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The two movies John Cleese will always regret turning down: “Of course, I was wrong”
John Cleese has reflected on two film roles he declined and later regretted: parts in *The Bonfire of the Vanities* and *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels*. His comments illustrate how decisions made over concerns about directors or exhaustion can look different in hindsight, even for an established performer. Cleese rejected the role ultimately played by Bruce Willis…
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Watch Charli XCX join The Strokes for ‘Take It Or Leave It’ at Outside Lands 2026
Julian Casablancas introduced her as “the queen of album sales”, after the two artists released their new records on the same day last month The post Watch Charli XCX join The Strokes for ‘Take It Or Leave It’ at Outside Lands 2026 appeared first on NME.
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‘Donkey Princess’ Review: A Princess Escapes the Kingdom, but Not the Patriarchy, in an Inventive, Shape-Shifting Fairytale
Chilean filmmaking duo Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña, best known for the acclaimed stop-motion horror “The Wolf House,” return with “Donkey Princess,” a mixed-media adult fairytale premiering in the international competition at Locarno. The film, co-written with novelist Alejandra Moffat, reworks Charles Perrault’s 17th-century tale “Donkeyskin,” blending animation, live-action and handmade design to tell the…
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What are your favourite new kits for the coming season?
BBC Sport has published its annual round-up of standout football kit releases ahead of the 2026-27 season, inviting readers to vote for their top 10 designs. The list, compiled alphabetically by club, spans top-flight giants and lower-league sides across England and Europe, reflecting the growing interest among fans in shirt design, sponsorship deals and nostalgic…
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‘It’s a true art form’: Nigeria goalkeeper Maduka Okoye on high fashion and life at Udinese
Nigeria and Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has spoken about his growing profile in high fashion, following a viral appearance at Paris fashion week’s Jean Paul Gaultier show alongside Cardi B. He insists his off-field interests, including a near two-million-strong social media following, remain entirely separate from his football career, which he treats as his true…
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Video: Final Fantasy Resonance New Trailer Showcases Warrior Of Light
Square Enix has released a new trailer for Final Fantasy Resonance, its upcoming HD-2D turn-based RPG for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, this time focusing on the Vision character Warrior of Light. The trailer builds on earlier promotional material since the game’s surprise announcement in June, giving fans another look at how the classic Final…
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Five UK song locations that sound made-up but are actually real
The article highlights five real UK locations whose unusual names make them sound fictional, but which have featured in song titles or lyrics. – It examines each location’s connection to a song. – It notes how distinctive place names can shape a song’s atmosphere. – It contrasts lyrical imagination with real geography. – It focuses…
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Joe Jonas Says He Sought Therapy After His Solo Album Underperformed
Joe Jonas has revealed that the underwhelming commercial reception of his 2011 solo debut album, Fastlife, led to panic attacks and physical pain severe enough that a doctor recommended he see a therapist. He made the disclosure on a recent episode of Hey Jonas!, the podcast he hosts with brothers and Jonas Brothers bandmates Nick…
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Money problems and broken dreams – why is it so hard to run a cycling team?
The BBC investigates why women’s cycling teams, such as the British-based Hess Cycling squad, so often collapse financially, using Hess’s demise a year after its launch as a case study. Founded in 2023 with ambitions to challenge for the Tour de France Femmes and rival the biggest teams on the UCI Women’s World Tour, Hess…
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Lae’zel actor Devora Wilde didn’t know she was in Space Marine 2 until players told her
Devora Wilde, best known for playing Lae’zel in Baldur’s Gate 3, said she only discovered that she also appeared in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 after players informed her. The episode highlights how voice actors may not always be told the full details of projects they work on, particularly when roles are recorded under confidentiality…