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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Scrooge - Caught on Camera

Johnny Depp's Ebenezer Scrooge Movie Dropped First Look, And People Can't Get Over His 'Unrecognizable' Transformation

He's done it again.

Cinemablend

Extra/Ordinary Women exhibition explores the women in Charles Dickens’s life and writing

Walking through the doors of London’s Charles Dickens Museum is always a special moment. This handsome, tall London townhouse – middle class by Victorian standards but practically palatial to visitors today – was the crucible in which a young, ascending Charles Dickens wrote himself into international superstardom.

The Conversation

The 5 Christmas animations that every creative should watch now

They all showcase the power of visual storytelling.

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From Avatar to Amadeus: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

James Cameron’s Smurftacular franchise is back for an action-packed third outing, and musical geniuses butt heads in the new TV adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s play

The Guardian - UK

2025’s paltry Christmas Day lineup is not what Britain’s television industry needs

STATE OF THE ARTS: It’s a particularly drab year on the British festive television front, writes Micha Frazer-Carroll. The ‘big four’ need to get their act together soon – or risk ceding Christmas to American streaming giants

The Independent UK

Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley and more join Johnny Depp in Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol

Rupert Grint and Daisy Ridley are among the new additions to the cast of Ebenezer: A Christmas Carol.

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Christmas Carol Goes Wrong at the Apollo Theatre review: dynamite gags and expert slapstick

4/5 The veteran theatre company’s brash, obvious, knockabout humour is laced with moments of lightning-flash wit and invention

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Gwyneth Paltrow Called Her Husband ‘A Little Bit Of A Grinch' This Christmas. (But Maybe His Heart Will Grow Three Sizes?)

'You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch.'

Cinemablend

Scrooge or Santa? How Famous Billionaires Are Giving (or Not) in 2025

One thing the world's richest people have in common is that they all have a lot of money. One thing they don't have in common is the percentage of that money they give away to charity. While some...

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OPINION - Paddington Bear has captured the spirit of the season – when there's no place for cynicism

The productions at this time of year are ruthlessly sentimental – and all the more right for it

Evening Standard

It made ‘perfect sense’ to make secular festive film – Christmas Karma director

Musical movie Christmas Karma stars The Big Bang Theory’s Kunal Nayyar as a contemporary Scrooge, called Mr Sood.

Evening Standard

Scrooge gets a hip-hop spin and the RSC does the BFG: 20 of the best UK stage shows this Christmas

From musical versions of Pinocchio, Treasure Island and Sherlock Holmes to a comedy about banana-loving beach-dwellers … dive into our selection box of festive theatre

The Guardian - UK

All the stars appearing in Bollywood-inspired Christmas Carol remake

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The Independent UK

Trump's tariffs threaten to be a tough nut to crack in rural Germany workshop

Alongside classic fare such as a variety of Santas, Scrooge and the Mad Hatter, specifically American-themed collectibles are a staple at Steinbach Volkskunst.

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Ratcliffe is being cast as Scrooge but Glazers made Manchester United’s mess

Time will tell if the Ineos chief’s severe cost-cutting pays off, but this is a club that has been mismanaged for years

Evening Standard

OPINION - Save the Prince Charles Cinema: Where else in London could you do things like this?

The Prince Charles Cinema (PCC) has come out swinging in its fight against closure, but the threat still remains.

The Independent UK

A Christmas cruise with MSC: My week searching for Santa and the perfect cup of tea

Self-confessed Scrooge Marc Shoffman discovers how festive a Christmas cruise can be

Evening Standard

What the papers say – December 17

Here are the biggest stories leading Tuesday’s front pages.

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Friend with benefits? Ask Prince Andrew

Only the disgraced prince would be daft enough to invite an alleged spy for China to his 60th birthday party

Evening Standard

A Christmas Carol (ish) at @sohoplace review: a festive hit in waiting

Despite opening night being derailed by technical problems this play balances silliness with sophistication in a way that should make it a Christmas favourite

The Guardian - UK

Northern Ballet: A Christmas Carol review – a magical night in snow-globe Victoriana

Beautifully staged and danced with bonneted and bewhiskered brio, Dickens’s classic dose of festive escapism is the gift that keeps on giving

The Guardian - UK

Holiday Twist review – could this be the worst Christmas movie ever?

This tale of a female Scrooge discovering ‘the true meaning of Christmas’ will elicit copious tears … at the time you have wasted watching such drivel

The Guardian - UK

Have a stately Christmas: 10 historic houses and gardens to get the festive party started

Scrooge, Santa, polar bears, gingerbread and light shows are among this year’s seasonal family delights at castles, palaces and Palladian piles throughout the UK

Inverse

The Story Behind The “Ghosts” In All Those (Very Real) Victorian Photos

What's the deal with all those ghosts in 19th century photos? Think of it as the first Halloween meme — from centuries back.

The Conversation

Victorian ghost photographs amused viewers with spooky thrills

October has long been associated with ghosts – from ancient Celtic festivals to ward off restless spirits after harvest time to the modern standby of using an old sheet to make a last-minute Halloween costume. In the middle of the 19th century, however, popular portrayals of ghosts became a year-round…

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