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Total War: Warhammer 40,000’s new gameplay trailer is absolute cinema

• New footage shows large-scale Imperial Guard versus Orks battle.
• Orbital capital ships grant ground abilities like orbital lasers.
• Frame drops noted; release likely six months to a year away.

Creative Assembly has released fresh gameplay footage for Total War: Warhammer 40,000, offering the first substantial look at how the strategy game will actually play after a relatively quiet period since its announcement. The footage, originally a gameplay reveal aimed at a Chinese audience and narrated in Chinese,…

The 2013 Penélope Cruz short film banned for being too sexy: “I’d rather be called a pervert”

The article's headline reports that a 2013 short film featuring Spanish actress Penélope Cruz was banned for allegedly being too sexually explicit or provocative, with a quote suggesting the director or a figure involved responded defiantly, saying they would "rather be called a pervert." This points to a…

The “appalling” 2002 movie Roger Ebert couldn’t stand: “It made me feel unclean”

This Far Out Magazine article revisits the late film critic Roger Ebert's severe distaste for a 2002 release, which he described as "appalling" and said "made me feel unclean". The piece uses Ebert's reaction as a lens on his broader critical outlook, highlighting how strongly he could respond…

10 Perfect Sci-Fi Movies With the Best Plots, Ranked

• Collider ranks ten sci-fi films with the best, most airtight plots.
• Interstellar, WALLu2022E and Arrival take the tenth to eighth spots.
• Plot, above world-building, is deemed key to genre classics.

This Collider article by Diego Pineda Pacheco, published on 11 July 2026, ranks ten science fiction films that it considers to have "perfect" plots. The piece argues that while world-building and character arcs matter greatly to the genre, it is the plot — what happens, how and why…

Box Office: ‘Moana’ Makes $18 Million on Opening Day

• Moana live-action earned $18M Friday, ~$45M opening weekend, below the 2016 original's $56M debut
• Disney invested $250M in the remake, requiring an extended theatrical run to recoup costs
• Recent Disney live-action remakes show declining returns; analysts cite audience fatigue with IP reboots

Although “Moana” led the box office on Friday, the live-action remake didn’t make the domestic splash Disney was probably hoping for. “Moana” made just $18 million on Friday from 3,875 North American theaters. Rival estimates have it grossing $45 million through opening weekend, which is below the $56…

6 Must-Read Fantasy Books for Fans of Harry Potter

• Collider article recommends fantasy novels for readers who want more than Harry Potter sequels
• Featured books include The Worst Witch and The School for Good and Evil, offering different perspectives on magical education
• The recommendations explore themes of self-discovery and challenge assumptions about identity and belonging

From The Worst Witch, to Nevermoor, to other fantasy classics, these magical fantasy books are perfect for Harry Potter fans.

See Charli XCX Debut ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ Songs at Brooklyn Gig

• Charli XCX premiered three unreleased tracks from her forthcoming album at an intimate Brooklyn concert
• Guest artists including Underscores, Kim Petras, and Clairo joined for collaborative performances
• The artist is shifting focus from her Brat era, with the new album arriving July 24 and tour launching in September

Clairo, Kim Petras, and Underscores also joined singer onstage at intimate Music Hall of Williamsburg show

10 Scariest Stephen King Villains

• Collider ranks Stephen King's ten scariest book villains.
• List covers the novels, not screen adaptations.
• Greg Stillson is tenth; vampire Kurt Barlow ninth.

Collider writer Jeremy Urquhart has published a ranked list of the ten scariest villains ever created by author Stephen King. The piece deliberately focuses on antagonists from King's written works — novels, novellas and short stories — rather than their screen adaptations, and sets out clear criteria for…

Warcraft and Moon director Duncan Jones discusses his ambitions for his adaptation of 2000 AD’s sci-fi comic Rogue Trooper

• Duncan Jones directs an animated adaptation of 2000 AD's Rogue Trooper.
• Cast includes Aneurin Barnard, Sean Bean, Jemaine Clement and Matt Berry.
• Made on a tight budget with just 10 days of shooting.

Director Duncan Jones, known for Moon and Warcraft, has spoken about his animated adaptation of Rogue Trooper, a sci-fi comic from British publisher 2000 AD. Speaking to Polygon at the Annecy Festival, Jones expressed hope that the film could give 2000 AD renewed mainstream success, following the more…

10 movies that cast the right actor in the wrong role

This item from Far Out Magazine is presented as a countdown feature on the theme of "10 movies that cast the right actor in the wrong role" — in other words, films in which a talented performer was miscast in a part that did not suit them. The…