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Why does everyone love to hate Love Actually?

Over the years, Richard Curtis’s schmaltzy Christmas romcom has become our go-to seasonal whipping boy. Get a grip, writes Jessie Thompson – no one ever said ‘Love Actually’ should be a manual for a life

The Independent UK

New movies in cinemas and on Netflix and Prime Video from Christmas Day to New Year’s Day

Tom Hanks as a grump, Emma Thompson as a villain, Daniel Craig as a flamboyant detective, Antonio Banderas as a cat - plus docos, awards-season contenders, family films, biopics and more.

ABC News

Love Actually fans spot huge error that's 'ruined' the film for them

Emma Thompson's character is heartbroken when she realises her husband is cheating, but viewers have noticed something else entirely

Liverpool Echo

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Love Actually: What the actors have gone on to star in, from Harry Potter to The Queen’s Gambit

The romcom’s stars have appeared in major franchises from Harry Potter to Pirates of the Caribbean

The Independent UK

Love Actually: What the actors have gone on to star in, from Harry Potter to The Queen’s Gambit

The romcom’s stars have appeared in major franchises from Harry Potter to Pirates of the Caribbean

The Independent UK

Emma Thompson offers her view on why people are still so invested in Love Actually

Actor was asked why the Christmas film starring Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy and Hugh Grant has remained so popular among fans

The Independent UK

Film Stars Call for Release of Jailed Iranian Actor Alidoosti

Hundreds of high-profile figures from the global cinema industry called Wednesday for Iran to release actor Taraneh Alidoosti, who was jailed over her support for the country's three-month-old protest movement. Actors Emma Thompson, Penelope Cruz, Kate Winslet and Ian McKellen and directors Ken Loach and Mike Leigh were among a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Movie review: 'Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical' charms despite a villain requiring much suspension of disbelief

It isn't Matilda's absurdly lousy parents.

Tribune News Service

Celebrities demand release of Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti

Open letter signed by Emma Thompson, Mark Rylance and Steve McQueen expresses outrage at Oscar winner’s arrest

The Guardian - UK

Why Emma Thompson's Trunchbull is genuinely unsettling in Netflix's 'Matilda'

Twenty-five minutes into "Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical," Miss Agatha Trunchbull appears onscreen for the first time. She's initially introduced in glimpses — crooked teeth, thin lips, intricate uniform, severe updo — but the camera then zooms out to reveal a new version of the well-known villain, thoughtfully reimagined over…

Los Angeles Times

Fans spot mistake in iconic Love Actually scene that 'ruined' the film for them

Love Actually fans noticed a massive error in one of the film's scenes.

Daily Record

Love Actually fans spot blunder that's 'ruined' the film for them

Love Actually fans get hung up on pillows in Emma Thompson's heartbreaking scene as the cast look back on 20 years since the epic release of the romantic festive film

Daily Mirror

On The Breadline: You can help people living in fear, says Emma Thompson

Award-winning actress Dame Emma Thompson and celebrity chef Nadiya Hussain have backed our Christmas appeal to help people struggling with the rising cost of living as freezing temperatures prompt worries about families forced into impossible choices between heating and eating.

Evening Standard

In defense of Love Actually, for the people who are tired of the endless backlash

Clémence Michallon leads the backlash to the backlash, seeking to defend ‘the most repellent festive film ever made’

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Why does everyone love to hate Love Actually?

Over the years, Richard Curtis’s schmaltzy holiday romcom has become our go-to seasonal whipping boy. Get a grip, writes Jessie Thompson – no one ever said ‘Love Actually’ should be a manual for a life

The Independent UK

Love Actually: What the actors have gone on to star in, from Harry Potter to The Queen’s Gambit

The romcom’s stars have appeared in major franchises from Harry Potter to Pirates of the Caribbean

Edinburgh Live

The gifted Edinburgh schoolgirl starring in box office smash Matilda the Musical

The movie knocked Black Panther Wakanda off the top of the box office on opening weekend. The musical movie stars Emma Thompson as Miss Trunchbull and Stephen Graham as Mr Wormwood.

The Independent UK

Emma Thompson and Nadiya Hussain back our appeal to help families on the breadline

On the Breadline: ‘No one should be choosing between putting food on the table or putting the heating on,’ says Dame Emma Thompson

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Daily Mirror

Love Actually's Emma Thompson still gets upset by moving scene after her own heartbreak

The scene where Emma Thompson's character discovers her husband is having an affair still manages to move viewers - and the actress herself - 20 years on

The Guardian - UK

Emancipation to The Amazing Maurice: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Will Smith is impressively fierce in a thriller based on the true life of a Louisiana slave, while Terry Pratchett’s retelling of the Pied Piper story is a quick-witted delight

The Independent UK

Emma Thompson says it’s ‘not really’ fun for her to watch Love Actually

Actor appeared on ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’

The Independent UK

5 new Christmas books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Snowed In For Christmas by Sarah Morgan and Jim’s Spectacular Christmas by Emma Thompson.

The Independent UK

In defense of Love Actually, for the people who are tired of the endless backlash

Clémence Michallon leads the backlash to the backlash, seeking to defend ‘the most repellent festive film ever made’

The Guardian - UK

‘I love writing for children’: Emma Thompson and Axel Scheffler on their amazing shaggy dog story

The Oscar-winning actor and the Gruffalo illustrator have teamed up to create a tale about a scruffy hound. They discuss corgis, comic books and how their friendship began

The Independent UK

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