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The Hollywood star played a drug dealer in this dark, claustrophobic thriller. For the BBC’s Close Up Film series, he reflects on the surprising part that means the most to him in his career.

The history of the video game movie is exceedingly perplexing. It’s basically 27 years of almost non-stop failures (save for the occasional hit like the original “Lara Croft” film, “Rampage,” or “Pokémon: Detective Pikachu”) until “Sonic the Hedgehog” suddenly ushered in a new golden box office age for these projects. Subsequently, the 2020s have been full of massive…

Success stories rarely follow a straight path, and several of today’s biggest stars once imagined futures in courtrooms rather than on movie sets or concert stages. Before becoming household names, many pursued law degrees, legal training, or seriously considered careers in the legal profession. Their journeys demonstrate that education can open many doors, but passion…

The female protagonist’s appearance in the 2024 trailer, 2026 Xbox Direct, and 2026 Gamescom teaser trailer ©INVEN

On the morning of August 22, 2023, Pakistan watched eight people hang precariously from a cable-car gondola suspended hundreds of feet above a ravine in the village of Allai in northern Pakistan. The cable car had been carrying schoolchildren across a valley in Allai when two of its cables snapped.

Not long ago, distribution was the finish line. How film distribution has changed.

A decade ago, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s dark comedy about a witty but pain-filled young woman premiered – and became a cultural phenomenon.

In April 1985, Wham! landed in Beijing to begin a historic tour, becoming the first Western pop act to perform in communist China.