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Rashaana Shah & Manasi Parekh Join $10M AIF Media Fund; Initial Slate Headed By Rick Moody Adaptation ‘Purple America’
Indian actress-producers Rashaana Shah and Manasi Parekh have joined Parthiv Gohil on the advisory board of AIF Media Fund Orenda Creative, a new India-based investment platform for international films and documentaries. The fund has raised an initial $10 million and aims to connect investors with commercially viable, artistically ambitious projects, including cross-border co-productions. Its first…
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AI Sci-Fi Series ‘Kira’ Heads To MIPCOM For Ex Machina & K5, First Look Images
AI-focused producer Ex Machina is launching pre-sales for its fully AI-generated science-fiction series, Kira, at MIPCOM in Cannes this October through sales partner K5 International. The six-part drama is significant as it represents the company’s second television property and another test of AI-generated production in the international television market. Created, written and directed by French…
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Love Is Noise Announce New EP ‘The space between happiness and heartache.’
Love Is Noise have announced a new EP, ‘The space between happiness and heartache’, due for release on 9 October through Bloodblast. The record follows the band’s 2025 debut album and centres on an unnamed character who constructs an artificial world to avoid confronting their emotions, exploring the ways people reshape themselves to cope with…
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BBCSSO/Runnicles review – resplendent recounting of Mahler’s fratricidal fairytale
The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by former chief conductor Donald Runnicles, gave a persuasive performance of Mahler’s early cantata *Das Klagende Lied* at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall. The review praises its clear handling of the work’s abrupt shifts between comedy and tragedy, especially its dark fairytale plot in which a bridegroom has murdered his younger…
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Gangland Action Thriller ‘Nozem’ From Director Scott Vickers to Star Buddy Boerkoel, Daniel Fathers (EXCLUSIVE)
Scott Vickers will direct “Nozem”, an Amsterdam-set gangland action thriller that begins filming in the Dutch capital next week. The film centres on Robbie, who joins the gang responsible for his parents’ murders in pursuit of revenge, but becomes entangled in a dangerous debt and the criminal world he intended to destroy. Writer Buddy Boerkoel…
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‘They are now athletes’ – how do referees get ready for a season?
Professional referees serving the Premier League and Championship are undertaking intensive pre-season preparation to meet the growing physical and tactical demands of modern football. The work matters because every decision is heavily scrutinised, while officials must keep pace with faster matches, changing tactics and the impact of five substitutions. The Professional Referee Group gathers regularly…
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As electric two-wheelers gain a foothold, Belgian startup Any bets on cargo space
Belgian startup Any has unveiled the LUV1, a modular electric motorcycle intended to make two-wheel travel more practical for everyday journeys that typically rely on cars. Its central feature is substantial configurable cargo capacity, reflecting the company’s view that riders need space for shopping, luggage, pets or equipment without losing the speed and flexibility of…
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Born 101 Years Ago Today in Illinois, the Country Music Guitar Great and Grand Ole Opry Regular With a Namesake Instrument on Display in the Hall of Fame
Billy Grammer, the country music guitarist and Grand Ole Opry regular, is remembered on what would have been his 101st birthday. Best known for the 1958 crossover hit “Gotta Travel On”, he combined a successful recording career with influential session work and later created a line of guitars bearing his name. Born in Benton, Illinois,…
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There Are So Many Conspiracy Theories About Dolly Parton and Vaccines
Following Dolly Parton’s death aged 80 after a short battle with cancer, online conspiracy theorists have falsely suggested that her previous Covid-19 vaccination caused her illness or death. The claims are unsupported by evidence, but matter because they exploit a prominent public figure’s death to spread vaccine misinformation and undermine trust in public health. Parton…