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Marvel announces plan to scale back content in hopes of improving reputation

Marvel announces plan to scale back content in hopes of improving reputation - Disney CEO Bob Iger said new strategy will be to focus on quality over quantity

The Incredibly Talented Lucy review – a sparkling story, with an enraging twist ending

The makers of Channel 4’s reality/talent show The Piano probably thought they had a hit on their hands when they coined the format, but the moment they knew they had cracked it must have been when they found Lucy, a 13-year-old girl from Halifax, West Yorkshire. Blind, neurodivergent and given to throwing her head from side to side during performances in the manner of Stevie Wonder, Lucy was exactly what The Piano – which invited amateurs from...

TV tonight: Salman Rushdie tells his extraordinary story of being attacked

Salman Rushdie: Through a Glass Darkly 9pm, BBC Two “One of the first thoughts I had as I saw him coming at me: ‘Oh, it’s you. So it’s you.’” Salman Rushdie tells his extraordinary version of being viciously stabbed multiple times – including in the eye – at a literary event in 2022, where he was about to discuss the importance of protecting the freedom of writers. He also offers context to make some sense of the attack, while reflecting on how...

20 movies where everyone dies

Every so often, a story comes along in which no one (or almost no one) makes it out alive, and even if they do, they are either physically dying or dead on the inside.

Best Moments in Avengers: Infinity War [MASHUP] | TNT

In Avengers: Infinity War, the Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice everything in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos (Josh Brolin) before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe. Join Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), Vision (Paul Bettany), The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), Spider-Man (Tom Holland), Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), Groot (Vin Diesel), Drax (Dave Bautista), Gamora (Zoe Saldana) and so many other allies in a stand against the intergalactic menace. Watch Avengers: Infinity War on TNT. #SpiderMan #BlackWidow #AvengersInfinityWar #TNT SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/SubscribeTNT Download the TNT App: http://bit.ly/1GcZDJb About TNT: The home of AEW, NBA on TNT, Rich & Shameless, Supernatural, The Lazarus Project, sports coverage and more. Connect with TNT Online: Visit the TNT WEBSITE: http://www.TNTDrama.com Like TNT on FACEBOOK: https://www.Facebook.com/TNTDrama Follow TNT on X (formerly TWITTER): https://Twitter.com/TNTDrama Follow TNT on INSTAGRAM: https://Instagram.com/TNTDrama Best Moments in Avengers: Infinity War [MASHUP] | TNT https://youtu.be/LQoODku90pk TNT https://www.youtube.com/TNTWeKnowDrama

Beyoncé added to latest edition of French dictionary Le Petit Larousse

Beyoncé added to latest edition of French dictionary Le Petit Larousse - In 2004, the term “bootylicious” – featured in Destiny’s Child 2001 single of the same name – was added to the Oxford English Dictionary

Mad Max: Fury Road - Caravan of Garbage

Mel Gibson is out and Tom Hardy is in! Mad Max finally returned after a 30 year hiatus with Fury Road. This time around he's tangled himself up with Immortan Joe, a warlord of the wastelands on a vengeful quest to retrieve his stolen brides from Charlize Theron's Furiosa. And it turns out it's a pretty good movie with all its stunts and cars and punching and explosions and whatever. Thanks for checking out our review Check out bigsandwich.co for early videos, bonus podcasts, movie commentaries and video game let's plays Extended Audio Edition ► https://youtu.be/2bnqoT6-hVY James' Twitter ► http://twitter.com/mrsundaymovies Maso's Twitter ► http://twitter.com/wikipediabrown Edited by Ben & Laurence ► https://www.instagram.com/benchinapen & https://twitter.com/laurence_hisee SUBSCRIBE HERE ►► http://bit.ly/1IQB3kh TWP iTunes ► https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-weekly-planet/id718158767 TWP Direct Download ► https://play.acast.com/s/theweeklyplanet TWP YouTube Channel ► https://goo.gl/1ZQFGH Patreon ► https://patreon.com/mrsundaymovies Amazon Affiliate Link ► https://amzn.to/2nc12P4 T-Shirts/Merch ► https://www.teepublic.com/stores/mr-sunday-movies #MadMax #Furiosa

20 characters that became as iconic as their shows

Game of Thrones had plots that made it consistently go viral. This Is Us put fans through emotional warfare. Muppet Babies had an addicting theme song. The other thing that can guarantee a show gets remembered forever is having a standout character.

