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Why Close Encounters has never been more relevant

Steven Spielberg’s 1977 classic tapped into ever-present anxieties about UFOs Source link

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The weatherman crucial to D-Day victory

On his inauguration day, in 1961, John F Kennedy asked the outgoing president, Dwight D Eisenhower, what had given him the advantage over the Nazis

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The new biopic revealing the secrets of enigmatic supermodel Kate Moss

“I pondered what two cultural titans may have talked about,” he explains of what drew him to the premise,”and what they found so intriguing and

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‘I believe Mr Nixon knew all along’: The tragic story of Martha Mitchell

John and Martha Mitchell were in California for fund-raising engagements at the time of the arrests. Realising she would easily connect the break-in to himself

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As the official search for the new James Bond begins, here are five things the new 007 needs to be

But while an actor from Ireland or the Antipodes would be acceptable, the consensus seems to be than an American Bond is a step too

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This ‘wild South Korean blockbuster’ is ‘2026’s must-see monster movie’ ★★★★☆

I won’t give away what’s revealed when the policeman tracks the monster into a forest, with the help of his charismatic sidekicks, an outlaw cousin

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John Travolta’s new film is a dud. It shows why great actors can be bad directors

But Propeller One-Way Night Coach was apparently the first film to be selected for this year’s Cannes. Did Frémaux really love it at that much?

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Cool or gross? Why ‘ugly shoes’ are taking 2026 by storm

There are other permutations of the sneaker. Sales of Mary Jane-inspired sneakers were “up more than 350% year-over-year in Q1 2026, which is a clear

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1950s novel Lord of The Flies is the ultimate study of hate and division. It has never been more relevant

But the book has only one specific reference, to “the Reds”, hinting at the Cold War, and that vagueness has made it far more open

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The controversy over Picasso's most shocking work

Les Demoiselles d’Avignon has been both despised and loved – and reinterpreted Source link