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Mike Leigh’s warmly received feature at Telluride may be his last
Veteran British director Mike Leigh has premiered a new film, *Tender Loving Care*, at the Telluride Film Festival, amid speculation that it could be his last feature. The film returns the seven-times Oscar nominee to the intimate, character-driven studies of ordinary British family life for which he is best known, following on from 2024’s *Hard…
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‘Tender Loving Care’ Review: Kate O’Flynn Lights Up Mike Leigh’s Warm, Gently Wrenching Study of Solace and Solidarity
Mike Leigh’s new film “Tender Loving Care” is a warm yet emotionally affecting drama about friendship, family and the strain on England’s social safety net, reviewed here ahead of release. The 83-year-old writer-director has hinted this could be his final film, and the review frames it as a fitting, quietly powerful farewell, blending gentle humour…
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Trump envoys head to Moscow and Kyiv as Black Sea shipping toll mounts
NHS England abolition plan reportedly in disarray, Bayeux Tapestry goes on show for King Charles and Macron, and Tesla’s Cybercab faces a US safety probe.
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Tupac’s Murderer Claims He’s Innocent: “I’m Not No F***ing Killer” (Exclusive Interview)
Duane “Keffe D” Davis, convicted of murdering rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996, gave his first interview since the verdict, insisting he is innocent and expects his conviction to be overturned on appeal. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter from the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, Davis appeared relaxed rather than remorseful, claiming his civil…
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The “innovative” 2005 movie Robert Downey Jr called his first “that works from beginning to end”
In 2005, Robert Downey Jr described Kiss Kiss Bang Bang as the first film in “like 70 tries” that “works from beginning to end” and felt “innovative and fun to do.” The remark came at a pivotal moment: his career had been left in tatters by years of drug addiction, arrests and rehab, including being…
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As Wardogs blows past 200k Steam concurrents, its developers are prepared for the day ‘hype dies down’
The tactical shooter Wardogs has surged past 200,000 concurrent players on Steam, marking it out as one of the platform’s standout hits in recent memory. Despite the scale of this success, the game’s developers have said they are realistic about the surge being temporary and are preparing for the point at which the current wave…
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Reform UK Leader Pledges Major Tax Cuts as Party Grapples with Funding Scandal
Reform UK’s Birmingham conference concluded with the party’s tax-cutting agenda overshadowed by a widening row over political donations. Economic spokesman Robert Jenrick used his conference speech to pledge that a Reform government would raise the tax-free personal allowance from £12,570 to £15,000 within its first 100 days in office, staking his job on the promise,…
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How to see what’s taking up space on your Windows PC
This is a practical how-to guide explaining ways to identify and clear out what’s using storage space on a Windows PC, aimed at users running low on disk space. Rather than deleting files at random, the article recommends a methodical approach starting with Windows’ built-in Storage settings, which breaks down disk usage by category and…
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4 Beatles Lyrics That Are Surprisingly Deep
This piece highlights four Beatles lyrics that carry unexpected emotional or philosophical weight beneath the band’s often playful reputation. Though The Beatles are widely associated with whimsical songs such as “Yellow Submarine” and “I Am The Walrus,” the article argues their catalogue also contains lines of genuine depth, drawn from tracks including “Nowhere Man,” “Eleanor…