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‘Horrifying, destructive’: Amber Heard throws support behind Blake Lively
Amber Heard is one of several high-profile figures to speak out in support of Blake Lively and her allegations of sexual harassment against co-star Justin Baldoni.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
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Tributes paid to Crocodile Dundee star with ‘challenging personality’
Burt, a “one of a kind” five-metre-long saltwater crocodile, was best known for its brief but iconic role in the 1980s film.
- by Sarah Newey
A love like no other – complete with fangs, fur, wings or feathers
Sexy beasts representing the “other” have a long history in film, and are having a moment now.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Blake Lively says she was pressured to do It Ends With Us scene nude
The actress says her co-star and director Justin Baldoni insisted she perform a birth scene naked, without prior discussion.
- by Karl Quinn
‘We can bury anyone’: Blake Lively, the director and allegations of a smear campaign
Private messages detail an alleged campaign to insult the actress after she accused Justin Baldoni of misconduct on the set of It Ends With Us.
- by Megan Twohey, Mike McIntire and Julie Tate
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Summer holidays movie special: Our critics’ picks of the flicks
Already seen Wicked? Want a film that will please the family? Our reviewers have you covered from Boxing Day and beyond.
A mysterious woman, a sudden death keep us guessing in Parthenope
Paolo Sorrentino was orphaned at 16. His films still grapple with the questions that followed.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
★★★
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Italian master Paolo Sorrentino’s films feel like deranged ads. His new one is no exception
Starring Celeste Dalla Porta and Gary Oldman, Parthenope is an experience you can drift through as the heroine drifts through life, enchanted and sceptical at once.
- by Jake Wilson
★★
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Jim Carrey’s showboating double-act can’t save Sonic the Hedgehog 3
The comedian takes on a second role as Dr Robotnik’s lookalike grandpa, which doubles the number of movie characters he’s played this decade.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★½
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Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin collide in not-so-solemn Holocaust pilgrimage
A Real Pain follows two bickering cousins as they travel to Poland to honour their grandmother.
- by Jake Wilson
★★★★
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Crazy, stupid love: Anora takes you somewhere quite unexpected
The Cannes Palme d’Or winner about a stripper and her wealthy Russian suitor features a cast so spirited that anything seems possible.
- by Sandra Hall
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