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Ottessa Moshfegh’s brilliantly twisted debut novel Eileen comes to life in a new film adaptation from Lady MacBeth director William Oldroyd, and starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway. It’s a snowy December day in 1960s New England when Eileen – which hit UK cinenas today (1 December) – begins. The titular character, played by Jojo
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Drag Race UK’s eliminated queen DeDeLicious reveals why she was ‘living’ for Vicki Vivacious drama. (BBC) Drag Race UK season five queen DeDeLicious has explained why she wasn’t upset about being called out by Vicki Vivacious, but was instead “living” for the drama. In lThursday’s semi-final episode (23 November), DeDeLicious was eliminated in fourth place
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Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon in Ridley Scott’s new film. (Apple TV+/Columbia) With Ridley Scott’s hotly anticipated film Napoleon finally now in cinemas, there’s a renewed focus on the life and legacy of France’s most notable emperor. Born in 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte came to prominence during the French Revolution, and later became leader of the French Republic. Napoleon
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Matt Rife at the Forbes Top 50 Creators Celebration. (Taylor Hill/Getty Images) Self-proclaimed “physically attractive” comedian Matt Rife has sparked outrage after making a “gross” joke about a victim of domestic violence in his Netflix special. Rife, whose Netflix special Natural Selection claims to “hold nothing back”, opened his hourlong set by taking aim at
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Chrishell Stause shot down any hints of homophobia at the Selling Sunset reunion. (Netflix) Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause took no prisoners at the season seven reunion after her co-star Nicole Young was accused of “co-signing” homophobia from trolls. All season long, Stause has struck down anyone who has anything to say about her relationship
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Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey is apparently the Sexiest Man Alive. (Getty/Rodin Eckenroth) Grey’s Anatomy actor Patrick Dempsey has been named the “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2023 by People magazine, and divided the internet in the process. The 57-year-old actor and certified heartthrob is best known for playing neurosurgeon Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd in Grey’s Anatomy
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Kristin Chenoweth is officially a married woman. (Getty Images) Broadway icon Kristin Chenoweth has officially tied the knot with her partner Josh Bryant after years of believing she was “never going to get married.” The Tony and Emmy Award winner was certain she’d be a “bachelorette [her] whole life”, especially after having some poor luck
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Drag Race UK star Ella Vaday is going to make fitness fun … yes, really. (Getty Images) RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Ella Vaday has unveiled a fitness project with a twist as her next career move, calling it unlike anything a drag queen has done before – “let alone someone from the LGBTQ+ community”. The
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Franz Rogowski as Tomas, the extremely unlikeable, wildly captivating protagonist in Passages. (Supplied) By introducing the world to Tomas (Franz Rogowski) in his brilliant new queer drama Passages, Ira Sachs’ has introduced us to one of the most captivatingly unlikeable characters in recent queer cinema history. There are very few redeeming features of Tomas, the
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Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime will mark 25 years since Matthew Shepard’s murder. (Investigation Discovery) A moving new documentary will explore the life and legacy of Matthew Shepard, 25 years after his death in what remains one of the most horrendous homophobic hate crimes in modern history. Wyoming student Matthew Shepard was just
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Reading the tea leaves with regard to China in 2023 is even more difficult than usual. The country’s about-face on its longstanding zero-Covid policy has implications from geopolitics to economics and, closer to home for Hollywood, the state of the market after a dismal 2022. Exactly what those implications are is where the guesswork comes
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