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August 2025

Turtle Soup: How Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie almost boiled its actors alive
As Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie returns to cinemas, I spoke to its director and Heroes in a Half Shell about the life threatening - and life…
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"It was an embarrassment of riches" How Judd Apatow made The 40 Year Old Virgin
As The 40 Year Old Virgin turns 20, director Judd Apatow reflects on the loose creation and seismic impact of his funny-filled feature debut...
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"It was one of the greatest times ever" Michael Cera and Edgar Wright on Scott Pilgrim at 15
As Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World turns 15, director Edgar Wright and star Michael Cera return to an old save point to take us through its creation and…
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What to watch this weekend: The best stuff I’ve seen (that you should see too)
The King returns as a natural disaster is revisited and alien-loving invaders get out of control. Here’s some stuff worth watching this weekend…
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How Danny Elfman faked it 'till he made it
Before he was one of Hollywood's favourite composers, Danny Elfman was totally winging it...
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“It was definitely a bridge” How director Adam McKay made The Other Guys
As Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg's police comedy hits 15, Adam McKay takes us back on the beat to revisit Michael Keaton, Dirty Mike and the Boys and…
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July 2025

“Frank Drebin was a combination of Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood” – David Zucker on The Naked Gun
With a new reboot out this week, The Naked Gun director David Zucker re-opens the files of Police Squad to reflect on the creation of his 1988 comedy…
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The best things I’ve watched recently that you should totally watch too
Dexter Morgan is back and Amy Bradley is missing… or is she? Here’s a quick round up of some of the better things that have entered my eyes recently…
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We need Happy Gilmore now more than ever
Adam Sandler’s slap-happy golfer returns this week after an almost three-decade absence - and his arrival couldn’t be more welcome…
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“Some movies should not be touched” Jaws @ 50 creators dismiss remake ideas
With Steven Spielberg’s bitey classic turning the big 5-0, the director and producer of the new “definitive” Jaws documentary weigh in on whether Bruce…
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“I wanted it to feel like you’d entered a world that’d make you happy” Clueless at 30 with director Amy Heckerling
Clueless is 30? Ugh, as if! To celebrate, director Amy Heckerling tells us about studio notes, almost casting a Beastie Boy, and why her film imbues…
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