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Best new films of 2026: 26 movies to look forward to
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date: 2026-01-09T07:00:45.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: List
description: It looks like being another brilliant 12 months of cinema – here are some of our most hotly anticipated films.
encoded: Lat year gifted us with a huge range of wonderful new films – from horror hits Sinners and Weapons to genre-defying epics likes Marty Supreme and One Battle After Another – and it looks like 2026 will be stuffed with plenty more cinematic treats. As is often the case, the first couple of months will see UK fans afforded the chance to see some major films that debuted in the US towards the end of last year, with Hamnet, The Secret Agent and The Testament of Ann Lee among the big hitters to look out for in January and February. That should set the tone for a 2026 slate that includes new films from legendary directors such as Christopher Nolan and Steven Spielberg, a range of franchise blockbusters such as Dune: Part Three and the latest Avengers movie, and a few films that seem destined to get people talking – like Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Wuthering Heights. Do bear in mind that we've kept this list to films that already have confirmed UK release dates. There will be plenty more major films added to the schedule in due course, with David Fincher, Robert Eggers, Greta Gerwig, Joel Coen and Luca Guadagnino among the big-name directors with films in the pipeline that will most likely debut at prestigious film festivals throughout the year. And obviously, this list is not definitive. There's also a great variety of other films that debuted at festivals last year – including If I Had Legs I'd Kick You and Splitsville – in addition to horror sequels and reboots such as Evil Dead: Burn, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come and Resident Evil, the latter of which is interestingly helmed by Weapons director Zach Cregger. There are also new films from genre directors including Sam Raimi (Send Help), M Night Shyamalan (Remain) and Rob Savage (The Other Mommy) plus a raft of family titles including The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Disney's Hexed and the live action remake of Moana. And as ever, for all that we can make predictions, a great joy every year is the fact that many under-the…

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Disney's Tangled live-action remake finally casts actors to play Rapunzel and Flynn Rider
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date: 2026-01-08T11:27:19.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
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description: Introducing your new lead stars...
encoded: Disney's ongoing project to remake its most popular animations as live-action films appears to be going nowhere any time soon – and the studio has now announced casting news for its upcoming remake of Tangled. After months of speculation – and plenty of fan casting – it's been confirmed that the roles of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider will be played by Teagan Croft and Milo Manheim respectively. Australian actress Croft has previously starred in the Netflix original film True Spirit and is probably best known for her role as Raven in the DC series Titans, which ran from 2018 to 2023. Meanwhile, Manheim has played the leading role of Zed in a number of films in the Disney Channel musical series Zombies, while he was also previously a contestant on Dancing with the Stars, finishing second in 2018 when he was just 17 years old. For both stars, this will be the biggest roles of their careers so far – and it will be interesting to see if starring in such a well-loved property elevates them to more major parts in the future. No further casting has been announced for Tangled thus far, but Better Man and The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey will be helming the project and according to The Hollywood Reporter attention will now turn to finding the film's villain, Mother Gothel. The original Tangled – a musical retelling of the classic fairytale Rapunzel – was released back in 2010 and has become one of the most popular Disney releases of the 21st century, with songs such as I've Got a Dream and I See the Light both becoming hits. Last year saw two new additions to Disney's live-action remake catalogue, with both Snow White and Lilo & Stitch arriving in cinemas, although to vastly different results. The former was a box office dud, while the latter became one of the highest-grossing movies of the year after taking in over $1 billion. Meanwhile, later this year it's Moana's turn to get the remake treatment – with Dwayne Johnson reprising his role as demigod Maui from the orig…

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How to watch Tron: Ares – is it streaming?
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date: 2026-01-07T16:50:19.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Disney Plus
subject: On demand
description: The third entry in the cult sci-fi franchise stars Jared Leto as an AI programme who comes into the real world.
encoded: There were a lot of very well reviewed films released in 2025, but it's safe to say that Tron: Ares wasn't quite one of them. Although our own 3-star review skewed ever-so-slightly positive, the film sits on just 53 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes – and didn't perform much better when it came to box office takings. The film was just the third movie to be released in the series since it launched with the original movie in 1982 (there's also an animated TV show and numerous video games), and studio executives clearly hoped that the loyal fanbase developed by the first two entries would be enough to secure another hit. Ahead of the release, director Joachim Rønning had explained in an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com that he was "a huge fan" of the previous films and admitted that he found it "so daunting going in and making the next chapter of that". He added: "I think the previous films in many ways are masterpieces on so many levels and [that] put a lot of pressure on myself and everybody working on the film to try to take it to the next level or at least earn this next instalment." The idea of a new film had been at various stages of development ever since 2010's Tron: Legacy, before the producers eventually landed on the way to tackle a new film – somewhat flipping the franchise on it's head in the process. "The idea of exploring another part of the Tron mythology and universe in terms of the Dillinger grid, and then the assets coming into our world was sort of a breakthrough concept for us," explained producer Sean Bailey. "Now the digital world is going to come into our own." He added: "The idea of seeing a light cycle speeding down downtown streets sort of got everybody pretty galvanised." If you missed the film during its cinema run and aren't put off by the middling reception – or perhaps are a fan who felt that the reviews were overly harsh – you might be wondering when you can watch it at home. Read on for everything you need to know. How to watch Tron: …

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The Death of Robin Hood first-look trailer stars X-Men and Killing Eve legends in moody take on classic tale
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date: 2026-01-07T13:31:38.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: News
description: Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer star in what looks to be a darker version of the iconic story.
encoded: Just a few months on from the release of MGM+'s small-screen reimagining of Robin Hood, Nottingham's most famous outlaw is set to be the subject of another new project – this time an A24 film starring Hugh Jackman in the lead role. The first trailer for the movie – which is titled The Death of Robin Hood – has just been released, and if the tone of the two-minute teaser is anything to go by, it looks like this will be a rather more brooding version of the iconic tale. "Would you like to know a secret," we hear a bearded, grizzled Jackman say in a gruff voice at the beginning of the trailer. "People speak of Robin Hood, tell his stories. They're all lies. He was not a hero, he was a murderous brigand." He then explains that he himself is Robin Hood, while his quotes are accompanied by some brutal images that very much illustrate his point, as we see him carrying out all sorts of violent deeds. Throughout the trailer we see this older version of the character reflect on his past with great pain, but also see hints of salvation after meeting a mysterious woman played by Jodie Comer – who appears to have saved his life – and a young girl who he seems to take under his wing. You can watch it in full below: View oEmbed on the source website In addition to X-Men's Jackman and Killing Eve's Comer, the film also includes major roles for Bill Skarsgård (Nosferatu), Murray Bartlett (The White Lotus) and Noah Jupe (Hamnet), while Pig and A Quiet Place: Day One director Michael Sarnoski is the man behind the camera. The official synopsis for the film – which does not yet have a confirmed UK release date – calls it a "darker reimagining" of the classic tale. It continues: "Set of its time, the film sees the title character grappling with his past after a life of crime and murder; a battleworn loner who finds himself gravely injured after a battle he thought would be his last. In the hands of a mysterious woman, he is offered a chance at salvation." The Death of Robin Hood is comi…

