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Almost 45 years on from The King of Rock and Roll’s death and the first-ever cinematic biopic of his life has finally arrived. Moulin Rouge director Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley movie has premiered in Cannes today to high praise from the critics. Here’s what they had to say about the new movie starring Austin Butler

John Wayne was born 115 years old ago this week and died at the age of 72 back in 1979, after a long career of 179 film and TV productions. During his last couple of decades, Duke was plagued with ill health after having a cancerous lung and two ribs removed in the mid-1960s. His

Johnny Depp has been at the centre of the public eye over the last month. The actor, who is best known for playing Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, is suing his ex-wife, Amber Heard, in a $50 million libel lawsuit. As the trial continues, more and more people from Hollywood

How could anyone not adore Sophia Loren? The world was in love with her in 1960 and yet Heston was not impressed by her beauty or her talent. She had set Hollywood alight since she signed her original Paramount five-picture deal in 1956. Starring roles opposite Cary Grant, Clark Gable and Sinatra followed in films

In less than a month’s time, Her Majesty The Queen will become the second longest-reigning monarch ever after Louis XIV of France, and she’s only a couple of years off surpassing The Sun King. It’s no surprise then, in this modern era, that as Elizabeth II celebrates jubilee after jubilee, there’s always going to be

Avengers Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo are helming Netflix’s most expensive movie to date, being reunited with Captain America star Evans. Joining the all-star cast are No Time To Die’s Ana de Armas and next Bond favourite Regé-Jean-Page. The new blockbuster is based on Jack Ryan novelist Mark Greaney’s The Gray Man book series.

Boyle is currently promoting his new Disney + show Pistol but naturally still gets asked about 007. He had sensationally been the man to set up Daniel Craig’s Bond with The Queen for the London Olympics opening ceremony. When he equally  sensationally was suddenly no longer the director of Bond 25 in late August 2018,

Moore said: ”Today, I think we’re very lucky to have Daniel Craig because he is quite extraordinary, I always say that Sean looked like a killer – but Daniel Craig would finish it off.” Some might say that was even elevating Craig above Connery. Of course, now all eyes are on the future, since No Time

Henry Czerny returns as Eugene Kittridge, the former director of IMF, and he’s asking Ethan Hunt to pick a side. Little is known about the plot of Christopher McQuarrie’s third Mission: Impossible movie, but there are a few new characters in the mix. Most notably, Hayley Atwell co-stars as Grace, who the filmmaker says has

Fraser became a household name in the early 2000s after appearing in a number of enormous Hollywood movies. The Mummy series, for one, was staggeringly successful and sent him into leading man territory for the first time. After that, he enjoyed some incredible success in films such as Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Monkebone, The

Baz’s Elvis Presley movie – Elvis – will hit cinemas this summer, but the previews have already started. The film stars Austin Butler as the titular King of Rock and Roll in a picture that aims to retell the star’s story from a different perspective. This time around, the focus is placed on Colonel Tom

In the 1960s Sean Connery was like Hollywood Royalty. At the time, he was playing James Bond, and in the process had become one of the biggest actors in the world. Not only was he universally loved for his work, but he was personally respected as a man who would not take any nonsense. So

Today, Steve McQueen is an icon of cinema from the 1950s and 1960s. The Hollywood macho-man made a name for himself by starring in movies such as Bullit and Le Mans. But before he was a multi-million dollar actor he came from a rough background. His son, Chad McQueen explained how his father’s difficult upbringing

Today, Wayne stars as US marshal ‘Rooster’ Cogburn, in the iconic 1969 western True Grit, which airs on ITV4 from 4.15pm. It follows the hard-drinking Cogburn as he is persuaded to help a young child try and find the person responsible for robbing and murdering her father. The classic earned Wayne his solitary Academy Award

Sophia apparently reassured him, “Elvis I think you are a very nice boy” and The King joked back: “Thanks a lot! You know that’s the worst thing you can say about me.” It all starts to sound a little staged when Elvis also told the watching photographer and crowd: “You know, I’ve seen every picture

Mr T’s iconic character BA Baracus was famous the world over for his surly bad attitude (and pathological fear of flying) on screen. Peppard’s cigar-chomping Hannibal Smith was rather smoother, if no less alpha. While the show about a team of falsely-accused Vietnam veterans seeking to clear their name became a worldwide smash, behind the

Top Gun sequel Maverick hits cinemas next week and features the return of the ace pilot’s nemesis Iceman. Although Kilmer remains too frail to travel, Tom Cruise has been on the red carpet  for the royal premiere in London, sharing his joy at working with his co-star again: “He’s an actor that I greatly admire,

And it is relevant to be clear that the next time around, James Bond will still be male. Producer Barbara Broccoli has been adamant that no women will be considered: “James Bond is a male character. I hope that there will be many, many films made with women, for women, by women, about women. I don’t

Ann-Margret blew Elvis away even though she was far from his usual type. The King famously preferred less assertive and more innocent (and often much younger) women. Priscilla had been 14 when they met, and now, still only 17, she found herself waiting anxiously back home at Graceland while reports spread that her man was,

It remains one of the most iconic and instantly recognisable piece of film music (or any music) to this day. The moment those undulating synths kick in, and then the horns and piano, you are instantly transported to images of men is white vests and shorts slo-mo running. The film and soundtrack came out over