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3D movies are finally worth watching

  • 3D movies work well with new video glasses offering full screen per eye
  • Tech like Xreal and Meta/Apple headsets finally deliver on 3D promise
  • Films showing depth, like water, glass and characters, look dramatically enhanced

3D movies are becoming worth watching again thanks to advances in video glasses technology, more than 15 years after the format became widely considered a tech failure. Unlike cinema glasses that reduced resolution and brightness by splitting one image between two eyes, modern video glasses like Xreal One…

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10 Best Fantasy Books of the Past 10 Years, Ranked

  • Fantasy literature surging in critical acclaim with acclaimed releases spanning multiple subgenres and themes.
  • Top titles range from whimsical escapism to satirical adventures to socially conscious narratives.
  • Diverse authors attracting millions of readers with complex, nuanced storytelling.

A ranking of the best fantasy novels published in the past decade celebrates the genre's critical success and growing diversity. - The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune – a whimsical, feel-good novel following an investigator who falls in love at a magical orphanage, offering hopeful…

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The 1968 movie that almost derailed Julie Andrews’ career: “A huge failure”

  • Julie Andrews' 1968 film Star box office failure damaged her career significantly.
  • Hollywood shifted away from big budget musicals during this period.
  • She recovered years later with Victor/Victoria in 1982.

Julie Andrews, who achieved iconic status with Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music, saw her career nearly derailed by two consecutive film failures in the late 1960s. The first was the 1968 musical "Star!", a critically-acclaimed but commercially disastrous film about Gertrude Lawrence that lost substantial money…

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The Greatest Jane Austen Quote Comes From Her Most Underappreciated Book

  • *Persuasion* may hold Austen’s finest writing.
  • Anne and Wentworth reunite after eight years apart.
  • Wentworth’s letter contains a celebrated declaration of love.

Jane Austen’s *Persuasion* is presented as an underappreciated late novel whose mature, wistful style may contain her finest writing. Its central love story follows Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth, who meet again eight years after Anne, urged by family and friends, ended their engagement. After Wentworth returns as…

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Why will Prince Harry be ‘quaking in his boots’ over news of a film following life of one of the late Queen’s most trusted confidantes? CHARLOTTE GRIFFITHS claims Angela Kelly witnessed Tiaragate ‘incident’ the Sussexes are ‘praying’ never comes out

  • A Fox Searchlight film about Angela Kelly is in development.
  • Jeremy Brock may be writing the drama, reportedly titled *Trouble*.
  • The film could revisit the tiara dispute described in Harry’s memoir.

A film about Angela Kelly, the late Queen Elizabeth II’s trusted dresser and confidante, is in development at Fox Searchlight. Royal commentators say a scripted drama could allow Kelly to take part, though her involvement has not been confirmed; the project matters because it may revisit tensions around…

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12 New Horror Movies to Watch in October on Netflix, HBO, and Hulu

  • October’s streaming line-up mixes horror classics and newer films.
  • Picks span slashers, vampires, supernatural stories and body horror.
  • The selection includes *Psycho*, *It Follows* and *Doctor Sleep*.

Streaming services are adding a mix of classic and newer horror films for October, giving viewers options across subgenres from slashers and supernatural stories to body horror and creepy romance. The article presents 12 films for the Halloween season, with examples showing how horror can sit alongside romance,…

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In 2012, Tom Cruise played a singer in a hair metal musical – and the critics hated it

  • Tom Cruise starred in critically reviled 2012 adaptation of "Rock of Ages"
  • Stage musical originated as LA bar production in 2005, reached Broadway
  • Film replaced stage show's satirical humour with straightforward comedy approach

Tom Cruise starred as fictional 1980s rock star Stacee Jaxx in the 2012 film adaptation of the musical "Rock of Ages." The film became critically reviled, marking a significant departure from the stage musical's success. This mattered because it represented a major Hollywood studio attempting to bring a…

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‘Misty Green’ movie review: a revelatory performance in a dated Hollywood satire

  • Rosalind Eleazar's breakthrough performance powers Chris Rock's directorial drama Misty Green
  • The film attempts cynical commentary on Hollywood but offers limited genuine insight
  • Rock's own presence in the cast undermines focus from his lead actress

Chris Rock's directorial effort Misty Green follows Rosalind Eleazar as a former television star navigating a difficult career comeback in Hollywood, forced to audition for work after years of absence. Whilst the film attempts to offer cynical commentary on the entertainment industry's treatment of ageing actors, addiction and…

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New York Muslim film festival centres filmmakers’ stories across 12 shorts

  • New York’s first Muslim filmmakers’ festival opens on 11 October.
  • Twelve shorts from seven countries are in the programme.
  • Women direct most of the films.

The New York Muslim Film Festival will open on 11 October at Manhattan’s SVA Theatre, giving Muslim filmmakers a platform to tell their own stories. Artistic director Hassan Babar said these works should shape the way such stories are told, rather than be treated only as responses to…

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Pedro Pascal Was Surprised Tony Gilroy Made ‘Behemoth!’ “So Intimate And Healing”: “I Thought You Were Gonna Be Mean”

  • Pascal praised Gilroy for making "Behemoth!" intimate and healing, defying expectations.
  • He expected the "intimidating intellectual" director to be mean.
  • The cellist drama premieres on 4 December with an ensemble cast.

At the New York Film Festival premiere of "Behemoth!", Pedro Pascal praised writer-director Tony Gilroy for crafting an unexpectedly intimate and healing drama. Speaking during a Q&A session, the Golden Globe-nominated actor admitted he had anticipated Gilroy would take a harsh approach, only to find the opposite was…

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