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The musical comes to Broadway after a buzzy London run and nine Olivier Awards.
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Computing power, distribution and directable generative video AI. Those are the key challenges facing the Chinese film industry when it comes to AI, according to speakers at the Shanghai International Film Festival’s SIFFORUM panel on “Smart Tech, Immersive Worlds, The Next Film Revolution.” According to Yan Yijun, VP of AI foundational model builder MiniMax, compute […]
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When UK mockumentary Alternative 3 tried to spook viewers that scientists were vanishing as part of a sinister space plot it succeeded. Today, the resulting conspiracy theory has even seen Trump’s government launch an investigationOver the past few months, a strange story has been seeping into the mainstream media from the more excitable corners of Substack and YouTube. Its claim: scientists whose work related to aerospace and nuclear research are either dying or going missing. According to an i
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The old-school forum that originated A24's 'Backrooms' is embracing its role as an idea incubator where "fandoms can grow organically."
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Content Partners has struck a new deal with Carlyle Global Credit to facilitate fresh investment capital for the company that has been a pioneer in buying out ownership stakes and profit participation rights in movies and TV shows from individuals and production companies. Investment giant Carlyle owns the majority of Los Angeles-based Content Partners, which […]
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Ishtiyak Ahmad Zihad’s debut feature “The Blind Girl and an Elephant” had its world premiere at the Shanghai International Film Festival, competing in the Asian New Talent section. The film centers on three women in a remote Bangladeshi village – blind Momi, schoolgirl Hima, and pregnant Laili – who dream of escaping a world shaped […]
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Ahead of kicking off its 34th edition in London tomorrow, the Raindance Film Festival has announced it will award Golden Globe-winning actor Brian Cox with a Raindance Icon Award. The Scottish actor joins Miriam Margolyes and studio head Lloyd Kaufman as award recipients in this edition, with the late American musician Eddie Cochran also due […]
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Dave Grohl spread the word about the ferociously funny quartet and now they’re supporting Foo Fighters in stadiums. Just make sure you switch off your phone’s flash if you go to their gigs …They say brevity is the soul of wit and few bands have as much of both as Otoboke Beaver. Playing short, sharp songs packed with equal parts ferocity and black humour, next week the Japanese quartet will play easily their biggest UK gig yet, at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium supporting Foo Fighters.“We met Foo F
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Having made its debut at Mipcom in 2025, YouTube is doubling down on the TV event this year. The company has announced that not only is it returning to Cannes in October, but it will have an expanded presence that it claims is “designed to embed the platform as a core distribution and monetisation pillar […]
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Rising British actor Matthew Broome, the star of Apple TV’s “The Buccaneers” and the “My Fault: London” franchise on Prime Video, doesn’t know where his next job is coming from but says, “I would love to audition” for the next James Bond movie. Broome will receive the International Golden Nymph for Most Promising Talent at […]
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Canadian animator Cordell Barker, creator of the Oscar-nominated short films, “The Cat Came Back” and “Strange Invaders,” is now in production on “The Anta Claus of the South Pole.” Release is scheduled for 2026. The Tonic DNA/National Film Board of Canada co-production is produced in association with Crave, a division of Bell Media Inc., with […]
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The star added that the original film appealed to a female audience ‘because it’s not about revenge, it is about vengeance’ – and because it didn’t have a gratuitous sex sceneRussell Crowe has said that the Gladiator sequel was a failure because it lacked a “moral core” and that studio behind it “didn’t understand why [the original movie] was successful”.Crowe was speaking at the Taormina film festival, and in remarks reported by Variety he outlined why the thought the first Gladiator, released
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Verizon hopes to catch your attention by talking about a few simple things. The telecommunications giant plans to eliminate activation and upgrade fees for customers who have already paid for phone service as part of a new “Simplicity Plan,” and to offer a new promotions that include a return on dollars spent as well as […]
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“Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight says the show would never have been made without the BBC – but admits the broadcaster is known for its lean budgets. “I don’t think I could have made ‘Peaky Blinders’ at all outside of the BBC,” Knight said during a House of Commons inquiry into the BBC’s future. “[‘Peaky […]
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Original works by 30 artists have been commissioned by the Obamas alongside vital pieces of memorabilia for visitors to appreciateIt is a tale of two presidents. On 14 June Donald Trump celebrated his 80th birthday by hosting a raucous crowd for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on the White House South Lawn. Four days later, on the eve of Juneteeth, Barack Obama will unveil a monument to his legacy that honours the audacity of art.For the Obama Presidential Center on the South Side of Chicag
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A 1,000-year-old vampire obsessed with removing men’s genitals is the main storyline in this body horror, filmed in trashy 1980s synth-heavy styleWibbling willies! This gore fest from Iceland starts as it means to go on: parked on a quiet back road, where a balding 1,000-year-old vampire has lured a middle-aged man into his car with the promise of a quickie. The vampire’s head lowers into his poor victim’s lap. “Not quite so hard,” the man implores, unheeded. Just three minutes into the film, we
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Yorkshire Sculpture ParkNeons and videos mix with weaving and beadwork to address subjects as diverse as stolen land, ancestral traditions and queer identity. But the self-made nude steals the showA breeze from the vast North American planes has blown across the rolling Yorkshire hills. The work of 38 Indigenous American artists has filled the galleries of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, transforming their underground space into a world of clay and earth, fabric and ceramics, painting and sculpture th
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It’s been two years since Walter Salles’s Oscar-winning “I’m Still Here” catapulted Rio de Janeiro to screens all over the world, and momentum has continued to build thanks to coordinated efforts by RioFilme. The municipal film and audiovisual agency of Rio de Janeiro has ramped up investment in the city’s audiovisual industry, supporting projects that […]
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Today, Jim Henson’s dark fairytale is seen as a classic of 80s high camp. But on release, it bombed. Here, members of the cast and crew remember laughter, tricky puppets and Henson’s ‘joyful magic’Labyrinth arrived 40 years ago with David Bowie at his most devastatingly charismatic, a breakthrough performance by Jennifer Connelly, and lots and lots of puppets. The film about the quest of stroppy teen Sarah (Connelly) to rescue her baby half-brother from the clutches of Jareth (Bowie), the nefari
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The Locarno Film Festival will celebrate Italian actress and director Asia Argento with its lifetime achievement award dedicated to creative pioneers. She will receive the award on Aug. 13 in the Swiss lakeside town’s 8,000 seat outdoor Piazza Grande venue, where she will also present her most recent film, Jorge Thielen Armand’s “Death Has No […]