Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins has criticised the straight-to-streaming model for films, saying they feel “like fake movies”. READ MORE: Streaming services have saved cinemas, but now they’re kicking them while they’re down Across the pandemic, a host of films have foregone traditional cinema releases due to restrictions, and gone to streaming services straight away, […]

Janet Jackson has shared the first teaser for her forthcoming documentary Janet, which is set to premiere in January 2022 via Lifetime and A&E to mark the 40th anniversary of her self-titled debut album. READ MORE: Janet Jackson at Glastonbury: a pop megamix, a stadium production and the making of a new ‘legends slot’ “This is my […]

French New Wave icon Jean-Paul Belmondo has died, his lawyer Michel Godest has confirmed. The beloved French actor, best known for his leading role in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 crime drama Breathless, played a key part in developing French arthouse cinema. His death was confirmed today (September 6) by the office of Godest, while no cause of […]

Jamie Dornan leads the cast for Kenneth Branagh’s Ireland-bound film Belfast – check out the trailer below. The new film was written and directed by Branagh, and is partly based on his own upbringing in the titular city. Dornan stars alongside newcomer Jude Hill as well as Judi Dench, Ciaran Hinds and more. An official synopsis […]

Benedict Cumberbatch has opened up about playing a gay character in new Netflix film The Power of the Dog, admitting it “wasn’t done without thought”. The Jane Campion movie, which has just premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, sees the Doctor Strange actor take on the role of “sadistic” cattle rancher Phil Burbank, who […]

Nathalie Emmanuel has shared her past experience with casual racism in the workplace. The Game of Thrones and Fast & Furious actress opened up about her ordeal in the wake of Uncle Ben’s rebranding to Ben’s Original after criticism for perpetuating racist stereotypes. Taking to her Twitter page, Emmanuel revealed: “I keep seeing that Uncle […]

Marvel boss Kevin Feige has weighed in on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings‘ post-credits scenes. The latest MCU outing introduces Simu Liu’s Shang-Chi to the big screen franchise, with two additional scenes providing a taste of things to come. READ MORE: ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ review: martial arts […]

An expletive-laden voicemail accidentally left by a member of staff at a New Zealand cinema has gone viral on social media. As the region went into a level-3 lockdown amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an employee at Movie Max Cinemas in the South Island city of Timaru attempted to record a voicemail message for the cinema’s […]

A rare copy of Top Gun: Maverick was reportedly stolen alongside a BMW belonging to Tom Cruise‘s bodyguard. Last month, it emerged that the vehicle had been stolen outside the Grand Hotel in Birmingham as the actor filmed scenes for Mission: Impossible 7, with the car containing “thousands of pounds worth” of Cruise’s luggage. However, […]