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• IBFA's Mr Cumbria set to take place in Carnegie Theatre, Workington

  26-05-2022 18:00 via thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
  
  A POPULAR bodybuilding competition - which is tipped to be 'the biggest in the country' will be held in Workington this weekend.
  
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• Benjamin Grosvenor and Hyeyoon Park to play in Ulverston

  26-05-2022 06:00 via thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
  
  A MUSICAL duo will be performing on an Ulverston stage.
  
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• Tom Cruise: Top Gun Maverick surprise major cameos from original movie and shock death

  25-05-2022 17:37 via express.co.uk
  
  TOM CRUISE's Top Gun Maverick return featured a couple of stars from the first movie who were previously not expected, plus the death of a major character from the 1986 original.
  
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• Windermere Fine Art Gallery offers chance to have bespoke painting commissioned

  25-05-2022 13:00 via thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
  
  LOVERS of the Lake District are being given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have their favourite view captured on canvas by one of Britain’s leading ‘en plein air’ artists.
  
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• Harry Styles opens up on losing biopic movie role - 'It's better this way'

  25-05-2022 12:19 via express.co.uk
  
  HARRY STYLES has revealed he missed out on a crucial film role portraying an iconic musical legend because the director of the film didn't think he was "the best person" for it. He noted he "didn't want to do the film" and instead, the actor has gone on to be directed by his girlfriend, Olivia Wilde, in an upcoming movie.
  
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• Pirates of the Caribbean star lashes out at 'detested' Amber Heard - supports Johnny Depp

  25-05-2022 10:41 via express.co.uk
  
  PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN star Johnny Depp has been removed from the Disney series over his ongoing trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard. But now one of the stars of the series has spoken out in favour of the American star while revealing how Heard will be "trialled".
  
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• Star Wars: Anakin Skywalker star doesn't agree with the prequel criticisms

  25-05-2022 08:54 via express.co.uk
  
  STAR WARS fans are about to return to Tatooine this week with the arrival of the new Disney Plus series Obi-Wan Kenobi. But the return of Anakin Skywalker has prompted his actor, Hayden Christensen, to defend the widely-criticised prequel movies, claiming fans simply "don't get it".
  
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• Next James Bond: Tom Hardy and Regé-Jean Page lose ground to Black Panther star

  25-05-2022 08:35 via express.co.uk
  
  NEXT JAMES BOND candidate Tom Hardy has been the fan-favourite to become 007 in the next movie, but he has struggled to pull past Regé-Jean Page in the ongoing Bond odds. Now, a Marvel star, known for the Black Panther series, is threatening both actors in the ever-changing odds.
  
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• Harry Styles 'negotiated' showing his 'peen' in movie sex scenes

  25-05-2022 08:31 via express.co.uk
  
  HARRY STYLES has some big-budget movies hitting cinemas this year, but one of them - My Policeman - includes a number of sex scenes. The former One Direction star has revealed he had a "pre-negotiated" contract to determine exactly how much of his "peen" he would be showing on camera.
  
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• Jurassic World: Laura Dern hits out at age difference between characters

  25-05-2022 08:29 via express.co.uk
  
  JURASSIC WORLD star Laura Dern has reflected on the age gap between the character she plays and her on-screen love interest, Dr Alan Grant, who is played by Sam Neill. She confessed it was not appropriate, while Neill said it "never occurred to him".
  
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• Sophia Loren drove Charlton Heston so crazy he demanded a body double for many scenes

  25-05-2022 03:25 via express.co.uk
  
  SOPHIA LOREN drove most men wild with desire, but sent Charlton Heston so crazy with anger while they were filming El Cid that he refused to look at her during their love scenes and demanded a body double whenever possible.
  
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• Elizabeth A Portrait in Parts review: Immerse yourself in Queen's life and cheekier side

  24-05-2022 18:01 via express.co.uk
  
  ELIZABETH: A Portrait in Parts review is a brand new documentary for The Queen's Platinum Jubilee, offering a fresh and artistically visual retrospective of seven decades on the British throne. The film marks the final posthumous work of Notting Hill and The Duke director Roger Michell and contrasts the formal side of the monarch's life as an icon with her more ordinary, sometimes cheeky, human quirks.
  
