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27 Movies So Bad, They're Actually Good

From box office flop to rewatchable, over-the-top entertainment.

Songs that feature frequently misheard lyrics

Flip through the slideshow below for 15 of the most misheard song lyrics, from the hilariously unintentional to the downright bizarre.

Cineworld to close 25 cinema sites in restructuring plan: list of locations at risk

Cineworld to close 25 cinema sites in restructuring plan: list of locations at risk - It is understood that the number of jobs lost as a result of the closures would be ‘at least in the hundreds’

Awesome films from the '80s you probably forgot about

It was the decade that gave us blockbusters, high school movies and New Coke. Fluffy hair became cool and fluffy movies became cooler. The gritty pictures of the '70s were out and sassy comedies were in.

The untouchables: 20 films that should never be remade

We’re not categorically opposed to remakes. There are several that have been done quite well. But loads of cinematic masterpieces need to be left just as they are. Check out 20 examples below.

Why the BBC can't show full Olympics live coverage and how to watch all events

The BBC is restricted to show just two sports at any one time.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare on Prime Video review: Guy Ritchie creates a slick, fun Boys' Own adventure war film

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare on Prime Video review: Guy Ritchie creates a slick, fun Boys' Own adventure war film - 3/5 The British director leaves many of his usual ticks behind in this story of Churchill’s secret army

Lead singers who are also exceptional musicians

Sure, there are plenty of lead singers who have earned critical and commercial success simply because of their voice. Then there are those who have the musicianship to go along with a legendary vocal ability.

A daring vision for a city on edge - and a test of endurance for viewers

Athletes floating by were immersed in a journey through French culture and values.

Comedian Catherine Cohen: ‘I had a stroke at 31 – my brain felt like I’d short-circuited’

“I’m feeling a little loopy today, I think I should eat something,” says Catherine Cohen, fluttering a menu with all the camp ­drama of a burlesque dancer wielding a feathered fan. Best known in the UK for her 2022 Netflix stand-up special, The Twist..? She’s Gorgeous – which sees her prancing about in a flouncy pink frock while singing “Boys never...

Timothée as Spider-Man?: 15 actors who just avoided career-destroying roles

Timothée as Spider-Man?: 15 actors who just avoided career-destroying roles - THE COUNTDOWN: Matthew McConaughey in ‘Speed 2’? Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Doctor Strange’? Charlize Theron in ‘Showgirls’? Adam White has run down some of the most shocking what-might-have-beens in Hollywood history

Bruce Springsteen review, Wembley Stadium: Rock legend’s curfew-defying set bends a whole stadium to his will

Bruce Springsteen review, Wembley Stadium: Rock legend’s curfew-defying set bends a whole stadium to his will - 5/5 The 74-year-old music veteran proves once again that time is impotent in the face of Gramps Power

Celine Dion and Lady Gaga face Olympic opening ceremony washout

Celine Dion and Lady Gaga face an opening ceremony washout as Paris Olympics chief Tony Estanguet conceded that contingency plans may have to take effect given frequent rain expected for tonight’s extravaganza down the Seine. Plans for the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics – the first time a Summer Games will start outside a stadium – have bee...

Deadpool & Wolverine review: A tedious and annoying corporate merger of a film

Deadpool & Wolverine review: A tedious and annoying corporate merger of a film - 2/5 Hugh Jackman’s return as Wolverine is appropriately intense – but shortchanged by the fact that the character went through the exact same emotional beats in 2017’s ‘Logan’

True Blood star says HBO show’s cast were ‘really, really overqualified’

True Blood star says HBO show’s cast were ‘really, really overqualified’ - Manganiello said cast was made up of highly-trained ‘theatre kids’

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Shrek the Musical review – sludgy show leaves you green about the gills

You might have walked into the Emerald City. The art deco auditorium of Hammersmith’s Apollo is bathed in green light, the stage dressed with a curtain of ivy. But we’re meeting an ogre not a wizard and, this being Shrek, he’s in the outhouse taking a dump. There’s plenty more toilet humour to come in this revival of Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire’s 2008 musical, based on the 2001 Oscar winner and William Steig’s book, now in London...

New on Netflix July 29 - Aug 2: 8 new movies, shows and docs picked by our expert

Here are 8 new movies, TV shows and documentaries landing on Netflix over the next week, that you'll want to watch.

