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Postcard from Cannes #3: Give peace a chance

Peace should never be taken for granted. Even the smallest efforts should be fostered and cherished. What happens when we don’t heed the warning signs when peace is under threat? These were the questions posed by two powerful films shown on Thursday at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Armageddon Time review – Hopkins and Hathaway can’t save this stagy tale of a quasi-Trump

A middle-class boy capitalises on his privilege in Reagan-era New York in James Gray’s uncharacteristically syrupy movie

The Guardian - UK

‘Downton Abbey’ Returns with a Silent Movie and a Trip to France

Twelve years since it first premiered, television hit "Downton Abbey" is back with a second stand-alone film about the fictitious Crawley family and their servants running a sprawling English country estate in the early 20th century. Set in 1928, "Downton Abbey: A New Era", released in US cinemas on Friday,…

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Family discover secrets of sister murdered by handyman at her Spanish villa

'It doesn’t matter what happened in the past. I have come to terms with the shock. I’m just glad she never found out'

Wales Online

My best friend knew I really fancied bouncer Ste. She used it to take me for every penny I had

“I truly believed that my money was going to help a man who I cared about deeply, and I believed wanted a future with me"

Manchester Evening News

Downton Abbey: A New Era review – Like a dinner party guest that won’t shut up and go home

Old-fashioned sequel is locked into a one-way track of mild befuddlement

The Independent UK

Downton Abbey: A New Era's Michelle Dockery leads glitzy red carpet for film sequel premiere

The Downton Abbey: A New Era cast posed on the red carpet dressed to the nines, with Laura Carmichael, Michelle Dockery and Joanne Froggatt stunning at the premiere

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'My best friend posed as my crush to con me out of £117,000'

Anna Bonner pretended to be a bouncer her best friend Susan Hughes had fancied

Liverpool Echo

Woman's best friend posed as fake boyfriend to con her of £117,000 life savings

Susan Hughes and Anna Bonner had been best friends for 25 years before she realised she was posing as a club bouncer who she met several years ago.

Daily Record

Devastated woman's best friend posed as lover to con her out of £117,000 life savings

Today, Susan tells how she lost her life savings – and the ability to trust anyone – after a scam that began in 2011 and ran her ragged for nine years.

Daily Mirror

Robert Eggers knew he'd have to fight for his vision of 'The Northman.' The result was worth it

With his latest film, "The Northman," director Robert Eggers is bringing his distinctive vision behind cult hits "The Witch" and "The Lighthouse" to something exponentially larger — a big-budget Viking epic. Opening in wide release from Focus Features this weekend, it's a pressure-cooker test case of what happens when a…

Los Angeles Times

Review: ‘The Northman’ an Ambitious, but Lean Revenge Tale

The first sign that not everyone in Robert Eggers’ 10th-century Viking revenge tale “The Northman” has their priorities entirely straight comes early in the film, when the Viking king Aurvandil (Ethan Hawke) returns home to the North Atlantic kingdom of Hrafnsey after a year of fighting overseas. After trudging up…

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A Viking Epic to Conquer Them All in ‘The Northman’

Alexander Skarsgård has been dreaming about Vikings for as long as he can remember. Some of his earliest memories are from Oland, a Swedish island on the Baltic Sea, where his great-grandfather built a home many years ago. His grandfather would regale him with tales of Viking history while walking…

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‘The Northman’: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman get fierce in a boldly bloody Viking saga

Epic holds our attention with unforgettable visuals and the sheer, raw audacity of its premise.

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'I fell in love with my dad's mate and it was the biggest mistake I will ever make'

Emma was assaulted by her ex-partner, who is 21 years older than her, after she finally broke off the toxic relationship, and has shared her relief that he is now behind bars

Manchester Evening News

'I fell in love with my dad's mate and it was my biggest mistake'

Thomas Manning was introduced to Emma as her dad's friend - they then started a secret relationship

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Review: Life through a Witch's Eyes in 'You Won't Be Alone'

Maybe it’s a counter-reaction to our increasingly digital reality, but lately horror films have increasingly turned to primal pasts to resurrect the rituals and fears of folktale. It’s a strikingly global trend, spanning puritan New England (“The Witch”), rural Iceland (“Lamb”), North Dublin (“You Are Not My Mother”) and pagan…

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Mum-of-one dies at 27 after having tumour 'the size of watermelon' removed

In November 2020 - just months after doctors informed her there was 'no signs' of the cancer recurring - Estelle discovered it had returned and spread to her lungs and pelvis

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'My boyfriend was 10 years younger, charming and funny - then he almost killed me'

After eventually escaping the abusive relationship, mum-of-two Emma Cranston has since retrained in psychotherapy and formed a friendship with TV therapist Robert Hisee

Manchester Evening News

"George was ten years younger, charming and funny. Then he almost killed me"

“Each time he managed to convince me it was my fault, he told me I was as bad as him"

Manchester Evening News

'I was killing myself with overeating - now I've lost seven stone and found love'

“I had survived three heart attacks and cancer and yet I was killing myself with over-eating. I knew I had to make a change"

Daily Mirror

Pizza-loving mum sheds six stone after son became ashamed of her taking him to school

Becky White, 41, from Bolton, dropped from 17st to 11st after ditching her high-calorie takeaway favourite as part of the Cambridge 1:1 diet

Manchester Evening News

'My son was too ashamed for me to take him to school - look at me now'

Bad diet and bad relationships led to Becky White piling on the pounds - now she feels a 'million dollars', and her son couldn't be more proud

WhatToWatch

Best Wes Anderson movies: From Bottle Rocket to The Phoenician Scheme

After 12 meticulously made movies, which Wes Anderson movies stand above the rest? Here's our ranking of each.

Marie Claire

35 of the Best Fall Movies to Cozy Up To

The equinox is here, and it's time to get cozy.

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