Lando Norris celebrates first F1 win with Max Verstappen at exclusive burlesque nightclub

He promised he was going to party all night in celebration of his maiden Formula One victory. And by the looks of it, Lando Norris lived up to his boast. The McLaren star, who triumphed in Sunday’s Miami Grand Prix, inflicting a first on-track defeat in 20 races for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, was pictured in various locations around the city as he ...

Kate Berlant - My Childhood Trauma

#KateBerlant on the weight of privilege. #KateBerlant from the #JustForLaughs Festival in 2017. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1ShFiDP Watch more #StandUp from #JFL : http://bit.ly/2M0R2j4 WATCH MORE: NETFLIX SPECIALS:https://bit.ly/2TLIh45 HAVE YOU SEEN THEM ON TV?:https://bit.ly/2HIKRAS LOVE & RELATIONSHIPS STAND UP:https://bit.ly/2JmFV6R MUSICAL COMEDY:https://bit.ly/2UKbLM4 FOLLOW JFL : Facebook: http://bit.ly/1qbX9p0 Twitter: http://bit.ly/1RG2uuI Website: http://bit.ly/1pFZ2d1 ABOUT JUST FOR LAUGHS : Just For Laughs is the world’s premiere destination for #standupcomedy. JFL produces the world’s largest and most prestigious comedy event every July in Montreal, as well as annual festivals in Toronto and Sydney. On this channel, you will find comedic clips from some of the most legendary comedians in the business: Chris Rock, Bill Burr, Kevin Hart, and more. We also feature stand-up from newcomers such as John Mulaney, Bo Burnham, and Amy Schumer. If you just want to laugh, you’re in the right place.

1.6 million watch free Madonna gig on Brazil beach

It was the last show of The Celebration Tour, her first retrospective, which kicked off in October in London.

29 Hollywood Actresses Who Started Out as Models

The pivot is more common than you'd think.

31 Child Stars Who Became Successful Adult Actors

They made the notoriously bumpy transition look seamless.

Sugababes say they're 'grateful and blessed to have the legacy we have' as they tease new music

Sugababes say they're 'grateful and blessed to have the legacy we have' as they tease new music - EXCLUSIVE: The girl group also reveal what the ultimate night out with them would be like and it includes cocktails and karaoke

Strictly The Professionals returns to tour UK

Strictly The Professionals returns to tour UK - A dozen professional dancers from the hit BBC competition feature on the tour.

23 TV shows with characters who inexplicably disappeared

Have you ever watched a show and suddenly thought, “Wait, what happened to that character?” Sure, television characters die or are otherwise written out of a series all the time, but once in a while, they stop appearing with any explanation or acknowledgment whatsoever. Here are 23 TV shows with characters who inexplicably disappeared.

15 songs with a lyric that's frequently misheard

Flip through the slideshow below for 15 of the most misheard song lyrics, from the hilariously unintentional to the downright bizarre.

20 suspenseful documentaries you’ll want to binge in one sitting

Trust us. We know all about entertaining TV shows you can binge-watch . But what about documentaries? Look no further. Our list of 20, which tell the stories of mysterious murders, corruption, and religious cults, is sure to have you telling Netflix, "I'm still watching."

Kaibrienne: Sings Original Song "girl i am now" - American Idol 2024

Kaibrienne performs in the Top 20 of American Idol! Stream all episodes now on Hulu! See more of American Idol 2024 on our official site: http://www.americanidol.com Facebook: facebook.com/AmericanIdol Twitter: twitter.com/americanidol Instagram: instagram.com/americanidol/ TikTok: tiktok.com/americanidol AMERICAN IDOL, the iconic series that revolutionized the television landscape by pioneering the music competition genre, returns on ABC. American Idol 2024 Helping to determine who America will ultimately vote for to become the next singing sensation are music industry forces and superstar judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. Emmy® Award-winning host and producer Ryan Seacrest continues as host of the beloved series, for the historic 22nd season.

10 best new Netflix originals you need to add to your watch list

I went on a Disney cruise without children – this is what happened

Don’t get me wrong: I like Toy Story as much as the next parent. But the Hey Howdy Breakfast, with a singing guitarist striking up a chord every five minutes, and Woody, Jessie and Bullseye dancing as we tucked into waffles shaped like Mickey Mouse wasn’t my idea of fun. “It’s a bit much at this time of the morning,” my sister Susie sighed, eyeing ...

