The Movie Quiz: Which is the only Bridget Jones not to feature Hugh Grant?
Which discipline has, after years of lobbying, been announced as a new Oscar category?
Stunt design
Choreography
Animal performance
Catering
What is the highest grossing English-language film of the year so far?
Minecraft
A Minecraft Movie
Minecraft: The Movie
Everyone's Gone to Minecraft
Which is largely set the furthest north?
Taxi Driver
Bad Boys
Good Will Hunting
Bullitt
Who is missing: Michael Mann, Jonathan Demme, Brett Ratner, Peter Webber?
Ridley Scott
Christopher Nolan
Sam Mendes
David Fincher
Which is the only Bridget Jones not to feature a performance by Hugh Grant?
Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Bridget Jones's Baby
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Which is incomplete?
Oliver! (1968)
Airplane! (1980)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Everybody Wants Some! (2016)
Which character doesn't belong?
King Arthur
Aladdin
Sherlock Holmes
Dracula
Who is missing from Sandra, Carlo and Deanna?
Kay
Fay
Ray
Jay
Which doesn't belong?
Bringer of fire
Self-governing country in the British empire
An agreement (particularly with God)
Brother of Remus
Who doesn't share a surname with a sometime winner of the Snooker World Championship?
Jane to Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan
Bucky Barnes
Willow
Star Wars composer
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The Irish Sun
6 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
The two very different lives of Brangelina 20 years on and why marrying the world's sexiest man put Angelina off men
SHE was the Hollywood hellraiser with a string of red-hot lovers – including Val Kilmer, Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton. From wearing a vial of Billy's blood to tattooing Jonny's name on her left arm, Angelina Jolie was the type of wildchild that fell hard and fast regularly — and cared not what the world thought about her. 6 Angelina got close to Brad on screen and off while filming 2005 movie Mr & Mrs Smith Credit: Alamy 6 Angelina at film festival in Santa Barbara, California earlier this year Credit: Getty 6 Brad's long-awaited Oscar came in 2020 for Once Upon A Time In Hollywood Credit: Getty But 20 years ago she met Brad Pitt as they co-starred in comedy-thriller movie Mr & Mrs Smith — and something changed. The couple instantly formed a relationship which looked from the outside like it was increasingly stable and full of love. Brad took on Angelina's adopted baby son from Cambodia, Maddox, now 23, and together they added to their 'rainbow family' by adopting They later added biological kids And they spent 12 happy years together as the world swooned over two of the best-looking people in the world falling for each other like the love stories Hollywood is famous for. But as with so many blockbusters, young love turned to bitter hatred and Angelina filed for divorce in September 2016 — citing 'irreconcilable differences'. Now, all these years since the 2005 movie that birthed ' And certainly no sign of the wild love life she once enjoyed — in fact, the beautiful A-Lister seems so resolutely single that pals are wondering, has marrying the sexiest man in showbiz ultimately turned her off men altogether? Most read in Celebrity Priority is the kids While Brad has bounced back bigger than ever — living with girlfriend Inés de Ramón and garnering a slew of acting awards — Angelina seems to have become something of a recluse. Except from a few dinner dates with The Weeknd — where neither party confirmed a romance — she has remained resolutely single. Angelina Jolie is in 'goddess mode' with new beau – while Brad Pitt is 'putting on for the cameras' with his, says pro Even rumours she was Despite allegations of abuse by Angelina, Brad has emerged relatively unscathed from the ugly eight-year divorce battle that ensued between them, before they finally Meanwhile Angelina, who turned 50 last week, is still recovering from the turmoil, and the general consensus is that she would be hard-pressed to ever date again. Ange still has difficulty trusting, I don't know if she'll ever fully get over the trauma of her divorce. Source close to Angelina She may have been 'lucky' enough to marry the world's sexiest man but, in the wreckage of their acrimonious split and legal battles, she is now off men for good. Speaking exclusively to the Sun, sources tell us Angelina's scars still remain, and are unlikely to ever heal. 'Ange still has difficulty trusting,' says an insider close to the mum of six. 'I don't know if she'll ever fully get over the trauma of her divorce.' Despite being together for years, it was not until 2014 that Brangelina married, at their French vineyard-estate Château Miraval. She wore a veil emblazoned with doodles by their six children. 'It does feel different,' she told Vanity Fair shortly after. 'It feels nice to be husband and wife.' Yet two years later, the dream was over — its collapse sparked by a now-infamous bust-up on a private jet. Within a week of that, Angelina had filed for divorce, alleging in court papers that Brad, in a series of drunken rages, had attacked her and 'choked one of the children and struck another in the face'. Her lawyers later doubled down on the allegations, stating: Brad's actions on the jet were later investigated but he was not charged. Nevertheless, he has since said that his heavy use of booze — which he later gave up — had a negative effect on his family life. As for the years that followed, it was, until recently, just never-ending mud-slinging and legal attacks. The former couple were locked in a bitter dispute for years surrounding the sale of their Miraval estate, as well as the matter of custody. Even today, despite signing off their divorce, details over Miraval are still murky, though it is believed Brad still owns half of it, while Angelina sold her share. As for the kids, four of the six are now legally adults so no longer qualify for custody — but have evidently distanced themselves from Brad entirely. It is believed Maddox has not spoken