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Charles Dickens wasn’t a good Christian – but he’s turned Jesus into box office gold
The King of Kings, an animated film based on Dickens’s retelling of the life of Christ, is a runaway hit. Would the author have approved?
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Shut your mouth, shop at Waitrose: How to be famous in 2025
Newly minted pop stars such as Chappell Roan are making fame seem very hard indeed. But it’s not so bad if you follow a few simple rules
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Why those noisy, annoying Minecraft screenings are actually good for cinemas
Badly behaved Minecraft fans have helped make Jack Black’s film a gigantic hit. And now cinemas are encouraging them
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How Mickey Rourke went from hottest man in Hollywood to Celebrity Big Brother
He could have been one of the greats – instead, he feuded with De Niro, went under the knife and turned to reality TV. What went wrong?
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Val Kilmer could have been the next Tom Cruise – but he was too interesting
Despite a few tries, the combustive late star’s edge of velvety menace meant that he was never going to be a clean-cut action hero
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The Beatles biopics: your five big questions, answered
We know who’s in the cast, but which songs will they be singing? Here’s everything you need to know about the Fab Four films
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Meryl Streep as Aslan? CS Lewis would approve – with one big caveat
The Mamma Mia! star is tipped to play the magical lion in Netflix’s films. But how Christlike will she be?
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‘If you stop, you die’: Inside Crank, the action masterpiece that super-charged Jason Statham
The OTT thriller was a delirious parody of the action genre that pushed ‘The Stath’ to the limit – and made him the star he is today
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Warfare: the most harrowing – and honest – depiction of modern combat ever made
Based on memories of a battle in Iraq, Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza’s film is an astonishing evocation of the fire and fury of real conflict
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How we made Warfare, the most realistic war film in history
Director Alex Garland and ex-soldier Ray Mendoza have recreated one of the Iraq War’s darkest days – and in doing so, have made some enemies
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Leonardo DiCaprio versus Thomas Pynchon: How a baffling book became the craziest film of 2025
An eccentric counter-culture novel is now a $140m blockbuster from the director of Magnolia and the star of Titanic. Will the risk pay off?
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Five hours and 26 actors? Marvel’s exhausting Avengers ‘reveal’ spells Doomsday for the MCU
The superhero studio trolled its fans with a bizarre, punishingly boring cast announcement. Do they have any surprises left?
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Why Harry Potter producer David Heyman is the perfect Brit for Bond
The man who made the Boy Wizard – and Paddington – worldwide hits will lead Amazon’s 007 reboot. Can his ‘golden touch’ strike again?
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The Sound of Music at 60: what ever happened to the Von Trapp children?
Six decades after they shot to fame, the musical’s child stars reveal where they’ve been – and exactly what they’ve been up to
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‘A sadomasochistic Sesame Street’: How The Who made Tommy
Ken Russell’s 1975 psychedelic musical was a maximalist masterpiece – and made a ton of money. Fifty years on, why isn’t it more celebrated?
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Within a few years, The Brutalist will be consigned to oblivion, where it belongs
As the dust settles on awards season, the critical fervour that met Brady Corbet’s dull, flabby film is already looking misplaced
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail: the world’s funniest film turns 50
In 1975, a movie like no other made five silly Brits (and one American) the most influential comics in the world
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Why the original Snow White almost ruined Walt Disney
A ballooning budget, overrunning production and pre-release controversy... Sound familiar? How the 1937 classic defied doubters to triumph
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The chilling relevance of Tokyo’s Cult of Aum terror attacks today
A new documentary reveals how a yogi convinced thousands of students to join his murderous cult, providing lessons for radicalisation today
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Was Richard Burton abused by his adoptive father? The grim truth behind Mr Burton
A new film charts the relationship between the actor and his mentor, played by Toby Jones. But does it tell the full story?
