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Lost and found - the stranger things people leave in library books

Oakland Public Library has unveiled a collection of memorable items found in library books over the last few decades, including love notes, family snapshots and wise advice to younger generations

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Euroviews. 25 years after Diana's death - do we need another documentary?

The documentary 'The Princess' is out on HBO and rolling out in select cinemas to mark the anniversary of Diana's death. But haven't we heard it all before?

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Venice Film Festival: the films tipped for awards glory

The 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival kicks off this week and we've selected the 10 films that have us excited, titles that will dominate awards chat in the second half of this year.

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MTV Video Music Awards: Big joints and the glory of Taylor Swift

The 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA)s came to a close on Sunday evening and it was a chaotic old time, filled with all the profanity and controversies to keep the Twittersphere busy.

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Which 2022 Pinocchio film will you be watching?

Disney and Netflix are going head-to-head with separate Pinocchio films in the second half of 2022. Which will you be watching?

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Pokémon World Championships and Pikachu's dark past

An event in 1997 nearly threatened to collapse the whole anime series and send the ‘pocket monsters’ out to pasture...

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Norway's Amanda Awards: 'The Worst Person in the World' wins big

Joachim Trier’s gorgeous coming-of-age film 'The Worst Person in the World' has won Best Film and four other statuettes at Norway’s Amanda Awards last weekend...

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Do these Fringe jokes make you laugh?

The Funniest Joke of the Fringe prize has been given to comedian Masai Graham - will it make you laugh?

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Multiverses, pandas and UFOs: the top films of 2022… so far

Following our summer recommendations of best queer reads and the podcasts you shouldn’t miss out on, here are the films already released this year that prove 2022 is already a great year for cinema.

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Khaby Lame: most followed TikTok star obtains Italian citizenship

Khaby Lame, the world's most followed TikTokker, has become an Italian citizen.

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Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’: how do you see aliens?

Jordan Peele’s new film 'Nope' has begun its international rollout in most European territories this month. But beyond impressive box-office numbers, there’s another reason to get excited about 'Nope': the way it portrays aliens.

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Japanese fashion designer Hanae Mori dies at 96

Nicknamed ‘Madame Butterfly’, Mori set up a fashion label that became the first Asian fashion house to join the rarefied ranks of French haute couture.

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'Das Boot' director Wolfgang Petersen dead at 81

Wolfgang Petersen, the German filmmaker whose World War II submarine epic 'Das Boot' propelled him into a blockbuster Hollywood career, has died.

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Academy apologises to Native American actress for Oscar abuse

Almost 50 years after she was booed on the Oscars stage for declining Marlon Brando's award on his behalf, Sacheen Littlefeather has received an apology from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Eurovision legend Svika Pick dies at 72

Svika Pick, a pillar of Israel's music industry who penned several tunes for the Eurovision Song Contest and was known as "the Maestro" in Israeli pop circles, has died.

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Locarno: sexually explicit Brazilian film 'Rule 34' wins top prize

This year's Golden Leopard went to Brazilian drama 'Rule 34' from director Julia Murat, in a ceremony which put women on top.

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Anne Heche's death ruled accidental following car crash

Anne Heche's death has been ruled accidental. The actor was declared legally dead at 53 on 11 August.

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Jean-Jacques Sempé in his own words

Here is a selection of our favourite quotes from beloved French cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé.

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French cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé dies aged 89

Beloved French illustrator Jean-Jacques Sempé, famous for the ‘Little Nicholas’ series and his New Yorker magazine covers, has passed away.

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Hollywood and Bollywood are remaking classics: which will you watch?

Hollywood is giving 'The Exorcist' a groan-worthy remake, while Bollywood is looking to revive its fortunes this week with a tantalizing remake of its own…

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