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Films of the week: Jack's moment of madness proves eternal in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Friday 26 July 2013
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Be afraid, Kanye, be very afraid: Rapper collaborates with American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis
Thursday 25 July 2013
When Kanye West decides to collaborate with someone it often garners mixed results.
Emirates Team New Zealand secure Louis Vuitton Cup finals spot
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Job done. Emirates Team New Zealand’s demolition of Italy’s Prada-backed Luna Rossa means that the Kiwis have already secured one of the finalist slots in the challenger series Louis Vuitton Cup as they seek to win the America’s Cup .
Hey there, Georgi girl: an Aussie songstress acts up
Friday 19 July 2013
While several of her peers hope to gain recognition via breathy cover versions for saccharine adverts, rising solo artist Georgi Kay (pictured) has found a leg-up through a more credible outlet, BBC2's compelling crime drama Top of the Lake. Not only are a couple of the Australian's sinister tunes set appear in Jane Campion's New Zealand-set mini-series starring Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss, but the musician also secured a minor role.
Vincenzo Cerami Screenwriter best known for co-scripting ‘Life is Beautiful’
Friday 19 July 2013
Pasolini was his schoolteacher and then his collaborator. ‘I owe everything to him,’ he said
Stewart Lee accuses high-profile comedians Michael McIntrye, Jack Whitehall and Frankie Boyle
of using writers
Thursday 18 July 2013
Comic aims a punch(line) at high-profile fellow stand-ups who use writers
Television review: Top of the Lake - who fancies a trip to the spooky lake?
Sunday 14 July 2013
Jane Campion’s dark new series opened with lovely scenery and a gob-smacking moment
Coming to a screen near you: New talent
Friday 12 July 2013
It's never been easier to make a film of your own. But what's the best way to get it seen?
Remember the Brazilian who sold her virginity to the highest bidder? She’s still a virgin.
Friday 12 July 2013
Losing your virginity is usually more awkward than the Hollywood movies make it out to be.
'He's the don': Pacific Rim stars Charlie Hunnam and Idris Elba pay tribute to director Guillermo del Toro
Thursday 11 July 2013
Video: Del Toro has described the film's themes as 'very dear to me'
Offbeatr: Finally, a chance to fund your own porn film
Tuesday 09 July 2013
Want to see a Game of Thrones-style orgy get made? Chip in five quid. Or an X-rated comic book featuring robots? Why not pledge a tenner?
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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