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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

Ibiza Narcos on Sky review: charts how the party island descended into a hellscape of violence and addiction

Ibiza Narcos on Sky review: charts how the party island descended into a hellscape of violence and addiction - 3/5 The documentary’s weird and wonderful interviewees are brilliantly chosen, but it is an uneven retelling of Ibiza’s past

Minecraft Things To Do If You're Bored

Players who have been playing a lot of Minecraft and getting bored should try out these fun new activities to spice things up.

The best concerts of 2024 so far: AP’s picks include Olivia Rodrigo, Bad Bunny, George Strait, SZA

The best concerts of 2024 so far: AP’s picks include Olivia Rodrigo, Bad Bunny, George Strait, SZA - As The Associated Press’ music writer, Maria Sherman has seen more than 40 concerts during the first half of 2024

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.

Who is Love Island's Konnor? Age, background and more

He's just there for a free holiday

The 20 films that made Disney what it is today

Walt Disney Studios are officially a century old. Disney has done something more impressive than just continuing to exist. They've turned their films into a media empire that practically has its own genre: the Disney movie. These are the movies that paved the way for Disney's 100 years of the iconic movie-making empire.

Minecraft is getting a redesign! Well, at least the official artwork is

Minecraft's iconic key art has been around for years, but Mojang Studios is replacing it with a new series of more colorful, cartoonish artwork.

Madonna celebrates ‘miraculous recovery’ from bacterial infection one year on

Madonna celebrates ‘miraculous recovery’ from bacterial infection one year on - The US pop superstar spent time in intensive care during the ‘near-death experience’ last summer

Friends legend turned down Indiana Jones role before Harrison Ford was cast

And the rest is history...

The Harry Potter TV series has its showrunner

Dust off your wands and broomsticks!

18 of the funniest songs in music history

Whether unintentionally funny or raucous on purpose, there are plenty of songs across the genres that will inspire a chuckle or two. Considering that music tackles pretty much every human emotion, it's perhaps not a surprise that comedy also makes plenty of appearances. Flip through the slideshow below for 18 of music's funniest tunes.

Netflix fans rave over 'best new real estate show'

Netflix viewers are obsessed with this brand new reality show and have already deemed it 'the best' real estate series on television - and better than Selling Sunset.

How to watch the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks show

How to watch the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks show - Spectacular display will take place on the Hudson River for first time in a decade

Hulu top 15 — here are the 5 movies and shows worth watching now

We’ve chosen the best movies and shows to watch from Hulu’s top 15 list, including “The Bear” and “Somewhere Quiet”.

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.

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

Simon Pegg admits he'd be 'incensed' if his iconic 00s zombie movie was remade

Fair enough.

‘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...

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

FRANKTOWN, Va. (AP) — Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup helped invent rock ‘n’ roll. His 1946 song “That’s All Right,” an easygoing shrug to a lover, would become the first single Elvis Presley ever released. Rod Stewart would sing it on a chart-topping album. Led Zeppelin would play it live. But you wouldn’t have known it if you saw Crudup living out his later years on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, dressed in coveralls and leading a crew picking cucumbers,...

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

00s rock band says ‘it’s been nice to move on’ after axing controversial frontman

The former frontman was axed four years ago.

The 20 best sitcom villains

Several great antagonists have emerged in sitcom history — many of whom threaten to steal the spotlight from the characters who are supposed to be the center of the audience’s sympathies and loyalties. These are the 20 best.

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.

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

She revealed she doesn't feel her age.

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...

25 movies that will really mess with your head

These kinds of films are designed to mess with the mind, whether through the effective use of a plot twist, the narrative, or sometimes just the inventive use of the visual field. As thought-provoking as they are disturbing, these are the kinds of films that prove the enduring power of cinema.

28 '90s Icons You've Forgotten (But Shouldn't Have)

Your childhood is calling.

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.)

