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The decision to open Croke Park up to rugby and soccer went right down to the wire in 2005
Netflix has revealed its most-watched content. You might be surprised
The streaming giant’s most popular films and TV series show where it might go next
Rihanna named world’s richest female musician
Pop star’s fortune estimated to be $600m, according to Forbes
Netflix’s top 10 most viewed: Finally we learn the secrets that matter
We already know not to ‘watch what others are watching’. That way lies Mrs Brown’s Boys
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Mary Wilson, Vogue Williams and others talk about the friendships they can’t do without
Netflix shares fall 4% as revenue forecast fails to match Wall Street’s
Drop comes despite streaming firm attracting record 8.8m customers in fourth quarter
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Liberty Media in talks for stake in Hollywood talent agency
Company controlled by John Malone may invest in CAA
Bird Box challenge: Netflix warns people not to do ‘blindfold’ stunts
People are mimicking Sandra Bullock character by walking around blindfolded, which the streaming giant has come out against
Netflix: the 10 best new films and shows in December
Roma, Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle, Dumplin’, The Innocent Man, Springsteen on Broadway
The seven best TV shows to watch this weekend
GLOW returns in all its spandex glory while Romesh Ranganathan visits the most dangerous places on Earth
Ocean’s 8: The acting’s formulaic. And then there’s Helena Bonham Carter’s Irish accent
Review: Apart from Anne Hathaway, the Ocean’s 8 cast barely qualify as characters at all
Men shouldn’t review ‘Ocean’s 8’? Wrong, Cate Blanchett
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Ocean’s 8 talk with Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett and Rihanna: The weekend’s best TV
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After Ocean’s 8, give Reservoir Dogs an all-female makeover
Donald Clarke: And then The Shawshank Redemption, The Sting and 12 Angry Women
Forty-two films to catch in the cinema this summer
Incredibles 2, Ocean’s 8, Jurassic World and Mamma Mia!: Here We Go Again
Jamie Bell: I hope things are getting better for women in film
The former ‘Billy Elliot’ star on Durham versus LA, acting pitfalls, and women in film
Will this film finally put the rom-com out of its misery?
The format has been on the wane for years. Home Again could be its nadir
Sigourney Weaver: Ripley’s long game
Still formidable after all these years, Sigourney takes the parts that interest her, be they big or small. Next up: a possible return to her most famous role in a rebooted ‘Alien’ series
Two of Ireland’s younger sopranos would be a casting director’s dream
If only Ireland had such a thing as a national opera company to utilise the abilities of Anna Devin and Jennifer Davis
Clooney weds lawyer Alamuddin in lavish Venice celebration
Bono, Matt Damon and Cindy Crawford among guests at ‘party of the year’
Your annual epic Oscar-nomination nap
Before today’s announcement, we make a stab at predicting who is going to figure
Follow that star
What better way to end the year in pop culture than with a Nativity play featuring all of our favourite stars?
Philomena nominated for three Golden Globe Awards
Adoption drama secures nominations for best actress, drama and screenplay
Rotten Potatoes: ’Cause and F/X
Why have some movies done the business at the box-office while others have bombed? Because, because, because, because . . .
Yeti less cuddly after its facelift but still a winner
Skoda has made its Yeti look more corporate – there have also been tweaks to engines and the four-wheel-drive system – but it’s an update of a model that was already excellent
Gravity
Sandra Bullock is compelling as a novice astronaut under pressure in this visually staggering epic
Gravity’s pull: the making of a rocket-fuelled space smash
Mexican film-maker Alfonso Cuarón is delighted about the warm reception for his gripping space yarn. And what about the criticism of its supposed scientific inaccuracies? ‘It’s not a documentary,’ he shrugs
Judi Dench: "I have many more insecurities than I ever had before"
The theatrical Dame chats to Tara Brady about her new movie Philomena, still being nervous and admiring Clint Eastwood’s eyes
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