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Marvel movies legend tipped to join The Batman Part II in major role alongside Avengers' Scarlett Johansson – but who is he playing?
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date: 2026-01-07T10:32:34.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Batman (franchise)
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: News
description: The Oscar nominee looks set to become the latest big name to star alongside Robert Pattinson's Caped Crusader.
encoded: After some lengthy delays, we're finally seeing major progress when it comes to Matt Reeves's The Batman sequel – and it looks like the superhero flick may just have landed another exciting star. With Scarlett Johansson already set to join the cast in an as-yet undisclosed role, it's now being reported that another Marvel favourite is in line for a major part: Sebastian Stan. According to Deadline, the Bucky Barnes actor is "in talks" to join the film, which already boasts among its cast a number of high-profile returning stars including Robert Pattinson in the title role, Colin Farrell as the Penguin, Andy Serkis as Alfred and Jeffrey Wright as Commissioner Gordon. As for who Stan will be playing, that's not been confirmed just yet – but one rumour suggests he could be set to play iconic comic book character Harvey Dent/Two-Face, who has previously been played in film by Billy Dee Williams (Batman), Tommy Lee Jones (Batman Forever), Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) and most recently Harry Lawtey (Joker: Folie a Deux). That rumour has been heavily implied by Hollywood journalist Jeff Sneider on X, although that's by no means confirmation that Stan will definitely be playing Two-Face. Sneider had previously reported on TheInSneider.com that Dent, his wife, and his father would be playing prominent parts in the narrative, with Johannson set to play Mrs Dent and Brad Pitt having turned down the chance to play Harvey's alcoholic father. However, these reports also remain unconfirmed for now. Of course, while Stan is still best known for his long-running role in the MCU – which he will be reprising once again in this year's Avengers: Doomsday – he has recently won acclaim for his roles in non-franchise fare, including a standout turn in arthouse film A Different Man and an Oscar-nominated performance as Donald Trump in The Apprentice. He's also got several more director-driven projects in the pipeline, including Cristian Mungiu's upcoming Fjord, alongside Sentimental Valu…

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How to watch Predator: Badlands – is it streaming?
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date: 2026-01-06T10:57:35.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Contains Trailer
description: The latest film in the long-running franchise – which starred Elle Fanning – was released in UK cinemas last November.
encoded: In the last couple of years Dan Trachtenberg has pretty much given a masterclass in how to relaunch and revitalise a film franchise. The writer/director – who had previously helmed 10 Cloverfield Lane – made his first foray into the world of Predator with his brilliantly realised prequel Prey back in 2022, and last year followed it up with not one but two new entries in the series. First up came Predator: Killer of Killers, a straight-to-streaming animated triptych that saw a member of the famous alien species hunting Earth in three distinct time periods, but the headline-grabber was Predator: Badlands, which arrived in cinemas in November. The film – which starred Elle Fanning – was the first in the series to really flip everything on its head, making the Predator the protagonist of the story for the first time. It followed an outcast member of the species named Dek (played in motion-capture by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) after he is sent to a deadly planet and forms an unlikely bond with a synthetic human (Fanning) as they each try to navigate the dangerous territory. As with Prey, the film opened to mostly positive reviews – while it also set up an intriguing crossover with the Alien franchise in the future, almost two decades after the last time the two properties merged on screen. If you missed the film during it's theatrical run, or perhaps are simply keen to give it another watch, you might be wondering when it's available to watch at home. Read on for everything you need to know. How to watch Predator: Badlands – is it streaming? Yes, Predator: Badlands is now available to stream at home. As of Tuesday 6th January, the film has been released to rent and buy digitally on a range of Premium Video on Demand platforms including Prime Video, Sky Store and Apple TV – with the price sitting at £15.99 for rental and £19.99 for purchase. Those who decide to spend the money will also unlock a number of special bonus features, including the chance to see some dele…

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Marty Supreme soundtrack: Which '80s songs feature in the film?
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date: 2026-01-05T17:06:05.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
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subject: Contains Trailer
description: In addition to an excellent score from Daniel Lopatin – the electronic musician best known as Oneohtrix Point Never – the acclaimed film also features several '80s needle drops.
encoded: Timothée Chalamet has emerged as a major awards contender for his lead role in Josh Safdie's new '50s-set ping pong drama Marty Supreme – but one other aspect of the film that plays as crucial a role as his performance is the use of music. Although the film includes some songs that fit the time period – including numbers from the likes of Fats Domino and Perry Como – the most notable needle drops are the more incongruous ones. Safdie peppers a number of '80s hits throughout the runtime, including Alphaville's Forever Young over the opening credits and Tears for Fears hit Everybody Wants to Rule the World as the closing credits roll. In an interview with Variety, the director explained that his decision to use these' 80s songs to play over key moments from the film stemmed from an obsession he was having with Peter Gabriel’s 1982 song I Have the Touch – which ended up making it onto the final soundtrack. "There was a contemporary quality to seeing the anachronistic music paired with the '40s or early '50s," Safdie explained. Intrigued by which songs feature? Read on for everything you need to know about the Marty Supreme soundtrack. Marty Supreme soundtrack: Which '80s songs feature in the film? The following '80s hits can all be heard during the film: Forever Young by Alphaville I Have the Touch by Change by Tears for Fears The Order of Death by Public Image Ltd The Perfect Kiss by New Order Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime by The Korgis Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears View Green Video on the source website Marty Supreme score: Tracklist for Oneohtrix Point Never's compositions In addition to the above needle drops, the film features an original score penned by Daniel Lopatin – the electronic musician best known as Oneohtrix Point Never, who also wrote the music for both Good Times and Uncut Gems. Speaking about the score in an interview with Paste Magazine, Lopatin explained who he was inspired by many things including the sport of ping pong i…

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Marty Supreme true story: How accurate is the ping-pong drama?
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date: 2026-01-05T14:43:21.000Z
creator: Alex Hewitt
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subject: Contains Trailer
description: Timothée Chalamet's new sort-of-biopic has arrived in UK cinemas, but who was the real Marty Supreme?
encoded: Timothée Chalamet has certainly been raising eyebrows in Hollywood with his divisive interviews publicising his new film Marty Supreme. In one interview that went viral, Chalamet told a reporter that the film marked his best acting role yet, adding that was saying something given that he’s provided “top-of-the-line performances” over the last several years. While Chalamet’s comments during the press tour prompted quite a bit of discussion among fans on social media, the actor recently told Indiewire that it’s all in keeping with the energy of Marty Supreme. “This is in the spirit of Marty, and I feel like this is ultimately an original film at a time when original movies aren’t really put out,” Chalamet said. He continued: “It’s a movie about the pursuit of a dream. I’m leaving it on the field. Whether it’s the merch or the Zoom or the media appearances, I’m trying to get this out in the biggest way possible. In the spirit of Marty Mauser.” In the movie, which is out now in cinemas, Chalamet’s character is a New York City shoe salesman who is driven by a massive ambition to become the greatest table tennis player in the world, and he soon ends up going to extreme lengths to rise to the top. But how does the figure we see in the film compare to the real-life champion ping-pong player Marty Reisman, upon whom the movie is based? Read on for everything you need to know about the true story behind Marty Supreme. Marty Supreme true story: How accurate is the film? View Green Video on the source website As mentioned above, the film follows a character named Marty Mauser, who is loosely based on the real-life champion ping-pong player Marty Reisman – but it is not telling a one-to-one adaptation of his life or career. Instead, according to Deadline, Marty Supreme is "a fictionalised original, rather than a biopic". In other words, this is clearly a dramatised account of Reisman's career. Interestingly, there is a 2014 documentary about the real Reisman’s life titled Fact o…

