Day: May 17, 2025

Actor Pedro Pascal was on fine form during a boisterous Cannes press conference (Picture: Getty) Pedro Pascal has shared a defiant message about the importance of making ‘brave movies’ after his new film Eddington premiered at Cannes. The latest film from Hereditary and Midsommar director Ari Aster, Eddington sees Pascal’s mayor pitted against Joaquin Phoenix’s sheriff in a small-town New Mexico as the pandemic raged in May 2020. As a biting satire, the movie dives into hot-button issues that flared … Continue reading “Pedro Pascal speaks out on political chaos: ‘F**k people that try to make you scared’”

Horror franchise Final Destination has terrified audiences for 25 years (Picture: Warner Brothers) Final Destination may be 25 years old, but the franchise shows no sign of ‘dying’ anytime soon. That said, one of its stars really didn’t want any part of the film… The supernatural horror movie was released on March 17, 2000 and followed teenager Alex Browning, who has a premonition just before a doomed flight to Paris. His panic to get off the plane, however, leads to a … Continue reading “Final Destination was ‘tough’ to cast – particularly when it came to a horror legend”

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Mariam Shengelia from Georgia performs the song Freedom during the second semi-final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland (Picture: AP) After 12 months of waiting, the Eurovision Grand Final is almost upon us – 26 countries have now qualified for the big show on Saturday, May 17. The legendary singing contest is back for another year and this time it’s being hosted by last year’s winners Switzerland, who were represented by singer Nemo. Taking place in Basel … Continue reading “5 of the best Eurovision films to stream before the Grand Final”