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How a British Abba fan became the most powerful woman in Hollywood
As head of Universal, Donna Langley has given the world Wicked, Oppenheimer and Mamma Mia. Her next mission: sending Tom Cruise to space
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Notting Hill 2? The film sequels nobody wanted – but were made anyway
Julia Roberts shot down plans for a follow-up to the beloved 1999 rom-com – saving it from joining these painful and unnecessary sequels
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Why Ralph Fiennes is our greatest – and most enigmatic – actor
From Schindler’s List to Conclave, the star’s steely elusiveness has served him well. But who is he, really?
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Beatles ’64: Martin Scorsese achieves the impossible – he makes the Beatles boring
The new Scorsese-produced Disney+ documentary only really springs to life when the Fab Four themselves are on screen
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What Hollywood can learn from the un-PC comedy genius behind Airplane!
From The Kentucky Fried Movie to The Naked Gun, the late Jim Abrahams never let bad taste get in the way of a good joke
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The strange story of William Shatner’s Star Trek ‘comeback’
A surprise short film has used technology to de-age Captain Kirk – and reunite him with Mr Spock
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Why Hollywood – and Wicked – gave up on glorious Technicolor
High costs and toxic ingredients saw this glorious process fall out of fashion. Can we ever replicate its magic?
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The uncomfortable truth about Hollywood’s ‘false’ feminism problem
Euphoria’s Sydney Sweeney claims she has been ‘attacked’ by other women in the industry. Does she have a point?
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Marielle Heller: ‘A lot of parents suppress rage – we can’t admit how hard it is’
The Nightbitch director on the brutal truth about motherhood – and her fight to show more men saying sorry
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The doomed, demented attempts to build a Wizard of Oz theme park
L Frank Baum’s dreams of bringing his creation to life went up in flames. But will Wicked revive plans for a real-life Land of Oz?
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Stanley Tucci: ‘We Italians are actually very good with death’
The Conclave star on vying to be pope, serving kale to the King, and confronting cancer
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From cultural appropriation to unhealthy body image: the many controversies of Ariana Grande
Grande has overcome the trauma of a terrorist attack, intense grief, divorce and wild global fame – but now fans have turned against her
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The documentary that revealed the real Elton John
A new Disney+ show looks back on the star’s 55-year career – but for explosive access, it will never beat 1996’s Tantrums & Tiaras
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Why gladiators were the influencers of Ancient Rome
The excitement surrounding Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II demonstrates the universal fascination that these Roman celebrities still hold
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The strange and surprising history of Non, Je ne Regrette Rien
The anthem from Charles Dumont, who has died aged 95, was made famous by Édith Piaf in 1960. But how has it remained so popular, decades on?
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All the ways Gladiator 2 trashes history – and the surprising things it gets right
Ridley Scott’s latest epic takes his usual sledgehammer to the historical record – but it also sticks curiously close to the facts
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Is this the most ‘cancellable’ film of all time?
Starring a host of problematic actors, Bunny-Man is an unlikely sell. Will ‘the first Italian superhero franchise’ see the light of day?
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The 20 greatest Roman films of all time
Are you not entertained? Films set in Ancient Rome deliver spectacle, silliness – and lots of men in leather skirts. These are our top picks
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‘Pee bottles’ and bagel-hurling – the worst celebrity behaviour on film sets
Dwayne Johnson has admitted to storing bottles of his urine during filming. But his habit is hardly the most disgusting Hollywood power move
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Ridley Scott movies ranked – we’ve picked the top 10
From the depths of space to the Colosseum, the Gladiator director’s films are defined by spectacle. These are his greatest hits
