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The chicest London Christmas events to book now

Have yourself a merry little evening with one of London's best festive events. But hurry, says Annabelle Spranklen, they're selling out fast

Evening Standard

Genie: release date, cast, plot, trailer and everything we know

Genie is a new festive movie by Richard Curtis that stars Melissa McCarthy as a big-hearted wish-granter.

WhatToWatch

‘Love Actually,’ the Christmas rom-com about rom-coms, turns 20

Despite all its tropes and troubling plots, the star-studded set of love stories has become a must-see for many, and arguably one of the last holiday classics.

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Love Actually at 20: Richard Curtis’s imperfect yet irresistible Christmas romcom

Far from unimpeachable with problems ranging from a lack of diversity to an overdose of saccharine, the festive ensemble comedy is an annual staple nonetheless

The Guardian - US

10 Years Ago, An Underrated Time-Travel Movie Reinvented the Genre

This film is one of the best romantic comedies of the 2010s. In honor of its 10-year anniversary, here's why 2013's 'About Time' deserves to be considered a contemporary time travel classic.

Inverse

Introducing our hit new dating podcast: London Love Stories with Katie Strick

The eight-part series launches on November 9, with new rollercoaster-filled episodes dropping every Thursday throughout November and December in the run-up to Christmas

Evening Standard

Richard Curtis reveals he's written a sequel to Notting Hill 24 years later

The 1999 British romcom became the highest grossing British film of all time on its release

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Four kids and a secret wedding: Richard Curtis marries Emma Freud after three decades together

Freud proposed twice during the course of their relationship, while Curtis made a sort-of proposal while being interviewed on Radio 4 in 2014

The Independent UK

Love Actually filmmaker Richard Curtis secretly marries Emma Freud after 33 years

The pair, who share four children, wed after three decades together and two failed proposals

Evening Standard

Richard Curtis admits past portrayal of women was ‘stupid and wrong’

Curtis, 66, previously admitted rewatching ‘Love, Actually’ made him feel ‘uncomfortable’

The Independent UK

Richard Curtis admits portrayal of women in Love Actually and Bridget Jones’ Diary was ‘stupid and wrong’

The screenwriter spoke about his regrets over his hit films, including Love Actually and Notting Hill

Evening Standard

Richard Curtis admits regret over weight jokes and lack of diversity in films

Love Actually and Notting Hill director says jokes calling people chubby ‘aren’t any longer funny’

The Guardian - UK

Richard Curtis admits past portrayal of women was ‘stupid and wrong’

Curtis, 66, previously admitted rewatching ‘Love, Actually’ made him feel ‘uncomfortable’

The Independent UK

We should celebrate Taylor Swift. But her success shouldn’t crowd out others

The arts are the poorer for a system that hugely rewards the few while the less lucky can’t even earn a living wage

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Israeli ambassador protests as Iranian president speaks - as it happened

Ukrainian president addresses UN summit; Biden warns against allowing Russia to ‘brutalize’ Ukraine without consequences

Evening Standard

Love Actually director Richard Curtis had doubts over romcom’s most famous scene

The scene has been mocked and parodied countless times over the years

The Independent UK

Richard Curtis on the infamous Andrew Lincoln scene in Love Actually: ‘I wonder – do we all regret the choice now?’

Cue-card sequence has been mocked and parodied countless times over the years, and even been perceived as romanticising stalking

The Guardian - UK

Ben Elton: ‘Any time period would make a good Blackadder with the right jokes’

The comedian and author on his new musical about Twiggy, remembering Rik Mayall, and why he’d like to have a word with Julian Fellowes

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North Star review – Kristin Scott Thomas makes a ho-hum directorial debut

There are impressive performances from Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham but this comedy drama of sisters coming together for a wedding is forgettable

The Guardian - AU

‘A self-inflicted injury’: judge dismisses lawsuit claiming Yesterday trailer tricked Ana de Armas fans

Plaintiffs claimed that keeping the actor in the trailer for the Danny Boyle film but cutting her from the final product amounted to false advertising

The Independent UK

‘I’d rather rewatch a bad film than a classic’: The science behind our comfort movies

Chris Harvey has watched Richard Curtis’s mushy Beatles movie ‘Yesterday’ four times – but could only sit through Todd Field’s Oscar nominee ‘Tár’ once. He investigates what it is about certain films that keeps us coming back for more

The Guardian - UK

This dying, sweary Tory government wants to drag us down with it

They’re trashing our energy policy, asylum system and global reputation on the way out… and the language!

The Independent UK

Love Actually filmmaker Richard Curtis announces Christmas Actually

New venture will be star-studded and ‘emotional’, teased writer-director

The Guardian - UK

Fifteen to love: the best tennis scenes in cinema – ranked!

As Wimbledon wows the crowds in London and tennis drama Challengers is set to open the Venice film festival next month, we serve up the best on-screen matches – but who has the advantage?

Evening Standard

Richard Curtis calls for politicians to get up to speed with climate change

‘Politicians are solving the problems of the last generation’ Curtis said last night

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