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How Shirley Temple saved a Hollywood studio from bankruptcy
In December 1933, five-year-old Shirley Temple signed with a nearly-bankrupt Fox Studios. In History looks back at how she revived…
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The blistering new drama showing the US’s racist past from a new, first-person perspective
L Kasimu Harris (Credit: L Kasimu Harris) The Oscar-tipped film by RaMell Ross adapts Colson Whitehead’s novel about two boys…
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How Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Tipsy) became the unexpected smash hit of 2024
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) As Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Tipsy) becomes one of the country’s most celebrated tracks in…
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The Indigenous American supermodel on bringing change
Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images) “People are surprised at what I’ve said yes to”:…
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How ultra-traditional tweed found a new fanbase
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) Once synonymous with the aristocracy, the thoroughly British winter favourite is now in demand more…
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Timothée Chalamet is ‘brilliant and believable’ in ‘conventional’ biopic
Macall Polay Despite its “kinetic performances and irresistible music” from star Timothée Chalamet and cast, James Mangold’s Dylan biopic is…
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The 20 best films of 2024
Focus Features/ A24/ Paramount Pictures/ BBC (Credit: Focus Features/ A24/ Paramount Pictures/ BBC) BBC film critics Nicholas Barber and Caryn…
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How Charles M Schulz created Charlie Brown and Snoopy
Getty Images Charles M Schulz drew his beloved Peanuts strip for 50 years until his announcement on 14 December 1999…
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How Taylor Swift’s Eras tour became a near-religious experience
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, a “cultural juggernaut” remarkable for both its scale and intimacy, comes…
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