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Terence Stamp, General Zod in ‘Superman’ Films, Dies at 87
English-born Terence Stamp, who burned brightly as a young actor in the 1960s, with praise heaped upon him for roles in “Billy Budd,” “The…
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Box Office: ‘Weapons Drops Just 43% in Bloody-Good Second Weekend
“Weapons” creeped back to the top of box office charts, collecting a significant $26 million in its second weekend of release. Ticket…
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Actor Terence Stamp, who starred as Superman villain General Zod, dies aged 87
Terence Stamp, the English actor who played the arch-villain General Zod in Superman films, has died at the age of 87. In a career that…
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Paolo Sorrentino Opens Up About How ‘Movies Saved My Sad Life’ Ahead of Venice Premiere of ‘La Grazia’
Academy Award-winning director Paolo Sorrentino (“The Great Beauty”) is readying the world premiere of his latest film, “La Grazia,” which…
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Rasmus Hojlund: Manchester United striker to be left out of Arsenal game
Hojlund, who joined for £72m two years ago, was United's main striker last season and scored 10 goals in 52 games. His debut campaign…
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‘Blue Film’ Review: A Swaggering Camboy Is Caught Off-Guard In a Provocative Chamber Piece
Anyone approaching “Blue Film” hoping to be titillated, per the pornographic implication of the title, is likely to be disappointed.…
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Hollywood stuntman set on fire for Pink Floyd cover dies aged 88
Kathryn Armstrong BBC News Ronnie Rondell Jr - who was famously set alight for the front cover of Pink Floyd's iconic Wish You Were Here…
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The Sloppy Joe Makes a Kicky Comeback
Few words in the English language have the onomatopoeic satisfaction of “slop.” Its opening consonants evoke sludge and slipperiness, the…
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A Season of Unease at the Edinburgh Festival
For a few weeks each August, the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe fill every theatre, student center,…
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UFC 319: Lerone Murphy stakes title claim with sensational knockout of Aaron Pico
Manchester's Murphy came into the bout with Pico sixth in the UFC's featherweight rankings after winning eight successive fights in the…
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Before 'Weapons,' This Underappreciated Julia Garner Thriller Might've Been Her Most Haunting Film
There aren’t many stars who are having a better 2025 than Julia Garner, as she was the best-reviewed aspect of Wolf Man, introduced a…
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Gal Gadot Says ‘Snow White’ Box Office Results Were ‘Incredibly Affected’ By ‘Pressure’ in Hollywood to ‘Speak Against Israel’: ‘I Was Disappointed’
Gal Gadot is giving her perspective on why Disney’s live-action “Snow White” remake underperformed at the box office. During a recent…
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Joe Pantoliano May Finally Get HBO, Thanks to ‘The Last of Us’ Creator Craig Mazin: ‘They Never Gave It to Me When I Did The Sopranos!’
It’s Not TV, so maybe that’s why Joey Pants can’t get his HBO? “The Last of Us” Season 2 guest star Joe Pantoliano had previously told…
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‘Sorella di Clausura’ Director Ivana Mladenovic on ‘Truck-Driver’ Comedy, Balkan Notions of ‘Good Taste’ and Sex Under Late-Stage Capitalism
Fresh off its world premiere in competition at the Locarno Film Festival, Romania-based Serbian director Ivana Mladenović’s riotous fourth…
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UFC 319 Livestream: How to Watch Du Plessis vs. Chimaev MMA Fight Live Online
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Laufey Is Our Ultimate Coquette Beauty Icon—7
Laufey is one of those celebrities who continuously delivers beauty looks that are so aesthetically pleasing that our romance-loving…
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Chile’s Sanfic Opens With Cannes Palme d’Or Winner ‘It Was Just an Accident,’ Wraps With Lux Pascal Drama ‘Miss Carbón’
Chile’s preeminent Santiago International Film Festival (Sanfic) promises some big guns at its 21st edition, opening Aug. 17 with Cannes…
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The Fiery Mania of Dijon’s “Baby”
Dijon Duenas has one of those voices that’s meant for televised singing competitions and gospel choirs, swooning ballads and achy slow…
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Always Inadequate
In the late nineteen-sixties I lived for a year, with my then husband, in the middle of an apple orchard in northern New Mexico, some…
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Helen Walsh on Returning to Edinburgh With ‘On the Sea’: ‘Place Is Always My Starting Point’
For Helen Walsh, place comes first. “Place is always my starting point. It’s an active force that shapes and informs our identities right…
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Women's Rugby World Cup: Maddie Feaunati on family and finding home
With 17 caps under her belt, Feaunati says she is learning every day from the England number eights who have worn the shirt before her.…
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Bob Simpson: Former Australia captain and coach dies aged 89
Former Australia Test captain and coach Bob Simpson has died aged 89. Simpson played 62 Tests for Australia between 1957 and 1978, scoring…
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Pedro Pascal's 'Freaky' Box Office Flop Is a Sleeper Hit on Streaming
Pedro Pascal’s anthology film Freaky Tales underperformed at the box office after its April 4 release, and although it failed to do well…
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Quentin Tarantino Scrapped ‘The Movie Critic’ Because It ‘Was Too Much Like’ ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ and ‘Who Wants to See a Movie About a F—ing Movie Critic?’
Quentin Tarantino has offered an explanation for why he scrapped plans to direct his script “The Movie Critic,” which would’ve marked his…