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Martin Scorsese’s *Goodfellas* opens with Henry Hill’s declaration, “As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster.” The article argues that the line captures the film’s central idea: Henry’s romantic image of Mafia life clashes with the brutality and self-interest behind it. The…
Shirley Jackson’s *We Have Always Lived in the Castle* is presented as a more disturbing achievement than *The Haunting of Hill House*. The article argues that its horror comes less from ghosts than from human cruelty, psychological torment and the Blackwood sisters’ increasingly closed world. The story centres…
Kylie Minogue, Jonathan Groff and Catherine Tate have joined the voice cast of *Bad Fairies*, an animated musical comedy led by Cynthia Erivo. The Warner Bros. and Locksmith film is set in contemporary London and is scheduled to reach cinemas on 21 May 2027. Minogue will voice Clowder…
James McAvoy says M. Night Shyamalan’s 2016 thriller *Split* is the film that has reliably earned him residuals, with its first payment arriving after its opening weekend. He described the cheque as “bonkers”, linking the unusually quick payout to the film becoming profitable straight away. McAvoy said *Split*…
Kevin Bacon says *She’s Having a Baby*, the 1988 John Hughes film, remains one of the projects he is proudest of, despite its poor box office reception. The film mattered to Bacon as an attempt to build a leading-man career on his own terms, rather than repeat the…
Netflix’s *Unabomber*, starring Russell Crowe, fell from first to seventh place on the global streaming chart in its third week, losing the top spot to Ben Affleck’s thriller *Animals*. The sharp drop follows strong early viewing and coincides with poor reviews, suggesting the film’s initial momentum may be…
Daisy Edgar-Jones says she may still be “slightly deaf” in her left ear after filming the 2024 action-adventure film *Twisters*. She linked the possible hearing loss to wind and debris hitting her from one side during the shoot, highlighting the physical demands of recreating extreme weather for the…
▶Fifa president Gianni Infantino apologised over a private firm’s proposed share of commercial rights but faced calls to step aside. The UK is tightening restrictions on Eritrean officials, while Google tests more prominent source links in AI search answers.
Val Chmerkovskiy apologised publicly and directly to Carrie Ann Inaba after a since-deleted social media post was widely read as invoking Will Smith’s 2022 Oscars slap. He said the reference was careless, regretted making it and would think more carefully before posting, acknowledging that his words reach people…