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20th Century Studios It’s hard to build a shared cinematic universe, but that hasn’t stopped Hollywood from trying, and trying, and trying again. After Marvel proved that interconnected storylines spread across multiple movies was a recipe for box office dominance, everybody started giving it a go. But…
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When Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Witold Pilecki did the only logical thing for a someone as patriotic as him: he signed up to fight. But after Hitler’s forces quickly overran his nation’s defences, the cavalry officer could have turned to despair. Instead, he made a choice that few of us can…
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“This is the one!” Lewis Hamilton could not hide his excitement as he walked among the road cars in the ‘heritage section’ of Ferrari’s headquarters in Maranello, Italy. As he spotted a bright red Ferrari F40, one of the rarest of the manufacturer’s road cars, in the middle of the floor, he paused. Spreading his…
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Lionsgate Ruben Östlund’s 2022 film “Triangle of Sadness” was an unlikely Oscar darling, earning nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Original Screenplay. It didn’t win, but it was odd to see the Academy Awards recognize a movie with an extended ship-wide vomit sequence. The premise…
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By ABUL TAHER FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY Published: 19:27 EST, 25 January 2025 | Updated: 19:29 EST, 25 January 2025 Disgraced City Minister Tulip Siddiq faces calls to stand down as an MP following a corruption investigation. Ms Siddiq resigned as Treasury Minister this month after she and family members were accused of siphoning…
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Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews took to Instagram on Thursday, breaking his silence following multiple fourth-quarter miscues — a lost fumble and dropped two-point conversion to tie the game — during the team’s 27-25 AFC divisional loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. “It’s impossible to adequately express how I feel. I’m absolutely gutted…
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Static Media Netflix’s first original shows went on for a while. Early, revolutionary hits like “House of Cards” and “Orange is the New Black” endured for many seasons, thanks to the streamer giving them a chance to find an audience and develop their worlds fully. A few years…
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By ROB CRILLY, CHIEF U.S. POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT, IN ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA and NIKKI SCHWAB, CHIEF CAMPAIGN CORRESPONDENT Published: 09:19 EST, 24 January 2025 | Updated: 18:38 EST, 24 January 2025 President Donald Trump and first lady Melania arrived in Los Angeles to view the aftermath of the Los Angeles wildfires. It came after Trump toured…
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MELBOURNE, Australia — One moment, they are playing tennis. The next, they disappear from the court, or melt into a puddle, or do a backflip mid-point. Their rackets flail independently from their hands and sometimes disappear completely. Their heads are oversized. They are the best tennis players in the world; they are the undisputed stars…
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Lionsgate “Flight Risk” is a modest affair. It sports a downright frugal budget of $25 million, and is set almost entirely on board a small prop plane. There are only three on-screen actors for the bulk of the movie’s mercifully brisk 91-minute runtime, and the concept is…