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Jake Paul offered major opponent after cancelling Mike Tyson fight

Ryan Reynolds explains why having anxiety made him a better parent

Ryan Reynolds explains why having anxiety made him a better parent - ‘Deadpool’ actor shares four children with wife Blake Lively

Jodie Whittaker returns to London stage to play The Duchess

Jodie Whittaker is returning to the stage for the first time in over a decade in a version of John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi, adapted and directed by Zinnie Harris. It means that three Doctor Who stars will be appearing in London theatres at the same time. Whittaker will take the title role in The Duchess at Trafalgar theatre from 5 October to 20 December. Meanwhile David Tennant will reprise his role in Macbeth, which transfers from the...

Iconic 70s punk group reunite to perform full debut album to save London music venue

They are coming together for a great cause.

‘She’s a rude, belittling fat-shamer’: How Peppa Pig became every parent’s worst nightmare

‘She’s a rude, belittling fat-shamer’: How Peppa Pig became every parent’s worst nightmare - LET’S UNPACK THAT: As parents criticise the anthropomorphic piglet – created 20 years ago today – for being a malign influence on young viewers, Ellie Muir explores whether children’s TV characters have to be role models

Crowd brought to tears by Andrea Bocelli's performance at Liverpool's Pier Head

The great Italian tenor brought Cunard's naming ceremony to a close

The clever tricks that made Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban the 'darkest' film

It's one of the best-loved films in the franchise, and for good reason.

New on Netflix in June 2024: Every movie and TV series landing this month

New on Netflix in June 2024: Every movie and TV series landing this month - All the new releases arriving in the next 30 days

California love: 20 essential songs about the Golden State

Flip through the gallery for 20 of the most iconic songs written about California, from the haunting "San Francisco" to the legendary Beach Boys classic "California Girls."

British star cast to follow in the footsteps of Dolph Lundgren as He-Man

He's a muscle-bound blonde from Eternia battling to save the universe - and now a 29-year-old brunette actor from Hammersmith is about to bring him to the big screen.

20 facts you might not know about 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie'

In 1993, we got a Super Mario Bros. movie. Super Mario Bros. was an utter flop critically and commercially. It was not until 2023 that Hollywood took another shot. Would The Super Mario Bros. Movie work? Here are 20 facts you might not know about the world of mustachioed plumbers and mushroom people.

The 25 most entertaining horror movies

Horror movies are a bit like Halloween candy. They come in different shapes, sizes and flavors. They can be sweet, sour, scary, dark, light, terrifying, mystifying and entertaining. These are our picks for the most entertaining of the genre.

29 '80s Icons You've Forgotten (But Shouldn't Have)

Take a delightful trip down memory lane with me!

Channel 5 owner Paramount agrees $8bn merger deal with billionaire tech heir

The US owner of Channel 5 has agreed to a $8bn (£6.3bn) merger deal with a billionaire tech heir’s production company, signalling an end to a months-long takeover saga. Paramount, the TV and film studio formerly known as ViacomCBS, has reportedly agreed to the terms of a merger with Skydance, a company set up by David Ellison, whose father is the S...

The Outlaws, BBC One, series 3, review: Stephen Merchant serves up more delicious thrills and titters

There are so many joys to The Outlaws (BBC One). Stephen Merchant’s Bristolian comic thriller is both outrageously funny and craftily plotted. Best of all are the characters, a melting pot of lovingly delineated miscreants on community service who get sucked into big-time drug-dealing, only to find that they can hold their own. It might as well be ...

Who are the 25 greatest acting one-hit wonders?

We often talk about one-hit wonders in music (shout out to Natalie Imbruglia, Men Without Hats and the rest of the gang). However, there are acting one-hit wonders too. For this exercise, here is how we are defining an acting one-hit wonder.

5 best Josh Brolin movies to stream on Prime Video, Disney Plus and more

Our picks for the best Josh Brolin movies, including the action thriller “Sicario” and the well-loved superhero movie “Avengers: Infinity War”.

40 celebrities who often get confused for one another

As many tabloids have claimed, celebrities are just like us! Only a lot of the time, their doppelgangers are also in the public eye. So now it’s time to look at the celebrities that often get confused for one another because they look so much alike, as well as a couple of other reasons that aren’t physical at all.

