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Fans of The Hunger Games have been expressing their anticipation following the release of a brand new trailer showcasing a stellar ensemble cast.The Hunger Games has achieved tremendous popularity since the film adaptation first premiered in 2012, chronicling Katniss Everdeen's struggle for survival in a lethal competition.The Capitol compels each of the 12 districts to provide two youngsters as "tributes" to battle to the death in a broadcast spectacle with just one victor.A fresh trailer has now been unveiled for the franchise's newest chapter 'Sunrise on the Reaping' which acts as a follow-up to The Hunger Games: The Ballard of Songbirds and Snakes.The gripping initial preview has revealed a star-studded ensemble, featuring Mckenna Grace as Maysilee Donner, Ralph Fiennes as President...

Three years ago, a small independent Finnish action thriller hit cinemas and went on to top the Netflix film chart.Dubbed as ‘John Wick vs the Nazis’, Sisu followed a Finnish Army commando taking on a Waffen-SS platoon during World War 2.And now its long-awaited sequel arrives in cinemas this weekend with Aatami Korpi facing off against the Soviet Red Army this time around.Set in 1946, the commando turned gold prospector returns home to Communist-occupied Karelia, where his family were murdered.Dismantling his wooden house log by log, Jorma Tommila’s silent lead loads up his home onto a truck before driving back to free Finland to rebuild it.The only probably is, Stephen Lang’s cruel Russian officer, who killed Korea’s family, is now hunting him down, having been ordered to assassinate ...

A new trailer has just been released for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, which will revisit the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games.The film opens on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.Based on the 2025 novel by Suzanne Collins, the latest film also serves as a sequel to The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.The film is scheduled to be released in the US and Canada on November 20, 2026.It stars some huge names including Mckenna Grace as Maysilee Donner, Ralph Fiennes as President Coriolanus Snow, Elle Fanning as Effie Trinket and Kieran Culkin as Caesar Flickerman, the host of the Hunger Games.The trailer begins with the reaping of District 12 - an annual event where two tribute...

Festive romcom season is officially upon us, with Netflix releasing several new Christmas films including A Merry Little Ex-Mas starring Alicia Silverstone and Champagne Problems with Minka Kelly and Tom Wozniczka.The latter film is already being described as “one of the best Christmas movies”, with Netflix viewers taking to social media to share their love for the new film. The synopsis for Champagne Problems reads: “A driven American exec heads to Paris determined to acquire a champagne brand by Christmas - and accidentally falls for the heir to the bubbly empire.”“I’m not really into christmas movies, but i’m into whatever Minka Kelly is on so i just watched #ChampagneProblems on Netflix and absolutely LOVED it," one fan wrote on social media, while another exclaimed: “Champagne Prob...

Saturday night is the prime time for movie watching. Whether the TV guide is offering up a treat for your personal viewing or a new film that you have been wanting to see has just dropped on to streaming services, there isn't a better time of the week to settle on the couch with a movie at the ready. Here is a list of three cosy films that you could devote your Saturday evening too, and there might be a throwback added in there for good measure.As we approach the festive season, some of you will no doubt be toying with when it is acceptable to begin the Christmas movie marathons. Well, permission granted as BBC Three is airing The Holiday on Saturday night at 21:05pm. It is known to divide people, but The Holiday is a feel-good movie that will leave you feeling sentimental and fulfilled...

A new verdict has declared the worst Christmas movie of all time — and it’s probably not the obvious pick you’d expect. The film has been slammed by critics and, surprisingly, even fans of cheesy seasonal films struggled to defend it. Rotten Tomatoes released a list of 22 of the worst Christmas films of all time.The film review site commented: "From painful family reunions to sequels no child asked for to multiple Vince Vaughn and Tim Allen vehicles, these are all the Christmas films that scored less than 30% on the Tomatometer." However, the worst one of all time, with a 0% score, is The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010).What is the plot?In 1920s Vienna, lonely nine-year-old Mary receives a wooden nutcracker from her uncle. That night, the nutcracker comes to life and whisks her into...

Movie lovers have a new reason to clear their diaries: one of cinema’s most acclaimed works is now available to stream and watch on broadcast TV, and another streaming service.Amazon Prime viewers will also be pleased to learn that one of "the best war films of all time" is currently streaming on the platform, as well as on Channel 4, where it is streaming free.Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American psychological epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who also directed The Godfather. Apocalypse Now is set in South Vietnam and Cambodia at the height of the Vietnam War.The film's synopsis reads: "In Vietnam in 1970, Captain Willard (Sheen) takes a perilous and increasingly hallucinatory journey upriver to find and terminate Colonel Kurtz (Brando), a once-promising officer...

A cult-classic sci-fi is hailed by fans as "incredibly original" and one of the "most underrated" horror films. Cube (1997) follows seven people who wake up inside a surreal, giant cube filled with deadly traps. The prisoners possess unique skills that they must utilise to navigate the maze-like sections in a desperate attempt to escape.The Canadian film, which stars Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller, Julian Richings, Wayne Robson, and Maurice Dean Wint as the captives, was reportedly shot in just one cube set, redressed multiple times to create the impression of a vast labyrinth. It was written and directed by Vincenzo Natali and reportedly made with a budget of just $350,000 Canadian dollars. It grossed almost $9million USD, according to box office tracking ...

Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence recently sat down for an episode of BAFTA Playback, where she made a huge statement.During the conversation, the 35-year-old Hunger Games star revealed her favourite film of all time happens to be one that only came out a couple of months ago and is tipped for major Oscar wins in the new year.The movie in question is Paul Thomas Anderson’s new action thriller One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio.She declared: “This is the best movie I’ve ever seen. I can’t remember a time where I ever had an experience like that in the cinema, and it was shared.”Lawrence enthused: “When it was over, everyone applauded. I just kept thanking my husband over and over and over again because he had booked the tickets, like two weeks in advance, and I just couldn...

The LBC presenter and political commentator, Iain Dale, is well-known for his books and support of West Ham United. But did you know the 63-year-old is also a big movie fan? Last week, Lee Anderson MP revealed his favourite film of all time is a Tom Hanks classic, and it turns out another is among Dale’s Top 5, as revealed exclusively to the Daily Express, with his reasons why.