Culture

How Gwyneth Paltrow became a divisive, defiant icon

Some describe Paltrow as a “nepo baby”. Her father, Bruce Paltrow, was an established producer (Hill Street Blues) and her…

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Ten of the best TV shows to watch this August

From the new run of Netflix’s Wednesday to the first ever Alien series Source link

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How F1 driver Niki Lauda survived a devastating Grand Prix crash

“As I committed to the turn, I saw some dirt going up in the air and I knew something was…

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How The Odyssey is already gunning to be 2026’s biggest film

Marketing campaigns for summer blockbusters have traditionally kicked in around six months before release. But one film not playing by…

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12 of the best films to watch in August

One of Hollywood’s darkest ever anti-romantic comedies, The War of the Roses (1989) starred Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner as…

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How Psycho’s terrifying music changed film forever

Particularly key is the knives-edge music that plays when blonde bombshell Marion Crane (Janet Leigh), not long after checking in…

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Intimate images of ‘the real Hotel California’

When, in 1969, the duo opened a sister studio in LA (and another in Sausalito in 1972), they supercharged the…

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps 'pleasant enough'

This retro-future Marvel offering has ‘breezy competence’ but not enough tension Source link

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How the plays of Sarah Kane sent shockwaves through the 1990s

Ravenhill recalled that upon telling Kane that he thought Cleansed was brilliant, she smiled and replied, “Yeah, well, I’m in…

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How a fatal accident ended Ted Kennedy’s presidential hopes

But several suspicious details served to fuel speculation. “There are so many things,” Arena told the BBC. “For instance, even…

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