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10 of the best films to watch this February

Universal Pictures 9. EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert When Baz Luhrmann was researching his Elvis biopic, he unearthed dozens of

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10 of the best TV shows to watch this February

Gray House Inc(Credit: Gray House Inc) 9. The Gray House Set during the US Civil War, this historical drama is

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Why this Robert Burns classic is a masterpiece

Nannie and her cohorts aren’t pleased to hear it: Tam has to flee on horseback with a crowd of screeching

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The story behind City Lights and cinema’s greatest ever final shot

Simply the best? There are, of course, many rival claimants to the title of the greatest final shot in cinema

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The 600-year-old origins of the word ‘hello’

Hello around the world  While the English language settled on “hello” as its customary greeting, other languages forged their own.

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‘It’s always been bleak – but it’s got even darker’: How Industry became the most nightmarish show on TV

The HBO banking drama has just kicked off its fourth series, amid serious hype and with a starrier cast than

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The five most exciting head-to-head battles in the Oscars race

Winner of the best actor award at Cannes, he was widely considered a sure thing for an Oscar nomination until the

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Hero or brutal tyrant? The controversy over 16th-Century explorer Magellan

Although solid facts about Magellan’s life are limited, the narrative that often prevails is about his heroism. Diaz’s Magellan, on

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Eight quick fixes to revitalise your home

7. Vintage frames “From a sustainability standpoint, we already have so many objects in the world,” says artist Booth, whose 1970s

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16 of the most exciting films coming up in 2026

12. The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping With or without Jennifer Lawrence’s heroic archer, Katniss Everdeen, audiences can’t get their