Time Bandits review – the gloriously fun return of a fantasy classic

Kevin’s bedroom quakes. His wardrobe starts to shudder. It opens … on to a scene of a Viking warrior being chased by some angry Saxons. The warrior leaps into the safety of Kevin’s bedroom and Kevin seizes his chance. “I was wondering,” he says to his bearskin-clad visitor, “if you could tell me why the Vikings suddenly stopped their murderous ways and adopted agrarianism?” Which is Kevin (Kal-El Tuck), an 11-year-old history fanatic, and the...

Gojira named as the 'only good thing' about derided Olympic opening ceremony

Viewers of the 2024 Opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France named the performance by French heavy metal as the 'only good thing' in a widely derided ceremony. In a unique twist on the opening ceremony, the event was performed on the River Seine as opposed to the traditional arena of a stadium. This meant that the athletes offi...

Comedy is harder now because you can’t make jokes about being foreign, says Maureen Lipman

Finding funny material is hard these days as you can’t make jokes about being foreign, according to Jewish TV sitcom star Dame Maureen Lipman. The 78-year-old actor and comedian said creating comedy is difficult as in this day and age you “can’t look down on anybody”. Rightly or wrongly, the comedy world has changed, she said She told the Rosebud p...

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – one of TV’s strangest ever franchises refuses to die

Oh, sorry, didn’t see you there. You just caught me writing a script for AMC’s mega-franchise The Walking Dead, which finally finished in 2022 after 177 episodes and has now splintered into a number of spin-off shows which are basically just the same. I’ve got the most obvious thing in there early (a scene where someone desperately tugs on another character’s arm and goes: “Please, we have to go!” while a mass of zombies get closer and closer to...

A glorious finale but otherwise the Olympics opening ceremony was a damp squib

It took nearly five hours, but finally showbiz arrived at the Paris 2024 Olympic opening ceremony when Celine Dion belted out the concluding number from halfway up the Eiffel Tower. What a moment that was. And fair play to those who hung around to watch and applaud her effort, soaked to the skin everyone of them. You might have noticed it was raini...

David Duchovny on becoming a rock star and returning to The X-Files: 'I could walk down that road again'

David Duchovny on becoming a rock star and returning to The X-Files: 'I could walk down that road again' - The actor on why he stayed away from music for 40 years, on protest songs and how the cult show he’s best known for still resonates today

Celine Dion makes return to public performance at Olympics opening ceremony

Celine Dion makes return to public performance at Olympics opening ceremony - It is the first time she has sung in public since revealing her health struggles.

The 25 Funniest Actors (Who Aren't Actually Comedians)

But you'd never know it.

10 Unexplained Historical Mysteries That Has Not Been Solved

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Skilled US Navy Seals Crazy Jump from 12,000 ft into Giant Stadium

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the US Navy Leap Frogs, a parachute demonstration team that wows spectators around the country throughout the year. Voice, text and video editing belong to The Daily Aviation, any use of these content without permission is forbidden. Don't forget to subscribe us on Facebook or Twitter. https://www.facebook.com/DailyAviationArchive https://twitter.com/DailyMDA You have a question or you would like to send us footage. Send us a message.

‘I lied to get the part’: Melvyn Hayes on his ‘angry young man’ beginnings – and It Ain’t Half Hot Mum

One day in 1957, Melvyn Hayes was on the set of a film called Woman in a Dressing Gown when a man sat down next to him. “I was getting paid £5 a day and I’d been on location for three days,” the actor recalls. “All I had to do was walk up to a house and put a newspaper through a letterbox. That was my part. Finished. I said to this bloke, ‘I can’t believe the waste of money on this film. Take me. You could have got a newspaper boy on £1 a day to...

15 of the best movies based on true stories

Romance? Drama? Horror? You got it!

Coldplay's reported 10-night Wembley Stadium residency: everything you need to know

Coldplay's reported 10-night Wembley Stadium residency: everything you need to know - Could the British indie rockers be set to outdo Michael Jackdon’s record 1988 residency at the north London football venue?

The Decameron review – this starry medieval show is non-stop fun

Put down your Boccaccio, which I know you picked up the instant you heard Netflix had commissioned a series called The Decameron, keen to refresh your memory of the 14th-century Italian doorstop. A re-read is not needed at this time. The series retains only Giovanni B’s framing device; 10 characters fleeing plague-ridden Florence and taking refuge in a countryside villa. In the book, they each tell a story a night to keep themselves entertained....

