The ‘Cold Feet’ star adds gravitas to another ‘never-mind-the-mystery, get-a-look-at-that-kitchen’ drama, in this pulpy adaptation from the bestselling thriller writer

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The 99-year-old naturalist explores his hometown of London in a one-off New Year’s Day special on BBC One. Louis Chilton speaks to some of the people behind this remarkable glimpse into the city’s hidden ecosystems

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Sandworms and superheroes, Fennells and Fockers, and about 1,000 films starring Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson and Zendaya lead our 20 must-see movies for the 12 months ahead, as selected by Jacob Stolworthy and Adam White

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Clooney, an outspoken liberal, knew Trump before his political career began

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Chalamet’s co-star Kevin O’Leary also revealed that the ‘Dune’ star refused a body double for the pivotal scene

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Margot Robbie busts her corset in Wuthering Heights, the Devil Wears Prada sequel goes fashionably to war, and Christopher Nolan brings us a Greek epic. Plus much more in our pick of the best films coming to UK cinemas this year

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Jessie Buckley may need to hire a carpenter for the silverware-cabinet she is expected to need for her hugely admired performance in the film based on the Maggie O’Farrell novel. She plays Anne (or Agnes) Hathaway, wife of William Shakespeare, grieving the terrible loss of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet, in 1596, which the story imagines to be a spur to the creation of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Paul Mescal plays Shakespeare and Emily Watson his mother, Mary.
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The restorer, who died on Monday, brought unwanted attention to herself – and her small Spanish town. Then, slowly, a small miracle took place

Very few of us find fame quite as late, or quite as brutally, as Cecilia Giménez did in the summer of 2012. The Spanish amateur artist was already 81 when her efforts to restore a decent, if unremarkable, fresco of the scourged Christ brought her a renown that almost destroyed her.

Almost overnight, Giménez, who died on Monday at the age of 94, was stripped of her quiet existence in the north-eastern Spanish town of Borja, and recast as the well-meaning and unwitting creator of what would become known around the English-speaking world as Monkey Christ. In Spain, the meme phenomenon was dubbed Ecce Mono (Behold the Monkey), a play on the painting’s Latin title Ecce Homo (Behold the Man).

Sam Jones is Madrid correspondent for the Guardian

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It’s the Korean fantasy movie that came out of nowhere to become Netflix’s most-watched film ever. And social media mentions of its characters are outranking those of real-life superstars

When KPop Demon Hunters landed on Netflix in late June, no one predicted it would become a globe-sweeping, chart-topping phenomenon. The near-instant success of the animated kids’ film caught the industry by surprise, and six months later, fans are still hungry for merchandise, music, spin-offs and more stories. Here’s what you may have missed.

It’s an animated ‘musical urban fantasy film’
The story follows a K-pop girl group called Huntr/x (pronounced “Huntrix”), who are also demon hunters, responsible for protecting humanity from supernatural threats with their combat skills and empowering pop. Their rivals are the Saja Boys, who are secretly demons. When the groups are pitted against one another, the stakes are peace on Earth, and in particular the Honmoon: the magical barrier that protects humans from the underworld. Conflict, and personal growth, ensues.

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Holly Wheeler’s Under Armour shirt appeared in ‘Stranger Things’ season five episode seven

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Le dernier album d’Asterix, « Astérix en Lusitanie », fait un véritable carton en France avec plus d’1,65 million d’albums vendus. Au Portugal aussi la BD est un large succès avec près de 150 000 exemplaires vendus.

Le dernier album d’Asterix, « Astérix en Lusitanie », fait un véritable carton en France avec plus d’1,65 million d’albums vendus. Au Portugal aussi la BD est un large succès avec près de 150 000 exemplaires vendus.

De l'effondrement (temporaire) de la bourse au rachat historique de Warner Bros par Netflix : 2025 a été une année chargée pour l'actualité tech. Numerama revient sur les 15 événements qui ont définitivement redéfini notre futur numérique.

De l'effondrement (temporaire) de la bourse au rachat historique de Warner Bros par Netflix : 2025 a été une année chargée pour l'actualité tech. Numerama revient sur les 15 événements qui ont définitivement redéfini notre futur numérique.

Mauvaise nouvelle pour les étudiantes et les étudiants français, le plafond du Pass Culture diminue sur certaines catégories bien précises.

Des joyaux volés au Louvre, un ex-président en prison, le PSG champion, la baignade à nouveau possible dans la Seine à Paris : dix événements marquants de l’année 2025 en France.

Des joyaux volés au Louvre, un ex-président en prison, le PSG champion, la baignade à nouveau possible dans la Seine à Paris : dix événements marquants de l’année 2025 en France.