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'He can really get a lot of stuff undone'Comics, including Jimmy Fallon and Trevor Noah, called the controversial executive order against Muslim-majority countries ‘sloppy and confusing’ -
First look at Rihanna as Marion Crane in new Bates Motel trailerThe star plays the character made famous by Janet Leigh in Psycho in the latest season of the small-screen expansion
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Why we need to stop saying 'this is the movie we need right now'A devastating election result has led film critics to stress the importance of cinema as a political force but is it an overly optimistic notion? -
Our casting wishlist for the BBCNow that Peter Capaldi is standing down, the 13th Doctor is all to play for. But will it be Richard Ayoade, Ben Whishaw … or Miranda Hart?
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Cockney, Welsh, or unintelligible?The English actor displays an impressive range in films such as Locke and Legend – even if the songs of the valleys always seem to creep towards his throat
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Bob Dylan to release triple album of classics from great American songbookThe collection, entitled Triplicate, will feature 30 reinterpretations of songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, Billie Holiday and others
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Ben Affleck drops out of directing The BatmanThe actor will remain as producer and star of the Warner Bros caped crusader movie due to be released next year
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the big picture
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The romance of mid-century New YorkWith their carefree joy tempered with moments of poignancy, Harold Feinstein’s shots of ordinary New Yorkers helped kickstart the street photography boom
reviews
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Gold – the priciest ore is a bore in Matthew McConaughey misfireAn allegedly true story emerges as a lackluster riff on American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street with a scrappy turn from an overly disguised lead star
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Beware the Slenderman review – documentary on a deadly memeA harrowing and nuanced look at the notorious online figure who inspired two 12-year-old girls to stab their friend
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pictures & video
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Up Helly Aa festival in ShetlandFestival celebrates influence of Scandinavian Vikings in Shetland and culminates with setting a galley on fire
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Reggae legends record outdoors in KingstonThe Inna De Yard project invites legends of the Jamaican reggae scene, including Cedric Myton and Ken Boothe, to rework classic songs in the great outdoors
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Everyone's picking a sideThe director of Oscar-nominated civil rights drama Loving discusses how society needs to rise above the lowest impulses of human nature
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Final trailer features more footage and a duetThe final trailer for the Disney’s live-action adaptation of the 1991 animated classic features new footage as well as Ariana Grande and John Legend’s duet
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What we can learn from Ocean's 8's first official stillThe gender-reversed reboot of Ocean’s 11 shows us all the stars, including Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Rihanna, but less of the glamour
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A career on stageVanessa Redgrave has captivated theatre audiences since her early days at the RSC. She has starred alongside her father, siblings and children, enthralled Broadway and is still commanding the stage as she enters her ninth decade. We salute some of her finest performances
The new culture war How Hollywood took on Trump