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It seems that many male movie stars don’t wear underpants. Haven’t they ever heard of #MeToo? Or accidents? | Jenny Bevan

It seems that many male movie stars don’t wear underpants. Haven’t they ever heard of #MeToo? Or accidents? | Jenny Bevan

πŸš€ Check out this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Jenny Beavan,Film,Film industry,Fashion,Culture,Life and style,Underwear for men,Men's fashion βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: CAnnie Bevan is a living legend in the world of cinema. The three-time Oscar-winning costume designer gave the Merchant Ivory films their distinctive look but was equally responsible for the visual assault of Mad Max: Fury Road.In 2016, her decision to attend several award shows wearing funky outfits captured the zeitgeist twice; First when Stephen Fry called her the β€œbag lady” and she was forced off Twitter, and second when a video of…
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Drawing Review – Googly-eyed fluffballs come to bright burping life in fun imaginative yarn for kids | film

Drawing Review – Googly-eyed fluffballs come to bright burping life in fun imaginative yarn for kids | film

πŸš€ Discover this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Film,Family films,Science fiction and fantasy films,Culture βœ… Main takeaway: TThe Goonies meet Godzilla in this adorable, fun, imaginative and emotionally intelligent adventure for older kids. The film follows a 10-year-old girl named Amber (Bianca Belle) whose drawings of monsters magically come to life and cause all kinds of havoc. Because they're the product of a 10-year-old mind, and drawn with felt-tip pens, the monsters are mostly a cute bunch of googly-eyed, glitter-belching fluffballs. Although be warned, one or two towards the end could scare even adult audiences.Things…
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D’Angelo’s music was infused with the influence of black women Black culture of the United States

D’Angelo’s music was infused with the influence of black women Black culture of the United States

πŸ”₯ Explore this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Black US culture,Culture,Soul,Music πŸ“Œ Main takeaway: TWhen D'Angelo first reached out to me, he wasn't alone. His voice was intertwined with Erykah Badu's on "Your Precious Love," a duet that sounded like an offering being passed between loved ones. I was fourteen years old, on the verge of adolescence, opening up about my private life. Their voices sounded soft and booming – almost timid. A cover of the classic Motown record written by Ashford and Simpson and sung, memorably, by Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell, the churchy…
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‘An Epic with a Capital E’: Inside Elmet, a tale of violence and greed on a haunted Yorkshire meadow | stage

‘An Epic with a Capital E’: Inside Elmet, a tale of violence and greed on a haunted Yorkshire meadow | stage

πŸ’₯ Discover this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Theatre,Bradford,Stage,Culture,The Unthanks,Music,Books,UK city of culture,Festivals,Javaad Alipoor βœ… Key idea: nThere is no clear match between broadcaster Fiona Moseley and theater director Javad Alipour. Shortlisted for the 2017 Mosley Booker Prize, Elmet is a lyrical and violent tale of land, family and revenge in semi-rural Yorkshire. Alipoor is known for its complex multimedia shows that explore digital technology, internet culture, and geopolitics. But it's the paradox that motivates them to work on a theatrical adaptation of Bradford's year as a City of Culture. β€œI couldn't see how it…
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Fallen Stars: Why do Hollywood stars flounder at the box office? | film

Fallen Stars: Why do Hollywood stars flounder at the box office? | film

πŸš€ Read this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Film,Film industry,Margot Robbie,Dwayne Johnson,Colin Farrell,Julia Roberts,Channing Tatum,Keanu Reeves,Seth Rogen,Kirsten Dunst,Leonardo DiCaprio,Andrew Garfield,Jennifer Lopez,Sinners,Culture βœ… Here’s what you’ll learn: MMovie stars have been on a roll this fall, and it hasn't been particularly big, bold, or pretty. In fact, on second thought, perhaps there's something audacious about the way audiences have, in quick succession, en masse rejected new films starring Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell, Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield, Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, and none other than... Daniel Day-Lewis.…
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‘He Made My Hair Fly’: The Exciting Genius of Gerhard Richter’s Paris Extravaganza – Review | Gerhard Richter

‘He Made My Hair Fly’: The Exciting Genius of Gerhard Richter’s Paris Extravaganza – Review | Gerhard Richter

✨ Check out this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Gerhard Richter,Art and design,Culture πŸ“Œ Key idea: gAs a child, Erhard Richter remembers drawing with his finger on an empty, lightly greased dinner plate, tracing and tracing imaginary curves and spatial structures in endless modifications of china. Decades later, he would place dots of different colors on a canvas and then blend them using curved, slippery brush strokes, lubricated with oil and paint, until the entire surface was covered. A more or less pure color slipped between impure and frequently mixed passes of pigment. Other paintings…
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‘It’s like they came out of someone’s subconscious’: How horror arrived in modern cinemas | film

‘It’s like they came out of someone’s subconscious’: How horror arrived in modern cinemas | film

πŸ”₯ Read this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Film,Horror films,Culture,Sinners,28 Years Later,Jordan Peele πŸ“Œ Key idea: TWhat is the biggest, scariest jump the film industry has seen in 2025? Horror returns as a major player at the UK box office. As a genre, it has impressively outperformed previous years (22% year-on-year increase at UK and Irish box office: Β£83,766,086 in 2025, compared to Β£68,612,395 in 2024).β€œLast year, no horror film reached Β£10 million at the box office in the UK or Ireland,” says Charles Gant, box office editor at Screen International. β€œThis year, five films…
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Joke’s on you, meatbag! Channel 4’s first AI presenter sounds startlingly bleak on so many levels | television

Joke’s on you, meatbag! Channel 4’s first AI presenter sounds startlingly bleak on so many levels | television

πŸ”₯ Read this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Television,Culture,Television & radio,Artificial intelligence (AI),Computing,Technology,Media πŸ“Œ Here’s what you’ll learn: toLast night's correspondence was titled Will AI Take My Job? Usually when something like this uses a question mark in the title, it's because the answer is no. But not this time, because the absolute inevitability of AI taking our jobs is truly painful to think about.According to the film, 8 million jobs in the UK alone are at risk of being outsourced by artificial intelligence. Call center workers, translators, graphic designers – anyone who is not…
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The wind that could save television! Why is the topic of celebrity traitors all about Alan Carr vs. Celia Imrie | television

The wind that could save television! Why is the topic of celebrity traitors all about Alan Carr vs. Celia Imrie | television

πŸš€ Explore this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: Television,The Traitors,Culture,Television & radio,Alan Carr,Celia Imrie πŸ’‘ Key idea: I broke the wind and I broke the Internet. Last week on The Celebrity Traitors, the gothic drama of a creepy cabin mission was audibly interrupted. "What just happened?" asked host Claudia Winkelmann, struggling to maintain her composure. β€œI just farted,” actress Celia Imrie said sweetly. "I'm so sorry. It's nerves – but I always admit it."All around her, her fellow celebrities were bursting into fits of laughter. It was immediately hailed as a contender for TV moment…
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Why did the most popular movie fail this year?

Why did the most popular movie fail this year?

πŸ’₯ Explore this must-read post from BBC Culture πŸ“– πŸ“‚ Category: πŸ’‘ Key idea: You can't risk this kind of long-term strategy unless your other films are profitable, of course, but fortunately for Warner, some of the biggest moneymakers of 2025 are on the company's slate: in addition to Sinners, these include Minecraft, Final Destination: Bloodlines, F1, Superman, Webs, and Conjuring: The Last Rites. If one battle after another wasn't winning, well, it still cemented Warner's reputation as an auteur-friendly studio, forged a relationship with Anderson, and gave them a well-respected film that would be an awards season favorite. Plus,…
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