The Raven trailer
Now, call us sick and depraved if you like but we've always had a fondness for serial killer movies.
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John Leguizamo will be Del Boy
Whether you like it or not, the American remake of Only Fools and Horses is definitely going ahead.
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Downfall of the internet kingpin
File-sharing sites are facing shutdown and, as Andrew Dickens reports, it’s all due to a high-profile arrest in rural New Zealand
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Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds
"Cream-crackered!” yells Denzel Washington. The actor’s expressing his feelings after he and co-star Ryan Reynolds have met a long line of journalists for their new film, Safe House.…
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Partridge bags second series
Second series negotiations for Alan Partridge don't always go well. Desperation once forced him to pitch such ideas as: Alan Attack -- Like the Cook Report Only more slapstick (see below).
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Exclusive first look at Far Cry 3
When backpacking, it’s crucial to follow three rules: 1) have somewhere to dry your towel, 2) ensure your cash is safe, and 3) be aware that you could be kidnapped by human traffickers at any…
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Chris O'Dowd
Chris O’Dowd is no stranger to winning awards. “I won Best Kisser, University College Dublin, 1998,” he wistfully recalls. And by this time next week, he could well have added…
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Why we love Star Wars
Famous faces give us their favourite moments from a galaxy far, far away… (Images: Rex Features)
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New Amazing Spider-Man trailer
Alright, so we admit it. When it was announced that Spider-Man was getting a reboot just five years after the last Sam Raimi/Tobey Maguire instalment, we were unsure to say the least.
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10 Unfinished Novels
Death is such a messy business. All that pain, remorse and expense. Best avoided really. And when the Grim Reaper does finally put in an appearance it’s always at a most inopportune time. You…
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The 50 coolest TV shows ever
Some would have it that TV is no more than a glorified idiot box sent to sanitise and dupe the masses. Those people are either academic cultural theorists or have obviously watched nothing more than…
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Worst George Clooney Lookalike ever
Take a look at the picture above. What do you see? Yes, three men in a bar. What you don’t see is anyone who looks like George Clooney. And yet, AND YET, the bloke on the left –…
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15 Celebrity Baby-Name Offenders
News that Paul Weller had become a father again at the tender age of 53, was tempered somewhat by the dubious names he gave his twin boys, Bowie and John-Paul. Hmmm, wonder where he got the…
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When Politicians Try To Be Funny
Politicians, as a rule, are not a funny species. Oh, they do lots of inept things that make us, the ordinary Joes and Joannas of this world, laugh at them, but it’s rare when they crack a joke…
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Daniel Radcliffe Video Exclusive
Daniel Radcliffe is an articulate fellow. We're sure you'll agree with us once you've clicked on the link above. And while that statement isn't especially shocking, we bet, after watching our…
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Surreal Moments On Film
ShortList has taken a surreal turn this week. Not only is our latest issue dedicated to this most mind-bending and discursive of aesthetical, philosophical and political theories – including…
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Nicolas Winding Refn
“I’m just so sick of talking about Drive,” says an exasperated Nicolas Winding Refn. As opening interview exchanges go, it’s far from ideal. But, given its ubiquity, you can…
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Best of British
This year is lining up to be extraordinary for emerging British talent. So, naturally, we got them all in a room before they stride on to greatness. Click on the links below to read our…
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The Oscar nominations
Well, it's all been leading up to this. After those other awards are out of the way, all eyes are focused on the Academy.
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Channel 4 Mispronouncing The Simpsons
No matter how glamorous your job, every supermodel, Premier League footballer and Channel 4 continuity announcer has to instil some fun into their daily routine to stop it from becoming, well,…
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6 Art World Spats
It's not all laughter and light in the art world. These creative types can sometimes get a little, well, het up.
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The 50 Coolest Albums ever
Popular music has always been inextricably linked to the notion of cool. Whether that be looking cool, sounding cool or by not giving a flying fig about anything else and doing exactly as you please…
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Eddie Redmayne
Having starred opposite Michelle Williams in My Week With Marilyn, wowed the West End in Richard II and rolled around with British model Cara Delevingne for a Burberry campaign in recent months,…
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Alternative Hitchcock posters
Despite Saul Bass’ pivotal artwork for Vertigo, most of the posters that accompanied Alfred Hitchcock’s masterful films were, to put it bluntly, pony. North by Northwest, Psycho, Dial M…
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Gerard Butler
A lead role in a Shakespearean adaptation and a recent brush with death has given Gerard Butler a new outlook on life, as Jimi Famurewa discovers.
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10 least plausible movie stunts
Complaining about implausibility in Hollywood can be something of a forlorn exercise. What did you expect, reality? Boring. However, some stunts are so far beyond the pale that we feel duty bound to…
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The 50 coolest books ever
Films you can quote for cheap giggles down the pub; records (vinyl, natch) earn you kudos among a select coterie of like-minded obsessives; but nothing – absolutely nothing – says…
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Seven Strange Writing Rituals
Finding it difficult to extract the novel that all of us are meant to possess from your being? Perhaps you're not coming at it from the right angle. And by right angle, we mean the odd, the weird and…
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George Foreman on Ali
To mark Muhammad Ali’s 70th birthday, ShortList presents a celebration of the world’s most iconic sportsman, beginning with a tribute by George Foreman
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70 moments that made Ali great
Admit it, as much as you'd like to brag you know everything there is to know about Ali, even the biggest fan won't know all of these. Well, we're hoping anyway. (Image: Rex Features)
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