LEGO Castlevania Game Levels Castle

Beyond the Brick's Joshua Hanlon talks with Tim Kayrouz about his LEGO Castlevania display at Bricks Cascade 2024. 💥Top 10 LEGO Star Wars Creations: https://youtu.be/uxZ73f-OHK4 🏰Top 10 LEGO Castles: https://youtu.be/hsfmkiVNx8k 🚀Top 10 LEGO Spaceships: https://youtu.be/6ECLt4zaq0I 🎖️Top 10 LEGO WWII Creations: https://youtu.be/zalzpit4C0U ➡️ This video is brought to you by Bricks & Minifigs. Find a Bricks & Minifigs store near you: https://bit.ly/3sSyTOZ Get the exclusive Bricks Are My Sport T-shirt! Available at participating Bricks & Minifigs stores and the Bricks & Minifigs website: https://bit.ly/42K1CmA Intro animation by Monitogo Studios https://www.monitogostudios.com/ Intro music by Xythe https://bit.ly/3Qvg0YK Other music by Kevin MacLeod at https://incompetech.com/ -- Merch - http://BTBmerch.com Contact us: beyondthebricktv(at)gmail.com Subscribe on YouTube - https://goo.gl/xFsBuQ Instagram - https://goo.gl/UYxL4I Twitter - http://goo.gl/ub844 Facebook - http://goo.gl/NZQysf

Travis Scott to play beleaguered Co-op Live venue

Travis Scott has announced a gig at the beleaguered Co-op Live music venue, despite ongoing issues which have led to its opening being postponed.

The best actors of Irish descent

Ireland is thought of as the home of leprechauns, four-leaf clovers, Guinness, and no snakes. It’s also the home, or at least the former home, of many a fine actor.

Jimmy Carr, Laugh Funny: an up-yours to civility – delivered with AI joke-bot efficiency

Jimmy Carr certainly does, as his latest tour title reminds us, “laugh funny”. I once heard his world-famous honk constantly erupt from the back row of an Edinburgh Fringe show performed by the very low-fi Edward Aczel – a deadpan ‘anti-comic’ who used to have a penchant for reading out the Wikipedia entry on the Spanish Armada on stage. It’s not t...

Dua Lipa comes close to pop perfect – plus the week’s best albums

Dua Lipa, Radical Optimism ★★★★☆ There is a shark circling Dua Lipa on the cover of her third album, Radical Optimism. I don’t know if this is intended as a metaphor for how the 28-year-old Albanian British pop star feels as a famous woman in the modern world but honestly, in a straight fight, I would fear for the shark...

Rachel Chinouriri on her heart-wrenching debut album: ‘I’m a Black girl making indie music – people didn’t know what to do with that’

Rachel Chinouriri on her heart-wrenching debut album: ‘I’m a Black girl making indie music – people didn’t know what to do with that’ - NEW SENSATIONS: As the indie-pop singer releases her first album, What a Devastating Turn of Events’, she speaks to Ellie Muir about the six years it took to release it, her music constantly being miscategorised as R&B or urban, and her decision to use the St George’s Cross on her album artwork

Regrets, they have a few: Actors who passed up iconic roles

The sentiment of "what could have been..." in Hollywood is always a fun discussion for movie fans to hold. What if this person played that role? Or, why did they not take such an iconic part?

Kate Winslet stars as war photographer who washed in Hitler’s bath

Looking every inch the battle-hardened foreign correspondent, this is Kate Winslet as World War Two photographer Lee Miller. These are the first images of the Oscar-winning British actress in Lee, the upcoming biopic of the courageous Miller, whose celebrated escapades included bathing in Hitler’s bath in the last days of the war. The film is based...

Zendaya: how the Challengers star went from painfully shy child to this generation's leading lady

Zendaya: how the Challengers star went from painfully shy child to this generation's leading lady - The Emmy-winning star overcame her shyness with help from the performing arts – now she’s the toast of Hollywood

Thelma the Unicorn Official Trailer

When a rare pink and glitter-filled moment of fate makes Thelma the Pony's wish of being a unicorn come true, she rises to instant international pop-superstar stardom, but at an unexpected cost.

Russians launch package holidays to see Taylor Swift and Coldplay

Vladimir Putin has found creative ways to get around Western trade restrictions on everything from luxury cars to toys. Now, Russia is addressing a different kind of boycott: western pop. A Russian company has launched package holidays to see acts such as Taylor Swift and Coldplay elsewhere in Europe after performers stopped touring the country in ...

