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  • John Cazale (back to camera) and Al Pacino hug in a ballroom

    I’ll make up a whopper you can’t refuse! Why do we love to believe cinema’s best lines were improvised?

    From The Godfather to Saltburn, the internet is awash with claims that actors are ditching the script and making it up as they go along. What’s behind our desire to invest in these behind-the-scenes ‘secrets’?
  • Angelina Jolie looking upward thoughtfully while holding phone in a scene from Couture.

    Couture review – Angelina Jolie’s courageously personal turn adds depth to fashion-world drama

  • A coach stands and talks to a group of boys who sit on the floor in front of him at a swimming pool.

    The Plague review – water polo camp turns into tween hellscape with impressive stylistic bite

  • Tom Cruise, wearing all black, speaking into a microphone against a red background

    Top Gun 3 officially confirmed with Tom Cruise returning

  • Closeup of Kirsten Dunst looking over the tops of her sunglasses

    The power of the Dunst: Kirsten’s best film performances – ranked!

  • Lee Cronin's The Mummy

    The Mummy review – classic monster gets dug up for unravelling resurrection

  • Audience watches trailer for As Deep As the Grave at CinemaCon in Las Vegas

    First trailer released for western starring AI version of Val Kilmer

  • a man and woman hold each other while looking in each other's eyes in a sunny field

    You, Me & Tuscany – slick romcom offers solidly charming getaway

  • A young woman screams

    Thrash – cursed shark thriller sinks like a stone on Netflix

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    The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – bland screensaver of a movie that’s actually worse than AI

  • Robert Pattinson and Zendaya in an intimate scene from 'The Drama.'

    The Drama – Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s controversial wedding film delivers on its promise

  • Akari Takaishi as Fumika in Ghost Killer

    Ghost Killer – fantastic karate chopping and gunslinging in in supernatural action-comedy

  • Film Review - They Will Kill YouThis image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Zazie Beetz in a scene from "They Will Kill You." (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

    They Will Kill You – satanic beat-’em-up offers gore, bad jokes and deja vu

  • Ballerina OverdrivePRETTY LETHAL - press film still

    Pretty Lethal – Amazon’s ballerina action thriller puts on a decent enough show

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    Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice – double the Vince Vaughn in middling time travel comedy

  • Ryan Gosling in Project Hail Mary.

    Project Hail Mary – Ryan Gosling’s charm carries unserious last-ditch space mission

  • Film Review - Ready or Not 2: Here I ComeThis image released by Searchlight Pictures shows Samara Weaving in a scene from "Ready or Not 2: Here I Come." (Pief Weyman/Searchlight Pictures via AP)

    Ready or Not 2: Here I Come – comedy horror sequel goes big and you should stay home

  • Bridget Jones statue unveiled in Leicester Square against colorful floral backdrop

    Bridget Jones statue becomes permanent resident of Leicester Square: ‘She makes Londoners feel seen’

  • Nicole Kidman

    Nicole Kidman reveals she is training to become a death doula to ‘provide solace and care’ to dying

  • a car driving by a sign

    Disney to cut 1,000 jobs as CEO announces layoffs across company

  • Timothée Chalamet at the Academy Awards on 15 March.

    ‘Cheers, Timmy!’ Royal Ballet and Opera head thanks Chalamet for ‘fantastic’ boost to sales

  • Barbara Lennie and Victoria Luengo in an embrace in Bitter Christmas

    double quotation markCannes looks beyond Hollywood as US film-makers mostly fail to make the grade

    Peter Bradshaw
  • A dark haired woman in a dressing gown holds a drink in her hand while she talks on a phone with the other.

    double quotation markCharli xcx’s Brat movie marks the moment the mockumentary died

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  • Timothée Chalamet wearing a white suit at the 98th Academy Awards

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    double quotation markMarty not so supreme: where did it all go wrong for Timothée Chalamet at this year’s Oscars?

    Gwilym Mumford
  • Tricia Tuttle standing at a microphone with a large image of her on a screen behind

    double quotation markIf the Berlin film festival ousts its director, there may be no way back

    Philip Oltermann, European culture editor
  • Jane Krakowski

    ‘Such a water-cooler show!’ Jane Krakowski on Ally McBeal – and life as the world’s biggest scene-stealer

  • He cuts a cool figure, leaning against a railing wearing dark Aviator-style sunglasses and a dark suit

    ‘I’m not a commercial director – I’m not even a professional film-maker’: Jim Jarmusch on the seven-year journey to make his new film

  • Paris, France. 22nd June, 2023. Paul Dano attending the Givenchy Photocall during the Givenchy Menswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on June 22, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM Credit: Abaca Press/Alamy Live News2R8RBYW Paris, France. 22nd June, 2023. Paul Dano attending the Givenchy Photocall during the Givenchy Menswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week in Paris, France on June 22, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM Credit: Abaca Press/Alamy Live News

    Paul Dano: ‘Nobody needs to know about my high-school band!’

  • Composer Alan Menken smiling outdoors in casual business attire

    Legendary Disney composer Alan Menken on winning Oscars, Razzies and his ‘filthy’ rock musical

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