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• Axed Bond director Danny Boyle just confirmed Daniel Craig's 'surreal' Bond demands

  24-05-2022 01:01 via express.co.uk
  
  DANNY BOYLE dramatically left Bond 25, No Time To Die, over reported clashes with Daniel Craig and the producers. The director just gave a new interview and clarified exactly what happened, including Craig's "surreal" demands.
  
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• My Fair Lady review: London's first revival in 21 years is lavish and absolutely loverly

  23-05-2022 18:42 via express.co.uk
  
  MY FAIR LADY: The smash Broadway revival brings Lerner and Loewe's classic musical back to the London stage for the first time in 21 years. With the West End groaning under endless brutally radical 'modern' productions, this is rather reassuringly old-fashioned. Playing at the Coliseum, it is, as Eliza would say, absolutely 'loverly.'
  
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• Jurassic World: Laura Dern addresses enormous age difference between characters

  23-05-2022 10:48 via express.co.uk
  
  JURASSIC WORLD star Laura Dern has reflected on the age gap between the character she plays and her love interest, Dr Alan Grant, who is played by Sam Neill. She confessed it was not appropriate, while Neill said it "never occurred to him".
  
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• Elvis Presley's granddaughter 'broke down' in biopic's opening minutes - 'Didn't stop'

  23-05-2022 10:28 via express.co.uk
  
  ELVIS PRESLEY has a new biopic coming out this year, but this time it is coming from the mind of the visionary director Baz Luhrmann. Riley Keough, the daughter of Lisa Marie Presley, has now spoken out about how "emotional" watching the iconic star's life on the big screen was, despite the "generational trauma" the family has endured.
  
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• Roger Moore didn't like his Escape to Athena role alongside James Bond star

  23-05-2022 08:58 via express.co.uk
  
  ROGER MOORE starred in the 1979 epic Escape to Athena alongside a collection of brilliant actors. However, he was very unhappy with his role - despite the fact he later confessed to enjoying "nights on the town" with another iconic James Bond actor in Greece.
  
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• 'Don't hit him, Sean!' James Bond star was 'begged' not to attack Dirty Dozen actor

  23-05-2022 08:56 via express.co.uk
  
  JAMES BOND star Sean Connery did not allow bad behaviour to happen without punishment. And during one swanky event, he found himself being surrounded by people begging him not to give an actor from The Dirty Dozen a good hiding after he made an inappropriate comment to one of his female family members.
  
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• Mission Impossible trailer: Dead Reckoning Part 1 trailer leaks online

  23-05-2022 08:55 via express.co.uk
  
  MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE DEAD RECKONING PART 1 is due to hit cinemas in the very near future, and the movie's first trailer should be just around the corner, but while no details about the film's plot or story have been released just yet, fans have spotted the film's first trailer has leaked online, giving away more than fans might have expected.
  
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• Kendal Poetry Festival to return this June

  22-05-2022 18:00 via thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
  
  Kendal Poetry Festival is returning this June.
  
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• Writer Jane Fallon on a 'musical' journey with Roxette

  22-05-2022 14:10 via express.co.uk
  
  A NOVEL by best-selling author Jane Fallon is being adapted into a musical with a soundtrack by Swedish duo Roxette.
  
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• The Mummy star Brendan Fraser's tragic decline and 'choking up' to fan support

  22-05-2022 14:10 via express.co.uk
  
  THE MUMMY actor Brendan Fraser seemingly fell out of vogue in the early 2000s - but behind the scenes, the iconic American star was suffering. His issues, which included surgeries and accusations of assault, have affected him for years, and most recently he admitted to getting "choked up" by his fans when they showed him such powerful support.
  
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• Andrew Thomas: The artists and venues we can enjoy after lockdown

  22-05-2022 13:00 via thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
  
  Last weekend I went to see the Steve Harley Acoustic Band play a concert at the City Varieties in Leeds.
  
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• John Wayne’s unbelievable moment with Richard Burton after winning his True Grit Oscar

  22-05-2022 11:45 via express.co.uk
  
  JOHN WAYNE won his only Oscar for True Grit, but did you know the incredibly surprising personal confession he told fellow Best Actor nominee Richard Burton at the 1970 Academy Awards?
  