Happy 94th birthday Clint Eastwood: his best films – ranked!

20. Every Which Way But Loose (1978) Against all advice, Clint Eastwood switched direction with a knockabout comedy that would be one of his biggest hits. He plays a bare-knuckle fighter who falls for a country singer, though the real romantic chemistry is between him and Clyde the orangutan. Barroom brawls aplenty! Ruth Gordon (as “Ma”) v Nazi bikers! 19. Million Dollar Baby (2004) In a role that fits him like a comfy old overcoat, Eastwood...

31 Celebrities You Never Knew Were Royal

Don't let anyone ever tell you that Beyoncé isn't the Queen. She's actually royalty.

Race Across the World wasn’t lying to everyone – that’s just how TV works

Race Across the World wasn’t lying to everyone – that’s just how TV works - STATE OF THE ARTS: Past contestants on the BBC’s hit reality series have lifted the lid on some of the behind-the-scenes allowances that viewers weren’t meant to know. Is it a fix? No, writes Louis Chilton – and the question of what is ‘genuine’ could hardly matter less

The Cannes images that offer a snapshot of stardom before smartphones

In 1976, when he was just 22, photographer Richard Blanshard was sent to the Cannes Film Festival. His first job was to take a picture of Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire at the Hôtel du Cap, where they were promoting That’s Entertainment, Part 2. ‘Nobody else wanted to do it,’ he recalls. ‘It meant setting up a lab down there, processing the films, doi...

Off-grid and unplugged: Rock singer Fish begins a new life as a crofter in the Outer Hebrides

What do rock stars do when they reach the age of retirement? It’s all about silence and the lambs for one famous Scottish singer, who is getting the flock out of the rat race

These 20 films had crazy, unexpected twists

Is there anything worse than a boring movie? These 20 films were anything but boring, thanks to their epic plot twists that viewers totally didn't expect.

Channel 4 axes five channels as viewers express devastation over ‘end of an era’

Britain's Got Talent 2024 final drops to worst ratings ever – but ITV fires back

What does the future hold?

Why should Furiosa’s disappointing box office stop a new Mad Max movie?

The film industry is obsessed with box office figures. The Tinseltown trades spend far more time focusing on whichever recent blockbuster has lost $200m than they do on the movies that pick up critical plaudits. There is a constant sense that, with such huge budgets flying around in the era of Avatar: The Way of Water ($350m, reportedly) and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ($326m, same) that the entire financial Hollywood house of cards...

‘We paid £24,000 to tour the US, but Taylor comes here for free!’: America is bankrupting UK artists

Last month, a stellar line-up took to the stage at the Cruel World Festival in Los Angeles, where American fans had paid between £200 and £2400 to fill their Doc Marten boots with quintessentially British music from bands and artists including Duran Duran, Simple Minds, Gary Numan, The Stranglers and Heaven 17. “What a line-up! Are you excited?” I ...

Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Raducanu And Alexa Chung Were Among The Guests At Dior's Cruise 2025 Show In Scotland

For Cruise 2025, Maria Grazia Chiuri transported the fashion crowd to a dreamworld of regal Scotch romanticism

Strictly Come Dancing has ‘signed up’ blind celebrity for 2024 series

Strictly Come Dancing has ‘signed up’ blind celebrity for 2024 series - Star’s inclusion would mark a big first for the series

One and done: 20 great films we never want to watch again

Not even the best direction in the world can make these movies worth a second watch--not even close.

The ES Shopping Shortlist: What to shop, see and know in June 2024

The ES Shopping Shortlist: What to shop, see and know in June 2024 - The hot-off-the-press launches and dazzling shopping newness to know this month

James Corden defends fellow passengers on hellish diverted flight from Faro to London

James Corden defends fellow passengers on hellish diverted flight from Faro to London - Passengers were reportedly told to assume the brace position in preparation for a rough landing

Salman Rushdie to be subject of documentary inspired by memoir Knife

Salman Rushdie will be the subject of a new documentary on his life and attempted assassination in 2022. Alex Gibney, the documentarian behind such films The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief and Taxi to the Dark Side, will direct Knife, inspired by Rushdie’s memoir of the same name which was published in April. Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder recounts the Indian-born,...

