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If you were a teen in the early 2010s, you definitely know of someone who went through a Hunger Games phase, if you didn’t go through one yourself. With The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes now out, everyone’s Hunger Games phases are back for more. Since its release on November 3, Olivia Rodrigo’s song “Can’t Catch Me Now” from The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has been blowing up on TikTok. With the virality of the latest Hunger Games soundtrack, many fans are revisiting the hits that have come from the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeJohn Wick 4 would missed out on a beautiful sunrise shot if it hadn’t been for the King of Jordan’s helping hand. The popular action franchise’s newest entry sees legendary assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) go international, travelling across the globe to seek out the most powerful players in the underworld. In order to shoot one of the movie’s scenes – in which Wick returns to the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freePrince Harry has told how he borrowed Tom Hardy’s Mad Max costume for a secret Halloween night out.In his new memoir Spare, which was released on Tuesday (10 January), the Duke of Sussex details his last night out with then-girlfriend Meghan Markle before their relationship was leaked to the press.The couple, who were in Toronto at the time, had celebrated with a small group of close…

Top Gun: Maverick has proven its staying power after reaching the coveted $1 billion-dollar mark following the box-office dogfight with newcomer Elvis. While audiences have loved Maverick’s cinematic return, it also marked the return of aviation fashion. The original film spawned a love for aviator shades, bomber jackets, white tees, and cowboy boots. But there’s another prop that had more of a personal connection. Tom Cruise spoke on producer Jerry Bruckheimer taking back an iconic Top Gun prop the day filming was over…

This poster by artist Gabz is an award card coming soon to Star Wars Card Trader by Topps.Image: Gabz/Bottleneck/LucasfilmBefore you ever heard of NFTs, maybe you heard about the $225 jpeg of Han Solo. Back in 2015, I wrote an article about a Han Solo card worth over $200 in an app called Star Wars Card Trader by Topps. At the time, I spent most of the article explaining how a person could own something that they merely have on their phone. It was not easy.01:57Rainn Wilson’s First Fandoms: Star Trek And D&DYesterday…