to him for years — while last year an old Instagram post by Pax resurfaced, in which he Zahara and Shiloh are also said to have ceased contact with Brad, as they both now go by the surname Jolie — Shiloh even filed legal documents to make it official. At this point, only Vivienne and Knox are believed to have any contact with their father. But while Brad has seemingly lost the most from the Brangelina divorce, he looks to have had the biggest bounce-back. Just look at where he stands today — at the age of 61, with the world still at his feet. Despite all the drama and acrimony around his collapsed marriage, his reputation seems untarnished. I guess I'm in transition as a person. I feel a bit down these days. I don't feel like I've been myself for a decade, in a way. Angelina in 2023 Undoubtedly, there must be pain behind the scenes when it comes to his estrangement from the children, but he has played down any notion of enduring trauma. Brad said as much in his recent interview with GQ magazine, claiming the divorce, after all the drawn-out wrangling, was not 'that major of a thing'. He added it was 'just something coming to fruition, legally'. Angelina has remained silent since signing on the dotted line, but she has previously hinted at the chokehold that their fractured relationship has continued to have on her. In 2023, she told Vogue magazine: 'I guess I'm in transition as a person. I feel a bit down these days. I don't feel like I've been myself for a decade, in a way.' Her life has been solely focused around her kids, and they are — by all accounts — her greatest joy. That has been clear enough whenever she has walked the red carpet in recent years, always flanked by at least one of her children. Still, it's her priority as a mother that has also kept her undercover - and stuck in a city she hates. Last year, she complained that she was forced to stay in LA, where Brad is based, while her twins were still underage. 6 Brad with girlfriend Inés de Ramón Credit: Rex 6 Angelina was snubbed by the Oscars for her role in Maria, as opera singer Maria Callas 'I am here because I have to be here from a divorce,' she told The Hollywood Reporter. 'But as soon as they're 18, I'll be able to leave. When you have a big family, you want them to have privacy, peace, safety.' Snubbed by Oscars The subtext is that she neither feels privacy, nor peace, nor safety in her current surroundings. As for her acting career, she's tentatively dipped her toes back in - but the actress has failed to match the blockbuster success she had in the nineties and noughties. There's a reason Angelina is still single, and it's not for a lack of men lining up to date her A source We're told her performance as In 2020, he won his long-awaited He's since seen box office success with Bullet Train, while early critics who have seen summer blockbuster' - adding that Brad is back on top. The optics are that - while Angelina is stuck, Brad is soaring. And the same rules apply when it comes to romance. For his part, Los Angeles mansion. Meanwhile, Angelina hasn't dated anyone publicly since splitting from Brad. Ange is not in the same place as Brad since the divorce, even though she is over him. She's focused on her children, finding peace and keeping her life private. Source close to Angelina As our source explains, she's prioritised her kids and career over romance. That doesn't mean she's not over Brad - it just means that, having been burned before, she's unwilling to jump out of the frying pan and into the fire. 'Ange is not in the same place as Brad since the divorce, even though she is over him,' they said. 'She's focused on her children, finding peace and keeping her life private.' Another insider recently weighed in, 'There's a reason Angelina is still single, and it's not for a lack of men lining up to date her. "Fact is, she keeps them all at a distance because she's so terrified of getting hurt again the way she did with Brad.' Needless to say, this year is a pivotal one for Brangelina. It's now been 20 years since they went head to head as lovers-slash-enemies in Mr & Mrs Smith - before reality dramatically imitated art. Now, the divorce is final, the Brangelina era is over, and it's time for both to move on. Brad may be several steps ahead of his ex, but - with another movie, Couture, in the pipeline, as well as a successful clothing brand, For the moment, it seems she's biding her time and counting down the days until her twins turn 18, and she can make some big changes in life - including leaving LA. In the meantime, we're told she's happy surrounding herself with a 'very small circle of trusted friends' and keeping any dating options on the back burner. Read more on the Irish Sun That former wild child may have baulked at the lack of her headline-grabbing antics, but the bottom line is Ange will always choose peace. Once a hellraiser, she then went through hell. And as the trauma subsides, she's licking her wounds and biding her time. And rubbishing any idea that she needs a man to make things better. 6 Angelina in Hackers from 1995 Credit: Rex
Irish Examiner
7 hours ago
- Irish Examiner
Culture That Made Me: Writer Paula Meehan selects her touchstones
