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      William Mullally

      William Mullally

      Arts & Culture Editor
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      William Mullally is Arts & Culture Editor at The National. An award-winning culture writer, he’s lived in the UAE since 2009 and chronicled the rise of the region’s diverse creative scenes. He’s served as Dubai Eye 103.8’s film critic since 2013, and has contributed to Arab News, ET Bil Arabi, The Insider Arabia, GQ Middle East, Esquire Middle East, Al Arabiya, Savoir Flair and Harper’s Bazaar Arabia. His long-running celebrity interview series has achieved more than 50 million views across his YouTube and TikTok channels.

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      Voice actor John Morris with Toy Story characters. Getty Images
      Toy Story’s Andy, 30 years later: Meet the voice that defined a generation

      John Morris reflects on growing up with Pixar’s milestone film, returning to Andy as an adult, and recording the farewell that still moves audiences today

      Film & TVNovember 22, 2025
      Saudi designer Abdulrahman Al-Abed opens up in our One Last Thing questionnaire. Photo: Abdulrahman Al-Abed
      One Last Thing: Saudi designer Abdulrahman Al-Abed

      Founder of fashion brand Qormuz takes our quick-fire questionnaire

      TN MagazineNovember 21, 2025
      Hind Rajab's mother Wissam Hamada said the children of Gaza are deprived of their most basic rights. Reuters
      Play01:38
      Hind Rajab’s mother opens Doha Film Festival with emotional address

      The festival began with the Middle East premiere of Tunisia’s Oscar submission, which it views as part of 'golden age of Arab cinema'

      Film & TVNovember 21, 2025
      Guggenheim Abu Dhabi is under construction on Saadiyat Island. Victor Besa / The National
      ExclusivePollock to Basquiat: first details of Guggenheim Abu Dhabi’s collection

      Museum will present global collection from 1960s to today, with major commissions, unconventional spaces and focus on under-represented regions

      Art & DesignNovember 21, 2025
      Stephen Lang plays ruthless Soviet Red Army officer Igor Draganov in Sisu: Road to Revenge. Photo: Sony Pictures
      Play01:57
      The soul of a villain: Stephen Lang on the art of playing bad men

      From Avatar: Fire and Ash to Sisu: Road to Revenge, American actor explains how he finds humanity in even the darkest roles

      Film & TVNovember 20, 2025
      Jesse Eisenberg returns as Danny Atlas in Now You See Me: Now You Don't, which was filmed in part in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Lionsgate
      Play01:33
      An unplanned F1 chase through Abu Dhabi's streets transformed Now You See Me 3

      Director Ruben Fleischer breaks down how UAE's unique locations helped bring sequel’s most daring ideas to life

      Film & TVNovember 19, 2025
      From left, Justice Smith as Charlie, Ariana Greenblatt as June, Dominic Sessa as Bosco, Jesse Eisenberg as Daniel Atlas, Isla Fisher as Henley Reeves, and Dave Franco as Jack Wilder seen at Louvre Abu Dhabi in Now You See Me: Now You Don't. Photo: Lionsgate
      Abu Dhabi ‘made the magic real’ in Now You See Me: Now You Don't, say actors

      Film’s stars say shooting concluding chapter in UAE transformed story's scale and feel

      Film & TVNovember 18, 2025
      The Voice of Hind Rajab, directed by Kaouther Ben Hania, will open this year's Doha Film Festival with a screening on November 21. Photo: Mime Films & Tanit Films
      Gaza stories, Sudan narratives and homegrown talent at Doha Film Festival 2025

      This year’s line-up spans 97 films, plus appearances from Steven Soderbergh, Michaela Coel, Ramy Youssef and more

      CultureNovember 18, 2025
      Glen Powell, second right, and Colman Domingo, right, face off in The Running Man. Photo: Paramount Pictures
      The Running Man director explains why he changed Stephen King's original ending

      Filmmaker unpacks how bringing author’s vision to screen in 2025 reshaped story’s climax, and why a darker path from the book no longer felt right

      Film & TVNovember 16, 2025
      President Sheikh Mohamed with Abu Dhabi Award winner Abdelmonem bin Eisa Alserkal and his family, during a ceremony at Qasr Al Hosn. Photo: UAE Presidential Court
      Founder of Alserkal Avenue honoured by President for contributions to UAE

      Abdelmonem bin Eisa Alserkal is a recipient of this year's Abu Dhabi Awards

      Art & DesignNovember 14, 2025
      Zayed National Museum is one of three new museums set to open in Abu Dhabi. Wam
      ‘Let us compete’: UAE officials embrace healthy rivalry in culture sector

      Senior officials say Abu Dhabi and Dubai’s cultural strategies reinforce each other, reflecting the UAE’s and shared heritage

      CultureNovember 14, 2025
      Pictionary, released as a board game in 1985, is now a party game on your TV screen. Photo: Netflix
      Review: Can Netflix’s new TV party games compete with Jackbox?

      With titles including Pictionary and Boggle Party available now, the streamer is making a move into social, living-room gaming – but are they any good?

      Pop CultureNovember 14, 2025
      Red Dead Redemption will make its mobile debut through Netflix, with an updated UI. Photo: Rockstar
      Netflix to release Red Dead Redemption on mobile for the first time

      Alain Tascan, Netflix’s head of games, tells The National the Western classic required major technical and interface changes to make it work on a phone

      Pop CultureNovember 13, 2025
      Daniel Craig, centre, stars as Benoit Blanc in the Knives Out mystery film series that is being adapted into a Netflix party game. Photo: Netflix
      Netflix announces Knives Out party game with Rian Johnson ‘deeply involved'

      Board-game-style Dead Man’s Party brings Benoit Blanc to living room screens, built for play via smartphones and aligned with director's Wake Up Dead Man

      Pop CultureNovember 13, 2025
      Glen Powell stars in director Edgar Wright's The Running Man, which is being released in UAE cinemas on November 13. Getty Images
      Play02:05
      Glen Powell details 'masterclass' Tom Cruise gave him before The Running Man

      Friend, mentor and Top Gun: Maverick co-star told Powell: 'You’ve got to make yourself bulletproof'

      Film & TVNovember 12, 2025
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