Prince Edward has become more of an important working member of the Royal Family over the years and now in the reign of his older brother King Charles he is a key part of the Firm thanks to his dedication and loyal service.
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The Israeli-Gaza morass this week seemed to defy coherent media coverage, reminding me of critic David Thomson’s conclusion about Hollywood war movies and how they “used to celebrate courage, not confusion.”
Thomson’s new book, The Fatal Alliance, deals with the history of the war movie from Gallipoli to Saving Private Ryan, guiding readers from “war is hell” to “war is a blur.”
The war movie once constituted a reliable genre product for Hollywood, along with the Western and the musical. To be sure, Israel-Gaza is a tragedy of enormous and dramatic proportions, as symbolized by its chaotic cross-cutting from drones to tunnels.
From Paths of Glory to Dunkirk, war movies once set forth a structure and pathos to guide audiences through the nihilism of combat.
Thomson reminds us of the pageantry of the knights on horseback in Olivier’s Henry V, the churning helicopters in Apocalypse Now or the mayhem of Mogadishu in Black Hawk Down.
During World War II, American families faithfully charted the strategies of war, with toy soldiers neatly arrayed across the dining room table so the children could understand the tactical symmetry. There were good guys and bad, the sides clearly delineated.
These them-vs.-us certitudes are not being served up to cable viewers this month, who nonetheless are spurring solid ratings gains following years of erosion. CNN ratings are up 31% month-to-month (up 16% year-to-year), but MSNBC still registers higher overall viewership. Fox News still commands a significant lead over both.
Excluding Napoleon, Hollywood itself has a skimpy slate of war movies coming up, which is likely to its benefit. Thomson is even retroactively skeptical about Hollywood’s World War II propaganda movies churned out by
Prince Edward has become more of an important working member of the Royal Family over the years and now in the reign of his older brother King Charles he is a key part of the Firm thanks to his dedication and loyal service.
canceled her Thanksgiving plans this year, Martha Stewart has done a U-turn and revealed just how she plans to celebrate.The lifestyle guru, 82, said she’s gearing up to cook a “stuffed and roasted 20-pound organic, heritage bird” as well as “prepping to bake thirty pies” for the holiday.“My colossal chocolate turkey, crafted using my giant antique turkey mold, did not survive storage since October, crumbling into itself.
Director: Marc Forster.Starring: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, Ludi Boeken, Fana Mokoena, Pierfrancesco Favino, Ruth Negga, Peter Capaldi, Moritz Bleibtreu, Abigail Hargrove, Sterling Jerins, David Morse.Running Time: 116 minutes.Certificate: 15.Synopsis: United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) is at the forefront of a race against time to stop a zombie pandemic that is toppling armies, governments and threatening to destroy humanity itself.Attempting to breathe new life into the zombie realm with his adaptation of Max Brooks’ 2006 book, Marc Forster has directed a relatively fun ride that will struggle to appease fans of the supernatural due to a steadfast commitment to family values and blatant lack of gore.Strongest when itching towards 28 DAYS LATER territory in its far quieter final third, WORLD WAR Z spends most of its time floating somewhere between disaster movie and family drama. Hopping from continent to continent may not leave us dizzy, but events never reach tangible levels of worldwide panic when personal elements cause such an infuriating distraction.
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As the weather turns more wintery by the day, we can’t help but opt for warm and comforting dishes to take respite from the cold. And one recipe that we’re loving is this creamy keema curry, created by flexitarian Peter Andre, which has a plant-based twist. Cooking delicious, plant-based meals doesn’t have to be a complicated feat.
January may be the traditional time for people to give plant-based recipes a go as part of Veganuary, but there’s no reason why you can’t try meat-free today. And with cold, gloomy weather here to stay, we’re opting for comforting dishes, including this one-pan plant-based moussaka created by flexitarian Peter Andre. Coming in at just £1.41 per serving, the recipe, which uses Beyond Meat mince, is not only cost-effective, but it can be cooked up in less than 40 minutes.
We might be more familiar with him as a singer and TV personality but turns out Peter Andre might be a dab hand in the kitchen too. He has has come up with a series of family and purse-friendly plant-based mince recipes including these burrito bowls.These are a great alternative meal to try if you find yourself cooking the same things again and again and you're stuck in a bit of a food rut.The cost-effective dish is rustled up using Beyond Meat mince and can be batch-cooked if you want to make a week of meals. If you're freezing them for a later date, defrost thoroughly and reheat to piping hot before serving.
