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28 Side-by-Side Photos of Real People and the Celebs Who Played Them On-Screen

Emma Stone or Billie Jean King? (We can't tell either.)

Election result viewers praise Emily Maitlis for hilariously shutting down Nadine Dorries

Election result viewers praise Emily Maitlis for hilariously shutting down Nadine Dorries - ‘Glued to Emily Maitlis blatantly crucifying the supremely ridiculous Nadine Dorries,’ writes one viewer

Unicorns review – mechanic meets drag queen in touching drama with real-world edge

The world seems a little brighter when garage mechanic Luke (Ben Hardy) first meets drag artist Aysha (Jason Patel). Before stumbling by chance into an underground “gaysian” cabaret club, Luke, a straight single dad, plods from day to identical day in a life that seems to be painted in shades of dispiriting grey. Even his sex life – a functional, no-frills grapple with a disinterested woman in a patch of wasteland – is monochrome. But once he...

The Harry Potter TV series has its showrunner

Dust off your wands and broomsticks!

Long-awaited Metal Gear Solid movie gets promising update

The road to the silver screen hasn't been easy for the Metal Gear franchise, and like its video game legacy had slipped into obscurity under Konami's reign, there are rightful worries we'll never see

The 20 most famous families in recent pop culture history

Nepotism is powerful, and judging by these 20 families, it will remain powerful for decades to come.

I may not understand jazz – but I know enough to know it’s wonderful

I went to watch some jazz and everyone laughed at me. Family, friends, anyone on the bus who heard me and my friend talking on the way there, all sniggering, scoffing, smirking. There ought to be a jazz standard called Sniggering, Scoffing, Smirking. What’s so funny? I think that Fast Show sketch is partly to blame – John Thomson as Louis Balfour, host of a TV programme called Jazz Club, brilliantly, if unfairly, sending up an entire genre of...

Chris Shiflett once tried (and failed) to trick Joe Bonamassa into believing he had bought a '59 Les Paul

Chris Shiflett defied country guitar expectations and used the Les Paul on his latest country-tinged EP

How 'Hollyoaks' Actor Jamie Lomas Shed Body Fat and Transformed His Health Before Hitting 50

Lomas reveals the diet and workout regimen that got him into the best shape of his life

The 20 funniest country songs

As a genre, country music is known for tackling lots of heavy issues — love, loss, and everything in between. But it's also totally willing to joke around

Remembering classic games: Stunts (1990)

Combine an impressive physics engine with a relaxed attitude towards copyright infringement and Stunts is the result

Bebe Rexha threatens to ‘bring down’ the music industry in furious rant: ‘I’ve been silenced’

Bebe Rexha threatens to ‘bring down’ the music industry in furious rant: ‘I’ve been silenced’ - ‘Me, Myself & I’ singer threatened to speak ‘all my truths. The good the bad and the ugyly’

Netflix hit series Wednesday season 2 is a ‘cultural juggernaut’ that’s already breaking records

Netflix hit series Wednesday season 2 is a ‘cultural juggernaut’ that’s already breaking records - Hit series is returning – but with a difference

Despicable Me 4 review – Gru goes into witness protection to keep Minion magic alive

Here’s something new in the saga of everysupervillain ordinariness featuring Gru the goofy animated megabaddie (voiced by Steve Carell), with his comedy bald head, pointy noise and foreign accent. We now reach the fourth film in the series; sixth, if you count the two spin-off films about his jabbering yellow sidekick minions. This franchise from Illumination Entertainment has never come close to the inspired genius of its rival Pixar’s best...

Hugh Jackman recalls awkwardly auditioning for Wolverine when another actor was already cast

Hugh Jackman recalls awkwardly auditioning for Wolverine when another actor was already cast - Australian actor was brought into the ‘X-Men’ franchise at last minute after another star had to drop out

Incredible covers that outshine original songs

It's easy to earn success recording someone else's song. However, in many cases, cover versions are better than the originals, whether by adding an innovative twist, spanning genres, or even changing up the structure of the tune to make it more one's own.

The Most Underrated TV Shows Ever

Under-the-radar gems that never got the fanfare they deserved.

New Netflix rival Tubi launches in the UK – and it's free

Step this way for 20,000 free movies and TV episodes.

Cadbury World offering free entry to anyone with these six names

The offer is open to those named Fred, Freddie, Freddy, Freda, Frederick, or Freddo

Wimbledon day four: Sam Ryder and Bear Grylls among celebrities spotted in Royal Box

Wimbledon day four: Sam Ryder and Bear Grylls among celebrities spotted in Royal Box - The Princess of Wales’s mother and father, Carole and Michael Middleton, were also spotted

TV tonight: a moreish Swedish thriller about a big family trauma

End of Summer 9pm, BBC Four A strange, horrifying thing happened to Vera (Julia Ragnarsson) and her family one summer in her childhood, which is teased in tense flashbacks as this moreish Swedish thriller gets going. Now grownup, she’s a grief therapist – and when a young man called Isak (Erik Enge) comes to a session recalling his own traumas, it compels Vera to go home, face her past and find out what really happened. Hollie Richardson The...

31 Icons of the 1980s

From the biggest shoulder pads to the most gorgeous androgyny.

