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Fallout season two starts filming with Walton Goggins back in character

Walton Goggins has slipped back into his Ghoulish guise to start filming the second season of Fallout.

The Cine Files: from Daniel Craig in Queer to Cate Blanchett in Rumours, December’s best cinema films

The Cine Files: from Daniel Craig in Queer to Cate Blanchett in Rumours, December’s best cinema films - Luca Guadagnino gets sexy, trippy and sweaty with Queer, while Guy Maddin’s G7 satire Rumours is a surreal hoot: here are the top 10 movies this month

Si King ‘grateful’ for ‘wonderful outpouring of support’ after Dave Myers death

Si King ‘grateful’ for ‘wonderful outpouring of support’ after Dave Myers death - He was speaking ahead of The Hairy Bikers: You’ll Never Ride Alone documentary, about the memorial day which will air on BBC Two on December 23.

How much money do stars make from Christmas songs in 2024? From Noddy Holder to Shakin’ Stevens

How much money do stars make from Christmas songs in 2024? From Noddy Holder to Shakin’ Stevens - Slade's Noddy Holder called Merry Xmas Everybody a 'retirement plan'

24 of Rihanna’s best deep cuts

As fans eagerly wait for Rihanna's ninth studio album, which will be her first since 2016's Anti, let's take a look back at some of RiRi's best non-singles that deserve some more attention.

20 critically-panned movies that were box office hits

Audiences and critics have been known to clash in opinions. These 20 movies were commercial successes, but critics didn't have much good to say about them.

The 25 most talented voice actors

In the hierarchy of Hollywood, voice actors tend to occupy a lower rung than their live-action counterparts. This is unfortunate, as the most talented voice actors are often just as recognizable and are often responsible for bringing some of the most beloved animated characters to life.

Matt cartoons – December 2024

The IP that wouldn't die: Film franchises that just keep on going

How many times can Vin Diesel go fast and be furious for his family? When will Andy’s toys finally get some rest? Will Michael Myers ever cease to exist? While some franchises know how to either keep the magic alive or realize when to hang it up, some film franchises just won’t quit.

Chris McCausland’s Strictly diary: ‘There’s no point thinking this is a dancing competition’

So far on Strictly Come Dancing, I’ve been a zombie, a matador, a sailor and, given that my pro partner Dianne is an Aussie, even mimicked a kangaroo. It feels like I’m making one of those rubbish calendars that’s trying to be sexy, but missing the mark every time. That said, the costumes are generally really fun, apart from the fact that the wardr...

Olga Koch Comes From Money at the Soho Theatre review: honesty, charm and punchy wit

Olga Koch Comes From Money at the Soho Theatre review: honesty, charm and punchy wit - 4/5 It’s far from relatable, but her show about growing up in a world of yachts and private jets packs a punch

The 20 most memorable 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.

15 songs Prince wrote that were made famous by other perfomers

No one wrote music like Prince, so it was usually easy to identify his influence — though, in some cases, the artists would transform the songs into something that belonged as much to them as it did to Prince.

20 facts you might not know about Elf

Santa gets a lot of love at Christmastime, but let’s not forget the workers who make it happen: Elves. They don’t get as much attention on the holiday movie front, but one movie changed that.

The 25 best emo records of all time

A child of hardcore and post-hardcore punk, emo is almost a culture in and of itself — honest, genuine and personal lyrics, within the confines of screeching guitars and emotional melodies. Here's our list of the 25 most notable emo albums of all time.

Rosamund Pike: ‘The older you are the more complex the lives you’re playing get – and it has a cost’

One of the achievements of which Rosamund Pike is most proud (and for which I most admire her) is related not to her acting career (although she has had memorable roles in dozens of films, from Pride & Prejudice to Saltburn) but something that occurred on a road trip from Prague to London this summer. At the wheel of her 1972 Citroën DS, she ran in...

The most memorable posthumous film roles

Unfortunately, not every actor gets to see their final work hit the big screen. Over the years, many films have been noted, often bittersweetly, for featuring a posthumous role by a notable actor.

Peter Jackson and The Lord Of The Rings cast reunite at premiere of new adaptation

Director Peter Jackson was joined by some of the cast of the original Lord Of The Rings trilogy at the premiere of the new anime adaptation, Lord Of The Rings: War Of The Rohirrim. The new film is set to be released on December 13.