Top 15 Unsolved Mysteries with Video Footage

Welcome to a mind-bending voyage into the heart of the unexplained! With what I bring you today, brace yourself for the most thrilling and captivating videos you'll ever witness: Here are the top 15 unsolved mysteries with video footage! Before you begin watching, know that in this list, you'll diving headfirst into a realm where the impossible will become possible, where questions are going to outnumber answers, and where everything you thought to be true will disintegrate before your very eyes! Ready to be riveted as I unveil a carefully curated selection of the most perplexing and baffling unsolved mysteries, all captured on camera for your viewing pleasure? If yes, good. However, be aware that this isn't just another countdown that you'll watch and then move on with your life; no, it will be an immersive journey that will leave you doubting your own sense of sanity! I've scoured the depths of the eerie corners of the internet to bring you this list of the top 15 mysteries — and bey

Time Bandits, Disney and Hollywood’s big dwarfism problem

The release of the new Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement-created series Time Bandits, an adaptation of the much-loved 1981 Terry Gilliam film, has been broadly met with critical approval. “This is a loving – and ultimately loveable – homage,” said our critic Benji Wilson. The consensus is that, amidst the grim Sturm und Drang of everything from Ho...

5 best James Bond films ever – including a 1980s bloodbath

The 20 greatest Netflix films

While Netflix has released some notoriously bad movies (looking at you, Tall Girl and 365 Days), there are plenty of great and critically acclaimed films on the streamer — if you know where to look.

20 celebrities every Gen Z kid loves

Pop culture is constantly evolving, as are the celebrities who capture the spotlight. While we still hold the legendary icons of the past in high esteem, these 20 celebrities are the ones Generation Z can't stop talking about.

Faceless torch bearers and Marie Antoinette: No one knows what to make of Paris’ 2024 Olympic opening ceremony

Faceless torch bearers and Marie Antoinette: No one knows what to make of Paris’ 2024 Olympic opening ceremony - ‘Watching the first ever Olympic Opening Ceremony held on a river, you begin to realize why no other Olympic Opening Ceremony has ever been held on a river,’ one critic writes

Mick Jagger and Charlize Theron go chic at Paris Olympics fashion event

Mick Jagger and Charlize Theron go chic at Paris Olympics fashion event - The event was co-hosted by Theron along with Lupin star Omar Sy, US tennis star Serena Williams and Spanish singer Rosalia.

Netflix reboot of 00s reality show with 'dumb' Ninja Turtles tribute impresses viewers

The TV show got an MOT.

Who were the masked torchbearer and horse rider at the Olympics opening ceremony?

Who were the masked torchbearer and horse rider at the Olympics opening ceremony? - The armour-wearing horse rider was revealed but the torchbearer remains a mystery

‘God – it’s so fast, so loud’: how Ride the Lightning almost tore Metallica apart

On March 23, 1984, Metallica didn’t look like a band who were set to change the face, and sound, of loud music. That evening, singer and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield and Danish-born drummer Lars Ulrich were patrolling the Royal Standard pub, in Walthamstow, asking gig-goers if they fancied popping down to the San Francisco group’s own concert – ...

Sling TV just got a massive upgrade — 12 free channels including 'Doctor Who,' 'Baywatch,' 'Top Gear' and more

Sling TV Freestream just got 12 new free channels, including 'Doctor Who,' 'Baywatch,' 'Top Gear' and more. Here’s everything you need to know.

28 Child Stars Who Became Successful Adult Actors

They made the notoriously bumpy transition look seamless.

Borderlands movie gets "final" trailer ahead of August's release

Sure, TV seems to be doing a decent job of making video game adaptations that don't utterly suck these days, but the movie world's still waiting for its The Last of Us moment. Will it come in the form Gearbox's soon-to-be-released Borderlands film? Probably not, but if it's brightly coloured chaos you're after, you can expect plenty of that judging...

Actors' union 'not happy' about GTA 6 strike exemption, but confirms it's in a contract: 'Insane, but it's there'

The SAG-AFTRA strike technically only applies to recently-started projects.

1622 Lost Galleon: The Hunt For The World's Most Valuable Shipwreck | Myth Hunters | Timeline

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Wyatt Earp and The Cowboy War Official Trailer

The legendary feud between Wyatt Earp and Ike Clanton unfolds through vivid reenactments in this gritty docudrama about the gunfight that defined an era.

Brits pushing for singer who sold 120,000,000 records to represent UK at Eurovision 2025

House of the Dragon same-sex kiss episode gets ‘review-bombed’

House of the Dragon same-sex kiss episode gets ‘review-bombed’ - The episode is now the lowest rated episode in the series so far