Love Island contestants coupled up by relationship rankings

Love Island contestants coupled up by relationship rankings - The ITV dating series has returned.

Daisy Ridley says it is ‘amazing’ to play record-breaking female swimmer

British actress Daisy Ridley has spoken about her joy at shining a light on a “determined and resilient” woman whose achievements have been forgotten. Ridley plays competitive swimmer Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle in Young Woman And The Sea, which follows her journey to become the first woman to swim across the English Channel in 1926. “It feels amazing to play someone who has been forgotten,” Ridley, 32, told the PA news agency at the UK gala screening in London.

The Crow review – Brandon Lee’s heavy metal horror is still a potent goth fantasy

Just over 30 years ago, emerging action star Brandon Lee – son of Bruce Lee – was killed by a prop gun accident, fatally shot in the stomach on the set of this Gothamesque revenge fantasy thriller. It was a desperately sad event that generated more spurious talk of a family “curse” (Bruce died at age 32), rather than a conversation around movie location safety, which continues to be a problem to this day. Now The Crow, which was released in...

Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League ends weekly developer updates ahead of Season 2

The second episode of Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League Season 1 is here, and it adds new enemies, cosmetics, skills and more.

Adele sends little boy to tears with sweet serenading moment during Las Vegas concert

Adele sends little boy to tears with sweet serenading moment during Las Vegas concert - ‘He was completely starstruck,’ says fan

The Streamer's Guide to Disney+ in June 2024

June 2024 is a Star Wars month on Disney+. Yes, that title is typically reserved for May, but the latest big-deal live-action series in the current canon is set to debut this month in the form of The Acolyte. So, you know, that’s the big deal. But there’s a fair bit more coming courtesy of the House of Mouse in June, and I’ve rounded it all up for you here. Be sure to bookmark this page, as it’ll continue to be updated throughout the month as...

Hollywood and Broadway actress who danced with Fred Astaire dies

Janis Paige, a popular Hollywood and Broadway actress who danced with Fred Astaire, has died aged 101.

Peter Davison: ‘I think Doctor Who is a good role model because he’s a hero who doesn’t beat people up’

When Peter Davison was 15, his parents gave him a book of Cole Porter lyrics. “I’ve always played the guitar and we had a piano in the house, so I’d bang out chords Paul McCartney style,” he says. “But mainly I wanted to be a songwriter. Because I am quite a traditionalist, Cole Porter always appealed to me.” Several decades on, Davison is finally ...

Alex De Minaur roared on by his superfan to beat Daniil Medvedev at French Open

Alex De Minaur roared on by his superfan to beat Daniil Medvedev at French Open - De Minaur had launched an appeal on social media to find the boy who had cheered every point he won in his third-round win over Jan-Lennard Struff.

New games coming out in 2024 & full schedule

2024 is a banger of a year so far for new games, and while the next GTA (very sadly) is off the cards for the upcoming calendar, there's still lots to get excited about that's yet to come.

Pregnant Taylor Swift fan gets first contractions in middle of Eras Tour show

A pregnant Taylor Swift fan accidentally captured the moments she started having her first contractions during the Eras Tour show in Melbourne, Australia. Jen Gutierrez, who had travelled eight hours from home, was being filmed when she felt the sensations during 'Ready for it?' "Baby said 'are you ready for it?'", one TikTok user joked in the comm...

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How to watch ‘The Hunger Games’ movies in order

Follow our guide to learn everything you need to know to watch "The Hunger Games" movies in order of release date and chronological events.

Kawasaki Ninja H2R vs McLaren F1 GTR at Old Spa

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Marvel fans left frustrated as Venom 3 trailer ‘ruins’ Spider-Man: No Way Home scene

Marvel fans left frustrated as Venom 3 trailer ‘ruins’ Spider-Man: No Way Home scene - ‘Am I the only one finding this weird?’ one MCU viewer complained

‘A soulless human corpse endowed by sorcery’: why we’re still obsessed with zombies

Today, fans of The Walking Dead will find out exactly what happened to Rick Grimes, the stoical police officer-turned zombie slayer (played by Andrew Lincoln) who was last seen blowing up a bridge at the end of season 9 of the hit drama. The Walking Dead: the Ones Who Live premieres on Sky today, and it’s a sign that zombies still mean big business...