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Critics Choice Awards 2026 winners list in full as Timothée Chalamet declares love for Kylie Jenner in acceptance speech
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date: 2026-01-05T12:06:48.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: News
description: One Battle After Another, Frankenstein and Sinners dominated the film awards – while The Pitt and Adolescence were the big winners for TV.
encoded: The winners of the Critics Choice Awards – honouring the best in TV and film from 2025 – were unveiled last night in a glittering ceremony at the Santa Monica Airport. Frankenstein, Sinners and One Battle After Another were the big winners as far as films were concerned, with the former two receiving four awards apiece and the latter three, but perhaps the biggest headline grabber was Timothée Chalamet's Best Actor win for his performance in Marty Supreme. The actor, who is currently favourite to win the Oscar for his role, thanked his girlfriend Kylie Jenner in his acceptance speech, saying: "Thank you to my partner of three years. Thank you for our foundation. I love you. I couldn't do this without you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart." One Battle After Another was named Best Film, with Paul Thomas Anderson taking home the awards for both Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, while the prizes for Sinners included Best Original Screenplay for Ryan Coogler and Best Young Actor/Actress for Miles Caton. Meanwhile, Jessie Buckley was voted Best Actress for her leading turn in Hamnet, while Weapons star Amy Madigan's terrifying performance as Aunt Gladys earned her the Best Supporting Actress gong – with both stars good bets to pick up several more accolades over the course of awards season. On the TV front, The Pitt was named Best Drama Series, while The Studio won Best Comedy Series and Adolescence was victorious in the Best Limited Series category. Meanwhile, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy – which was released straight to streaming in the US – was named Best Film Made for TV. You can find the full winners list below: Critics Choice Awards 2026 winners list in full Best Picture Bugonia Frankenstein Hamnet Jay Kelly Marty Supreme One Battle After Another – WINNER Sentimental Value Sinners Train Dreams Wicked: For Good Best Actor Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme – WINNER Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams Ethan Hawke …

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What films are out in UK cinemas this week? Reviews from Song Sung Blue to Peter Hujar's Day
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date: 2026-01-02T12:20:17.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: List
description: Your weekly round-up of all the films currently showing in UK cinemas.
encoded: A new year is upon us, and 2026 is already shaping up to be a huge one for cinema – with major releases from Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey to Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day in addition to some of this year's big awards contenders including Hamnet and The Testament of Ann Lee. That's all to come, but we're starting the year off with two new releases that have arrived in time for the first weekend of the year: Song Sung Blue and Peter Hujar's Day. The first is a true story musical drama starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson which tells the unusual tale behind a Neil Diamond Tribute Drama, while the second is a low-key, intimate film that imagines a 1974 conversation between photographer Peter Hujar (Ben Whishaw) and writer Linda Rosenkrantz (Rebecca Hall). You can find our positive reviews of both films below, while you can also discover our lowdown on the other major movies released in UK cinemas in recent weeks, including Wicked: For Good, Marty Supreme and Sentimental Value. Read on for your weekly round-up of all the films currently showing in UK cinemas. What films are released in UK cinemas this week? 2nd - 8th January Song Sung Blue The highs and lows of a husband-and-wife Neil Diamond tribute act were eventful enough to warrant an award-winning documentary, so it’s perhaps surprising to have taken a further decade-and-a-half for someone to turn their tale into a drama. For while both share a familiar, million-selling Diamond favourite as their title, and barely 10 minutes ever pass before another banger graces the soundtrack of writer-director Craig Brewer’s film, the music is largely a backdrop to a beautiful, big-hearted, blue-collar love story – with a shocking fork in the road along the way. Hugh Jackman is Mike Sardina, a Vietnam vet and recovering alcoholic celebrating 20 years sober when he meets a fellow traveller on Milwaukee’s low-rent "Legends" circuit of fairgrounds and old folks’ community centre casinos; Kate Hudson’s Claire, a lively, divor…

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Best films to watch on TV today, tonight and this week
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date: 2026-01-02T11:50:14.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: List
description: Whatever your taste, there's a movie on for everyone.
encoded: There may be plenty of movies available on streaming platforms and being released weekly in cinemas, but nothing quite beats the feeling of finding a hidden gem while flicking through the TV. With such a raft of options – old and new – to pick from this weekend, it can often feel like a bit of an insurmountable task to find one that really tickles your fancy. But that's where we come in to do the hard work for you, picking out some of the most stellar options available to tune into. This weeks selection includes everything from classics like Hitchcock's Rear Window to modern gems like comedy whodunnit See How They Run. There's something for everyone and if you're wondering where to find some of the best films on the terrestrial channels this week, we've got you sorted. Read on for an expertly compiled list of the best flicks airing across the next seven days. Friday 2nd January Mrs Doubtfire - 2:20pm, Channel 4 Comedy drama starring Robin Williams, Sally Field and Pierce Brosnan. When voiceover artist Daniel Hillard walks out of his day job, his wife Miranda decides it's time to walk out on him, and is granted custody of their children. Daniel is desperate to be with his kids, so when Miranda advertises for a nanny-cum-housekeeper he applies for the job in disguise. Read our full review Ben-Hur - 2:35pm, BBC Two Classic period epic starring Charlton Heston. Wealthy prince Judah Ben-Hur sets himself up against the tyranny of his Roman masters at the time of Christ, and is condemned to almost certain death as a galley slave by his childhood friend Messala. But the two men are fated to meet again. Read our full review Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade - 10:15pm, ITV1 Action adventure starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery and Denholm Elliott. When archaeologist Henry Jones disappears, his son Indiana joins in the search for him. In a desperate race against time, Indy encounters some old enemies and once again finds himself in pursuit of an ancient religious artefact. Re…

