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The 1929 movie that gave Billy Bob Thornton a lifelong phobia: “That’s how the whole thing started”

  • Thornton links an antique-furniture phobia to *The Unholy Three*.
  • He saw the 1929 film as a child.
  • The film starred silent-era actor Lon Chaney.

Billy Bob Thornton has said that watching the 1929 film *The Unholy Three* as a child triggered his lifelong fear of antique furniture. The actor linked the phobia to a scene involving a ventriloquist’s dummy and a sinister old-fashioned setting, saying it was where “the whole thing started”.…

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Major League Soccer Boards Danny Ramirez Soccer Drama ‘Baton’ As Key Partner

  • MLS partners with Danny Ramirez’s football drama *Baton*.
  • The film follows a player seeking an MLS opportunity.
  • David Beckham is an executive producer.

Major League Soccer has become a strategic partner for *Baton*, a football drama written, directed by and starring Danny Ramirez. The agreement is MLS’s largest collaboration with a feature film so far, giving the production access to the league’s marketing reach across the United States and Canada as…

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‘The Dink’ Writer Sean Clements on His Funny, Heartfelt Tribute to the Pickleball Community: ‘I Got Adopted by This Whole Crew of Older Women’

  • “The Dink” turns tennis-pickleball tensions into a warm comedy.
  • Writer Sean Clements based it partly on personal experience.
  • The Apple TV+ film stars Jake Johnson, Ed Harris and Mary Steenburgen.

Sean Clements’ new Apple TV+ comedy “The Dink” draws on his own experience of being welcomed into the pickleball community after injuries made returning to tennis difficult. The film uses tensions between tennis and pickleball players as its central conflict, while presenting the sport’s social, intergenerational appeal with…

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‘America’s Most Wanted’ ex-cop fugitive returned after 20 years on the run to face murder, child sex charges

  • Ex-South Carolina cop Dan Hiers returned to US after 20 years as fugitive.
  • He faces murder and child sex abuse charges.
  • US Marshals brought him back from China; he featured on "America's Most Wanted".

A former South Carolina police officer, Dan Hiers, who had been a fugitive for more than two decades, has been returned to the United States from China to face charges including murder and child sex offences. Hiers, who was featured on the television programme "America's Most Wanted", had…

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GTA 6’s Physical PS5 Download Codes Expire After Just 170 Days in Japan

  • Japanese GTA 6 box codes may expire 170 days after launch.
  • Copies bought after May 2027 could be unusable.
  • Rockstar cites unspecified regional regulations.

Grand Theft Auto 6’s physical PS5 edition in Japan will reportedly contain a download code that expires 170 days after the game launches on 19 November 2026, rather than 170 days after purchase. This could leave buyers unable to redeem copies sold after about 8 May 2027, raising…

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Fallout 3 and New Vegas Remasters are a good start, but before Fallout 5 Bethesda could be doing so much more

  • Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters are welcomed.
  • The article wants more Fallout projects before Fallout 5.
  • Older games and new partnerships could sustain interest.

Bethesda’s announced remasters of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas are presented as welcome steps for the series, particularly while Fallout 5 remains in pre-production. The article argues, however, that remasters alone would not fully address the long wait for a new mainline game and that Bethesda has…

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‘The Incredibles’ Almost Killed Off a Major Character in the Opening Scene [Exclusive]

  • Syndrome was originally killed in The Incredibles’ unused opening.
  • Audience reaction helped make him the main villain.
  • His motivation was partly inspired by Burt Ward.

Brad Bird has revealed that Syndrome was originally meant to die in the opening scene of The Incredibles, before becoming the film’s main villain. The abandoned idea led Bird to recognise the character’s potential, helping turn a conventional superhero story into one centred on Mr Incredible’s regret, ego…

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When are the Shinier power hours in Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3?

  • Two Fortnite Shinier events take place this weekend.
  • UK times are 7–9pm Saturday and 2–4am Sunday.
  • Rare sprites and variants will appear more often.

Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 will hold two limited-time “Shinier power hour” events on Saturday 25 July, increasing the appearance rate of selected sprites and cosmetic variants. The events also introduce oversized player heads, self-revive devices at the start of matches and a doubled chance of finding sprites…

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From Xbox to PS5: Halo’s Incredible 25-Year Transformation Plotted in Graphics Comparison

  • Halo’s original campaign has been remade for PS5.
  • Visuals span three generations of Halo releases.
  • The remake preserves much of the original style.

Halo: Campaign Evolved, a remake of 2001’s Halo: Combat Evolved, is now available in PS5 early access ahead of a wider release next week. Push Square’s comparison traces the series’ visual evolution across the original Xbox release, the Anniversary remaster and the new PS5 version, highlighting Halo’s arrival…

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On This Day in 1983, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard Were at No. 1 With a Song Haggard Doesn’t Remember Recording

  • “Pancho and Lefty” topped the country chart on 24 July 1983.
  • Nelson selected the song at the last minute.
  • Exhausted Haggard later said he barely remembered recording it.

On 24 July 1983, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard reached number one on the US Hot Country Songs chart with “Pancho and Lefty”, their recording of Townes Van Zandt’s song. The account highlights the hurried, unconventional recording session behind a major country hit and the pair’s close creative…

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