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Headington Shark Inspires Fortune's Karlovy Vary Premiere
Variety reviews "Learning to Breathe Under Water," a Rebekah Fortune-directed drama inspired by Oxford's real-life Headington Shark sculpture, following a widowed artist, his pre-teen son, and a Bulga
Gen Z Leans Hard into Nostalgia to Spur Music and Content Discovery: Study
Vevo-commissioned research across 1,800 consumers in the U.S., U.K., and Australia finds Gen Z is driving the strongest nostalgia pull, with 65% embracing 'borrowed nostalgia' for eras they never live
Refik Anadol Opens World's First AI Arts Museum
Refik Anadol opened Dataland in downtown Los Angeles to argue that AI art can move beyond prompt-engineered 'slop' by combining consent-based training data, biosensor-driven installations, and immersi
Wildcard's Irish Indie Slate: Kneecap to Hansen-Løve
Dublin-based Wildcard has pivoted from Irish film distribution into production in under three years, with 'Kneecap' as its breakout hit and a co-production on Mia Hansen-Løve's next film on the horizo
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Debuts at Menier as Truman Capote
Jesse Tyler Ferguson will make his Menier Chocolate Factory debut reprising the role of Truman Capote in Jay Presson Allen's 'Tru,' directed by Rob Ashford and running Sept. 19 through Nov. 14 after a
Heartstopper Adds Sex Scenes as Connor, Locke Become EPs
Kit Connor and Joe Locke's final outing as Nick and Charlie in Netflix's Heartstopper Forever brings the show's first explicit sex scenes, with the two leads now serving as executive producers on the
Wild Gods fuses Hebridean folk traditions with post-rock
Wild Gods, a new project from Argyll musician Jamie Livingstone, releases 'The Glorious Abysmal' on 24 July — an eight-track fusion of Hebridean waulking songs, Gaelic archival vocals, and psychedelic
Lido Pimienta Goes 'Enya Mode' on New Album Caribenya
Colombian Canadian musician Lido Pimienta readies her laptop-made dance album Caribenya for July 17 release, while sounding alarms about Colombia's narrow election of a rightwing president who praised
BBC Hamburg Days Drama Puts Lord Woodbine Center Stage
A new BBC six-part drama "Hamburg Days," written by Jamie Carragher, will foreground the role of Lord Woodbine — the Trinidadian calypso musician who mentored the Beatles in Liverpool — as an overlook
Laverne Cox's Transcendent: survival against the odds
Laverne Cox's memoir Transcendent chronicles her harrowing journey from a gender nonconforming childhood in the deep south — through conversion therapy, family abandonment, and two decades of struggle
Anthony Hopkins Signed by Decca Classics; First Album of Music Composed by Oscar-Winning Actor Set for August Release
Anthony Hopkins, best known as an Oscar-winning actor, is set to release his first dedicated album of original classical compositions — six decades' worth — through Decca Classics on Aug. 21.
De La Rose, Ryan Castro Collab on 'La Monda'
Puerto Rican singer De La Rose has teamed up with Colombian artist Ryan Castro for "La Monda," a new single that bridges Caribbean cultures and teases an upcoming EP featuring collaborators from Spain
McLachlan, Russell Launch Joint Summer Tour
Sarah McLachlan and Allison Russell are touring together this summer, with Russell opening for McLachlan's "Better Broken" trek running through August 9. The pair, who first met at Joni Jam in 2023, f
Rafa Director Zach Heinzerling Earns Emmy Nomination at Wimbledon
Zach Heinzerling's four-part Netflix documentary 'Rafa,' chronicling Rafael Nadal's late-career pursuit of another French Open title, earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Documentary or
J.K. Simmons Calls Batgirl Shelving 'Bizarre'
J.K. Simmons publicly criticized Warner Bros. Discovery's decision to shelve the completed Batgirl film as 'bizarre' on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, four years after the movie was pulled from HBO M
Artists Equity Launches TV Division, Taps Griffin Zucosky
Artists Equity, the artist-led studio founded by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Gerry Cardinale, is launching a scripted television division with former UCP executive Griffin Zucosky as SVP of Televisio
‘Naruto’ Movie Launches Global Casting Search to Find Actors to Play Live-Action Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura
Lionsgate and director Destin Daniel Cretton have launched a worldwide casting search for the three lead roles—Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura—in the first-ever live-action film adaptation of Masashi Kishi
Evil Dead Burn Cast Embraced 'Relentless' Production
The cast of Evil Dead Burn, premiering July 10, said they were warned about its 'relentless' production but embraced it. Producer Robert Tapert framed the story as a French woman trapped in an abusive
Miki Zohar Mocks Filmmakers, Vows to Defund Anti-Israel Films
Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar released a Likud primary campaign video portraying filmmakers as anti-Israel profiteers who 'blacken' soldiers, vowing to redirect public funding away from such fil
Obsidian Drops Avowed Sequel for New Fallout Game
Obsidian has reportedly canceled plans for an Avowed sequel to redirect the studio toward a new Fallout title, as Xbox layoffs simultaneously hit Obsidian and id Software.
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