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Ben Whishaw on playing a half-forgotten photographer, resisting the commercial and being Padddington
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date: 2026-01-01T07:00:40.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: Exclusive
description: The actor spoke exclusively to RadioTimes.com about his lead role in Peter Hujar's Day – the latest film from acclaimed arthouse director Ira Sachs.
encoded: A name half-forgotten who deserves to be remembered, Peter Hujar is undergoing something of an arthouse revival. The New York photographer, a staple of the Manhattan creative scene in the 1970s, is the centrepiece of Ira Sachs’ brand new two-hander, Peter Hujar’s Day, starring Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall. The story, such as it is, spans across a 24-hour period in December 1974, as Hujar (Whishaw) is interviewed by author Linda Rosenkrantz (Hall) for a book – ultimately unpublished – about artists’ lives. Across the film, Hujar sits in Rosenkrantz’s apartment, chain-smoking and recalling events from his previous day, from the everyday to the out of the ordinary. “I was really intrigued because it’s not material that’s obviously going to make a good film,” says the British-born Whishaw, 45. "Which is what is interesting to me about it. I like that kind of investigation of something apparently very undramatic or just very mundane. But if you look at it closely, it contains riches. I like that and I could sense that there was some potential for that using this text." Sachs, 60, calls Whishaw "a friend" and "a comrade", and they’re clearly kindred spirits. The Bedfordshire-born actor may be best known to audiences as the voice of Paddington in the recent trilogy of movies and as Q in the Daniel Craig-era James Bond films, but there are other facets to his artistic work. "We both have a really sustained and personal interest in creative life," says Sachs. "I think in a way we give each other strength, because we’re both resisting the commercial." It may be more arty than commercial, but that doesn’t stop Peter Hujar’s Day being utterly mesmerising. The meandering conversation is a sublime snapshot of 1970s New York, when artists could still afford to live in the centre of the city. During his recollections, Hujar frets about his health, enjoys a Chinese meal with a friend and even plays Bach on the harpsichord. At the other end of the scale, he visits Beat poet extraordi…

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2025’s 25 best new movies - from Frankenstein to Sinners
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date: 2025-12-30T06:00:51.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: List
description: Our rundown of the best new film releases of 2025.
encoded: It's been another excellent year for new film releases in the UK – and as you can see from our top 25 below, a very eclectic one too. As ever, the year started with some great awards contenders that had debuted across the Atlantic at the tail end of 2024 – with the likes of The Brutalist, Nickel Boys and A Real Pain all featuring highly on our list. Meanwhile, it's also been a spectacular year when it comes to horror, with first Sinners and then Weapons capturing the imaginations of the cinema-going public with bold, original takes on the genre, before Guillermo del Toro delivered his version of one of the most iconic of all horror tales: Frankenstein. It's perhaps been a slightly less memorable year when it comes to the biggest blockbusters, but we do have at least one franchise film in our list as well: the fourth entry in the Bridget Jones franchise. Plus there are all sorts of great international films, independent gems and unexpected hits, so prepare to add a film or two to your watchlists. But what came in at number one? Scroll down our list to find out. 25. The Seed of the Sacred Fig This political thriller from Iranian writer/director Mohammad Rasoulof was made in secret, with its 2024 premiere leading to his arrest and eventual exile abroad. Set during the 2022 mass protests against the government, Rasoulof's impressive allegorical drama begins with Tehran lawyer Iman (Missagh Zareh) promoted to investigating judge, pleasing his loyal wife (Soheila Golestani) and two daughters. But the violent unrest on the streets soon renders Iman little more than a rubber stamp for swift draconian punishment, demoralising him and horrifying his offspring who begin to question his actions, especially after a female friend is shot and injured by police. The fraying of family relations is a slow-burning, claustrophobic and yet beautifully modulated affair, punctuated by visceral real-life news footage of the protests and subsequent police brutality. However, when Iman’s gov…

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Death in Paradise cast: Who stars in the BBC murder mystery?
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date: 2025-12-28T17:30:20.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
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subject: TV
subject: BBC
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: BBC One
description: Our guide to the stars – past and present – of the popular island detective series.
encoded: Ahead of Death in Paradise season 15, we're heading back to Saint Marie for the murder mystery's annual Christmas special – which sees Mervin and his team take on one of their most challenging cases yet. "The office Christmas party of a lifetime takes a dark turn when four co-workers wake up to find a stranger dead in the pool of their Caribbean villa," the official synopsis reads. "DI Mervin Wilson and the team identify the murder weapon, but they’re left baffled when they find that it was locked in a drawer when the murder took place... thousands of miles away from the crime scene, in Swindon!" Thankfully, there's a "familiar face" over in the UK who might be able to lend a hand. And Mervin is also "anxiously waiting to hear back from his newly discovered brother, which prevents him from embracing Saint Marie's Christmas celebrations". "Can Mervin resolve his family situation and get into the festive spirit – for the sake of his team and the island?" the logline adds. Alongside the main cast, several new guest stars have also been drafted in for the festive special, some of whom you might recognise from other shows. For more information about where you've seen the cast before and who they play in Death in Paradise, read on. Read more: Death in Paradise's Don Gilet responds to character criticism: 'I don't have to defend Mervin' Is Return to Paradise coming back for season 3? Death in Paradise cast The main cast of Death in Paradise is as follows: Don Gilet as Mervin Wilson Shantol Jackson as Naomi Thomas Élizabeth Bourgine as Catherine Bordey Shaquille Ali-Yebuah as Sebastian Rose Ginny Holder as Darlene Curtis Don Gilet plays Mervin Wilson Who is Mervin Wilson? The detective inspector travelled to Saint Marie to meet his mother for the first time in the 2024 Christmas special when he was roped into helping the team with an investigation. He then found out that his mother had been murdered and eventually brought her killer to justice. But just when he was planning…

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The Traitors fans are flabbergasted by juicy twist in new teaser – but what could it mean?
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date: 2025-12-27T12:44:59.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Entertainment
subject: TV
subject: News
description: It looks like we could be seeing the introduction of a red Traitor in the new season, which begins on New Year's Day.
encoded: The 2026 TV calendar is getting off to the best possible start on New Year's Day – with the latest season of The Traitors set to kick off at 8pm on BBC One. Claudia Winkleman will once again be inviting a group of strangers to the iconic castle in the Scottish highlands, with viewers set to be treated to yet another few weeks of treachery, twists and unmissable TV moments that will hopefully live up to the drama of the recent celebrity edition. And it looks like we won't have to wait long for the first major twist this season, with viewers spotting something out of the ordinary in one of the recent teaser trailers released by the BBC. In the clip, we hear Claudia's voice saying: "Have yourself a merry little Christmas", before she adds: "I'm joking." But more significant that what we hear, is what we see. As Claudia makes her announcement, a figure wearing one of the iconic Traitor's cloaks is seen ominously approaching while clutching a lantern. Only, rather than the usual dark green colour seen in previous seasons, the cloak in question is red. Watch the teaser below: View oEmbed on the source website When combined with a previous teaser that was entirely in black and white save for a few flashes of red, it seems clear that this colour will be playing a prominent role in the new run. But what exactly does it signify? We'll obviously have to wait until the first episode airs in a few days time before we know for sure, but fans have already been speculating on social media about the possible purpose of a red-cloaked traitor. "Oh is it a traitor traitor, where they’re told 'you will only win if you are the sole traitor at the end,'" one fan suggested on X (formerly Twitter). Another mused: "Imagine if the traitors are in trouble, they can call in a past traitor (the red traitor) to give them advice/tips," while a third fan wrote: "All money on it being a secret traitor that isn’t revealed to the audience." Those all seem like reasonable suggestions, and it will certa…