Born in 1955, Paula Meehan grew up in inner-city Dublin and Finglas. In 1984, she published Return and No Blame, the first of several acclaimed poetry collections. In 2013, she was installed as Ireland's professor of poetry by President Michael D Higgins. She has written plays for stage and radio, and her poetry has been set to music by Christy Moore, among others. She will be at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, Monday, June 30, 10pm, for a collaboration with the Chiaroscuro Quartet at St Brendan's Church. Jenny A book that fired my imagination aged about six was Paul Gallico's Jenny. He wrote about the animal sphere. A young boy, Peter, wakes up and he's turned into a cat. He has fur and paws instead of hands. He strikes up a relationship with an older cat called Jenny. She teaches him how to be a cat, like how to reach the weird parts of his body with his tongue. I remember some of the phrases from it, like 'When in doubt, wash'. They become sea cats, and they go off on great adventures. The book is so quirky, strange, and magical. I always loved the idea of turning into an animal. Mark Twain I was a bookish child. I was fed the classics. I loved Mark Twain's books. Tom Sawyer, for instance, is raised by a religious, conservative aunt. I found myself living in a theocracy. I was beginning to read about the culture I was being raised in. We inherited the English class system, the minute calibrations of class. Meehan says she loved author Mark Twain's books as a child. Picture: The Mark Twain House & Museum. As a kid growing up, I became more aware of these gradations. Did you live in a tenement in the inner city or in a private house? It was tuppence looking down on a 'ha'penny. Systems oppressed people from my background. I related to Twain's characters, Tom and Huck, and their rebellious spirit. Sean O'Casey Sean O'Casey was a sublime dramatist. My roots go back into the heart of the north inner city, into Monto. I knew the characters in his tenement plays. They were all around me. They nourished me. His politics also nourished me. He had great empathy for women struggling in poverty. What chimed with me about O'Casey's plays — and the characters in them, who break into a song at the drop of a hat — as I looked around, was you were only as good as your story. If you've fuck-all else, then your ability to tell a story, and hold attention, sing a song, give a spiel or a raiméis, becomes your character. It's part of your stock in trade or your wealth. The Confirmation Suit I love Brendan Behan's story The Confirmation Suit. My mother was a gifted handywoman. She'd embroider, knit, and crochet. She cut down old coats for me, weird creations. Paula Mehan says she loves Brendan Behan's story The Confirmation Suit. Picture:. I was so ashamed going around in what I called in a poem once 'the stigma of the second hand'. The Confirmation Suit is a similar kind of realisation — Behan realising the woman who made (burial) shrouds made his confirmation suit. He's mortified, but at her funeral, he walks in the rain, wearing the confirmation suit. That hit my heart — the children of the poor, the sense of shame at their poor clothes. Joni Mitchell When I was coming on 17, I listened to Joni Mitchell's album Blue [on a loop]. As teenagers in Finglas, we were music mad. Psychedelics were hitting our youth culture, and a lot of influence from American poets. I remember going on a south of France festival tour with Colm Tóibín, back in the '90s, and we sang the whole Blue album together because we had it off by heart. Each song is gravened into my memory. I learned a lot of my poetry lines from her — how to hook a line, to stall a line, the force of a line. A master craftswoman. Gary Snyder and the eastern mind I love the American poet Gary Snyder. He was 95 in May. I dedicated my selected poems in Japanese to him. He had a huge influence on my young, hungry poetry mind. His essays from the '50s are still radical. He opened the door to Japanese poetry — like Bashō, the great haiku master — and to a rapturous love and understanding of nature. Through his studies in Zen Buddhism, he opened the eastern mind to me. We were a very spaced-out generation, between books like Timothy O'Leary's The Politics of Ecstasy and Alan Watts — the great commentator on Buddhism — who wrote you must be careful of 'climbing up the signpost instead of following the road'. Eavan Boland Eavan Boland is a pure lyric singer. Her lines sing. I'm a dedicated lyric poet. The song in the poem is what turns me on. Paula Meehan describes Eavan Boland, pictured, as "a pure lyric singer". Picture: Maura Hickey. She stood up in the time when it was very difficult, as a woman poet, to have parity of esteem. She banged the table. She challenged why all the grants went to the guys. She challenged the culture of publishing where if you opened anthologies, magazines, you would hardly see a woman's name. Now that has changed completely. Thomas McCarthy I'm a great fan of Thomas McCarthy, a seriously good poet based in Cork. I love his work. He's an unbelievable encourager. One of his early lines is his wish, 'to place art anonymously at the Earth's altar'. I love that sense of service. In the folk tradition, you notice the number of times 'Anonymous' appears under lyrics, especially women's songs. To lose ego, to put all your devotion, craft, and intelligence into the poem itself, struck a note with me. If you put all your energy like Native Americans and their medicine bundles, or indigenous people with their power objects, into making the thing as good and powerful as you can, it will draw what you need to you. Translations Brian Friel's Translations is a great play for understanding the colonised mind. Hugh, the hedge-school master, heads off to join the rebellion with his sidekick. They're coming down from Donegal, walking the roads with their pikes on their shoulders, to meet the French in Sligo and revolt against the colonial master. There's a lovely line where he says: 'And it was there, in Phelan's pub, that we got homesick for Athens, just like Ulysses.' Because they spoke Greek, Latin, and Irish, they got lost in the drink and Homer, and all the great playwrights. That spoke to me about how useless artists can sometimes be in the political realm and how useless political power can be in the artists' realm. Z I remember seeing Costa-Gavras' movie Z in The Screen cinema, an arthouse cinema in Dublin. It's a fantastic film. I studied Greek mythology and Greek theatre. I've hitched to Greece. I've come to a small village on a tiny island near the coast of Turkey a great deal of my adult life. I've gone probably to more islands than Odysseus himself on his way back from the Trojan war. I love Z for the spirit of the Greek people, which I've loved from Neolithic times through classical times into the contemporary, and their resistance to Nazis and fascism in the civil war. I found expression of that in Costa-Gavras's movie.
