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Sebastian Stan pitches low-budget thriller as Marvel reconsiders character approach
Sebastian Stan, who plays Bucky Barnes/the Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has revealed he pitched Marvel boss Kevin Feige a low-budget, “Sicario-esque” thriller centred on his character, in a New York Magazine interview. The suggestion comes as Marvel enjoys a box-office resurgence, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day passing $2.4bn and Avengers: Doomsday already…
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Lazio fans boycott home games over Lotito row
Lazio fans are boycotting home games at the Stadio Olimpico in protest against owner Claudio Lotito, despite the team topping Serie A under new manager Gennaro Gattuso. Season ticket sales have collapsed from around 30,000 to under 4,500, with supporters staying away even as the club exceeds expectations following a difficult summer of squad departures…
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Harry and Meghan’s ‘cosy’ Instagram glimpse of their new life back in Britain is an attempt to relaunch their ‘wounded’ brand after failing to conquer US, PR experts say
Harry and Meghan have shared their first Instagram glimpse of family life since relocating from California back to Britain, but PR experts say the “cosy” montage is really an attempt to relaunch a “wounded” brand after failing to achieve the stardom they sought in the US. Commentators argue the move signals that their American ambitions…
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Drunk woman who nearly crushed man’s head after flipping her car outside pub avoids prison
A drunk woman who narrowly avoided crushing a man’s head after her car flipped over outside a Birmingham pub has been spared a prison sentence. Sharon Gall, 32, from Northfield, reversed her Volkswagen Golf at speed outside the Cock Inn in Bartley Green after being ordered to leave following an altercation, colliding with another car…
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Wayne Cooper lists his luxury Byron Bay estate for sale – as fallen fashion king fights fresh domestic violence and drug charges
Australian fashion designer Wayne Cooper has put his marital estate in the Byron Bay hinterland up for sale while facing fresh domestic violence and drug charges linked to his second wife, Elizabeth Adams. Cooper, 63, is barred from approaching or contacting Ms Adams, whom he has previously admitted assaulting, and the case adds to a…
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‘John Wick Cracked Out on Meth’ Toronto Midnight Madness Film ‘Kick On’ Director Nick Kozakis Says Real Stunts Sell the Brutality
Australian director Nick Kozakis’s action-horror film “Kick On” is set to have its world premiere in the Midnight Madness section of the Toronto International Film Festival. Kozakis has described his aim for the film as capturing the feel of “John Wick” on methamphetamine, prioritising practical stunts and prosthetics over digital effects to make the violence…
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Touring can take musicians to isolating, anxious extremes. Access to therapy on the road is a vital support
Radiohead drummer Philip Selway writes about the isolating pressures of touring and backs a new initiative, the Pay It Forward Fund, which aims to give musicians and crew on smaller, grassroots tours access to mental health support that bigger acts can already afford. He recalls his own struggles during Radiohead’s rapid rise in the early…
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Barrio Triste review – raw and dynamic portrait of anarchic slum life in 1980s Medellín
Stillz, the Puerto Rican director best known for shooting Bad Bunny’s music videos, makes his feature debut with Barrio Triste, a film that trades celebrity gloss for a study of marginalised youth in the crime-ridden slums of 1980s Medellín. Shot on Betacam video, the film opens with a group of young men stealing a TV…
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Labor unions must unite against AI datacenters | Tyler Turner
Writing in the Guardian, union organiser Tyler Turner argues that American labour unions should unite behind a moratorium on new AI datacentre construction until protections are in place for workers, communities and the environment. He criticises the North American Building Trades Unions for signing agreements with firms including BlackRock, Meta and OpenAI to help build…
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Beta Cinema Posts Fresh Deals For Trudie Styler’s ‘Up Against It’ Ahead Of TIFF Debut
Beta Cinema has announced a fresh wave of territorial sales for Trudie Styler’s comedy Up Against It, ahead of the film’s world premiere as a gala presentation at the Toronto International Film Festival this week. The new deals push the film’s total sales past 50 territories, underlining strong international distributor confidence in the project as…