The consensus is clear: Hollywood feels it must pursue what Bob Iger tactfully (or ominously) calls “some fixes.”
Joni Mitchell and Leonardo DiCaprio were among those who gathered to celebrate the life and music of the late The Band guitarist and singer-songwriter Robbie Robertson last night (15 November).The memorial, held at Robertson’s longtime Los Angeles studio home The Village, included a moving tribute from director Martin Scorsese and performances of Robertson’s music from Jackson Browne, Citizen Cope, Angela McCluskey and others.Robertson died after a long illness on 9 August, aged 80.Scorsese and Robertson first met while making The Band’s legendary concert film The Last Waltz. “I guess when all is said and done it was a kind of folie à deux,” said Scorsese in his eulogy.
appearing on “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” “Nine guests canceled because somebody got sick. So … I called up my chef friend and I said, ‘We’re not doing Thanksgiving.'” According to the lifestyle guru, she has cooked several turkeys on various TV programs and was getting tired of preparing the dish anyway. “I’ve also cooked 14 turkeys already for my TV show, and I still have to [cook] one more turkey on the ‘Today’ show,” Stewart continued.
EastEnders' Peter Beale star, Thomas Law, made a sensational return to the soap after 13 years, causing quite a stir among fans. But Thomas' link to the popular soaps runs a little deeper than just playing a member of the iconic Beale clan, as both his real-life mum and sister are part of the EastEnders crew.The character of Peter Beale, who first appeared in 1993 as the son of Ian and Cindy Beale, has been played by seven different actors, with Thomas taking over the role from 2006 to 2010, before reprising the role this year.
They say life is slower in Tennessee, but apparently not if you’re Ryan Edwards!
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Peter Chernin’s spending continues.
The Beatles released what has been billed their very last song this week, with the aid of filmmaker Peter Jackson, but now the Lord of the Rings director has hinted there may be one or two more gems in the vault.
Coronation Street fans have been worried about Peter Barlow drinking again as he struggles with having killed Stephen Reid. In shock scenes last month, the cabbie mow down the street's secret serial killer as the threatened Jenny Connor outside the Rovers.
Beatles song.The highly anticipated track titled ‘Now And Then’ was made after both surviving members, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, joined forces once again to make the last-ever track to feature all four members of the band.It was made using previously recorded demos from John Lennon, salvaged with the help of AI technology, and it is set for global release at 2pm GMT this Thursday (November 2).Now, it has been confirmed that the new song will come with an official music video, directed by Peter Jackson and comprised of archived footage of the Fab Four.Made alongside Apple Corps Ltd., Capitol and UMe, the project will mark the first music video the filmmaker has ever worked on, and follows on from his work on the 2021 documentary series about the band titled The Beatles: Get Back.“When Apple asked me to make the music video, I was very reluctant – I thought my next few months would be a hell of a lot more fun if that tricky task was somebody else’s problem, and I could be like any other Beatles fan, enjoying the night-before-Christmas anticipation as the release of a new Beatles song and music video approached,” he said in a press release, explaining how the project arose.“To be honest, just thinking about the responsibility of having to make a music video worthy of the last song The Beatles will ever release produced a collection of anxieties almost too overwhelming to deal with,” he added, saying that he later used the lack of relevant footage of the members as an excuse to try and shy away from the project.“A Beatles music video must have great Beatles footage at its core. There’s no way actors or CGI Beatles should be used.
gone viral following the actor’s death.The Friends star, who died suddenly aged 54 on Saturday (October 28), was a strong advocate for addiction recovery in his later years, and often spoke frankly about his own struggles with drug and alcohol abuse.In 2013, Perry debated drug courts – where former addicts would sit as magistrates – on BBC’s Newsnight alongside drug policy reform advocate Baroness Meacher and controversial author and journalist Peter Hitchens.During the debate, the conversation turned towards the nature of addiction and whether it should be classed as a disease, which Hitchens deemed a “fantasy”.In response, Perry called his views “ludicrous” and encouraged him to “read something other than your book” on the subject, in reference to his essay The War We Never Fought: The British Establishment’s Surrender To Drugs.Perry later recalled the TV appearance in his 2022 memoir Friends, Lovers And The Big Terrible Thing, where he described Hitchens as a “complete tool”.“I like to think that both the Baroness and I ran rings around him – but frankly, that wasn’t hard,” Perry wrote.
Legendary Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel criticised midfielder Sofyan Amrabat following Sunday's 3-0 derby day defeat by Manchester City at Old Trafford.