Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 | History Defined

The Best And Worst Thing About 32 Best Picture Winners

These 32 Best Picture winners got a lot right, but also had some missteps along the way.

Cinemablend

The 19 most problematic movies ever made, from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to Forrest Gump

Louis Chilton selects some of the most controversial movies ever released

The Independent UK

Napoleon Bonaparte features in 60,000 books and more than 100 films – does Ridley Scott's stand up?

There have been more than 60,000 books written about Napoleon since his death in 1821. Cinema too has been drawn to him time and again.

The Conversation

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

My, my! How Napoleon Bonaparte is still influencing pop culture more than 200 years after his death

In Ridley Scott’s 2023 epic, Joaquin Phoenix becomes the latest actor to portray Napoleon, joining an group that includes Marlon Brando, Danny DeVito and Rowan Atkinson. The tiny tyrant remains a subject of fascination (and mockery) on screen, writes Martin Chilton

The Independent UK

Trailblazing French director Euzhan Palcy on fighting to make films

She's a cinema pioneer with an incredible list of firsts: Euzhan Palcy was the first female director to win one of France's prestigious César awards, the first Black woman to have a film produced by a major Hollywood studio and the only woman to have directed Marlon Brando. Born on…

France 24

‘Juicy revelations are required’: will Barbra Streisand, Britney Spears and Jada Pinkett Smith memoirs satisfy?

To produce a bestseller, stars must hold back on confessional social media posts and save explosive details for the page

The Guardian - UK

The Bikeriders review – potent ode to the violent lives of 60s biker gangs

Jodie Comer, Austin Butler and Tom Hardy are magnetic in this power struggle-cum-love triangle inspired by Danny Lyon’s 1968 photographic study of Chicago bikers

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

The Magnificent 20: The greatest Western films of all time

From John Ford classics to Sergio Leone gems, these are the best films the genre has to offer, says Graeme Ross

The Independent UK

‘You can’t act!’ 26 co-stars who famously clashed on set

From Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron to Lucy Liu and Bill Murray, there are many TV and movie collaborations that haven’t exactly been plain sailing, writes Ellie Harrison

The Independent UK

30 times things went wrong on set: ‘It was so embarrassing’

On-set incidents can be hilarious, embarrassing, or just plain dangerous. Charlotte Cripps picks the most memorable

The Independent UK

‘Bargaining for our very existence’: why the battle over AI is being fought in Hollywood

The ramifications of artificial intelligence are of concern to the actors and writers on strike – from big stars to bit players

The Guardian - US

Showtime’s Wilt Chamberlain Documentary Explores the NBA Legend’s Complex Legacy

Goliath, a three-part series, provides a revealing look at the iconic superstar—the basketball player and the man.

Sports Illustrated

Why Does Mission: Impossible’s Rebecca Ferguson Wear An Eyepatch In Dead Reckoning Part One? The Reason Is Probably Not What You’d Guess

Mission: Impossible star Rebecca Ferguson reveals the practical reason behind her character wearing an eyepatch in the latest installment, Dead Reckoning Part One.

Cinemablend

Best movies on Turner Classic Movies this week: 9 classic movies not to miss

WTW's classic movie expert picks the movies you shouldn't miss on Turner Classic movies this week, August 21-27.

WhatToWatch

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The National (Scotland)

Pitlochry Festival Theatre puts on refined performance of A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire at Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Daily Mirror

Huge collection of autographs including Nelson Mandela's could fetch £100k at auction

Highlights of the 60,000-strong lot include four Bond stars, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones and the Harry Potter movies cast

Evening Standard

Joseph Fiennes regrets playing Michael Jackson in Urban Myth episode: ‘It was a bad mistake’

Joseph Fiennes has admitted that playing Michael Jackson in a canned episode of Urban Myths was a “mistake” and a “bad call”.

The Independent UK

‘You can’t act!’ 26 co-stars who famously clashed on set

From Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron to Lucy Liu and Bill Murray, there are many TV and movie collaborations that haven’t exactly been plain sailing, writes Ellie Harrison

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

‘You can’t act!’ 26 co-stars who famously didn’t get on

From Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron to Lucy Liu and Bill Murray, there are many TV and movie collaborations that haven’t exactly been plain sailing, writes Ellie Harrison

The Guardian - UK

Elizabeth Taylor’s 20 best performances – ranked!

As Cleopatra turns 60, and its star’s romance with Richard Burton becomes the subject of a new play at the National, we take a trip down the Queen of the Nile’s finest films

The Guardian - US

James Dean auction offers unseen items showing new side to star

Nearly 400 items, including personal letters, provide insight into the life of the actor who died at the age of 24

The Guardian - UK

Corleone: the Sicilian town trying to break free of its mobster past

Mood is changing in town that spent half a century terrorised into silence under mafia bosses

Salon

Harry Belafonte's song of rebellion

Looking back at the King of Calypso's legacy reveals the many ways that his work contributed to the good fight

The Independent UK

‘I got whiplash’: 30 times things went terribly wrong on set

On-set incidents can be hilarious, embarrassing, or just plain dangerous. Charlotte Cripps picks the most memorable

The Guardian - UK

‘I was projected as the sweet American girl next door. It wasn’t me’: Molly Ringwald bites back

Hollywood success in the 80s was so unpleasant that Ringwald moved to France. Since then she has made a jazz album, written a novel and translated a memoir about Last Tango in Paris star Maria Schneider

1 … 5 6 7 8

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Turner Classic Movies

35 stories

Vandals

33 stories

Pitlochry Festival Theatre

28 stories

Dad Army

22 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Basketball

11,428 stories

Artificial Intelligence

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.