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Stranger Things creators confirm what actually just happened with Nancy and Jonathan
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date: 2025-12-27T11:12:17.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Sci-fi
subject: TV
subject: Netflix
subject: News
subject: On demand
description: The emotional scenes between the Hawkins couple have left some viewers a tad confused.
encoded: **WARNING: Contains spoilers for Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2* After nine years as a pop culture behemoth, Stranger Things has all but wrapped up – with just one episode to go before Netflix's sci-fi/fantasy show ends for good. Episodes five to eight of the rather drawn out final run dropped on Christmas Day – almost exactly a month after the first four instalments – and it's safe to say the new episodes have left fans with plenty of major talking points. One of those pertains to the storyline concerning couple Nancy (Natalia Dyer) and Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) who shared an emotional conversation just as it seemed like they were looking at a certain demise. In the scene, Jonathan asked Nancy not to marry him, to which she agreed – although they both tearfully explained that they still loved each other. Moments later, it emerged that they weren't quite in the imminent mortal danger they had thought they were, and have lived to survive another day. But is the same true of their relationship? It's a moment which has caused a certain degree of confusion for fans, but now show bosses the Duffer brothers have stepped in to clear up whether this was really a breakup or not. "That's a breakup," Matt Duffer explained to <a href="https://people.com/stranger-things-did-nancy-jonathan-get-engaged-exclusive-11873748" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-analytics-id="inline-link" data-url="https://people.com/stranger-things-did-nancy-jonathan-get-engaged-exclusive-11873748" data-hl-processed="none" data-mrf-recirculation="inline-link" data-hawk-tracked="hawklinks" data-mrf-link="https://people.com/stranger-things-did-nancy-jonathan-get-engaged-exclusive-11873748">People magazine. "They are broken up." That seems to spell it out about as straightforwardly as possible, so fans still in denial about the end of Nancy and Jonathan as a couple might have to begrudgingly accept it. Read more: Stranger Things season 5 has already stuck the landing with one monumental scene Stranger…

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King's speech tops Christmas ratings with surprise second place beating Strictly
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date: 2025-12-27T10:23:58.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Entertainment
subject: TV
subject: News
description: The overnight ratings are considerably lower than last year's.
encoded: The King's Christmas message was the most watched programme on Christmas Day, with almost 7 million viewers tuning in to watch the royal address, according to BARB's overnight figures. That total combines all those who watched across various channels – including BBC, ITV, Sky News and GB News – as King Charles made his annual speech from the changed location of Westminster Abbey. In the address, the King urged the British public to get "to know our neighbours" as he made the case for forging greater community spirit in a world that has become increasingly divided. The second most viewed programme of the day was The Scarecrows' Wedding, the animated adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's picture book, which was watched by 4.3 million people. That's marginally more than the 4.2 million who tuned in to watch Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman host Strictly Come Dancing for the last time in the beloved ballroom show's festive special. Meanwhile, the top five in the day's ratings was rounded out by Michael McIntryre's The Wheel (3.7m) and the Call the Midwife Christmas Special (3.4m). The figures mark a significant downturn as compared to last year, which had seen the highest Christmas Day overnight ratings since 2008. Of course, last year's top two were the final episode of Gavin & Stacey (which was watched by 12.3 million) and new Wallace and Gromit film Vengeance Most Fowl, which saw 9.4 million viewers tune in. With no similarly major event broadcasts happening this time around, it was perhaps always inevitable that the figures would be lower. But even programmes that aired both years saw their total viewers dwindle, with just 2.85 million viewers tuning in to the first of two EastEnders specials this year, down from 4.4m and 4m for the two episodes in 2004. You can find the full breakdown of the top 10 most-watched shows on the day below: The King's Christmas Broadcast – 6.56m The Scarecrows' Wedding – 4.31m Strictly Come Dancing – 4.24m Michael McIntyre's …

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Elle Fanning reveals the "meta-ness" of filming Sentimental Value as it mirrored real-life
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date: 2025-12-26T11:00:09.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: Video
description: Fanning has a key role alongside Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve in the new film from The Worst Person in the World director Joachim Trier.
encoded: In Joachim Trier's new film Sentimental Value, Elle Fanning stars as Rachel Kemp – a young actress who travels to Norway for the first time to star in a film made by an esteemed Scandinavian director. Given that, in real life, Fanning is also a young actress who was travelling to Norway for the first time to star in a film made by an esteemed Scandinavian director, it's fair to say there are some clear parallels between character and star. And so, when RadioTimes.com spoke exclusively to Fanning ahead of the film's release, we asked her how much she drew on her own experiences while playing the role. "I always feel like with acting... I mean, you are yourself, so you are maybe subconsciously drawing from things you've experienced," she explained. "Normally, I try to separate, but there were feelings that Rachel felt that I've definitely... I can say I've felt before. Maybe not to the magnitude that she is feeling them when we meet her, but you can't help but kind of see the meta-ness of it all, and the correlations between what is going on with me being an American actress coming to Norway for the first time to work with a Norwegian filmmaker." She added: "I mean, that was all happening in real time, so you can't help but pick up things and kind of put that into the character. But I still, I think she is quite different from me!" The director who Fanning's character is working with in the film is the once renowned Gustav Borg, who is played, in an excellent performance, by the Oscar-tipped Stellan Skarsgård. And Skarsgård has explained that while he did not want to draw too much from any one particular director he's worked with in the past while developing the character, there were certainly aspects of Gustav that he was able to relate to. "I mean, I'm an actor, I can play what the f**k whoever," he explained. "What wasn't like me at all was [that] he definitely belonged to an older generation than me, even if he has the same age. He's a very 20th century man. But t…

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Wake Up Dead Man filming locations: Where was the Knives Out film shot?
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date: 2025-12-24T14:31:16.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: Netflix
subject: On demand
description: Everything you need to know about the real locations used to bring Our Lady of Perpetual Fortitude to life.
encoded: It's been a couple of weeks since Wake Up Dead Man – the third entry in Rian Johnson's Knives Out series – arrived on Netflix, and many subscribers will no doubt have already watched the film and discovered who was responsible for the murder of Josh Brolin's Monsignor Wicks. So far, the film has been going down very well with viewers after similarly attracting praise from critics, with our own review praising it for the slightly more unsettling tone it adopts and even suggesting that it might just be the best entry in the series yet. Of course, in addition to the excellent central mystery, there are many other aspects of the film to enjoy: from its brilliant star-studded cast led once again by Daniel Craig, to a stellar soundtrack featuring an iconic Tom Waits tune. And one other thing which may have caught your eye is the locations, specifically the church that was used as the focal point of the drama – Our Lady of Perpetual Fortitude, as it is named in the film. If you were wondering which real locations were used as the backdrop for Wake Up Dead Man, read on for everything you need to know. Wake Up Dead Man filming locations: Where was the Knives Out film shot? Although the film is set in the fictional town of Chimney Rock in upstate New York, the bulk of filming actually took place in the UK – with interiors shot at Leavesden Studios in Watford and exteriors at the Church of the Holy Innocents in High Beach, Epping Forest. Meanwhile, further exterior footage – for the scenes set away from the Parish and in the town itself – was shot in Cold Spring, New York. Speaking in the film's press notes, Production Designer Rick Heinrichs explained how, as with the previous two films in the series, his first task had been to find the "linchpin location" for the movie. He explained that he felt that he had to find a location in which "every particular feature is a candidate for a reveal, either as a bona fide clue or a red herring, or simply as character texture that provid…