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• Steve McQueen was 'terrifying' as a husband - 'He'd knock out anyone who crossed him'

  22-05-2022 08:54 via express.co.uk
  
  STEVE MCQUEEN was Hollywood's bad boy. He indulged in drinking, smoking, womanising and driving fast cars. But his ex-wife, Neile Adams, claimed he was "terrifying" at home. His son, Chad, said he would never have backed down from a fight and would have "knocked out" anyone who opposed him.
  
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• Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi was related to Rey at first

  22-05-2022 08:50 via express.co.uk
  
  STAR WARS boss Kathleen Kennedy has spoken out about the origins of Rey Skywalker in the sequel trilogy and revealed how there were "a lot of ideas" being thrown around about her parentage - including a connection to Obi-Wan Kenobi. But she has now revealed why that idea was eventually "off the table".
  
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• Pirates of the Caribbean received unexpected help from The Goonies

  22-05-2022 08:47 via express.co.uk
  
  PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN was majorly influenced by The Goonies decades before the film's pre-production had even begun. This is all thanks to a set-piece event in the movie that left the cast members "in tears". One actor was so shocked by the movie's size that they had to reshoot the entire sequence.
  
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• Britain's Got Talent - What time is it on TV tonight?

  21-05-2022 18:18 via thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
  
  Britain’s Got Talent is back again this week with another episode of auditions.
  
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• Britain's Got Talent comedian Steve Royle in Ulverston

  21-05-2022 13:00 via thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
  
  FOUR top comedians are set to grace the stage at The Coro.
  
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• Kendal Brewery Arts to host comedian Mark Watson

  21-05-2022 06:00 via thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
  
  MULTI-award-winning comedian Mark Watson will be appearing in Kendal’s Brewery Arts Centre as part of his ‘This Can’t Be It’ tour.
  
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• Mr T and George Peppard ‘hated each other with a passion’ on The A-Team

  21-05-2022 01:45 via express.co.uk
  
  MR T CELEBRATES his 70th birthday today. The wrestler and Rocky III film actor is still best-known in the UK for starring in TV's The A-Team with George Peppard. Unfortunately, the two biggest stars on the show absolutely "hated each other" and rarely tried to hide it.
  
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• Sophia Loren knew exactly what to do when she met Elvis – and she wasted no time

  21-05-2022 01:12 via express.co.uk
  
  ELVIS PRESLEY AND SOPHIA LOREN were the two hottest new stars in the world when they met in 1958. The Italian siren knew exactly what to do with the boy from Memphis.
  
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• The Breach review: Let the language do the heavy lifting

  21-05-2022 00:05 via express.co.uk
  
  The place is a bare basement in a Kentucky house. 17 year-old Jude is the feisty, sexy breadwinner of a family whose father died in an industrial accident and whose mother has worked herself to exhaustion. Jude is fiercely protective of her smart young brother Acton who is a target for school bullies.
  
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• The Innocents: Chilling film that tests boundaries of good and evil

  20-05-2022 22:36 via express.co.uk
  
  BLOODY Scandinavians with their long lives, well-funded healthcare systems and high-quality dramas. Even their high-rise estates are prettier than ours, judging by this enviably clever Norwegian chiller.
  
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• Next James Bond: Henry Cavill hopes soar as Tom Hardy falls away

  20-05-2022 21:06 via express.co.uk
  
  NEXT JAMES BOND frontrunner Henry Cavill has cemented his lead over rival Tom Hardy with the British public in the race to replace Daniel Craig as the new 007.
  
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• Cher 'saved Val Kilmer's life' in cancer battle: Their extraordinary enduring love

  20-05-2022 20:43 via express.co.uk
  
  VAL KILMER and Cher dated forty years ago and she has spoken of their explosive sexual chemistry. Decades later, their enduring love and friendship was proved when the Top Gun: Maverick star was diagnosed with throat cancer.
  
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• Kendal's Brewery Arts to host Justin Adams and Mauro Durante this month

  20-05-2022 13:00 via thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
  
  TWO popular performers are on their way to Kendal’s Brewery Art’s Centre this month.
  
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• Ulverston actress Kerry Willison-Parry to perform beside Coronation Street stars

  20-05-2022 06:00 via thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
  
  AN Ulverston actor will be sharing the stage with Coronation Street star Roberta Kerr in an upcoming play written by Christine Mackie.
  
