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Chris Rock breaks silence on Will Smith's Oscars slap in Netflix show

In a stand-up special on Netflix, Chris Rock finally addresses the moment when Will Smith slapped him across the face at the Oscars after a joke about Smith's wife.

6 March 2023

Culture news

No slapping please: The Oscars draft in ‘crisis team’

Following last year’s Oscars ceremony where Will Smith slapped fellow actor Chris Rock across the face on stage, the Academy has announced a ‘crisis team’ is in place to avoid any similar nasty surprises

1 March 2023

Culture news

How to win an Oscar: the awards season journey

Not all awards ceremonies are created equal. As news of the SAG awards broke, predictions for the Oscars have come in hot and heavy.

27 February 2023

Art

'All Quiet on the Western Front' beats Bafta record with seven wins

The First World War German language drama won seven awards at the British Academy of Film Awards beating the record set by Cinema Paradiso

20 February 2023

Culture news

Film of the Week: 'Aftersun'

Charlotte Wells debut feature film is a masterstroke in recreating nostalgia through film. If you come for Paul Mescal's star turn alone, it's worth the price of admission.

10 February 2023

Culture news

Where have I seen Oscar-nominated Andrea Riseborough before?

Andrea Riseborough keeps nomination following Academy investigation – but where have you seen her before? Here are some of her best performances.

1 February 2023

Culture news

Has the Oscar nomination for Andrea Riseborough broken the Academy?

While no formal complaint has been filed, the Academy has launched “a review of the campaign procedures around this year’s nominees, to ensure that no guidelines were violated.”

30 January 2023

Culture news

Billionaire Richard Lugnar to bring Jane Fonda to Vienna Opera Ball

Richard Lugnar has somewhat of a reputation for getting some of the world's most sought after and influential women to waltz at the Vienna Opera Ball in the Austrian capital.

27 January 2023

Culture news

Director Chinonye Chukwu calls out Oscars as misogynist and racist

“We live in a world and work in industries that are so aggressively committed to upholding whiteness and perpetuating an unabashed misogyny towards Black women,” Chukwu wrote on Instagram

25 January 2023

Culture news

Oscar nominations 2023: Key takeaways and the full list of nominees

Oscar nominations 2023: Everything Everywhere All at Once takes the lead, as Irish stars triumph

24 January 2023

Culture news

Actor Julian Sands missing in Southern California mountains

Julian Sands has been missing for five days in the Southern California mountains, where he was hiking.

19 January 2023

Culture news

Is Channing Tatum remaking 90s romance classic 'Ghost'?

Get your pottery wheels out of the attic. Dust off your best hunk of clay. Because the film that made pottery and ghosts sexy is coming back. And this time, Channing Tatum is involved.

18 January 2023

Culture news

Jeremy Renner returns home after serious snow plough accident

It's widely reported the two-time Oscar nominee and Marvel Avengers star will face a lengthy rehabilitation period after being seriously hurt.

18 January 2023

Cult

Korean pop culture goes on display at London museum

An exhibition highlighting the rise of the worldwide influence of South Korean culture is on at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) museum in London.

4 January 2023

Culture news

Morocco’s Oscar hopeful hopes to provoke "much-needed debate"

Director behind Morocco’s Oscar hopeful says she wants her film to spark a ‘healthy’ debate about LGBTQ+ rights in the country.

28 December 2022

Culture news

The Top 10 Iranian films to watch over Christmas

Bored with Hollywood? Here are our Top 10 Iranian movies to watch at Christmas

21 December 2022

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

On this day in 19 Dec 1997 James Cameron's Titanic premiered in theaters. Also today: Gloria Steinem is arrested and Desmond Llewelyn leaves 007 without a Q.

19 December 2022

Culture news

Brad Pitt sells Plan B production company to French Mediawan

Mediawan is expanding beyond its core European markets into the US; Plan B looks outside the US for inspiration.

12 December 2022

Culture news

Gotham Awards 2022: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ wins big

Awards season has officially started, and Everything Everywhere All At Once is gearing up to be one of the frontrunners leading up to next year’s Oscars.

29 November 2022

Culture news

'Fame' and 'Flashdance' singer-actress Irene Cara dies aged 63

American singer and actress Irene Cara, who became an icon in the 1980s as a singer of pop anthems and as the star of the movie “Fame", has died aged 63.

28 November 2022