One of the last living legends of Hollywood's Golden Age is now 100

She revealed she doesn't feel her age.

Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis' first hit. He barely got paid

Arthur Crudup wrote the song that became Elvis' first hit. He barely got paid - Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll

JK Rowling’s Harry Potter opening line voted among best of all time

She may be loudly reviled by some for her views on transgender issues and women’s rights, but that hasn’t stopped thousands hailing the opening line of JK Rowling’s first Harry Potter novel as one of the greatest ever. The opening words to Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone have been voted among the most memorable and captivating opening line...

Happy 90th birthday, Shirley MacLaine: her 20 best films – ranked!

20. Around the World in 80 Days (1956) An early Shirley in this epic Technicolor comedy-adventure based on Jules Verne, overstuffed with superstar cameos and produced by the impresario Mike Todd. David Niven sauntered through the role of the globe-circling gent Phileas Fogg and 22-year-old MacLaine was cast in the way Hollywood sometimes saw her in those days … as someone whose feline, gamine looks had something exotic and Asiatic about them....

Little-known reason TV presenters were dressed in pink for the election

Little-known reason TV presenters were dressed in pink for the election -

One of the best Simpsons scenes ever was only added to 'fill time'

Bob's misery is TV history's gain.

Funko Fusion preview - once you pop you can’t stop

From many of the same people behind the Lego movie titles comes a new co-op video game featuring everything from Hot Fuzz to Jurassic World.

Get Ready For This Year’s Barbenheimer

With Wicked: Part I and Gladiator II opening on the same weekend, prepare to dress as a witch from ancient Rome. Or a warrior riding a broom.

Serena Williams makes joke about Andy Murray’s temper in new video

Serena Williams makes joke about Andy Murray’s temper in new video -

Horror-ble: 21 terrible scary movies we still love to watch

This is in no way an exhaustive list of all the options out there, but it’s a solid start for folks looking for a laugh.

25 Hilarious Dan Aykroyd Quotes From Classic '80s Movies

Dan Aykroyd's career was thriving in the 1980s, so let's look back at some of the funniest quotes from his classic movies.

My favorite Apple TV Plus show beats Ted Lasso — and now is the perfect time to binge-watch all 4 seasons

"Trying" just wrapped up its fourth season and there's never been a better time to binge-watch this breezy Apple TV show.

South Asian cinema might be able to save Hollywood's action film crisis

Kill has landed a monumental deal with Lionsgate.

28 '80s Icons You've Forgotten (But Shouldn't Have)

Take a delightful trip down memory lane with me!

Brad Pitt brings star power to Silverstone ahead of British Grand Prix

Brad Pitt brings star power to Silverstone ahead of British Grand Prix - The Hollywood actor is filming scenes in between practice sessions this weekend for his upcoming Formula One blockbuster.

20 songs that always sound great when covered

A good song will stick around for a few months to a year. A great song will last forever. The following songs aren’t just great when sung by the original artist. These 20 songs sound great when covered by any artist.

Moulin Rouge windmill restored after collapse - in time for Olympics

Paris' famed Moulin Rouge cabaret got its iconic red windmill back on Friday after it collapsed earlier this year.

The 30 Most Scene-Stealing Beauty Looks in VMAs History

With its playful, over-the-top roots, the VMAs has seen its share of beauty triumphs.

00s icon with ‘pop’s biggest voice’ announces tour 25 years after debut hit

‘I want the audience to smell the sweat’: As Team GB head to Paris, Chariots of Fire races onto the stage

At the Sheffield Crucible Theatre on a Wednesday afternoon before the election, a group of actors are running breathlessly around the perimeter of the stage. As one of them picks up speed, arms windmilling, a pulsing synthesiser beat fills the air, immediately recognisable to anyone who has watched Hugh Hudson’s 1981 film Chariots of Fire and, inde...

When he joined the Rolling Stones, Darryl Jones had to change the way he approached classic Bill Wyman basslines

The Rolling Stones bassist Darryl Jones looks back on joining the fold in 1993

12 pop stars who had ‘normal jobs’ before they became famous

Taylor Swift Paid Tribute To Ireland And Travis Kelce In The Most Stylish Way

Not to alarm you but one is in the form of a gold and diamond ring...

Why the Red Arrows aren't at the Wales Airshow on Sunday, July 7

The Red Arrows usually take to the skies above Swansea on both the Saturday and Sunday of the Wales Airshow, but there's an important reason why they can't be in 2024

Paul Mescal Debuts Ripped Physique for 'Gladiator II'

The actor trained for brutal action, not to "look like an underwear model”

Dublin fans leave Taylor Swift speechless

Swift was visibly shocked as fans kept cheering after her performance of Champagne Problems.

20 facts you might not know about 'Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'

Steven Spielberg ended a decade of box-office dominance in 1989 with this movie. We think you should read these 20 facts you might not know about Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. To decide not to would be to choose…poorly.

Dave Grohl and Sir Cliff Richard among stars at Wimbledon

Dave Grohl and Sir Cliff Richard among stars at Wimbledon - Foo Fighters frontman, Grohl, was spotted in the royal box with his wife Jordyn Blum.