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Peaky Blinders movie The Immortal Man unveils chilling first-look trailer as Tommy Shelby returns 'from the dead'
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date: 2025-12-24T14:15:06.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: Netflix
subject: News
subject: Video
description: There's an early Christmas present for fans of the Birmingham-set gangster saga.
encoded: An early Christmas present has arrived for Peaky Blinders fans – with Netflix having just released the first trailer for next year's movie spin-off The Immortal Man. In the brief teaser, which you can watch below, we see our first footage of Cillian Murphy's Tommy Shelby since he faked his own death in the show's dramatic season finale back in 2022. We find him wandering around and cutting a very isolated figure, before we hear a voice asking: "Whatever happened to Tommy Shelby, the famous gypsy gangster?" Later, we hear him declare: "I'm not that man, any more", while the clip also teases all sorts of dramatic events, from massive explosions to a gathering of a group of apparent Nazis. Meanwhile, fans have also been given brief glimpse at one of the new faces who will be joining the cast for this continuation of the Birmingham gangster saga, in the form of Barry Keoghan. However, there's no sign yet of fellow series newcomer Rebecca Ferguson, who previously told RadioTimes.com that she had "wanted to work with Cillian for a very long time." Check out the trailer below: View oEmbed on the source website The trailer arrives just a few weeks after the film confirmed that it will be arriving on Netflix on 20th March 2026, following a release in cinemas on 6th March 2026. And while certain plot details are understandably being kept under wraps, a synopsis for the movie reads: "Birmingham, 1940. Amidst the chaos of WWII, Tommy Shelby is driven back from a self-imposed exile to face his most destructive reckoning yet. "With the future of the family and the country at stake, Tommy must face his own demons, and choose whether to confront his legacy, or burn it to the ground. By order of the Peaky Blinders…" Add Radio Times as a Preferred Source on Google Of course, regardless of the events that unfold in the film, we know for sure that this won't be the final chapter in the Shelby saga. It was confirmed in October that the series would return for not one but two more season…

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Timothy Spall breaks down his emotional karaoke scene in Goodbye June – and why it was so important
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date: 2025-12-24T13:00:37.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: Contains Trailer
subject: Exclusive
subject: Netflix
subject: News
subject: On demand
subject: Video
description: The actor is one of many big name stars with key roles in Kate Winslet's directorial debut.
encoded: Timothy Spall has accomplished all sorts of incredible feats in his acting career, but in his latest film Goodbye June he faced a new challenge: performing an emotional karaoke scene. The tear-jerking moment comes relatively late in the family drama, with Spall's character Bernie – who had previously seemed in denial about the impending death of his wife June (Helen Mirren) – taking to the stage and devoting a song to her, unaware that his son Connor (Johnny Flynn) is watching. "Well I mean, they can go wrong," Spall told RadioTimes.com when asked about doing the scene. "But it's a way of this character getting in touch with everything that he's managed to avoid." He added: "And he's doing it not for anybody, particularly. For her [June], but not knowing anybody's watching. His son so happens to watch it. And this is a moment of a huge connection, where his son realises that he's felt it all the time." His co-star Toni Collette added that the moment represented a "final kind of acceptance" for Bernie and Connor, with Spall saying of the latter: "He understands his Dad's been in massive pain." The film is the directorial debut of Kate Winslet and mostly takes place inside the hospital where June is spending her final days in the run-up to Christmas, surrounded by her sometimes warring family who she is desperate to bring back together before she passes. Winslet – who also has a key role in the film herself – has assembled an impressive cast, and each of the stars seemed very impressed by the A-list actor's transition behind the camera. Andrea Riseborough described her as a "natural, knowledgeable" director, and continued: "She's had 30 plus years as a very brilliant person absorbing everything that happens in the industry. "Often we work with people who've made one or two films as directors. Kate's been in so many films, she knows exactly the way every last cog works in the machine that we have as an industry." Colette added: "You realise [most] directors actually do…

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When is Die Hard on TV this Christmas?
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date: 2025-12-24T13:00:17.000Z
creator: Alex Hewitt
subject: Movies
subject: Christmas
subject: Die Hard (franchise)
description: Is the Bruce Willis classic a Christmas movie? The debate continues.
encoded: Christmas Day is very nearly upon us, and film fans across the land will be deciding which films to watch to bring in the big day. While the likes of The Muppet Christmas Carol, Elf and Love Actually are shoo-ins, there's always one film which remains a little more contentious. Over three-and-a-half decades after its initial release, the question of whether or not Die Hard can be counted as a true Christmas movie remains fiercely contested. It was originally released during the summer months, but its festive setting means it picks up a huge amount of interest around the Yuletide period. The film, which was directed by John McTiernan, stars Bruce Willis as NYPD detective John McClane, who touches down in Los Angeles on 24th December with grand plans of making amends with his estranged wife Holly (Bonnie Bedelia) at her company’s Christmas party. Just before he enters her office, though, the building is seized by the villainous Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) and his gang, who take everyone inside hostage. View oEmbed on the source website Film critic James King previously told RadioTimes.com that "Die Hard is a Christmas movie now but it didn’t start out as one". "Back in 1988 when it was released in the summer, I don’t think anyone thought it was a festive film," he continued. "Sure it had a seasonal setting but it was hardly warm and cuddly. "But over time, the fans have embraced its Christmas background and reinterpreted it as a yuletide classic. That’s what’s great about brilliant films: they don’t just have to be one thing." But is the film airing over the 2025 Christmas period, and where can fans stream it? Here’s all you need to know, so you can make your mind up on the Christmas movie debate once and for all. Is Die Hard on TV this Christmas? As perhaps is only right, Die Hard will be getting an airing on Christmas Eve, with the film showing on 4Seven at 10pm. Meanwhile, the film is also available to stream on Channel 4 (previously All4 and 4OD) for free until Sun…

