Culture
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The Fabelmans looks set to be Spielberg’s most personal film – after ET, that is
A boy is subjected to horrific antisemitic abuse at his new school. Kids throw coins on the floor as he…
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Brad Pitt is one of the world’s best movie stars – but why is he still underrated as an actor?
He is the wine-loving entrepreneur behind Fleur de Miraval champagne, a sparkling rosé vintage that retails at over £300 a…
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Cannibal movies: the good, the bad and the indigestible
People eat each other on screen for many different reasons. If you look across the broad range of dramas and…
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Lana Turner: The volatile, legendary story of Hollywood’s first modern celebrity film star
“Would you like to be in the movies?” a stranger asks the 15-year-old girl sipping a Coke in a cafe…
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Marvel-lous: How the Russo brothers broke through into the big time
The Gray Man, in cinemas this week before coming to Netflix on 22 July, is the most expensive movie in…
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Far too risqué or far too tame: Why has Lady Chatterley’s Lover never really worked on screen?
Advance information about the new Netflix version of Lady Chatterley’s Lover, due to be released later this year, is skimpy.…
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Filthy rich on screen: Why the antics of wealthy people fascinate us in times of economic turmoil
It’s not your average ocean cruise. A scrawny aspiring male model, Carl (Harris Dickinson from The Kingsman), and his influencer…
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Top Gun: Maverick – Why Tom Cruise’s latest thrill ride is a take-off of traditional Hollywood flying movies
When Tom Cruise was in Cannes this week for the premiere of Top Gun: Maverick, fans reacted as if his…
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Vive la Paris: Why the city has such a magical effect in films
It’s the city of light and love – or at least that is how Paris appears to outsiders who make…
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4000 Miles: Timothée Chalamet’s West End debut cancelled two years after play was due to open
Timothée Chalamet’s West End debut has been cancelled two years after it was originally due to open. The Call Me…
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