HBO confirms when Harry Potter series will start shooting amid casting speculation

HBO confirms when Harry Potter series will start shooting amid casting speculation - The reboot series has seen 32,000 young actors audition for lead roles

The 7 Netflix thrillers to binge if you’ve been loving Black Doves

J-pop star and Love Letter actor Miho Nakayama dies, aged 54

J-pop star and Love Letter actor Miho Nakayama dies, aged 54 - Nakayama was found dead at her home in Tokyo after cancelling a Christmas performance

20 actors who have rejected the role that made them famous

Many actors are defined by a singular role in their performance history, and some actors wish they could be defined by any character other than the one that made them famous.

20 Disney movies you totally forgot existed

While many titles in the Disney catalog are considered classics, the studio has many forgotten films that have fallen into obscurity. Whether they are duds or hidden gems, these movies have slipped under the radar.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew review – Jude Law’s romp through a galaxy far, far away is excellent fun

Star Wars is not obliged to be fun – Andor is probably the best of the TV spinoffs, and that’s hardly any fun at all. But its dud movies and series tend to be the dour ones, because its core business is to be a silly stellar adventure for kids, parents and adults who still have a lively inner child. Fun should be the default, and now the franchise has hit upon the sort of show it should have made years ago. As everyone online who saw the trailer...

Jack White review – do whatever you can to get a ticket

For more than a decade, you could be forgiven for thinking that Jack White – rock and roll’s last great aesthetic purist – had diverged from his righteous path, if not lost his way entirely. Once an unbridled force of nature, his music had become so self-conscious and studied that, if nothing else, you had to give it to him for trying so damn hard. You could sense trouble as early as the last two White Stripes records, as the band began to...

Five of the best music books of 2024

The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Performers Shaped Pop Culture 1955-1979 Jon Savage, Faber From his definitive punk history England’s Dreaming to his forensic examination of mid-60s pop culture 1966, Jon Savage’s work has long represented the gold standard of music writing. This may well be his masterpiece: an epic of meticulous research and analysis that’s fascinating in its unearthing of a frequently buried history. Beautifully written – its 800...

‘Intensely nostalgic’: why A Knight’s Tale is my feelgood movie

There’s a neat little moment in A Knight’s Tale that I like to think speaks directly to how it became one of my favourite films. Having riled up the crowd before Heath Ledger’s imposter knight William rides into a joust, Paul Bettany’s boisterous Geoffrey Chaucer tells him: “I got their attention. You go and win their hearts.” Brian Helgeland’s 2001 film is on paper absurd. It’s a medieval sports movie about jousting, filmed on cheapo sets in...

All the best new BBC dramas coming soon

Including The Walsh Sisters, a new comedy-drama inspired by the bestselling novels of Marian Keyes...

You owe it to yourself to not spoil these 20 films' endings

Thanks to the rise of the internet and social media, it is almost impossible to avoid spoilers for movies. As soon as a movie hits theaters or streaming, its contents are all over the web. Having a movie spoiled can sometimes completely ruin a viewing experience, so avoid spoilers for these films at all costs.

Amazon Prime subscribers can claim a frankly absurd number of free games like The Outer Worlds and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine with Prime Gaming right now - these are my top picks

Amazon is celebrating the release of Secret Level by giving away loads of great games with Prime Gaming.

20 actors who tried their hand a career in music

Entertainers are multi-talented people, but not all actors are meant to be pop stars.

20 TV characters shockingly recast during the show's run

A recast for a minor character usually isn’t too noticeable, but sometimes it can take a lot of getting used to if a lead character is recast and even changes the dynamic of a show.

Video game adaptations ranked: The best 7 movies and shows based on games

There's tons of TV shows, animated series, and movies based off of video games. Here are the best video game adaptations, with the top 7 ranked.

New beer hall and street food market to open in Sheffield

The new venture is taking inspiration from Europe

Emmy-award winning actor Thom Christopher dies at 84

The icon died Thursday.

Irvine Welsh to publish new sequel to Trainspotting

It has been just over 30 years since readers first encountered Trainspotting’s Mark Renton searching for his drugs in an overflowing toilet, and almost as many since Danny Boyle’s adaptation of the scene was seared into the minds of a generation. Now, Irvine Welsh is continuing the life stories of his iconic characters in a new sequel to the 1993 cult classic. Men in Love will follow Renton, Spud, Sick Boy and Begbie as they try to leave heroin...

