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Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest on Monday 19 September at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.The history-making monarch, who died aged 96 on Thursday 8 September, ruled for 70 years and oversaw significant social and political change.Directors and screenwriters have therefore had plenty of material to work from when it comes to depicting her in TV and film. From Oscar-winning biopics to TV documentaries, here’s a handful of the best portrayals of Her Majesty.The QueenHelen Mirren’s acting career is about as regal as…

On Friday, September 8, Britain’s longest-serving monarch and one of the world’s most famous people--Queen Elizabeth II--died at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The Royal Family confirmed the news in a statement. In the 70 years she spent atop the throne of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth was portrayed by a number of acclaimed actors on film, TV, theatre, and lately in web series. Perhaps no British monarch--save for her 16th century namesake--has been so well represented in the performing arts. But certainly, no public…

David Tennant took on one of his darkest roles to date when he played Dennis Nilsen – the notorious “Muswell Hill Murderer” who killed at least 12 young boys and men in North London from 1978 to 1983 – in ITV’s Des.Tennant was the latest in a long line of actors to dramatise the lives of some of the world’s most prolific murderers – and it’s easy to see why such a part would be appealing. Playing a serial killer allows an actor to show their range and move away from being typecast. For those who’ve gone before them, such…

Your performance in 2001 war thriller Enigma – adapted from the Robert Harris thriller with Kate Winslet and Tom Hollander – is one of my favourites. But would you make a better backroom boy or globetrotting spy? catwhowalksbyitselfI like to think a better globetrotting spy because I have a sense of adventure, curiosity, don’t mind risk-taking and I love travel. I did have to prepare for quite a few months beforehand to get my head around all the mathematics. So I went to visit this professor at Cambridge, and spent time…

Image Via Netflix When adapting a novel into a film or television series, some minute details are often left out. However, for his breakout role as Noah Flynn in Netflix’s hit film The Kissing Booth, Jacob Elordi wasn’t letting up about his character’s smoking.  In a conversation with GQ, the Euphoria star revealed that he noticed a couple of shifts away from the source material when filming in South Africa — particularly Noah’s smoking, which was left out in the script.  “I remember saying, ‘He smokes in the…

via Hulu The team behind Prey went to great lengths to accurately portray Comanche language and culture, which pleased mixed Indigenous actor Julian Antelope Black. Black, who plays Chief Kehetu in this newest, Comanche Nation-set, Predator installment, told ScreenRant that industry representation has been elevated thanks to the work that happened on the film. “It’s been actually such a breath of well-needed fresh air in the last while to see the industry actually taking painstaking lengths to make sure things…

Picture it: You’re in the most romantic setting in the world, reciting the most romantic lines to someone whose entire personality has been concoted to be as attractive as humanly possible. It’s simply no wonder that movie stars fall in love on-set. Two people – who, by the way, have already passed a chemistry test – spending that much time together? Well, it’s bound to happen.But while sparks fly sporadically (a publicity-perfect fling is a dime a dozen), the real thing is harder to come by. Below are 11 couples whose…

Image via 20th Century Studios Professor Xavier is one of the most beloved Marvel characters there is and has appeared on-screen more than most. Sadly, many of these appearances haven’t resulted in a good time for the X-Man. Given the multiple deaths that Professor X has faced over the years, Marvel Studios fans are debating which of these hit them the hardest. Professor X faced his first on-screen death during X-Men 3: The Last Stand, and most recently during Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness when…

Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible Co-Star Thandie Once Talked About Their On-Screen Kiss(Pic Credit: Facebook, Poster) Tom Cruise may be the Hollywood hunk, but there was once a time that he couldn’t impress his Mission Impossible 2 co-star Thandie Newton with their kiss. The actor most recently appeared in Top Gun: Maverick, which has become a box office hit. It crossed the half-a-billion mark within two weeks since its release. As of now, the movie has made $608 million globally and shows no signs to…

What a disappointing vehicle this is for Games of Thrones star Lena Headey: a ropey, derivative thriller squandering all her onscreen smoulder and that dangerous smile that, as Cersei Lannister, had them quaking in terror. Here she plays a stripper called Gypsy who hates kids but goes on the run from the mob with an orphan. It’s a film that serves up undercooked chunks of Tarantino with a splat of John Cassavetes’ Gloria on the side.Nine Bullets begins on the night Gypsy retires from exotic dancing – so just in time for a…