Emma Thompson Calls Out 'Unbalanced' Age Differences Between Men & Women in Movie Romances

Ian Stewart has been sentenced to a whole-life jail term for murdering his wife six years before he went on to kill his new fiancée.

The government's latest plans to scrap all Covid restrictions could see the end of the £500 self isolation payment for workers with the virus.

A number of supporters have reacted to the news that members of the Manchester United first-team squad want the club to install Paris Saint-Germain chief Mauricio Pochettino as their next permanent manager.

A dad-of-15 kept a vulnerable man in 'disgraceful' conditions in his garden shed without a toilet or washing facilities, a court has heard.

Amazon Prime has become many people’s go-to for getting almost anything delivered the next day.

A date has been set for a full inquest into the death of a teenager in a crash after reportedly failing to stop for police.

Australia have been revealed to have been caused by wallabies getting high on opium poppies, a tour guide has claimed.Wallabies are believed to be purposely eating the poppies, which contain white opium gum used in morphine and codeine, and this causes erratic changes in their behaviour.The claims have been made by outdoor educator Sid Hewison on his TikTok after looking into crop circles in a Tasmanian farmers field.Mr Hewison said: “A lot of people think crop circles are fake but the crop circles we have here in Tasmania are very much real.“Some of the local wallaby population get into these opiate-rich poppy fields, they have a bit of a chew on what is essentially pure codeine and morphine and jump around in a circle, leaving a nice little crop circle and then they pass out.“Wallabies are more trippy than skippy.”The wallabies' antics were originally rumours which Mr Hewison struggled to believe but later watched the bizarre behaviour with his own eyes.He explained that these poppy fields in Tasmania provide the key ingredient in medicines sent all over the world.The fields contain what is known by locals as “super poppies” and why there are warnings on the gate after Mr Hewison claims several people have died from taking the poppies.He added: “it essentially blows their mind and kills them.”For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.The issue of wallabies eating the opium poppies is actually a problem that stems from over a decade ago.According to the Mail, former Tasmanian premier Lara Giddings brought up the wallabies behaviour while she was the state's attorney general in 2009.Ms Giddings told a snake hearing: “We have a problem

Cornwall Live reports.Best, who has 93 parks in the UK, said he "understand[s] why people are wary of the outsider."He said: I understand why people are wary of the outsider, but I want this to be looked as an opportunity for improvement. I want to create new jobs and homes for people and the best way to do that is invest."The Sunday Times Rich List entrepreneur shared his passion for parks as a means for change: "I believe this sector is a global solution to affordable housing.

BRITNEY Spears is teasing new music - and a revealing new look. The pop queen shared a seductive sneak peak as she practiced a new dance routine set to a soon-to-be released comeback song.

WAYNE Rooney has opened up about his marriage regrets and his love of writing romantic poetry for "supportive" wife Coleen on Good Morning Britain. Wayne, 36, today spoke to GMB presenter Ben Shephard in a rare TV interview ahead of the release of a new Amazon documentary about his private life.

DANCING on Ice's Liberty Poole stuns in black lingerie ahead of Sunday's show. The Love Island beauty wows in sheer stockings and suspenders in new photos on Instagram. Liberty, a former Nando's waitress, captioned her snaps: "Find yourself someone who looks at you the same way I look at pizza." Fans were impressed by the new shots, with one writing to the 22-year-old: "You’re absolutely stunning love xx" Another raved: "I admire her for not editing her pictures." One more said: "Miss Liberty you look gorgeous as always!! The caption is funny and so true!!! I love pizza too." Liberty shot to fame when she took part in Love Island and was tipped to win the show with Jake Cornish.

Dame Emma Thompson says movie bosses would have to “dig up” a romantic lead to play opposite her now – because they would still want someone who was 40 years older.

Wonder Woman 1984Wonder Woman 1984 (Dec. 25) featuring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, and more, and is coming to theaters and HBO Max on CHRISTMAS DAY.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorEmma Thompson was characteristically frank about Hollywood’s double standard during a recent interview with the CultureBlast podcast.

Emma Thompson is criticizing what is commonplace in Hollywood — older male actors paired on-screen with women half their age.

When the Feb. 20 Oscars ceremony ended a shortened awards season, we had no idea what we know now: that the following awards season would be much longer because of the pandemic that shut down theaters and screening rooms worldwide, disrupting release schedules and leaving voters to struggle with their computers, viewing links and two-factor authentication.

George Clooney is looking back on the parallels between the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and his latest film, "The Midnight Sky." The film follows Clooney's Artic-based scientist, Augustine, working hard in near-isolation to prevent astronauts from returning to a post-apocalyptic Earth. "It was an interesting thing," said the Hollywood titan of the similarities between his character's situation and what's happening in the world today when speaking to Fox News.

Emma Thompson is speaking out about the double standards assigned to the sexes in film.

Dame Emma Thompson is fighting sexism in Hollywood. The "Love Actually" actress spoke about how it's more acceptable for older men to be with younger women in TV series and movies than vice versa.

“It’s the journey, not the destination” is a popular lie that’s printed on inspirational posters in guidance counselors’ offices all across America. The reassuring phrase is particularly egregious, however, when applied to movies, in which a bad ending can make the preceding two hours feel like a humongous waste of your time.So it goes with “The Midnight Sky,” a good-up-to-a-point science-fiction film directed by and starring George Clooney.

John Krasinski has resurrected his Some Good News online show for a festive special – featuring Dwayne Johnson and George Clooney.The Jack Ryan star rebooted the YouTube series, which originally launched at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March (2020), on Sunday night (December 20, 2020) with a Holiday Special, spotlighting good deeds by people across the U.S., and celebrating the start of the COVID-19 vaccine roll out.During the episode, Krasinski was joined by Johnson, dressed up as “Dwanta Claus”, to connect with widowed dad Jay Abel, who had previously asked the Jumanji: The Next Level star to give his eBay listings a boost by retweeting his post to help give his children a Christmas they deserved.The Californian father of two,