The people who put on a production of Hamlet… inside Grand Theft Auto

The people who put on a production of Hamlet… inside Grand Theft Auto - IN FOCUS: During the pandemic, two out-of-work actors decided to mount a Shakespeare adaptation within the blocky, sun-kissed world of ‘Grand Theft Auto’. Now their unexpectedly touching story has been brought to life in a new documentary, writes Greg Evans

Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department returns to number one amid tour end

Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department returns to number one amid tour end - The record also claimed number one on the Official Vinyl Albums Chart.

The Concord episode of Secret Level is like a message from a ghost whose unfinished business is creating a global multimedia franchise

The defunct multiplayer shooter speaks from the afterlife in Amazon's upcoming videogame-themed anthology series.

Actors who won Oscars before the age of 30

There’s nothing like seeing someone have huge success at a young age to make you feel both old and like a failure. High on that list is when somebody wins an acting Oscar at a relatively young age, for example, the 50 or so actors who won an Oscar before they even turned 30.

Tributes paid to singer Dickie Rock after death aged 88

Tributes paid to singer Dickie Rock after death aged 88 - The Dublin-born singer represented Ireland in the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Come Back To Stay.

Dick Van Dyke says he’s not afraid of dying: ‘I could go any day now’

Dick Van Dyke says he’s not afraid of dying: ‘I could go any day now’ - ‘I could go any day now,’ the ‘Mary Poppins’ star says in the moving footage, ‘but I’m not afraid of it’

20 canceled TV shows from the 21st century that need to be revived

Many TV shows from the 21st century have been canceled. Some were rightfully shelved, and others seemed like they could go on forever. Thanks to streaming networks (hey, Netflix!), a few classics have seen a revival, but there are many more that people are eager to see —like the 20 below!

Eminem and Debbie Mathers showed that hip-hop is the genre where men come to terms with their mothers

Hip-hop has long been a culture that honours single mothers and their many sacrifices. “She was barely even grown and became my momma!” rapped a tearful Cee-Lo Green over a wounded piano on Goodie Mob’s criminally underrated 1995 song Guess Who. “I never knew my dad, so even when the times got bad / I was glad, because I had my momma.” On the powerful hood-gospel song, Dear Mama, 2Pac famously paid tribute to the persistence of his own family...

TV tonight: Rylan’s most fabulous hour yet with Mariah Carey

Mariah Meets Rylan 10.15pm, BBC Two An excited Rylan Clark hits LA to hang out with “the undeniable queen of Christmas”, Mariah Carey. She isn’t always the most forthcoming interviewee and occasionally seems cheerfully baffled by Rylan’s British cultural references – he calls her “babe” and brings her an airport Toblerone as a gift. Still, Rylan is one of TV’s great chatterboxes and he soon teases out some good tales, not least about her...

Madame Choi and the Monsters by Patrick Spät and Sheree Domingo review – the stuff of blockbusters

This graphic novel, published first in German, is based on a true story, and if you don’t already know that tale (I’m afraid I didn’t), it will astonish you. A successful actor and her movie director ex-husband are kidnapped by an enemy state, so that they might make movies to please a dictator. On paper, this is the stuff of a disaster-ridden major motion picture, dreamed up by some crazed auteur. But it really happened. In 1978, Choi Eun-Hee,...

How an Irish YouTuber turned a niche following into millions for charities with holiday livestreams

How an Irish YouTuber turned a niche following into millions for charities with holiday livestreams - An Irish YouTuber hopes to raise millions of dollars for charity this holiday season — and is using a popular gaming technology to rally his fans around the cause

Kate says she ‘didn’t know’ what 2024 held in store as she hosts carol service

Kate says she ‘didn’t know’ what 2024 held in store as she hosts carol service - It is the fourth time the Princess of Wales has held her event at Westminster Abbey.

Whoopi Goldberg plays the baddie onstage in 'Annie' this holiday season in New York

Whoopi Goldberg plays the baddie onstage in 'Annie' this holiday season in New York - Whoopi Goldberg is about to break two ironclad rules of show business — never work with animals or children

Mark Lanegan 60: A Celebration: The late grunge growler gets a loving, fittingly contrary celebration

Mark Lanegan was one of rock’s great brooding refuseniks, cut of the same cloth as Johnny Cash and Nick Cave, a grunge-era growler who scored only one substantial hit with his first band, Screaming Trees, and whose restless creativity and contrary attitude thereafter made him a fearsome cult hero. After a life lived on the edge, Lanegan was hospita...