This week sees the two actors going head-to-head at the multiplex with competing star vehicles – but the staid biopic ‘Maria’ and the playful erotic thriller ‘Babygirl’ only expose how disappointingly the two women’s careers have diverged over the last 20 years, writes Xan Brooks
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Films can still offer an emotional hit like nothing else. Helen O’Hara and Patrick Smith pick their favourites
The Oscar-winning actor recently donated $1 million to a fire relief fund to support Los Angeles amid raging wildfires
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Oscar-longlisted film captures powerful moment someone’s life is changed ‘by seeing a form of artistic expression’
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‘It was hell. It was inferno,’ Sebastian Harrison described of the devastating wildfires
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Former ‘Baywatch’ star claims that Hulu series about her relationship was made without her permission or involvement
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‘He wanted to be involved,’ movie’s producer said
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Actor says he essentially shot sequel on one leg
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‘Braveheart’ star says he was ‘ill at ease’ while talking to podcast host
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Even Hollywood’s finest sometimes make something they regret – Louis Chilton picks out 17 of the biggest duds
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The ‘30 Rock’ actor is alleging he was wrongfully prosecuted over New Mexico shooting of Halyna Hutchins
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The ‘Halloween’ star says she’s in communication with California Governor Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass
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‘Shazam!’ star has been an avid proponent of Donald Trump
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Anthony Hopkins, Anna Faris, Mandy Moore, Ricki Lake and Eugene Levy are among the stars whose properties have been reduced to rubble
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‘To all the baby girls in the room,’ actor says
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Screenings for ‘Unstoppable’, the Critics Choice Awards and the Oscar nominations have all been postponed
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Even the best films sometimes hit a bum note, writes Louis Chilton
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Actor expressed confusion over Vance’s ‘whole different personality’
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Deadpool star presented best film award to Wicked at National Board of Review Awards gala
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