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Sacha Baron Cohen, Rebel Wilson and the grim truth about his tasteless comedy Grimsby
Long before its stars’ latest war of words, the 2016 box office bomb united northerners, Trump supporters and audiences in revulsion
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Sharon Stone, Billy Baldwin and the salacious Sliver feud that won’t die
How two stars who hated each other, a coke-addled producer and many censor-troubling sex scenes created a controversy that rages to this day
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The truth about Trinity: how accurate is Oppenheimer?
The poison apple; that meeting with Einstein; his appalling diet. What the hit biopic gets right – and wrong – about the American Prometheus
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Why Disney’s ‘racist’ Mary Poppins could have been so much worse
The U-certificate classic is now a PG thanks to a single outmoded word. Yet Poppins author PL Travers was used to such controversy
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The adventurer and politician who went missing from British history
Titan of the Thames revisits the life of Lord Desborough – from hunting bears in the Rockies to organising the 1908 Olympic Games in London
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Great Escapes: a revelatory insight into the prisoner-of-war experience
This fascinating show on the Second World War is a reminder that films like The Great Escape are part of a history of airbrushed propaganda
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Why Russia’s bootleg Traitors rip-off is one of the worst TV shows you’ll ever see
Despite the game's Soviet roots, Moscow's unauthorised version of the hit show is a demented, lawless and murderously boring mess
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The curse of St Elsewhere: inside the craziest finale in TV history
Emma Stone's new TV drama has ended in truly bizarre and baffling style. But in 1988, the ‘Hill Street Blues in a hospital’ went one better
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Sex and Scottish nationalism: the ‘deranged and unstable’ life of Poor Things author Alasdair Gray
Thanks to an adaptation of his best-loved novel, Alasdair Grey is set to find a new generation of readers. They may be in for a shock…
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‘It has the power to destroy souls’: the undervalued Scorsese epic that almost got him killed
As the great director prepares his second film on the life of Jesus Christ, let's pray it proves much less controversial than the first
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David Soul, Stephen King and the terrifying power of Salem’s Lot
The bone-chilling vampire saga gave Starsky and Hutch fans quite a shock in 1979 – and remains one of the finest King adaptations ever made
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The Batavia bloodbath: how a murderous mutiny inspired The Traitors
The backstabbing and brutality that followed the 1629 shipwreck shocks historians to this day. But where does Claudia Winkleman come in?
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The genius animator who created Mickey Mouse – then fell out with Walt Disney
Ub Iwerks drew Disney's most famous creation and helped kickstart his empire. So why isn't he a household name?
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From The Full Monty to Michael Clayton: Tom Wilkinson’s best roles
The late actor kept a low profile in real life, but could blow away any of his peers on screen. Here are his five finest films
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The Sussex saga or ‘Edward the Caresser’: what to expect from the inevitable Crown spin-offs
Writer Peter Morgan hasn’t confirmed any follow-ups to his melodrama – but it’s only a matter of time. What storylines might feature?
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Foy, Colman or Staunton: which Queen Elizabeth II ruled The Crown?
Three of Britain’s finest actors have played the late Queen in Netflix’s drama. But which was the greatest? Vote for your favourite below
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