Sunday World
9 hours ago
- Sunday World
Murder suspect Ian Bailey to have his remains scattered in Cork later this month
Bailey became the chief suspect in the murder of 39-year-old French woman Sophie Toscan du Plantier in West Cork in 1996 Ian Bailey was the chief suspect in the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier Murder suspect Ian Bailey's ashes will be scattered in west Cork later this month at a ceremony in which his film director pal Jim Sheridan is one of the invitees. But insiders reveal that of the 40 invites so far sent out none have been issued to his former partner Jules Thomas. The discreet service will be held close to where Bailey lived near Schull. It comes nearly a year-and-a-half after the Englishman was cremated in a private ceremony in Cork. No one bar crematorium and funeral director staff in attendance in January last year. Sophie Toscan du Plantier was murdered in Ireland in 1996 Bailey became the chief suspect in the murder of 39-year-old French woman Sophie Toscan du Plantier in West Cork in 1996. He collapsed of a heart attack in Bantry on January 21 last year aged 66. He had twice suffered two prior heart attacks and autopsy was conducted, with the cause of death recorded as natural causes. Dubliner actor Colm Meaney is set to play Bailey in Jim Sheridan's upcoming movie Re-Creation about the unsolved murder. Oscar-nominated Sheridan previously oversaw a documentary series on Sky about the killing, Murder at at The Cottage: The Search for Justice for Sophie. The French woman's badly beaten body was found by neighbours in a laneway beside her holiday home in Schull on December 23, 1996. Nobody has ever been charged in Ireland with her death. Bailey who was once the chief suspect in the murder and was arrested twice for questioning, however, the Director of Public Prosecutions decided there was insufficient evidence to charge him. He was a former journalist who lived two miles away from du Plantier's holiday home in the town. He was one of the first reporters to arrive at the scene following her murder. Bailey was convicted in absentia of the murder by a French court in 2020, which put a 25-year sentence on him. He stringently denied any involvement in du Plantier's murder and, due to not present being in court for the French proceedings, he could not appeal the verdict. However, the High Court in Ireland ruled that he should not be extradited to France to face that jail term. Jim Sheridan Sheridan, who met Bailey several times and plays a juror in the upcoming film, previously said: 'To say Ian Bailey died of natural causes is the Irish phrase for 27 years of torture. 'He died of a bad heart, brought on by excessive drinking and smoking, but there was no doubt he had post-traumatic stress from all of this.' English woman Jules Thomas was in a tempestuous relationship with Bailey for over 30 years, before kicking him out. The Association for the Truth about the Murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier vowed to continue their campaign for justice despite Bailey's death. Ian Bailey was the chief suspect in the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier Today's News in 90 Seconds - 08 June 2025 'Despite this trial and France's repeated requests for his extradition, Ian Bailey remained free, never facing charges from the Irish justice system,' it said. 'Throughout these years, Ian Bailey refused to answer the questions of French investigators, entangling himself in lies and contradictions. Provoking and taunting the police, the judiciary, and the media, Ian Bailey always avoided telling the truth about this murder, of which, beyond any reasonable doubt, he knew every detail. 'Irish judicial authorities never wanted to charge him or extradite him to France, in disregard of European commitments based on the principle of mutual trust between states, which Ireland signed and ratified.' 'With Bailey's death, Sophie's family and our association will never be able to obtain a confession from Ian Bailey. 'We continue our efforts for truth and justice. An investigation is underway in Ireland, and we are confident that the discovery of new elements, the hearing of new witnesses, and the revelation of possible complicity will enable Irish police to close the case, 27 years after the murder.'
