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Woodstock 1969 Was Defined by This Surreal Performance From the Band You’d Least Expect
A new retrospective revisits Jefferson Airplane’s chaotic set at the 1969 Woodstock festival, arguing it stands out as one of the event’s most memorable performances despite the band never becoming headline-grabbing Woodstock legends in the way Jimi Hendrix or The Who did. The piece highlights how the band’s psychedelic sound and improvised, hazard-strewn performance captured…
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Venice Horizons Opener ‘The Girl With the Leica’ Boarded by Fandango Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
Fandango Sales has acquired international sales rights to “The Girl With the Leica,” directed by Alina Marazzi, which will open the Venice Film Festival’s Horizons section. The film centres on Gerda Taro, the pioneering German-Jewish war photographer whose legacy was long overshadowed by her partner André Friedmann, who adopted the pseudonym “Robert Capa” partly to…
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‘Unbearably sexy in his rodenty way’: Benedict Cumberbatch’s 20 best films – ranked!
The Guardian has published a ranked countdown of Benedict Cumberbatch’s 20 best film performances, timed to mark the actor’s recent 50th birthday and covering his range from British costume dramas to Hollywood blockbusters. The list rates his work across genres, praising his theatrical technique and distinctive screen presence while noting that even lesser entries showcase…
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After its Baldur’s Gate 3-era splurge, Hasbro is scaling back its gaming ambitions following $56m loss, but Warlock and Mass Effect-like Exodus are safe
Hasbro is pulling back from its ambitious video game publishing push after recording a $56 million (£41.9 million) write-down across its games portfolio, a plan that had originally been launched in 2022 in the wake of Baldur’s Gate 3’s success. The toy giant, which owns Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast, has already…
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Travis Scott arrived on ‘The Odyssey’ set every day at 5am so he could shadow Christopher Nolan and learn how to use a camera
Travis Scott has revealed he arrived on the set of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” at 5am every day so he could shadow the director and cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema and learn the filmmaking process. The rapper played a small role as the bard Phemius in the blockbuster, with Nolan previously explaining he cast Scott to…
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Instagram now lets users swap the music on published posts and carousels
Instagram has introduced a new tool called Replace Audio, allowing users to change the soundtrack on feed posts and carousels after they have already been published, without losing accumulated likes, comments, shares and reach. Previously, altering the music on a published post required deleting it and re-uploading from scratch, resetting all engagement. The update, announced…
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Manchester United consider Camavinga and Berge as midfield overhaul continues
Manchester United are looking at Real Madrid’s Eduardo Camavinga and Fulham’s Sander Berge as potential midfield additions, as Michael Carrick’s squad rebuild continues. The move comes after Casemiro’s departure and an injury to Manuel Ugarte, whose knee ligament problem could keep him out for a lengthy spell, leaving United keen to add further cover despite…
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TelevisaUnivision US advertising falls 29% as Mexico gains from World Cup
TelevisaUnivision reported mixed second-quarter results, with the absence of Spanish-language World Cup rights in the US contributing to a sharp fall in advertising there, while World Cup coverage in Mexico lifted performance strongly. The figures underline the importance of major football rights to the broadcaster’s advertising and streaming strategy, as it faces competition from Telemundo…
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After Star Fox’s Launch and Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s Announcement, Miyamoto Defends Nintendo’s Recent Spate of Remakes and Says They Lead to ‘Future Developments’
Nintendo’s Shigeru Miyamoto has defended the company’s growing reliance on remakes, arguing that reintroducing classic games to a new generation of players can pave the way for entirely new titles. His comments, made to Japanese magazine Famitsu, come shortly after the Switch 2 release of a new Star Fox remake and the announcement of a…