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Actress Cameron Diaz and her ‘The Holiday’ co-star Jude Law developed feelings for each other in real life during the shoot of the film. `The Holiday’ has made itself a nailed-on Christmas classic since it was released in 2006. The film stars Cameron Diaz as Amanda Woods, and Kate Winslet in the role of Iris Simpkins. The festive rom-com follows the two women after they swap homes for Christmas after having their hearts broken, reports ‘Mirror.co.uk’. Iris falls in love with Miles Dumont…

At a boarding school in the early 1970s, a student who’s been eagerly awaiting winter vacation gets a call with bad news: they’ll be spending Christmas at school instead of with their family. Is it Alexander Payne’s new Oscar-buzz movie The Holdovers—or Jenn Wexler’s new Shudder release The Sacrifice Game? Zillow Says You’ll Buy Your Next House With… AI? | AI UnlockedSuffice to say, similarities between the two don’t extend much beyond that broad set-up, which manages to envelop both a coming-of-age drama and an eerie yet…

Fantasy author Holly Black returns to Elfhame, the world of The Stolen Heir, next year with The Prisoner’s Throne—exploring the popular character of Oak in the first novel written from his point of view. In io9's exclusive excerpt, Oak’s stuck behind bars... and having some conflicted feelings about what to do next.An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame.Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen,…

As much as cinema enjoys the privilege of artistic licence, Indian movies often take this too seriously and go overboard, dishing out the most outrageously unbelievable stuff. On the other hand, Western works usually have the tendency to stay within the confines of realism. A classic example of this we saw at the ongoing 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. British actor Jude Law, who plays King Henry VIII, in Karim Ainouz's Firebrand wore a special 'perfume' made of “puss, blood, faecal matter and sweat”. Wow!…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJude Law’s posterior has become the subject of speculation after the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Firebrand.In the historical film, directed by Karim Aïnouz, Law portrays English monarch Henry VIII in the last stages of his life. Alicia Vikander plays his sixth and final wife and queen, Catherine Parr.Since its first screening on Sunday (21 May), Firebrand has received widespread…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJude Law has shared that he wore an “awful” scent of “blood, faecal matter and sweat” to authentically portray Henry VIII in his newest movie Firebrand. The 50-year-old British actor stars as the former King of England, who married six times, in director Karim Aïnouz’s historical drama. “I read several interesting accounts that you could smell Henry three rooms away. His leg was…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJude Law’s posterior has become the subject of speculation after the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Firebrand.In the historical film, directed by Karim Aïnouz, Law portrays English monarch Henry VIII in the last stages of his life. Alicia Vikander plays his sixth and final wife and queen, Catherine Parr.Since its first screening on Sunday (21 May), Firebrand has received widespread…

Jude Law doused himself in a specially-brewed scent blended from “blood, fecal matter and sweat,” to play Henry VIII in Firebrand, an acclaimed new period drama which has premiered at the Cannes film festival.“I read several interesting accounts that you could smell Henry three rooms away,” said Law at a press conference in Cannes on Monday. “His leg was rotting so badly. He hid it with rose oil. I thought it would have a great impact if I smelt awful.”A specialist perfumier was enlisted to make a custom brew, continued…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAlicia Vikander and Jude Law were greeted with a standing ovation fit for royalty at the Cannes premiere of the brutal historical drama Firebrand on Sunday (21 May).The movie, from director Karim Aïnouz and set in a blood-splattered Tudor England, stars Vikander as Katherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of the tyrannical King Henry VIII (Jude Law).According to US insider site…

Jude Law Was Obsessed With Star Wars As A Child(Photo Credit: Bang Showbiz) The 50-year-old actor, Jude Law, who plays a mysterious unnamed figure in upcoming spin-off series ‘Skeleton Crew’ – first experienced the space saga when he was just six years old, and it sparked a life-long love of the franchise. He told Empire magazine: “It was what I played as a little boy. It was the toys I grew up, that my dog ate, that I lost, that I cried over. It’s all that stuff.” Jude Law’s favourite character was always Harrison…