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Love Actually soundtrack: Every song featured in the Christmas classic
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date: 2025-12-24T12:30:07.000Z
creator: Alex Hewitt
subject: Movies
subject: Christmas
description: Ready to dance along to Jump with Hugh Grant and cry to Both Sides Now with Emma Thompson?
encoded: In the last couple of years, Richard Curtis has been behind two brand new Christmas films: first 2023's Genie and then 2024's Netflix animation That Christmas. And while both of those films – especially the latter – have their fans, in truth neither seem likely to have anywhere near the long-lasting impact of the writer's earlier foray into the Christmas movie genre, 2003's beloved Love Actually. For millions around the country, no Christmas would be complete without an annual rewatch of the popular romcom. Of course, it follows eight different couples as they navigate their love lives in the countdown to Christmas, boasting a brilliant soundtrack and one of the best casts of British actors ever assembled on film: including Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Dame Emma Thompson, Keira Knightley and many more. A festive classic it might be, but Curtis wasn't always so sure the film was going to become such an enduring hit. Asked whether he's surprised Love Actually has become a part of so many people's festive celebrations, Curtis told Radio Times last year: "I just consider that so lucky. We thought Love Actually was a disaster for months while we were trying to edit it. So, I always look back on it and think, 'I can’t believe we got away with it!'" Alongside a score from composer Craig Armstrong, the film also features a handful of pop songs. Wondering what they are? Read on for the full Love Actually soundtrack list and score. Love Actually score The full list of tracks in the movie composed by Armstrong are as follows: Opening Titles – Craig Armstrong Christmas Is All Around (Montage) – Craig Armstrong First Day – Craig Armstrong Natalie with Tea Trolley – Craig Armstrong In Love with Karl – Craig Armstrong Sam’s Bedroom – Craig Armstrong On the Bench – Craig Armstrong I’m in Love – Craig Armstrong Total Agony – Craig Armstrong Saucy Minx/Aurelia Arrives – Craig Armstrong Bad Policies – Craig Armstrong Discovery of Kiss/Press Conference – Craig Armstrong Croissants in Franc…

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Where are the cast of Home Alone now, 35 years later?
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date: 2025-12-24T10:01:40.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: Christmas
description: The film remains a festive staple all these years on – but what became of its stars?
encoded: Incredibly, it's been three-and-a-half decades since Home Alone first arrived in cinemas – and all these years later, the film remains one of the staples of festive viewing. While there have been a number of sequels and spin-offs over the years – most recently a fairly disastrous reboot in 2021 – and original star Macaulay Culkin has even recently been pitching a possible new sequel, in truth none on the later films have got anywhere near to the quality of the first two. With that in mind, you might be wondering what the cast of that original film are up to now? Of course, there have been some huge success stories, perhaps none more so than Macualay's brother Kieran Culkin, who has made an excellent transition from child star to adult actor by winning both an Emmy and an Oscar in recent years. But what of the rest of them – read on for everything you need to know about the cast of Home Alone and where they are now. Macaulay Culkin as Kevin Where is Macaulay Culkin now? Thanks to Home Alone, Culkin became one of the biggest child stars of all time, also appearing in sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and a range of other films in the early-to-mid '90s including My Girl, Richie Rich and The Pagemaster. Major roles dried up after that, although he did appear in a couple of independent films in the mid 2000s, including Party Monster and Saved! After some time away from acting – during which time he appeared in a pizza-themed comedy band named The Pizza Underground – he's more recently returned with roles in American Horror Story, The Righteous Gemstones, Zootopia 2 and Fallout, while he recently touted a potential new sequel idea in the Home Alone series... Joe Pesci as Harry Where is Joe Pesci now? The same year Pesci appeared in Home Alone he won an Oscar for his iconic role as Tommy in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas, and he's appeared in a number of other notable films since including My Cousin Vinny, A Bronx Tale and Casino. He's been acting less in more recent yea…

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32 football questions and answers for your virtual home pub quiz
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date: 2025-12-24T09:20:15.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: News
subject: Quizzes
subject: Sport
subject: TV
subject: Pub quiz
description: If you're searching for football questions and answers to keep your friends on the ball in online pub quizzes, we've got 32 of the best lined up and ready to roll
encoded: Football fans, this is your moment. If your mates spend most of the year looking blankly while you talk about the beautiful game, a pub quiz is one way to guarantee they'll be interested in what you have to say. You can put your football knowledge – and theirs – to the test with our trivia quiz, covering everything from legendary players to historic moments. Challenge your friends and see who comes out on top as the ultimate football aficionado, or use our questions to form the basis of your very own quiz. And once you’re done, why not try our TV pub quiz, film pub quiz, music pub quiz or sport pub quiz for size? Plus there's many, many more quizzes available as part of our bumper general knowledge pub quiz. Football quiz questions Which English club was the first to win the European Cup in 1968? Who is the all-time top scorer for the German national team? Who is the youngest player to ever score in a men's World Cup tournament? Which club did Jürgen Klopp manage before joining Liverpool? Which player holds the record for the most goals scored in a single Premier League season? Which country hosted the 1982 FIFA World Cup? Which player has won the most FIFA Women's World Player of the Year awards? In what year did the UEFA Cup change its name to the UEFA Europa League? Which player was known as "Il Divin Codino" (The Divine Ponytail)? England's women have won the last two European Championships in 2025 and 2022. Which nation won it previously in 2017? Which club has won the most FA Cup titles? Which manager won the UEFA Champions League three times in a row with Real Madrid from 2016 to 2018? Which country won the first-ever men's FIFA World Cup in 1930? Who scored the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history? Who is the only goalkeeper to have won the Ballon d'Or? Which club has won the most Scottish Premiership titles? In which year did the "Golden Goal" rule come into effect in football? Which club did Thierry Henry play for before joining Arsenal? Who was the…

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Where are the Nativity cast now?
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date: 2025-12-23T17:01:00.000Z
creator: Alex Hewitt
subject: Movies
subject: Christmas
description: It's been more than 15 years since the popular kids film debuted.
encoded: Christmas 2025 is almost upon us, and that means one thing: it’s time to hunker down in front of the fire and watch a Christmas classic. And, when it comes to feel-good movies, there’s no better option than the Martin Freeman-starring film Nativity!, which was such a success following its release in 2009 that it spawned three films and a stage musical. Nativity! follows a former actor turned primary school teacher called Paul (Freeman) as he’s put in charge of his school Nativity play. Everything quickly begins to unravel, and matters only get worse when Paul ends up lying to a rival primary school teacher that a flashy Hollywood producer will be coming into their town to watch them perform. While Freeman leads the cast as the main teacher, the real stars of the film were Marc Wootton as lovable but chaotic classroom assistant Desmond Poppy, and the children themselves. With that in mind, you might be wondering what has become of those young stars who appeared in Nativity! a decade and a half ago... did they continue to act? Read on for everything you need to know. The Nativity cast: Where are they now? Marc Wootton played Mr Poppy Before we move on to the kids themselves, lets start with Mr Poppy – a hugely popular presence in the film played by Marc Wootton. Although this series of films is arguably still what he's best known for, he's had a steady acting career, with credits including the first ever episode of Inside No. 9, the Take That inspired film Greatest Days and the Channel 4 sitcom High and Dry, which he also wrote and directed. Most recently, he had a key role in the Noel Fielding Apple TV+ series The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, while in 2024 he played the role of Marek in a National Theatre production of Till the Stars Come Down. Earlier this year, he co-wrote, produced, and starred in short film The Art of the Lie, which you can watch here: ﻿ Jake Pratt played Alfie Alfie was one of the big stars of the nativity play in the film – pla…

