internet.

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Accuser tells court actor Gérard Depardieu groped her on film set

This week's trial is the first time one of the more than 20 accusations of sexual misconduct against Gérard Depardieu has reached court.

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Spider-Man and Harry Potter duo to produce Amazon's new James Bond

The fate of the James Bond franchise gets an update with Amazon’s decision to hand over producing duties for the 26th 007 movie to Amy Pascal and David Heyman.

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Apple loses $1bn a year on TV: Why don't its shows have mass appeal?

Despite huge investment and award-winning shows, Apple TV+ is still struggling to make a mark and reportedly losing up to a billion euros a year.

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In Pictures: The week in Culture

If a picture paints a thousand words... here’s all you need to know or may have missed about this past week in Culture (17-21 March 2025).

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Has the release date and budget for the new James Bond been revealed?

The next James Bond film – now under the creative control of Amazon – is apparently being ‘fast-tracked’. Here’s everything you need to know.

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Björk announces global cinema release of Cornucopia concert film

The theatre release will be available in approximately 500 cinemas in over 25 countries in May.

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Film of the Week: 'Snow White' - The poisoned apple you’re expecting?

Disney continues its exhausting plan of remaking its animated classics into live action / photorealist movies. Now comes the highly controversial adaptation of the studio’s landmark 1937 first animated feature... Is it as bad as the multiple scandals that have preceded its release?

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Only known script of Godard’s 'Breathless' to be auctioned

The 70-page manuscript came to light for the first time in more than 60 years and is estimated at between €400,000 and €600,000.

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Polish PM Donald Tusk offers US actor training for James Bond role

In a toungue-in-cheek comment, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has thrown a new name into the mix of ever-growing speculation regarding who should play the new 007...

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Thierry Frémaux on celebrating the 130 years of cinema in 2025

Euronews Culture sits down with Thierry Frémaux to discuss the 130-year anniversary of the invention of cinema, his new film honouring the legacy of the Lumière brothers, and the threats cinema faces in its second centenary.

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Gene Hackman's estate bids to seal police records into death

Gene Hackman's estate attempts to block the release of photographs and footage from the investigation into the Oscar winner and his wife's death, citing a desire to protect the couple's privacy.

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Karla Sofía Gascón speaks out during first award win since scandal

Karla Sofía Gascón received the award from the Union of Actors and Actresses of Spain for best actress in an international production. During the ceremony, she addressed the tweet scandal that tanked 'Emilia Perez's Oscar chances: "I am a woman like any other, sometimes a bit of an idiot."

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Harry Potter actress joins OnlyFans to 'get out of debt'

Jessie Cave is starting a non-sexual in nature OnlyFans account. She isn’t the first person in the entertainment industry to have turned to the social media platform for extra income...

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‘Moana’ copyright ruling: Was the modern Disney classic a rip-off?

After a two-week trial in federal court in Los Angeles, the eight-member jury found unanimously that Disney did not steal the concept for 2016's 'Moana' from a 2011 screenplay.

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Balladyna: The classic Polish play to be made as a gothic horror film

Polish director Jan Komasa has revealed that his interpretation of the classic school reading book will be transformed into a gothic horror film.

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The biggest animated film of all time heading to European cinemas

'Ne Zha 2', the biggest animated film of all time which has been breaking records left, right and centre this year, is set to get cinema release dates in Europe. Trinity CineAsia has secured theatrical distribution rights for the Chinese animated epic across 37 European territories.

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Meet the Irish director tackling police brutality towards sex workers

Maeve Murphy is hoping to shine a spotlight on the 1981 murder of a sex worker in her new short film, exploring the powerful protest by the English Collective of Prostitutes and the ongoing battle against police brutality.

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Film of the Week: ‘Mickey 17’ - Robert Pattinson(s)... In spaaaaaaace!

In the mood for a goofy, broad strokes futurist satire with Robert Pattinson acting opposite himself in the icy vastness of space? Bong Joon Ho has got you covered, with his first film since the Oscar-winning 'Parasite'.