Furiosa: Early reviews call Mad Max prequel ‘powerhouse action filmmaking’

Furiosa: Early reviews call Mad Max prequel ‘powerhouse action filmmaking’ - Early responses to George Miller’s long-awaited action-adventure prequel have been overwhelmingly positive

Love Lies Bleeding review – Kristen Stewart lifts brilliant bodybuilding noir

British film-maker Rose Glass lets rip with some pure roid-rage cinema in this uproarious, horribly violent and lethally smart noir thriller sited in the Venn diagram overlap between bodybuilding, murder and sex. The bodycount climbs so alarmingly that the characters are in danger of running out of rugs to roll the corpses up in. Glass has assembled a great cast – but first among equals has to be Kristen Stewart who gives an excellent...

Superman first look: James Gunn unveils David Corenswet as Man of Steel

Superman first look: James Gunn unveils David Corenswet as Man of Steel - The ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ director teased the forthcoming film with the message: ‘Get ready’

Lord Of The Rings star Elijah Wood remembers ‘our king’ Bernard Hill

Lord Of The Rings star Elijah Wood remembers ‘our king’ Bernard Hill - The actor has died at the age of 79.

10 STANDOUT Auditions From CANADA'S GOT TALENT 2024 So Far! | VIRAL FEED

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Disney has an image problem, new poll shows

Disney has an image problem, new poll shows - The number of people expressing a negative opinion about the House of Mouse was nearly twice as high as any other company in the survey

The 32 Prettiest Grammys Beauty Looks Ever

Hair and makeup fit for music's biggest night.

13 classic movies with hilarious titles in foreign translations

Every Hair And Make-Up Look From The 2024 Met Gala

From Gigi Hadid's curly bob to Zendaya's grunge make-up, meet the best beauty moments from the 2024 Met Gala.

Anya Taylor-Joy Wears A 'Lethal' Gold Paco Rabanne Dress To 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' Premiere

Clearly, you can never wear too much gold

25 TV characters we love to hate

It doesn't always take a villain or principal antagonist to get viewers' blood boiling. Some fringe or recurring characters can downright annoy us to the brink of pulling our hair out. Here are 25 all-time TV characters worthy of that love-to-hate relationship.

30 '80s Icons You've Forgotten (But Shouldn't Have)

Take a delightful trip down memory lane with me!

Nya: Stunning Cover of Tyla's "Water" - American Idol 2024

"Nya stuns with this cover of ""Water"" by Tyla! Go stream all episodes now on Hulu! See more of American Idol 2024 on our official site: http://www.americanidol.com Facebook: facebook.com/AmericanIdol Twitter: twitter.com/americanidol Instagram: instagram.com/americanidol/ TikTok: tiktok.com/americanidol AMERICAN IDOL, the iconic series that revolutionized the television landscape by pioneering the music competition genre, returns on ABC. American Idol 2024 Helping to determine who America will ultimately vote for to become the next singing sensation are music industry forces and superstar judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. Emmy® Award-winning host and producer Ryan Seacrest continues as host of the beloved series, for the historic 22nd season.

Why ‘Fallout’ Beats ‘The Last of Us’ at Its Own Game

Not all adaptations are born equal. Some are fun!

The 10 best things on Netflix based on extraordinary true stories

Why a ‘nice guy’ former drug addict is Netflix’s new king of comedy

There’s something uncanny about coming face to face with someone you only know as a comedy character: like if you actually met Bill Cosby’s childhood friend Fat Albert, or David Sedaris’s sister Gretchen, or the neighbour on whom Larry David based Cosmo Kramer. This week, as part of a mini festival curated by the comedian John Mulaney, Netflix rele...

The Super Mario Bros. Movie beat Barbie to be the most profitable film of 2023

Last year’s Mario Bros. movie made more money than Barbie and Oppenheimer, but what does that means for the upcoming Zelda film?

Margaret Lee, Wolverhampton-born actress who became a huge star in Italian Eurospy movies – obituary

Margaret Lee, who has died aged 80, was an actress from the West Midlands who won fame overseas as a knowing, Marilyn Monroe-like blonde in a series of European genre movies cranked out in the late 1960s and early 1970s; in the UK, however, she remained largely uncelebrated – although her story could have played out very differently had a pivotal e...