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Nezouh review – magic realism amid the ruins of Damascus under siege
Soudade Kaadan’s poetic tale of family life in the bombed-out Syrian capital is visually poetic, if a touch too theatrical
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Lassie: A New Adventure review – like Crufts with a bit of plot tacked on
The animals out-act the humans in this badly dubbed German addition to the series, which finds Lassie tackling a dognapping ring
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The Idea of You review – Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine spark in crowd-pleasing romcom
A single mum and a boyband hearthrob make sweet music in Michael Showalter’s precision-tooled adaptation of Robinne Lee’s bestseller
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J.K. Rowling Reveals How She Told ‘Harry Potter’ Star Alan Rickman About Character’s Big Secret
JK Rowling has shared the conversation she had with actor Alan Rickman, when she revealed to him the true complications of his character in the Harry Potter movies. Rickman played Severus Snape, Harry’s teacher and apparent tormentor who eventually turns out to be working for good forces, including protecting Harry against the likes of Voldermort …
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Will Ferrell “Follows Ryan Reynolds And Buys Stake In English Football Club” – report
The UK sports media have got excited this weekend with reports that Will Ferrell is the latest movie star to bring his celebrity, and his wallet, to English football. The Sun newspaper was the first to print its exclusive that the Elf star had bought a “large stake” in Leeds United Football Club after falling …
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Cold review – theatrically evocative folk-tale treatment of the pain of miscarriage
A man spins a story in a doctor’s waiting room, sparking a fairy tale of loss and desperation
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Madonna Makes History With 1.6million Crowd In Rio On Final Night Of Tour
Madonna has brought her tour to a close with a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, in front of a reported 1.6million fans. It was the final night of her retrospective tour, marking her four decades in pop, which she has been taking around the world since last October. AP News reported …
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