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The Latest Breaking News from Ben Kingsley

TV tonight: our highlights for Thursday, August 28, including The Thursday Murder Club movie

There is also New Lives in the Wild on Channel 5 to enjoy.

WhatToWatch

This lesser-known Farrow & Ball paint colour is the unexpected star of The Thursday Murder Club on Netflix

As well as a stellar cast, the new Netflix film is an aesthetic masterpiece

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Chris Columbus: 'Home Alone and Harry Potter weren’t meant to be family films'

EXCLUSIVE The filmmaker, who is behind Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club, says his approach to making movies came after being ‘bored’ when taking his own kids to the cinema

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New Releases on Netflix: 5 Must-Watch Shows and Movies This Week

Dig into all the new Netflix TV shows and movies heading to Netflix this week, including "The Thursday Murder Club," "My Life With the Walter Boys" and more.

Tom’s Guide

The best new shows and movies streaming this week on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, and more

Check out our guide to the best movies and shows streaming this week, August 25–31

Total Film

Celia Imrie: how brooches, hankies and a secret tribute brought Thursday Murder Club character to life

Exclusive: Olivier Award-winning actress says she was given unusual freedom on set to personalise Joyce’s world

Evening Standard

Pierce Brosnan thought of Ray Winstone when first reading his part in The Thursday Murder Club

The Thursday Murder Club star Pierce Brosnan has confessed that he couldn't help but think of Ray Winstone when he first read his part of Ron Ritchie in the film.

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Chris Columbus gives update on Gremlins 3: ‘Sequel has to be perfect’

EXCLUSIVE The acclaimed filmmaker reflects on Stephen Spielberg’s role in the original, promises no CGI mogwai, and reveals updates on The Goonies and Labyrinth sequels

Evening Standard

Thursday Murder Club cast on why film is ‘a celebration of the older generation’

New Netflix show Thursday Murder Club, an adaptation of Richard Osman’s book, boasts a stellar cast

The Independent UK

The Thursday Murder Club review – Richard Osman bestseller provides solid, star-stuffed entertainment

There’s much to enjoy in this adaptation of Osman’s ingenious book, with Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie and Pierce Brosnan as the senior-citizen X-Men

The Guardian - UK

The Thursday Murder Club review – Netflix’s Richard Osman adaptation is so flimsy and digestible, it barely exists

2/5 Richard Osman’s bestselling ‘cosy crime’ novel gets a film adaptation that fails to make the most of its all-star cast

The Independent UK

Richard Osman says society is ‘obsessed’ with 25-year-olds on Instagram

The game show host, 54, penned the globally renowned series, The Thursday Murder Club, which follows a crime-busting group of retirees.

Evening Standard

Dame Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan on the red carpet in Leicester Square for Thursday Murder Club premiere

Director Chris Columbus described his cast as the finest he has worked with since the Harry Potter franchise

Evening Standard

Thursday Murder Club trailer offers first look at David Tennant’s character

The adaptation, based on the book series by Richard Osman, follows a crime-busting group of retirees.

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Andy Serkis and Sir Ben Kingsley to star in Young Washington

Andy Serkis, Sir Ben Kingsley and Joel David Smallbone have all joined the cast of the presidential origin story Young Washington.

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Scarlett Johansson and AC/DC are being used to scare off wolves by American farmers - and it works!

The Australian rock band and a certain film clip starring American actress Scarlett Johansson have proven to be very effective when it comes to preventing attacks on cattle in the US rural north-west. What's the deal?

WhatToWatch

Movies to stream in August: our expert's 12 must-watch movies new to Netflix, HBO Max and more

From Netflix to Prime Video, running down the New 2025 releases, streaming originals and all-time classics to watch this month.

The Independent UK

The 12 worst plot twists in cinema

THE COUNTDOWN: From Tim Burton’s wayward ‘Planet of the Apes’ remake to a misguided effort from M Night Shyamalan, Ed Power picks out the dozen most dismal movie twists ever

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The Trailer For Netflix’s Thursday Murder Club Film Just Dropped So Alert The Book Club

Someone alert the book club group chat, stat!!!

Tom’s Guide

Netflix’s new mystery movie with Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren gets first trailer — and it looks like charming chaos

Netflix just dropped the first trailer for its hilariously fun mystery movie “The Thursday Murder Club,” and it already looks like a summer must-watch.

Evening Standard

Andrew Gower on Gustaffson: 'Don't kill the mystery of music'

Andrew Gower is best known for his acting, but his band Gustaffson’s new album Black & White Movie is swiftly establishing him as a rock ‘n’ roll star too

The Guardian - UK

The strange case of the writer landing A-lister interviews for local magazines

From Johnny Depp in Somerset Life to Barack Obama in Dogs Today, Bernard Bale’s litany of starry interviews offers a rare insight into the engine room of celebrity journalism, and is every bit as intriguing as the thought of Jack Sparrow tending his Somerset garden

Evening Standard

Helen Mirren investigates in first-look images from Thursday Murder Club film

Dame Helen, Sir Ben Kingsley, Pierce Brosnan and Celia Imrie play four retirees investigating a murder.

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Upcoming Marvel Phase 6 movies & TV shows: The Fantastic Four, Avengers: Doomsday & more

Marvel's Thunderbolts will close out phase 5, but the MCU will continue into late 2025 and beyond with these highly-anticipated movies and shows.

The Guardian - UK

Athol Fugard obituary

South African playwright whose work dealt with the injustices and absurdities of the apartheid era

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