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‘The Sopranos’ Creator Says Hollywood Is “Going Back to Greed and Fear” in Trump Era
Speaking at the 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the Czech Republic, The Sopranos creator David Chase delivered a keynote in which he criticised the current state of the film and television industry, arguing that Hollywood is “going back to greed and fear”. The seven-time Emmy winner tied his remarks to the broader political…
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10 Greatest Sci-Fi Thrillers of the 20th Century
This Collider article by William Smith, published in July 2026, presents a ranked list of what it considers the ten greatest science-fiction thrillers of the 20th century. The piece is notable for its deliberately strict definition of the genre: the author excludes films widely regarded as classics — such as The Thing and Alien (both…
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Gotta catch ’em all! Moment brothers steal £62,000 of Pokémon cards from shop before they themselves were caught by detectives
Two brothers, Shane Johnson, 37, and Keith Johnson, 33, were caught on CCTV stealing more than £62,000 worth of Pokémon cards during a break-in at Celestial Collectables, a gaming shop in Warrington, Cheshire, on 8 April. The case matters as part of a wider spree of targeted burglaries on high-value Pokémon cards, which have been…
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The unknown photos that tell the story of the US’s Black colleges
Rare historical photographs held in the archives of Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States are being digitised and made publicly available for the first time through the Getty Images photo archive grants programme. Many of these images — documenting more than a century of Black American history — have long sat…
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Mubi Acquires ‘Making Marie Antoinette,’ Eleanor Coppola’s Behind-the-Scenes Doc About Sofia Coppola’s Oscar-Winning Film
Mubi has acquired worldwide rights to “Making Marie Antoinette,” a behind-the-scenes documentary about Sofia Coppola’s Oscar-winning 2006 film, marking the movie’s 20th anniversary. The documentary is built from roughly 80 hours of previously unseen footage shot on set by the late Eleanor Coppola, Sofia’s mother, and fulfils her wish that the material be turned into…
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10 Thrillers That Are Perfect From the Opening Shot to the Last
Collider has published a listicle by Joe Leone, dated 8 July 2026, celebrating ten thriller films the author considers flawless from their opening frame to their closing shot. The piece argues that while the thriller is a broad and versatile genre — spanning political, noir, science-fiction, supernatural and action variants — only a rare, elite…
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These 4 Laura Dern Movies Are Masterpieces
This Collider opinion piece by Safwan Azeem, published on 8 July 2026, argues that although Laura Dern has appeared in more than 60 feature films since 1973 across wildly different genres, four of them stand out as genuine masterpieces. The article’s central claim is that these films are exceptional not simply because Dern is good…
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Booyakasha! Sacha Baron Cohen has completed a new Ali G movie
Sacha Baron Cohen is reported to have completed a new film featuring his spoof interviewer Ali G, marking the character’s return to cinemas 24 years after Ali G Indahouse. According to a report by The InSneider, filming has wrapped, with locations including Oxfordshire — where Baron Cohen was spotted in character last summer — and…
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All ‘Harry Potter’ & ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Films To Stream For Free On ITVX
ITV has struck a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery to stream all 11 films in the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts franchises for free on its streaming service, ITVX. The agreement makes the eight Harry Potter movies and the three Fantastic Beasts titles available at no cost during the summer holidays, offering a notable draw…