Glastonbury star Victoria Canal reveals life advice she received from Michael J Fox

Glastonbury star Victoria Canal reveals life advice she received from Michael J Fox -

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

Dublin fans leave Taylor Swift speechless

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

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

Kiki Dee: ‘Elton knows he can be funny with me because he knows me from so long ago’

9am I’m not a morning person. I didn’t have children, so I never got used to getting up at 7am. I’ll make a cappuccino, take my time and stay in bed for an hour to read The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. It’s taught me about staying in the present. 10am I have porridge with blueberries and strawberries and make family phone calls. I speak to my bro...

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

‘We were desperate – I did it in an afternoon’: How Harold Faltermeyer wrote the greatest theme tune of the 80s

When Steven Spielberg told Tom Cruise “you saved Hollywood’s ass” with the huge post-Covid box-office success of Top Gun: Maverick in 2022, he perhaps failed to mention another iconic returning presence from the original film. Harold Faltermeyer’s stirring, indelible Top Gun Anthem was the centrepiece of both movies, soundtracking their almost-iden...

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.

Sabrina Carpenter breaks another UK chart record as Glastonbury acts get lift

Sabrina Carpenter breaks another UK chart record as Glastonbury acts get lift - Carpenter matches The Beatles, who also had three consecutive weeks at number one and two concurrently.

The eight best dance and ballet shows to see this summer

Ballet Under the Stars An exquisite little country-house festival? Yes – but this one’s for lovers of ballet, not opera. Taking place in the 17th-century walled Dutch garden of Hatch House, near Salisbury, it will this year see (among other tempting turns) former Mariinsky star Xander Parish dance Balanchine’s Diamonds pas de deux with Kateryna Che...

‘No one understands a woman in her 20s like Billy Joel’: gen z finds solace in anti-hustle anthem Vienna

What does Billy Joel know about being a teenage girl? Enough, it turns out, to have written one of gen Z’s favorite anti-hustle anthems: Vienna, a nearly 50-year-old song that’s been adopted by the under-30s to describe their particular feelings of ennui. On TikTok, young women craft their identities around the song. One content creator said she booked a trip to the Austrian capitol because of it; others tattoo the lyrics on their body. “I want...

The Mummy review – Brendan Fraser’s action-adventure is as loveably goofy as ever

Twenty-five years ago, action-adventure maestro Stephen Sommers had a big summer hit on his hands; as writer and director he had revived the renowned Universal Studios scary-movie brand as a fun family film in the Indiana Jones style. Arnold Vosloo had the role that Boris Karloff played in the 1930s: Imhotep, the high priest bandaged up for death by mummification on account of his treachery in ancient Egypt and accidentally brought back from the...

Starlight Express review: A neon fever dream you’ll watch with your mouth wide open

Starlight Express review: A neon fever dream you’ll watch with your mouth wide open - 4/5 Andrew Lloyd Webber’s singing, roller-skating steam trains are back for a night of absolute maximalism. Yes, it’s more spectacle than sense – but your inner child (and actual children) will be delighted

Title of Brad Pitt Formula One blockbuster revealed

Title of Brad Pitt Formula One blockbuster revealed - The film, co-produced by Lewis Hamilton, will be released next summer

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

Madden 24 Career - Broke Manning's Season TD Record 56!

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New Netflix rival is streaming films you can’t see anywhere else in the UK for free

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder review – this very modern Nancy Drew is a hoot

Hot on the heels of Netflix’s Geek Girl comes another adaptation of a young-adult bestseller, this time from the BBC. Holly Jackson’s 2019 debut, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, has been translated to the small screen by Poppy Cogan and is directed by Dolly Wells, best known as an actor (Doll & Em, Dracula, Inside Man and most recently The Completely Made-up Adventures of Dick Turpin). As with Geek Girl, it has retained the book’s youthful energy...

24 movies that perfectly showcase teen angst

Bodies are changing, hormones are racing, and nothing ever seems to make sense. While MTV’s Daria and the emo music of the early 2000s will always feel like the crux of what it feels like to be helpless at that age, a myriad of movies also capture the reality of teen angst.

The 31 Most Underrated '80s Movies Ever

If this is your favorite film decade, there's lots more to enjoy beyond the classics.

5 best new movies to stream this weekend on Netflix, Prime Video, Max and more

Not sure what to watch? ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F,’ 'Memory,' ‘Space Cadet' and more movie night hits just landed on streaming