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New 'Staircase' series emphasizes the tragedy behind the sensational true crime story

In 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead in her Durham, N.C., home. Her husband, Michael, was accused of her murder, and a Netflix documentary followed. Now, a new HBO Max series revisits the case.

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‘The Staircase’: Colin Firth breaks bad as a real-life liar, cheater and possibly killer

In this well-written HBO Max series, the good-guy actor expertly plays a duplicitous man whose discovery of his wife’s body casts suspicion on him and divides his family.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lionel Richie credits an inexplicable 'gift' for his music success

He’s one of the most famous singer-songwriters in America. But Lionel Richie says he can’t read music. The author of such hits as "Easy,” “Endless Love,” “Sail On,” and “Three Times a Lady,” can’t explain how he does it though he landed No. 1 hits on the charts for nine…

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The incredible true story behind the body of a Welsh man that fooled Hitler

The Hollywood film Operation Mincemeat tells the story of the deception effort to keep plans for the Allied Invasion of Sicily in 1943 a secret

Wales Online

Mary McNamara: Enough with the limited series already

In virtually every episode of "The Offer" on Paramount+ there is a moment when the action pauses so one character or another can deliver a paean to the power of movies.

Los Angeles Times

From a rap school in Morocco to a TikTok tutorial: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether you fancy some Casablanca Beats or a deep-dish pizza, our critics have your plans for the next seven days

The Guardian - UK

'The Staircase' supplements case we all know and judge

A new series on HBO Max depicts the true crime case of the 2001 murder of Kathleen Peterson, a North Carolina woman found dead at the bottom of her staircase

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The Staircase review: This dramatisation of the famous true crime series is unnecessary but gripping

This show ultimately adds nothing new to the story of Michael and Kathleen Peterson, but you still can’t look away

Evening Standard

The Staircase review: Colin Firth drama fails to live up to Jean-Xavier de Lestrade’s iconic documentary

This fictionalised remake of the 2004 true crime mini-series, starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette, is somehow more concrete than the original but altogether less captivating

The Independent UK

The Staircase review: Colin Firth drama fails to live up to Jean-Xavier de Lestrade’s iconic documentary

This fictionalised remake of the 2004 true crime mini-series, starring Colin Firth and Toni Collette, is somehow more concrete than the original but altogether less captivating

The Independent UK

Animal Wrangler Coaxes Perfect Screen Performances From Her Pets

Bozena Bienkowska believes the intelligence of animals is widely underestimated.

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Scots mum who worked with Gerard Butler trains pets to star in blockbuster movies

Bozena Bienkowska, 56, from Glasgow, has worked as an 'animal wrangler' for two decades and has had her animals appear in movies such as Wuthering Heights.

Daily Record

Operation Mincemeat review – Blimpish take on Ben Macintyre’s spy thriller

Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen and Kelly Macdonald provide some ballast in John Madden’s overburdened adaptation

The Guardian - UK

Renee Zellweger wants fourth Bridget Jones movie as she loves playing hapless heroine

Fans of the Bridget Jones romcom movies have a reason to be cheerful after Renée Zellweger, who plays the unlucky in love journalist, said she would happily play the character once more, adding: "I love being in her shoes"

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ITV Coronation Street: Real life of Billy Mayhew actor Daniel Brocklebank - co-star ex, Hollywood career, rival soap role and hidden talent

Daniel has played Weatherfield's vicar Billy for eight years now

The Guardian - UK

Operation Mincemeat review – Colin Firth heads starry cast in wartime spy caper

Stiff upper lips abound in this stranger-than-fiction tale of second world war espionage, with Firth and Matthew Macfadyen in charge

Evening Standard

Johnny Flynn interview: ‘Play James Bond? I can barely get myself out of the house to go for a run’

From Ian Fleming to David Bowie, a psychotic mobster to a buttoned-up Regency hero, the actor’s career has been wildly varied - but it’s music that he always comes back to

The Guardian - UK

I’ll bet someone else’s shirt that Diego Maradona’s is real…

The Argentinian’s kit, now up for auction despite his daughter questioning its authenticity, Colin Firth’s top … many would like to own a piece of history and good luck to anyone selling

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The Guardian - UK

Operation Mincemeat: the startling story of deception that fooled Hitler and helped win the war

A new film and play about a startling allied deception resonate at a time when conflict and propaganda haunt Europe again

The Independent UK

Camilla tours Jane Austen’s home and sees Mr Darcy’s famous white shirt

The Duchess of Cornwall toured the Hampshire home where Austen lived from 1809 to 1817.

Chicago Sun-Times

War, love, memory are explored in ‘Mothering Sunday’

Eva Husson delivers an affecting and visually pleasing though languorous meditation on love and loss.

Irish Mirror

Real ages of the cast of Bridgerton - from actors in their 30s playing teens to the one that shocks most Netflix fans

As is the joy of film and TV, many of the actors are significantly older than the characters they play - though, you’d never know from their performances.

Wales Online

Callum Scott Howells’ extraordinary 12 hours as he picks up Bafta nomination just hours after winning RTS award

Fellow young Welsh actor Gabrielle Creevy has also had a brilliant day

The Independent UK

Mr Darcy’s white shirt from Pride and Prejudice scene goes on display in Jane Austen’s House

New exhibition also showcases Elizabeth Bennet’s petticoat from the BBC 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen’s book

The Independent UK

Anthony Bridgerton gets his Colin Firth moment in the new season... and we love it

As the hit Netflix drama returns, Olivia Petter outlines how one of its standout scenes pays homage to a cultural phenomenon

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