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Seven Near-Perfect Family Fantasy Films Forgotten Today

Fantasy has long been a natural fit for family movies, yet many excellent examples have slipped from the public eye. These seven films, while celebrated by some cinephiles, deserve wider attention for their inventiveness, heart, and ability to entertain both children and adults. European and international animation feature strongly. The

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Raoul Peck on his connection with George Orwell

“I must admit,” Raoul Peck says from his book-lined Parisian apartment, “George Orwell was not top of my list of authors who I thought would fit my current view of the world.” Born in Haiti and shaped by an extraordinary life under the Duvalier regimes, his family fled in 1961

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Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?

Five Oscar Best Picture winners. Five completely different visions of what cinema can be — and what it can do to you. Ten questions will figure out which one. The quiz highlights Parasite, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Oppenheimer, Birdman, and No Country for Old Men. One of them is the

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Super long Oscars: plenty of lectures, few memorable moments

Conan O’Brien hosted an Oscars that was intermittently funny and at times moving, but much of the night stretched into lectures and monotonous droning. The ceremony also featured the seventh-ever tie in Best Live-Action Short, and an In Memoriam that landed as one of the evening’s most affecting

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Adam Scott and Britt Lower on Severance Season 3

Apple TV's Severance first aired in 2022 and returned in 2025. The series was renewed for Season 3 a year ago on the day of the Season 2 finale, but filming has not yet begun; this summer is the most likely window for cameras, which would almost certainly

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I registered my cavapoo as a service dog. No one checked.

I registered my 22-pound cavapoo, Charlie, as a service dog for about $70 and received an ID card and certificate in the mail. I didn’t have to say what disability he would aid or provide any training documentation. For roughly $80 more the company would have sent a red

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'Reacher' Star Teases Season 4 of Alan Ritchson's Prime Video Juggernaut

Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Taylor Sheridan doesn't write heroes — he writes people who do what they

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What links The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Moonfleet? The Saturday quiz

The questions 1 Which dictator spent his last days in power playing Candy Crush? 2 What children’s TV production company was founded by Anne Wood? 3 Rome’s Ludus Magnus was a training school for whom? 4 Where were Liz Truss and Lord Salisbury both appointed prime minister? 5

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The Academy Has Decided Your Perfect Film Is…

The Academy Has Decided Your Perfect Film Is… Your answers have pointed to one Oscar Best Picture winner above all others. This is the film that was made for the way your mind works. Parasite: You are drawn to films that operate on multiple levels simultaneously — that begin in one

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Oscars 2026: horror wins, tech loses and politics loom

Warner Bros had a standout night, collecting 11 Oscars as Sinners and One Battle After Another — the season’s two biggest films — led the way. The haul capped a year of critical and commercial success for the studio, arriving as it prepares to fall under the ownership of Paramount‑Skydance

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First Best Casting Oscar Goes to One Battle After Another

The Academy's new Best Casting award went to Cassandra Kulukundis for One Battle After Another. It was the film's first win; Paul Thomas Anderson's picture holds 13 nominations and is also up for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. Kulukundis has collaborated

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Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?

A ten-question quiz matches you to one of five Best Picture winners, aiming to find the film that was made for the way your mind works. Questions probe what kind of experience you want—whether a film should start in one genre and reveal another, push formal boundaries, build slowly

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Henry Cavill's Hellraiser: Hellworld Now Free on Pluto TV

Henry Cavill’s early horror outing, Hellraiser: Hellworld, is now streaming free on Pluto TV. The eighth entry in the franchise was released straight-to-DVD in 2005 and directed by Rick Bota. Cavill plays Mike, a regular in an MMORPG aptly titled Hellword, who attends a rave staged by Lance Henriksen’

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Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie? Take the Quiz

A quiz matches you to one of five Oscar Best Picture winners: Parasite, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Oppenheimer, Birdman, and No Country for Old Men. Five completely different visions of what cinema can be — and what it can do to you. Ten questions probe what kind of film experience

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Best live-action short tied at the Oscars, the seventh-ever tie

At the Academy Awards on Sunday, the best live-action short film category ended in a rare tie, only the seventh in Oscars history. The 2026 ceremony at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood produced the result: "The Singers," directed by Sam A. Davis and produced by Jack Piatt,

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Prize crossword No 29,954

1 down. Parting shot to provoke interrupted by Republican mug. 7 letters and 3 letters. 2 down. No end to deception? Bank more responsible. 8 letters. 3 down. Model that’s short inspired with sexy pictures. 6 letters. 4 down. Newspaper plugging a column. 4 letters. 5 down. Any, perhaps

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Russell Crowe Would Have Matched Tolkien's Aragorn

Before Viggo Mortensen took on Aragorn, several actors were considered for the role, including Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicolas Cage, Jason Patric and Stuart Townsend. Russell Crowe, fresh from his Academy Award-winning turn in Gladiator, was asked to replace Townsend and was offered the part, a casting many argue would have more

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Eight Single-Season Fantasy Shows That Are Masterpieces

Fantasy TV often thrives on sprawling worlds and multi-season sagas, but every so often the genre produces a rare single-season hit. Those shows can deliver unforgettable stories with ambitious themes, striking visual direction, and emotionally satisfying arcs—even when they conclude on a slight cliffhanger. This roundup highlights series that

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Andreas Schager: "Siegfried wants to have fun, kill the dragon"

Andreas Schager bursts through the door, crosses the room in a single stride and engulfs my hand in a firm clasp. “Sorry I’m sweaty,” he grins. “I’ve been forging Nothung!” It’s a midweek lunchtime in a cluttered back office at London’s Royal Opera House, but hammering

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Post-Apocalyptic Thriller 'Paradise' Surges on Streaming Ahead of Finale

With three episodes left before its Season 2 finale, Paradise has climbed the streaming charts and earned strong reviews. The post-apocalyptic thriller stars Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson and James Marsden and follows survivors in the aftermath of a global disaster. Premiering in 2025, Season 2 currently holds a 91%

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Logan Marshall‑Green Teases Rift Between Cal and Kayce on Marshals

Marshals follows Kayce Dutton after he leaves the Yellowstone ranch and is recruited by his former Navy SEAL teammate Pete “Cal” Calvin to lead a U.S. Marshals team. The series, already picked up for Season 2, was pitched to Logan Marshall‑Green as “SEAL Team on horseback,” blending cowboy

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Chris Hemsworth & Tom Holland's 'In the Heart of the Sea' Fixes Major Marvel Mistake

Despite their long runs in the MCU, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor and Tom Holland’s Peter Parker have never shared a proper on-screen meeting. They have appeared in the same films — notably the climax of Avengers: Endgame — but never in the same frame, leaving more than a decade of Marvel

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Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?

An Oscar Best Picture quiz asks, "Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?" Five winners are offered as possibilities: Parasite, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Oppenheimer, Birdman, and No Country for Old Men. Ten questions will figure out which one. The quiz probes what kind of film

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Craig Silvey facing more charges over producing child exploitation material

Australian author Craig Silvey, 43, has been charged with further child exploitation offences. He was previously charged with possessing and distributing child exploitation material in early January, and on Monday was also charged with producing such material between January and June 2022, along with an additional count of possession. Silvey

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Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie?

A quiz asks ten questions to figure out which Oscar Best Picture is your perfect movie, matching you with one of five winners. The questions probe the film experience you want, a central obsession, how you like stories to be told, what makes a compelling antagonist, the kind of ending