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Donald Clarke: Is it time to dust off your 3D specs?
Avatar kickstarted a brief and blurry 3D revival, Cameron could do it again this Christmas
James Cameron: ‘I didn’t understand what impossible meant’
The physics student turned blockbuster director is releasing four Avatar sequels
Marlee Matlin: ‘I don’t want to be part of that effort of faking deaf’
Groundbreaking actor on her record-setting Oscar, #MeToo, and roles for deaf performers
Landmark achievement within Devin Toner’s long reach
The 6ft 11in secondrow grew up wanting to fit in but soon learned to be as big as he is
Stanley Tucci, Colin Firth, Steve McQueen and Nina Hoss to appear at Dublin film festival
Virgin Media Dublin International Film Festival unveils line-up for 2021 virtual event
Call My Agent! season four: The best thing since buttered croissant
There are no berets, no Emily in Paris chintz. This is just watchable, witty French television
Call My Agent’s Camille Cottin: ‘People thought I was this senseless b*tch’
The scene-stealing star on her journey from Paris prank show to co-stardom with Matt Damon
Michael Apted obituary: Eclectic director’s work spanned Up documentaries to James Bond
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Steve Martin at 75: ‘The name Dr Michael Hfuhruhurr still makes me laugh’
Sarah Silverman, Reginald D Hunter and more on a ‘profoundly stupid, completely brilliant’ comic
Oscars 2020: Parasite triggers great upset as cult Korean film wins best picture
Saoirse Ronan misses out; Brad Pitt and Renée Zellweger take home Academy Awards
Ghostbusters: Afterlife first trailer revealed
Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver and Paul Rudd all feature in ghost-catching comedy
New series to light up the lives of Dark Crystal fans
In an age of explosive visual effects, studio bosses were not bowled over by the idea of staying faithful to The Dark Crystal’s puppet DNA
Uncrewed SpaceX craft blasts off from Kennedy Space Centre
Launch will provide vital data on whether the spacecraft is ready to carry passengers
Dan Mallory, the fiction writer who made up stories about his own life
The author has been exposed as a serial liar. But how did he get away with it for so long?
Claire Foy: ‘Pain plays a big part in all the characters I play’
‘I have an aversion to be being told I have to look a certain way to be an actress’
PopMart: Were U2 making a joke or was the joke on them?
The band's 1997 tour to support their mediocre ‘Pop’ album was an expensive folly, confusing fans
Marvel’s The Defenders: the new Netflix series you might want to miss
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‘It's a romantic attempt to describe how we are as humans to an extra-terrestrial audience'
Emer Reynolds's new film ‘The Farthest’ looks at the extraordinary, humbling story the Voyager space project
Closeness: No film will top this drama for walkouts and jeering
An ethically questionable scene had Cannes viewers shouting as they left the premiere
Why Alien 5 is the send-off that Ripley deserves
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Bezos pilots robot, feels like Sigourney Weaver
Weblog: The fifth-richest man in the world is working through his bucket list
Will ‘Alien: Covenant’ give fans exactly what they want?
The trailer for Ridley Scott’s new film suggests it will be a lot like the original – and a lot of fun
Sigourney Weaver: ‘I want to do an Irish accent’
The towering star of ‘Alien’, ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Avatar’ deals with death in ‘A Monster Calls’
San Sebastian: Basque in the culture
As the international film festival arrives this weekend, it’s the perfect chance to visit the Spanish city that revels in its natural gifts and life’s pleasures
San Diego Comic-Con’s heroes? Margot Robbie, Gal Gadot, Rihanna
In recent years the San Diego Comic-Con has exploded into the mainstream with A-list stars, first-run footage, and the world’s most dedicated fans. Liam Burke on the highlights from this year’s pop culture behemoth
At lunch with Jeremy Clarkson
The famous petrolhead shares pecorino with Jeremy Paxman to discuss cars, cigarettes and Kristin Scott Thomas
Donald Clarke: One man and his cat – the purrfect couple
One individual actually titled her blog: ‘I Don’t Like Men Who Own Cats’
Sigourney Weaver: Ripley’s long game
Still formidable after all these years, Sigourney takes the parts that interest her, be they big or small. Next up: a possible return to her most famous role in a rebooted ‘Alien’ series
Netflix’s top 50 series
Whether it's a Netflix original like Orange Is The New Black, a British comedy like Peep Show or just completely addictive like Breaking Bad; we've listed and categorised the very best Netflix boxsets for you to enjoy.
Power dressing is dead – long live powerful dressing
Working Girl-style big shoulder pads may be dead and buried, but women’s attempts to harness clothing to their advantage are not
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