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Oscar contender Stellan Skarsgård "saved" Sentimental Value by agreeing to play "interesting asshole"
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date: 2025-12-23T17:00:13.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: Exclusive
subject: News
subject: Video
description: Skarsgård is tipped for an Oscar nomination for his role in the new film from The Worst Person in the World director Joachim Trier.
encoded: Four years after his previous film The Worst Person in the World became an international hit, Norwegian writer/director Joachim Trier has returned with his latest movie, Sentimental Value, which opens in UK cinemas on Boxing Day. The film – which premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and is expected to land numerous Oscar nominations next year – is a family drama that sees once-renowned film director Gustav Borg (Stellan Skarsgård) reunite with his estranged daughters while he is trying to make his next film. It becomes clear pretty early on that Gustav has not always been the best father to his children, and he does not always come across as the most likeable of characters, which made the decision to cast Skarsgård vital, as Trier explained in an exclusive interview with RadioTimes.com. "I think he kinda saved us in the writing room," he said. "Because the more we wrote Gustav, and the more interesting an asshole he became, the more we needed a really nice person to actually play him, to create a real character of flesh and blood." He added that – with this being his sixth feature as director – another factor that fed into Skarsgård's casting was that he was desperate to tick off some of the actors he'd always been keen to work with. "Stellan was, in my opinion, top of the list of first Nordic actors, but also, in the world in that age category," he said. "You know, what hasn't he done? So before the screenplay was done, I flew to Stockholm and met him and tried to persuade him. And he was shyly pretending he wasn't that interested, but actually he was. "And it was a sweet lunch that we had and I kind of ended up begging him almost to play and he accepted. So thank God. Gustav Borg is very much that dynamic between an asshole written and a beautiful man playing him." For his part, Skarsgård claimed that Trier needn't have gone to such extreme efforts to convince him to take on the role – revealing he was interested in starring as soon as he heard of the projec…

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Avengers: Doomsday release date and latest news as first trailer drops
type: item
date: 2025-12-23T16:29:53.000Z
creator: David Craig
subject: Movies
subject: Sci-fi
subject: Marvel Cinematic Universe (franchise)
description: The full cast list has now been revealed for the upcoming MCU film – and it's certainly a star-studded affair.
encoded: Chris Evans is officially confirmed for the cast of Avengers: Doomsday, with a brand new teaser trailer showing our first look at Steve Rogers since his emotional send-off in 2019's Endgame. The actor pulled an Andrew Garfield on fans with his earlier insistence that he wouldn't feature in the upcoming sequel, echoing the Spider-Man star's rigorous denials of his own involvement in No Way Home. As recently as this summer, Evans was lamenting not being "invited to the party" (via ScreenRant), but this brand new footage proves that he is very much on the guest list – and no doubt, a VIP! In the exciting teaser, we see Steve pull up on his trademark Harley-Davidson motorcycle, right outside the quaint home he moved into with the love of his life, Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). Notably, Atwell doesn't feature in the teaser, but we do see Steve wearing a wedding ring and caring for a baby, so Peggy surely cannot be far away – unless this is all an intentional misdirect! Check out the Avengers: Doomsday trailer for yourself: View oEmbed on the source website Alas, any fans left wanting more have a long time to wait. Doomsday is still a full year away, after a seven-month delay was announced around the same time that cameras started rolling. Evans joins original Avengers co-stars Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston in this long-awaited fifth film, with veteran MCU talents Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan and Paul Rudd also due to feature, among others. Perceived as a make or break moment for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doomsday is hoped to redeem a spotty period in the franchise's history, which has seen some giddy highs as well as some embarrassing lows. If you're eager to know more about the Avengers: Doomsday cast, plus the current release date and fleeting story details released so far, read on for your full guide to the hotly anticipated film. Avengers: Doomsday release date Avengers: Doomsday will be released in cinemas on Friday 18th December 2026. …

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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey: Release date, plot and trailer for next film
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date: 2025-12-23T14:35:39.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
description: The Oppenheimer director's next film looks set to be *the* movie event of 2026.
encoded: Almost exactly a year ago – in December 2024 – it was finally revealed that Christopher Nolan's first project since his revered Oscar-winning biopic Oppenheimer would be a very different sort of epic: a blockbuster adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey. Since then, anticipation has been slowly ratcheting up. That culminated in the recent release of the first official trailer for the film, which – as you might expect – paints a picture of a monumental, grandiose tale told with all the visual panache typical of Nolan's work. Meanwhile, some cinemagoers who have been to IMAX screenings of the newly released Avatar: Fire and Ash have been treated to something even better, with a five-minute prologue of Nolan's film playing in front of the main feature. While that footage has not been made publicly available, it reportedly sees Matt Damon's Odysseus emerging from the Trojan horse before engaging in some high-octane battle scenes. Of course, the film boasts an incredibly starry ensemble cast including key roles for Damon, Tom Holland and Anne Hathaway, all of whom feature in the trailer. And as if that wasn't enough, we also know that Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, Elliot Page, Himesh Patel and Mia Goth are among the the other big names set for prominent parts. While we'll be eagerly awaiting further updates between now and the film's summer release, there's probably already more than enough to go on to reassure us that this looks like being another triumph for the beloved director. It certainly looks like the cast appreciated the experience, with Holland telling GQ last summer that it was "the job of a lifetime" and teasing that "the movie is going to be unlike anything we’ve ever seen." Meanwhile, Universal Pictures’ president of domestic theatrical distribution, Jim Orr, praised Nolan's "visionary take" on the story of The Odyssey during the studio's presentation at Cinemacon, noting that "this film will be a once-in-a-generation cinematic master…

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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey releases epic first look trailer with star-stacked cast for mythological adventure
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date: 2025-12-22T15:46:39.000Z
creator: Patrick Cremona
subject: Movies
subject: News
subject: Video
description: This is our best look yet at Matt Damon in the role of Odysseus in the upcoming epic.
encoded: It's been almost exactly a year since it was announced that Christopher Nolan's next film would be an adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey – and in the twelve months since, it's safe to say anticipation has been slowly ramping up. Well, now we've been given our best look yet at the upcoming project ahead of its release next summer, with a full trailer having been released by Universal. The teaser includes just under two minutes of footage from the blockbuster, giving us a close look at Matt Damon as Odysseus and Tom Holland as Telemachus while setting the scene for what looks set to be a masterful, sweeping epic. Soundtracked by a foreboding score, we see the lead character traverse through beaches and forests and stormy seas, and even get some brief glimpses of the mythological beings he encounters during the saga. We also hear Damon's voice declaring: "After years of war, no one could stand between my men and home. Not even me." Meanwhile, at the very end of the trailer, we hear Anne Hathaway – as Odysseus's wife Penelope – emotionally tell her husband, "Promise me you will come back", to which he ominously replies "What if I can't?" Check out the trailer in full below: View oEmbed on the source website While this is the first footage of the film to be released far and wide, cinemagoers who have been to see Avatar: Fire and Ash in IMAX since it's release on Friday have been treated to a five-minute sequence from the opening of Nolan's latest epic, although it's not clear if that preview will eventually also be released online. Given the richness of the source material, the incredibly star-studded ensemble cast, and the director's stellar reputation when it comes to event cinema, there can be no doubting that The Odyssey was among the most hotly anticipated films set for release in 2026 even before the release of this tantalising trailer. Alongside the aforementioned Damon, Holland and Hathaway, Nolan's reimagining of Homer's iconic text will also include key roles fo…