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Carrie Underwood Takes Her Rock Era to the Next Level With Surprise Guns N’ Roses Performance

  • Carrie Underwood surprises at Guns N' Roses concert with "Sweet Child O' Mine" performance
  • Country star successfully crosses into rock genre with fan approval
  • Despite $120m net worth, she stays grounded through gardening and housework

Carrie Underwood made a surprise appearance at a Guns N' Roses concert in Atlanta over the weekend, performing "Sweet Child O' Mine" alongside the rock legends. The performance demonstrated her established love of rock music and her ability to seamlessly step outside her usual country genre, with fans…

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Daisy Edgar-Jones anchors austere new Sense and Sensibility adaptation

  • New Sense and Sensibility adaptation offers sober, thoughtful reworking of Austen classic
  • Strong supporting cast undermined by inconsistent performances in key roles
  • Releases late September and October in UK, Australia and US

A new film adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, directed by Georgia Oakley and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles as the Dashwood sisters, presents a notably more austere and downbeat take on the beloved 1795 novel than the celebrated 1995 version by Ang Lee. The film…

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“Not my cup of tea”: the 1997 movie Gary Oldman starred in but “wouldn’t go to see”

  • Oldman viewed Air Force One as a commercial job rather than artistic work.
  • He used blockbuster roles to help fund Nil by Mouth.
  • A second directorial film has still not materialised.

Gary Oldman’s 1997 career showed the contrast between commercial film work and personal artistic projects. He starred in The Fifth Element and Air Force One, both major box-office successes, while also writing, directing and producing the acclaimed Nil by Mouth, which reflected his deeper creative ambitions. Oldman said…

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Brad Pitt reprises Cliff Booth in Fincher-directed Tarantino sequel

  • Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth in David Fincher-directed Tarantino sequel, releasing November–December 2026
  • Set in 1977, Booth now works as a Hollywood studio fixer rather than stuntman
  • Tarantino stepped back to direct to pursue uncharted creative territory

Netflix has released a trailer for "The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth," a sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," with Brad Pitt reprising his Oscar-winning role as the stuntman-turned-fixer. The film will premiere in Imax cinemas on 25 November before arriving on the streaming…

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Movie Theater Advertising Giant Closes $275 Million Deal to Expand to Offices

  • National CineMedia bought Captivate for $275 million.
  • The deal expands advertising into offices and residential properties.
  • Its combined network will reach about 48,000 digital screens.

National CineMedia has completed a $275 million acquisition of Captivate Holdings, expanding its cinema advertising business into offices, residential buildings, lobbies and lifts. The deal matters because it supports the company’s ambition to become a broader digital out-of-home advertising network after emerging from bankruptcy in 2023, following severe…

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Madness’s 1981 film gets a revealing 4K restoration

  • Madness’s overlooked origin film is being rediscovered.
  • Its guerrilla production mirrored the band’s rebellious beginnings.
  • A 4K restoration may establish its lasting cultural importance.

Madness’s 1981 film *Take It or Leave It* dramatised the band’s working-class beginnings, combining comic “nuttiness” with a gritty portrait of 1970s London. Though largely forgotten after release, a new 4K restoration could establish it as an important and unusually honest music film. The film was created by…

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Resident Evil film succeeds through its inept, relatable protagonist

  • PC Gamer claims Resident Evil is the best videogame film due to its relatable, ordinary protagonist
  • Bryan's ineptitude and gradual competence mirror authentic player progression
  • The film works as horror for newcomers despite inventing its own story

PC Gamer has argued that Zach Cregger's Resident Evil is the best videogame film adaptation, largely because it centres on an inept and relatable protagonist rather than familiar franchise heroes such as Leon or Chris. By presenting an ordinary person whose mistakes create both authentic survival horror and…

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Chile’s ‘Erratics,’ Blending Denis Lavant, Speculative Fiction and Ghost Cinema, Bows at San Sebastián New Directors Competition

  • Chilean debut “Erratics” premieres at San Sebastián’s New Directors competition.
  • Denis Lavant plays a filmmaker’s ghost wandering a transformed Patagonia.
  • The film explores cinema, memory and forgotten artistic legacies.

Chilean filmmaker Thomas Woodroffe’s debut feature, “Erratics”, will have its world premiere in the New Directors competition at the San Sebastián Festival. Combining speculative fiction, ghost cinema and Patagonian history, the film follows the ghost of French filmmaker Lucien Castelnau, who awakens after a century trapped in a…

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7 Years Later, Quentin Tarantino’s Long-Awaited Sequel Officially Arrives With Stunning Trailer

  • Cliff Booth sequel arrives seven years after the original film's release.
  • David Fincher directs whilst Tarantino writes the screenplay.
  • Releases IMAX 25 November, Netflix 23 December 2026.

Seven years after the critical success of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, a sequel featuring Brad Pitt's character Cliff Booth is officially arriving. The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth marks a significant shift, with Quentin Tarantino writing the screenplay but handing directorial duties to David Fincher, whose…

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Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth in Fincher-directed Netflix sequel

  • Brad Pitt reprises role in Fincher-directed Tarantino sequel
  • Premieres IMAX 25 November, Netflix 23 December
  • Tarantino stepped aside to pursue new creative ground

Netflix has released a trailer for "The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth," a sequel to Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" that will premiere on IMAX screens on 25 November before streaming on Netflix on 23 December. Brad Pitt reprises his Oscar-winning role as the stuntman,…

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