movies
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'Marilyn Monroe is irresistible': the Guardian's original review of Some Like it Hot16 May 1959: A funny film with an odd flavour of humour
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Beatle overboard! The best, and worst, rock star film cameosAs Paul McCartney dons hat and beard for the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie, we review past poptastic moments in movie history -
Why Netflix's 'skip intro' feature is bad news for classic filmsThe ability to avoid watching the opening credits of certain titles is a sign that the company lacks reverence for cinema history -
Ishtar at 30: is it really the worst movie ever made?The pairing of Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty failed to attract audiences and repelled critics, but the biggest casualty was the career of director Elaine May
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Nicole Kidman in Cannes: her tortuous journey to Queen of the CroisetteShe’s been a blond vamp, an American princess and a thorn in Lars Von Trier’s side. But 2017 looks set to be Nicole Kidman’s greatest Cannes yet
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Guy Ritchie's cheerful den of medieval dodginessThe Sherlock Holmes director has conjured up an entertaining rollercoaster that crashes through Arthurian legend, with only the occasional stall
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Cheap and cheerless sci-fi comedySimon Pegg plays a teacher endowed with godlike powers and Robin Williams, in his final film role, supplies the voice of a dog. But it’s far from funny
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13 Cate Blanchetts in search of a meaningThe words of Futurists, Dadaists and Communists are stolen from the page and given new life by Blanchett playing a teacher, homeless man, mourner and mother in the Berlin-based artist’s latest multi-screen installation
video & audio
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Labour party election broadcast produced by Ken Loach – videoThe Labour party releases its latest election broadcast, featuring a profile of Jeremy Corbyn
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Alien: Covenant trailer: Ridley Scott's xenomorph returns in sci-fi thriller – videoDirector Ridley Scott returns to the helm of the Alien franchise with his latest offering, Alien: Covenant, the sequel to the 2012 Prometheus prequel
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Emma Watson: acting doesn’t need separating into two categories – videoEmma Watson accepts MTV’s first genderless film award for her performance in Beauty and the Beast on Sunday night in Los Angeles
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Richard Roxburgh and Margaret Pomeranz join fight against Fairfax cuts – videoA group of Australian creatives have joined a video campaign calling on Fairfax management to reconsider slashes to its arts coverage
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Timothy Spall on McGuinness and Paisley's friendship: 'It was almost preposterous' – videoTimothy Spall and Colm Meaney discuss the political legacy of Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness, whose unlikely partnership is depicted in The Journey
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'There are gay characters in the Marvel Universe': Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 cast and crew interviewed – videoChris Pratt, Karen Gillen, Michael Rooker and director James Gunn talk about the sequel to the hit superhero comedy, the latest from the comic-book stable
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Stand down: when comics make unfunny big-screen comediesAmy Schumer’s mother-daughter movie Snatched has opened to largely negative reviews – and it’s not the first time a comedian has failed to add humor to a cinematic venture
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Dastardly David and gore galore, but few answers – discuss with spoilersThe latest Alien chapter engineers more gruesome ways to dispose of humans and incubates enough new loose threads to sustain debate for some time to come
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40 years of Star Wars – why the blockbuster saga is the greatest soap opera in the galaxyWith an evil father, a love triangle and a servant class, the George Lucas universe is full of melodramatic tropes – and there’s no sign that the storylines are running out
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'Netflix will have to suck it up': why the Cannes film festival is not chillThe streaming giant has had a spoke in its wheel after protests over two of its Cannes films not being released in cinemas. But if it wants the kudos, Netflix will have to toe the line
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Alien: Covenant’s Katherine Waterston: ‘We live in hypersexualised yet totally prudish times’The actor following in the footsteps of Sigourney Weaver has been dubbed ‘the new Ripley’
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Ridley Scott: ‘I wanted to scare the shit out of people. That’s the job’With Alien: Covenant hitting cinemas and Blade Runner 2049 due this year, the prolific film-maker talks entertainment, his first meeting with Sigourney Weaver, and losing his brother, Tony
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Johnny Harris on Jawbone: ‘The film was always going to be about boxing and addiction’Having made his name playing menacing monsters in This is England and London to Brighton, the actor has written a raw drama starring Ray Winstone and Ian McShane, inspired by his earlier life
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Dennis Quaid on A Dog’s Purpose: ‘I wouldn’t be here if I thought animals were abused on that set’After a career embracing mainstream success, drug abuse and eastern mysticism, the veteran actor says he has ‘more fire in his belly’ than ever. But his new film is in the headlines for all the wrong reasons …
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Mindhorn star Julian Barratt: ‘I love squalid sadness’The Mighty Boosh man is a crime-fighting ham actor in his and Simon Farnaby’s new comedy. Ridiculous, but that’s nothing compared with his acid jazz years
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Frantz star Paula Beer: ‘To see Berliners voting for the far right shocked me'The 22-year-old, who won best young actor at Venice, stars in François Ozon’s post-first world war drama – and says the societal problems of that time are returning
regulars
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UK box office reportUK box office reportGuardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 still stellar as A Dog's Purpose sniffs out UK box officeMindhorn, Sleepless and Unlocked also debut in the Top 10 as Marvel’s Guardians joins the year’s top earners in its second week
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Charlie Lyne's home entertainmentCharlie Lyne's home entertainment555: would you pay good money for a hipster sketch series?Vimeo are the next streaming site to do original programming, but their surreal show about a bunch of Hollywood misfits could be worth coughing up for
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Mark Kermode's film of the weekMark Kermode's film of the weekThe Levelling review – a tremendous debut from Hope Dickson LeachAn estranged young woman returns to her flooded Somerset home in this haunting family drama
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Guy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsGuy Lodge on DVDs and downloadsLa La Land; Manchester By the Sea; Graduation and more – reviewDamien Chazelle’s sun-drenched musical is even lovelier on second viewing, while Casey Affleck’s janitor evokes Brando
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Week in geekWeek in geekWill Spider-Man's tangled web of ownership bring him down to Earth?Perennial rights-holder Sony and superhero kings Marvel have agreed to share web-slinging duties. Could this lead to a catastrophic collision of cinematic universes?
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John PattersonJohn PattersonSomething wild: the punk side of Jonathan DemmeWhether working for Roger Corman’s DIY studio or collaborating with cutting-edge musicians, the late director brought a chaotic sensibility to his film-making
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Beyond Bollywood: where India's biggest movie hits really come fromThe global success of fantasy epic Baahubali 2: The Conclusion underscores the power of the country’s billion-dollar ‘regional’ film industry
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No sequels allowed: the 12 best alternative movies to watch this summerRobots, pirates and talking cars might be dominating the multiplex, but the next few months will also bring a rich and varied mixture of smaller films
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Cary Grant: how 100 acid trips in Tinseltown 'changed my life'At the height of his fame, Cary Grant turned to LSD therapy for help. He later claimed the drug saved him, but did it also spell the end of his career?
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Alien: Covenant – why Ridley Scott's facehuggers and chestbursters will never dieWith their bad robots, evil capitalists, terrifying xenomorphs and exploding humans, the Alien films turned cinema into a primal freakout zone. As the latest lands, here’s what made them so irresistible
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Stone/Putin: will their TV debate rival Frost/Nixon?Hollywood heavyweight Oliver Stone’s encounters with the Russian president are set to be televised, but will they prove as hard-hitting as the famed interview they hope to match?
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