ADVERTISEMENTHe’s one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood history, considered one of the last great Movie Stars and has defied death for more than three decades in the Mission: Impossible franchise... And yet, Tom Cruise has yet to win an Oscar – despite four nominations.Now, that Golden Baldie dearth is about to be rectified as
ADVERTISEMENTAl Pacino has become the first major Hollywood celebrity to have an official audience with the newly elected pope, Pope Leo XIV. The star of The Godfather and Serpico met the pontiff at the Vatican on Monday. The veteran actor, 85, is currently in Italy shooting Maserati: The Brothers, a biopic starring co-stars Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia
ADVERTISEMENTEach stitched panel honours someone who died from AIDS-related illness, forming part of a vast global project that began in the 1980s at the height of the epidemic. Created by loved ones, the quilt is both a tribute and a protest. The project was started by American activist Cleve Jones, who began sewing panels after
ADVERTISEMENTNamed Camarat 4, the wreck was located by chance during a French Navy seabed control mission in March 2025 and has since been studied by France’s Department of Underwater Archaeological Research (Drassm).Remarkably well-preserved, the site is being described by archaeologists as a “time capsule.” Over 200 ceramic jugs, neatly stacked plates, cannons, and cooking utensils
ADVERTISEMENTBrian Wilson, the Beach Boys' visionary leader whose genius for melody and arrangements inspired hits like "Good Vibrations" and "California Girls" has died at the age of 82.Wilson's family posted news of his death to his website and social media accounts on Wednesday but gave no further details.The Beach Boys rank among the most popular
ADVERTISEMENTIf you could mash-up natural history with art, you'd probably find Theo Jansen would be close by.The 77-year-old Dutch artist has been mixing media and combining it with everyday objects since 1990 to produce truly, extraordinary mobile structures that resemble animals. Now, the life and death cycle of these famous animals — formed mostly out
ADVERTISEMENTFormer movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted on Wednesday of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial but acquitted of another. Jurors were unable to reach a verdict on a third charge.The split verdict was a measure of vindication for his accusers and prosecutors, but also to Weinstein after the landmark case was thrown
ADVERTISEMENTMy Father’s Shadow made history the moment it hit this year's Cannes lineup.Akinola Davies Jr.’s hauntingly beautiful debut became the first Nigerian film to receive an official selection at the festival, a milestone moment not just for the filmmaker but for African cinema as a whole. “Representing Nigeria to me is a real badge of
ADVERTISEMENT Celebrated British trip hop collective Massive Attack have announced an alliance of musicians speaking out over Gaza against “intimidations from within” the music industry. Massive Attack took to social media last night to share a statement announcing the “movement” – a union of musicians who have spoken out over the Israel-Palestine war and have faced attempts
ADVERTISEMENT Ari Aster may have made a name for himself with lauded horror offerings like Hereditary and Midsommar but his latest film may be his most terrifying: a COVID pandemic-set dark comedy that doubles up as a counterfeit satire. And while that may seem like too much of a stretch for the filmmaker, Aster – for all