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<p>‘I learnt about classism from a very young age – that my circumstances weren’t good enough for some people’</p>

Hilary Swank: ‘I take the high road on a lot of things, but not that’

The ‘Million Dollar Baby’ star defied the odds to become a double Oscar winner. She speaks to Annabel Nugent about her personal connection to her new heart-wrenching film, the tough lessons she learnt playing a young transgender man in ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ – and the newfound joys of motherhood

<p>The boss of the Southbank Centre said this week that £50m would be needed for building repairs </p>

Has the North stolen London’s arts crown?

<p>‘The Buddha of Suburbia’ at the Royal Shakespeare Company</p>

Inside the RSC’s exuberant, sexy adaptation of The Buddha of Suburbia

<p>Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz have a terrible dry humping scene in ‘Bad Teacher’</p>

The 17 most disastrous sex scenes in film

Features & Reviews

<p>‘The next thing I hear, Amy’s covering our song:’ The Zutons reflect on Winehouse’s ‘Valerie’ cover ahead of their new album </p>

Interview

The Zutons: ‘People texted me money emojis when Amy Winehouse died’

<p>Stalker: Jessica Gunning as Martha in the hit Netflix drama ‘Baby Reindeer’ </p>

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Baby Reindeer viewers have a responsibility when it comes to Martha

<p>Kenergy: Ryan Gosling in ‘The Fall Guy’ </p>

Ryan Gosling is a screwball delight in the stunt spectacle The Fall Guy

<p>A new kind of horror: the found footage movie inspired a uniquely frightening experience, different from the gruesome gore the genre had become accustomed to </p>

How The Blair Witch Project shook the world and changed horror forever

The Saturday Interview

<p>Marian Keyes: ‘I’m 60 now but my emotions are still very [close] to the surface – I’m still hurtable’ </p>

The Saturday Interview

Marian Keyes: ‘I really don’t like the myth that women don’t want sex’

<p>Billie Piper stars in ‘Scoop’, about the BBC’s quest to interview Prince Andrew: ‘I realised, Oh my God, there are these unsung women behind the story’ </p>

The Saturday Interview

Billie Piper: ‘Any abuse of power makes me feel sick and furious’

News

Rising Stars

Sophie Wilde

Interview

Talk to Me breakout Sophie Wilde: ‘I don’t mind being a scream queen’

<p>‘Consent isn’t binary, it’s not yes or no’</p>

Interview

How to Have Sex’s Mia McKenna-Bruce: ‘Consent is not yes or no’

<p>‘Everybody tries to do the Derry accent’ </p>

Interview

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell on being skint, Derry Girls, and prison show Screw

<p>Going her own way: Vasan says that ‘like any immigrant parents’, hers were ‘a little bit concerned’ about her choice to go into acting </p>

Interview

Black Mirror’s Anjana Vasan: ‘I’ve been underestimated. I’m small, brown and foreign’

Independent TV

<p>Claudia Winkleman</p>

Claudia Winkelman breaks silence on The Traitors future

<p>Jess Glynne explains why she rushed off Glastonbury stage in tears.</p>

Jess Glynne explains why she rushed off Glastonbury stage in tears

Ellen DeGeneres breaks silence on being ‘kicked out of show business’

The hidden pressures of playing real life figures

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<p>Topping worldwide box offices during its theatrical release in 2023, it was undoubtedly one of the most anticipated films of last year</p>

How to watch Ridley Scott’s Napoleon at home this weekend

TV - The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

‘The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin’ stands and delivers

<p>Clockwise from top left: ‘Bad Sisters’, ‘Hijack’, ‘Severance’, ‘Criminal Record'</p>

The best Apple TV+ shows to watch now

<p>The miniseries drops on 26 January </p>

How to watch Masters of the Air in the UK free

What to watch

<p>Netflix has a huge catalogue of dramas, sitcoms, cartoons and sci-fi series </p>

The best shows to watch on Netflix

<p>Amazon hits, clockwise from top right: ‘The Marvelous Mrs Maisel’, ‘The Boys’, ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ and ‘Invincible’</p>

The 35 best original TV shows to watch on Prime Video

<p>Netflix hits (clockwise from top right): ‘Malcolm & Marie’, ‘The Irishman’, ‘Marriage Story’ and ‘Extraction’</p>

The 50 best original films to watch on Netflix, ranked

<p>Some of the stars leading the best telly of the year</p>

The 20 best TV shows of 2023 – ranked

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Art Me Up: A Gallery Guide to Miami’s Thriving Arts Scene

Sounds of the South: Exploring the Evolving Music Scene of Atlanta

Memphis to Maryville: Urban Adventures in Tennessee

Your Complete Guide to Baltimore

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