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• Elvis battled Viva Las Vegas director for Ann-Margret – and he met his match

  20-05-2022 01:35 via express.co.uk
  
  ELVIS PRESLEY met his match in Ann-Margret. He wasn't the only one besotted with the Swedish beauty, who used her sex appeal to bed hilm, while also making sure Viva Las Vegas director George Sidney helped her upstage him - to The King's fury.
  
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• Julius Caesar review: Cross gender casting makes for an interesting spin on power politics

  20-05-2022 01:01 via express.co.uk
  
  Julius Caesar is one of Shakespeare's plays that will always find an echo in subsequent eras. The story of a celebrated ruler who becomes infatuated with his own power and is terminated with extreme prejudice by his former allies never seems to date.
  
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• Vangelis dead: Greek PM leads tribute to Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner composer

  19-05-2022 20:36 via express.co.uk
  
  VANGELIS HAS DIED: The legendary Greek composer, most famous for the film score to Chariots of Fire, has died in hospital.
  
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• Top Gun Maverick: Tom Cruise banned actors from indulging in alcohol after shooting ended

  19-05-2022 17:19 via express.co.uk
  
  TOP GUN MAVERICK star Tom Cruise was very strict about what should and should not have occurred during the shooting of the highly anticipated sequel. And Miles Teller, the actor behind the new character Rooster, has revealed he and the rest of the film's crew were "not allowed" to indulge in alcohol between after the cameras had stopped rolling each day.
  
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• She-Hulk trailer gives fans first look at new Marvel superhero but not all are impressed

  19-05-2022 17:01 via express.co.uk
  
  THE new trailer for Marvel's Disney+ series She-Hulk - now officially titled She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law - hit the internet this week to mixed reactions.
  
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• Avengers 5: Samuel L Jackson teases major Nick Fury change after Secret Invasion

  19-05-2022 14:11 via express.co.uk
  
  AVENGERS 5 is still shrouded in secrecy, and fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are dying to know what is going to happen after Avengers Infinity War and Avengers Endgame. Now, Nick Fury star Samuel L Jackson has given the first cryptic details about what is coming up, while admitting "even he doesn't know" what is going to happen in Marvel's future.
  
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• Line-up revealed of Another Fine Fest returning to Ulverston this June

  19-05-2022 06:00 via thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
  
  THE line-up of a popular festival returning in full force this summer has been revealed.
  
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• The Greatest Showman 2: Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams offer fans huge hope

  18-05-2022 19:10 via express.co.uk
  
  THE GREATEST SHOWMAN 2 is yet to be officially announced, but original stars Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams have spoken out in statements that will give a lot of confidence to fans of the PT Barnum musical.
  
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• Deadpool 3: Ryan Reynolds’ foul-mouthed MCU debut receives a hilarious update

  18-05-2022 18:16 via express.co.uk
  
  DEADPOOL 3 will bring Ryan Reynolds' Merc With A Mouth into the MCU and now an amusing update has been shared.
  
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• Amber Heard hits back at claim Johnny Depp 'got her' Aquaman role - 'Excuse me?!'

  18-05-2022 14:06 via express.co.uk
  
  AMBER HEARD looked "offended" when she was asked exactly how Johnny Depp "helped her" get the role of Mera in the DC Comics movie Aquaman. Her comments follow the announcement that she has had "a bunch" of scenes axed from the upcoming sequel Aquaman 2.
  
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• Star Wars: Carrie Fisher’s young Princess Leia ‘to be resurrected in CGI’ in new outing

  18-05-2022 13:44 via express.co.uk
  
  STAR WARS legend Carrie Fisher is set to be recreated in CGI as Princess Leia for an upcoming Disney+ show, claims a new report.
  
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• Harrison Ford shot down Oscar Isaac's Star Wars question in most brutal way

  18-05-2022 12:18 via express.co.uk
  
  STAR WARS fans know Harrison Ford is not one to take any nonsense, and that includes from his own co-stars. When Oscar Isaac joined the Disney franchise he had a lot of questions, but the Han Solo star was not going to answer any of them. He then accused the actor of lying about his hair.
  
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