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A movie that takes liberties with 'Wuthering Heights'? Scholars are OK with that

Emerald Fennell’s new “Wuthering Heights” sparked a familiar fight about book adaptations, but some Brontë experts say it still works

The Independent UK

Alan Cumming says he ‘won’t be too mean’ when presenting Bafta Film Awards

The Scottish actor has previously hosted the TV awards for the British Academy.

Evening Standard

Shakespeare expert Ian McKellen brands Hamnet ‘improbable’ fiction: ‘I don’t quite get it’

‘I’m not very interested in trying to work out where Shakespeare’s imagination came from, but it certainly didn’t just come from family life,’ the British thespian said

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Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Hamnet' - To weep, or not to weep

The multi-Oscar nominated Hamnet is a moving ode to agonising loss and the possibility that healing can come through art. But you may find the emotions so signposted that your heartstrings feel more yanked than tugged.

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Hideo Kojima reckons Eternals director Chloe Zhao "must be a witch" after being blown away by her new Oscar-nominated drama: "Has the power to rewrite cinema"

Hamnet "lays bare the miracle of movies", says everyone's favorite film critic Hideo Kojima

Total Film

Eternals Wasn’t A Major Priority For Marvel. How Chloé Zhao Made It One

Chloé Zhao is always a priority in my book.

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‘Begging my boyfriend to get one’: Paul Mescal inspires yet another fashion craze with Hamnet earring

The Night Manager’s Diego Calva and James Norton are also helping to build hype around small singular hoops

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Chloé Zhao says Eternals wasn't high on Marvel's priority list: "It [was] only on their list of potential players"

The director was chosen because of her immense passion for the project

Total Film

BAFTA nominations 2026: 'One Battle After Another' and 'Sinners' lead the charge

As expected, Paul Thomas Anderson’s 'One Battle After Another' and Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' go head-to-head with the most BAFTA nominations, while 'I Swear', 'Pillion' and 'The Ballad of Wallis Island' lead the charge for best British productions. Here's the breakdown of this year's nominations.

Euronews

One Battle After Another leads Sinners in Bafta 2026 nominations

Paul Thomas Anderson’s caper received one more nod than Ryan Coogler’s vampire blockbuster

The Independent UK

Ethan Hawke’s vow to Robert Redford at emotional Sundance gala recognizing filmmaker’s mentorship

Sundance Film Festival regular Hawke recounted his first audition in front of Redford for the 1992 period drama

The Independent UK

Oscars 2026 predictions: who will win Best Picture, Best Director, and the major acting awards?

Here's what we think you can expect from this year's Oscars

Total Film

Where To Watch Every Oscars 2026 Best Picture Nominee So You Can Cram Before The Awards Show

If you want to stay in the pop culture loop, here’s how you can watch all 10 Best Picture nominees before the Oscars on March 15.

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Academy Awards 2026: How ‘Hamnet’ will help me lead Shakespeare classes about ‘Hamlet’s’ Ophelia

When I teach Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, many students love the character Ophelia, and so do I. But the play seems to silence her just when readers need to know more about how she sees the world and her place in it — especially the young women in my classes.

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Euronews

Oscar nominations 2026: ‘Sinners’ makes history with record-breaking 16 nods

The record in the Academy Awards' 98-year history was 14 nominations, and Ryan Coogler's vampire horror 'Sinners' has shattered that achievement. Here's everything you need to know about this year's Oscar nominations.

Evening Standard

Hamnet star Bodhi Rae Breathnach has ‘fingers crossed’ as Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal tipped for Oscar nods

The literary adaptation has been widely tipped for Oscars recognition

The Conversation

Shakespeare reinvented: how Chloé Zhao blends East and West philosophies in Hamnet

In Hamnet, Agnes Hathaway (Jessie Buckley) asks William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) to introduce himself by telling her a story. It is her way of seeing who this man really is.

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The Joy That Radiates Off the ‘Hamnet’ Cast Is Beautiful

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The Sundance Film Festival prepares to bid farewell to Park City, and Robert Redford

The Sundance Film Festival kicks off Thursday in Park City, Utah, marking its final year there

Marie Claire

Gracie Abrams Has Spoken Out About Her Relationship With Paul Mescal

Woman & Home

‘Midlife crisis is not a bad thing’: Hamnet director Chloé Zhao reframes ageing and urges women to stop carrying life’s burdens alone

The director spoke openly about coping with midlife challenges during an episode of Woman's Hour

The Independent UK

The real reason Hamnet is making you cry, according to psychologists

IN FOCUS: After its big success at the Golden Globes, ‘Hamnet’, starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, is tipped to be a major winner at the Oscars too. But beyond the astonishing performances, are audiences also flocking to it because they simply need a really good cry? Charlotte Cripps thinks…

The Conversation

It takes many ghosts to make a story: how Maggie O'Farrell’s Hamnet takes from – and mistakes – Shakespeare

In her eighth novel Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell imagines the short life and tragic death of Shakespeare’s only son, aged 11, in 1596. Although it is not known how Hamnet died, O’Farrell attributes his death to the plague. She creates a visceral and affecting portrait of his swift decline and the…

Tom’s Guide

Golden Globes 2026 winners: full list and where to watch them

Here's a full rundown of all the Golden Globes 2026 winners from across the TV and film landscape, plus where you can currently watch all the big winners.

The Independent UK

Ignore the awards – Hamnet is artificial and manipulative Shakespeare fan fiction

COMMENT: It is poised to sweep Oscar season, but Chloé Zhao’s tale of Shakespearean grief – starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal – is less a masterpiece than a blunt spade designed to whack you over the head until you weep from the pain, writes Patrick Sproull

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