Ryan Reynolds recruits Matthew Lillard for new advert after Quentin Tarantino’s disparaging remarks
The ‘Pulp Fiction’ creator said recently that he ‘doesn’t care’ for the ‘Scooby-Doo’ star

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The ‘Pulp Fiction’ creator said recently that he ‘doesn’t care’ for the ‘Scooby-Doo’ star

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The crooner is featured on Pentatonix’s new single ‘I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm’
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As played by Milly Alcock, the Supergirl trailer shows Kara Zor-El looking burdened and traumatised. Does this mean that the DC universe is getting darker?
Since James Gunn’s Superman became the biggest superhero movie at this summer’s box office, the world has been waiting to find out what the rest of the DCU sandpit will look like. Now, with the debut trailer for Supergirl, we have our first proper glimpse. On this evidence, the new Kara Zor-El lives in a brave new universe of gods and monsters that reflects her loneliness and fury right back at her.
Milly Alcock’s “woman of tomorrow” may not be like anyone we’ve seen on big or small screens before – which is impressive given how often Supergirl has been wheeled out over the decades. Helen Slater’s 1984 version is now widely regarded as a kind of sun-bleached Reagan-era artefact – a well-meaning but terminally camp experiment. Sasha Calle’s Supergirl in the recent The Flash looked soulful, angry and potentially gamechanging. And Melissa Benoist spent six seasons headlining a Supergirl series that was warmly received by its audience but rarely intruded into the consciousnesses of people who actually buy comic books.
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Strictly Come Dancing head judge Shirley Ballas has issued a message of support to Katya Jones following her exit from the competition.

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She shared her thoughts about Nicaragua’s government during Friday’s episode of ‘The View’

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Russian airstrikes on Kyiv, floods in Indonesia, the IDF in Gaza and the Nutcracker in Nairobi: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists
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The UK art world is finally becoming more inclusive. But greater support must be given to the organisations that enable disabled artists to flourish
The Turner prize is no stranger to sparking debate or pushing boundaries. This year it has achieved both. For the first time, an artist with learning disabilities has won. Glasgow-born Nnena Kalu took the award for her colourful, cocoon-like sculptures made from VHS tape, clingfilm and other abandoned materials, along with her large swirling vortex drawings. Kalu is autistic, with limited verbal communication. In an acceptance speech on her behalf, Kalu’s facilitator, Charlotte Hollinshead, said that “a very stubborn glass ceiling” had been broken.
Kalu’s win is a high-profile symbol of a shift towards greater inclusivity that has been happening in the UK arts world over the past five years. Last month, Beyond the Visual opened at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, in which everything is curated or created by blind and partially sighted artists. The exhibits range from Moore sculptures (which visitors are encouraged to touch) to David Johnson’s 10,000 stone-plaster digestive biscuits stamped with braille. Design and Disability at the V&A South Kensington is showcasing the ways in which disabled, deaf and neurodivergent people have shaped culture from the 1940s to now.
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As the classic album hits 50, Nick Mason talks about the often difficult process of making it and how it has since fit into their larger catalogue
By almost every measure, from commercial reward to creative reach, Pink Floyd scaled its peak on Dark Side of the Moon. But, when I asked drummer Nick Mason how he would rank the album in their catalogue, he slotted it below the set that came next, Wish You Were Here. Speaking of Dark Side, he said, “the idea of it is almost more attractive than the individual songs on it. I feel slightly the same about Sgt. Pepper. It’s an amazing album that taught us a hell of a lot, but the individual parts are not quite as exciting, or as good, as some of the other Beatles’ albums.”
By contrast, he says of Wish You Were Here, “there’s something in the general atmosphere it generates – the space of it, the air around it, that’s really special,” he said. “It’s one of the reasons I view it so affectionately.”
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‘The Hunting Wives’ season two is currently in production

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The pair were both nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the recent Gotham Awards
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The record-breaking Eras Tour concluded in December 2024

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Final film in post-apocalyptic trilogy is happening after all

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Allen is also pictured with former Trump strategist Steve Bannon

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The documentary ‘Plague of Corruption’ includes an interview with prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F Kennedy Jr

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Despite several bestsellers earning her the adoration of millions of fans, the beloved author and acute observer of ordinary life long faced scorn from the literary elite

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Vous êtes profondément impatients de retrouver la magie des fêtes de fin d'année ? Voici donc la sélection parfaite pour vous : celle des 25 meilleurs films de Noël, disponibles sur les plateformes de streaming.

Le petit loup mal-aimé d'Intermarché fait désormais le tour du monde, embarquant au passage le cœur de nombreux internautes. Si vous faites partie de celles et ceux qui ont fondu en découvrant cette publicité animée, voici 4 films d'animation qui devraient vous plaire, à voir en streaming.
Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s new ‘golden visa’ program for wealthy foreigners and his increasingly weird reassurances on the economy
Late-night hosts tore into Donald Trump’s new “gold card” immigration program and his many weird tangents about grocery prices.
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Martin Compston and Meera Syal are among the names in this tale of divorcees hitting back at their exes. It’s a thriller, comedy and psychodrama all at once – but could maybe do with being more simple
Sometimes three-in-one type things are good. Phone chargers with lots of leads for all your devices that have stupidly different ports. Those woolly hats that cover your neck and lower face, so you look daft but are impregnable to winter cold. The Nars blusher stick that is also a lipstick and eyeshadow.
When it comes to dramas, however, it’s best to stick to one field of endeavour. The Revenge Club is a gallimaufry of tones, styles and performances. Watching it is like looking through a kaleidoscope that someone twists for you every few minutes; it’s fun but quite disorienting after a while.
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Les toutes premières images de la saison 3 de House of the Dragon ont enfin été mises en ligne dans une vidéo promotionnelle de HBO. L'occasion de voir la faction la plus appréciée des fans de Game of Thrones faire ses débuts.