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Meet Stanley Kubrick's famous actress wife and children - including daughter who followed him in the film industry
The hero of film enthusiasts and Letterboxd users across the world, Stanley Kubrick directed and wrote several of the industry's most well-respected hits before his death at the age of 70 on 7 March 1999. Ranging from period epic Barry Lyndon to…
Vomiting' warning issued over horror doll film dubbed 'nightmare fuel
Horror movie fans are bracing themselves to be feeling more than a little queasy as disturbing new thriller Dolly arrives in cinemas this weekend. Critical reactions are flooding in and it appears fright fanatics are in for a treat. The rest of us…
David Beckham films a fun TikTok with daughter Harper and Jackie
Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk David Beckham filmed a series of fun TikTok videos with his family ahead of his wife Victoria's Paris Fashion Week show on Friday. In one clip, the former professional footballer, 50, looked dapper…
Who was Ann Lee from Manchester, who inspired a Hollywood film?
From humble beginnings in Manchester, Ann Lee became the leader of a radical 18th Century religious sect she took to America. She led the Shaker movement and was known as Mother by her followers. However, little was known about her until now - as…
Ashland Hill, Goldfinch & Media Finance Capital Execs Assess State Of Indie Film Financing: 'We're In A Period Of Morphing' - Glasgow Film Festival
A group of UK-based financiers touched down this week at Glasgow Film Festival 's Industry Focus strand where they weighed in on the state of indie film financing and, while they admitted the industry was still in a bit of a correctional period…
I filmed a movie entirely inside a prison cell
Scottish actor Bryan Larkin says the intense experience of shooting his latest film is not one he would like to repeat in real life. Jailbroken was filmed entirely within the confines of a prison cell and Larkin says the psychological toll of the…
We can now prove Michael McIntyre filming at Emily's wasn't AI
When Emily's restaurant in Formby on Merseyside posted a video on social media of Michael McIntyre at their restaurant, staff said they could not help but laugh at some of the responses. 'We got a lot of accusations telling us it was AI…
Gladiators legend had to sign 'on the dole' for six months after show filming
GLADIATORS star Hunter has shared he had to sign up for Jobseekers Allowance after filming the hit show for the first time. The famed bodybuilder, real name James Crossley, shot to fame as one of the cast members of the then-ITV game show, joining…
Surprise Bollywood twist in Sydney film studio search
The NSW Government is favouring Sydney's western suburbs as a site for a second film studio, as it opens expressions of interest to partner in the project to which it has allotted $100 million. The Minns Labor Government on Sunday highlighted three…
Fearne Cotton: 'Who would play me in the film of my life? Macaulay Culkin. We have similar faces'
Born in London, Fearne Cotton, 44, began presenting The Disney Club at 15. She went on to become a Radio 1 DJ, hosting her own show from 2009 to 2015; she currently presents Radio 2's Sounds of the 90s. In 2017, she started the Happy Place…
Bollywood comes to Blacktown? Western Sydney in the mix for Sydney's new film studio
The hunt for a private partner to build a second major film studio in Sydney has officially begun, with the NSW government resurrecting western Sydney as a potential location for a mega-complex of six new sound stages. From tomorrow, developers…
How Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Bride!' Uses IMAX Like No Other Film
When Maggie Gyllenhaal started prep on “The Lost Daughter,” one of the first things she and cinematographer Hélène Louvart talked about in their early Zoom conversation was light. What the light looks like in the first…
I just watched Hoppers, here's why it's one of Pixar's best films
Hoppers has hopped its way into theaters, with Pixar giving us another animated wonder. Directed by Daniel Chong (We Bare Bears) and written by Jesse Andrews (Luca), Hoppers centers around the animal-loving Mabel (Piper Curda), who transfers her…
Evangelion's top-secret 30th anniversary short film is finally streaming online
As die-hard franchise fans already know, Hideaki Anno's Neon Genesis Evangelion is making a comeback with a new anime from Yoko Taro, the creator of Nier and Nier: Automata. This announcement was made during Evangelion's 30th anniversary event…
The film made in a warehouse in Cheetham Hill that's just won a BAFTA
“Do you believe Black boys are real, like for real for real?” On Sunday evening, in front of the likes of Michael B. Jordan, Emma Stone, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Prince William, a nine-minute stop-frame animated film made in a warehouse…
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