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      New on Netflix UK in April 2023: Best movies and TV from Beef to Sweet Tooth S2

      Here's a rundown of the best new movies and TV shows heading to Netflix UK in April 2023, from Beef to Sweet Tooth S2.

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      'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation' director responds to 'highly exaggerated' alternate director 'myth'

      “That story is highly exaggerated. I never had any inkling he was even being considered,” reveals director Jeremiah S. Chechik.

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      Harry Potter cast to reunite for 20th anniversary as director calls for extended cut to be released

      Harry Potter director Chris Columbus has called for the release of the extended cut of The Philosopher's Stone as the movie hits its 20th anniversary.

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      'Home Sweet Home Alone': Does the new Disney+ movie link to the 1990s classic?

      Disney has rebooted the 'Home Alone' franchise, with Archie Yates stepping into the shoes of Macaulay Culkin.

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      Macaulay Culkin wants Donald Trump cameo removed from 'Home Alone' sequel

      Fans have taken it upon themselves to edit various stars into Donald Trump's infamous cameo, and Macaulay Culkin is all for it.

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      'Gremlins' director Chris Columbus reveals the scene studio execs wanted to cut

      Columbus looks back at his comedy-horror classic and how it fits into holiday viewing. “When people should be celebrating, these ridiculously evil monsters are terrorizing the town ... that is fascinating.”

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      Chris Columbus thought he was going to be fired as 'Harry Potter' director

      Harry Potter director Chris Columbus says he spent the first two weeks of filming assuming he was going to be fired.

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      'Christmas Chronicles 2': Why Santa Claus could be the last role Kurt Russell ever plays

      "The Christmas Chronicles 2" director Chris Columbus describes how much the veteran actor really, really likes playing Santa Claus.

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      Donald Trump ‘bullied’ his way into the 'Home Alone' sequel

      Home Alone 2: Lost In New York. director Chris Columbus says Donald Trump “bullied” his way into the film.

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      'Home Alone' director Chris Columbus says reboot is 'a waste of time'

      Chris Columbus helmed the first two 'Home Alone' movies, as well as the first two entries in the 'Harry Potter' franchise.

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      'Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone' hits $1 billion box office, 19 years after release

      It’s all thanks to a new 4K 3D restoration of Chris Columbus’s 2001 film which has just been released in China.

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      Donald Trump says 'Home Alone 2' will 'never be the same' after his cameo is cut for TV

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      The Gremlins reboot is happening, says Chris Columbus

      What were those rules again? Bathe regularly and plenty of midnight feasts?

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      Chris Columbus to write, direct video-game horror movie 'Five Nights at Freddy's'

      "Harry Potter" filmmaker to helm Blumhouse's adaptation of franchise about killer animatronic animals.

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      Gremlins 3 has a "twisted and dark" screenplay, says Chris Columbus

      Famed filmmaker, who wrote the original 1984 'Gremlins,' discusses long in-development third instalment.

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      10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Home Alone

      It’s hard to believe that Chris Columbus’ family classic ‘Home Alone’ is 25 years old today, so forgive us for feeling old. 16 November, 1990 saw the film, starring Macaulay Culkin, hit US cinemas, and it’s been a Christmas favourite ever since. Amazingly, John Candy improvised ALL of his lines, including every anecdote and funny line we see in the finished film.

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      Chevy Chase’s Awful Behaviour On Christmas Vacation Set Revealed

      Chevy Chase is a bit like Marmite in the movie business. Offering a new perspective on the oft-maligned actor is director Chris Columbus, who has revealed why he quit a big break directing Chase in the John Hughes-produced ‘National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation’ in 1989 after a few weeks on the job. Columbus spoke to James Hughes, son of the 'Ferris Bueller’ legend, in an oral history article for Chicago magazine about the making of 'Home Alone’, which is 25 years old this year. “Around that time, John Hughes sent me the script for 'Christmas Vacation’.

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