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Inside ‘The New Stanford Prison Experiment,’ Netflix’s Controversial Reality Series: ‘People Are Going to Have Very Strong Feelings’ (EXCLUSIVE)

  • Netflix’s new prison experiment premieres on 21 October.
  • Thirty participants take part in a two-week simulation.
  • Organisers say safeguards address the original study’s ethical failures.

Netflix is launching “The New Stanford Prison Experiment” on 21 October, revisiting the question of whether power corrupts through a two-week simulated prison study. Executive producers Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth describe it as an attempt to explore the question with stronger safeguards, while acknowledging the original experiment’s…

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In fifth grade, Bill Hader watched an adult movie at a sleepover. It “completely changed” his life

  • Hader says *Taxi Driver* changed his life.
  • He first watched it at a fifth-grade sleepover.
  • Scorsese’s film helped inspire his directing career.

Bill Hader has said that watching Martin Scorsese’s *Taxi Driver* at a fifth-grade sleepover changed his life and helped spark his interest in directing. The story connects that early experience with Hader’s later work on *Barry* and his plans to make a feature film. Hader called *Taxi Driver*…

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Netflix’s Next WWII Blockbuster Officially Arrives This Month

  • Netflix is giving Peter Berg’s WWII film a major cinema release.
  • The streamer plans to publish its own box-office results.
  • The release follows strong interest in recent WWII stories.

Netflix is bringing Peter Berg’s Second World War film *The Mosquito Bowl* to cinemas this month, in what the article describes as the streamer’s first serious theatrical release. Netflix plans to report the film’s box-office results itself, making the release a test of its approach to theatrical distribution.…

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Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘Jengira’s Magnificent Dream,’ With Tilda Swinton, Boarded by ‘Triangle of Sadness’ Mexican Co-Producer Piano

  • Piano joins Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s new film.
  • Tilda Swinton is attached to star.
  • The story blends memory, history and the supernatural.

Piano, the Mexican production and distribution company behind *Triangle of Sadness*, has joined Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s upcoming film *Jengira’s Magnificent Dream*, producer Julio Chavezmontes confirmed. Tilda Swinton is attached, reuniting with the director after *Memory*. The project reflects Piano’s focus on international collaborations and films with distinctive creative visions.…

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Reform suspends activist over anti-Muslim and migrant camp remarks

  • Reform suspended Jason Powell pending an investigation.
  • He advocated camps for migrants arriving by boat.
  • The footage is part of a wider undercover probe.

Reform UK has suspended activist Jason Powell while it investigates remarks he made to an undercover reporter, including that Muslims cannot be British and that migrants arriving by boat should be sent to concentration camps. The comments raise questions about the party’s vetting and its stated position that…

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Tim Robbins landed a role in a 1986 George Lucas movie. On his first day, he knew there was a problem

  • Robbins thought Howard the Duck looked too cute for the character.
  • He spotted the casting problem on his first day filming.
  • The film did not derail his later success.

Tim Robbins said that, on his first day filming *Howard the Duck*, he realised the film had misjudged its central character. He had been excited to work on a George Lucas-produced project based on a comic he admired, and the pay was more than he had previously seen,…

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Steven Spielberg’s New Sci-Fi Epic Is Officially Still the #1 Movie on Peacock

  • *Disclosure Day* leads Peacock’s US film chart.
  • It reportedly made $245 million worldwide.
  • Emily Blunt stars in Spielberg’s alien conspiracy thriller.

Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi film *Disclosure Day* has spent a week as the most-watched film on Peacock in the United States, giving it a strong start on streaming after a disappointing cinema run. The film’s performance matters as it was presented as Spielberg’s return to sci-fi and now appears…

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Every Vietnam War Veteran Alive Remembers These 3 Must-Hear Anthems From 1965

  • Three 1965 songs became linked to the Vietnam War.
  • “Eve Of Destruction” reached No. 1 on the Hot 100.
  • “Hello Vietnam” topped the country chart.

The article highlights three 1965 songs that became associated with the Vietnam War and says veterans may remember them for reflecting the era’s experiences and divisions. Their contrasting views of the war range from escape and protest to support for US involvement. The Animals’ “We Gotta Get Out…

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8 Fantasy Movies That Give The Lord of the Rings a Run for Its Money

  • The article names eight fantasy films that can rival *The Lord of the Rings*.
  • The excerpt discusses four, including *The Wizard of Oz* and *Princess Mononoke*.
  • It compares the films through influence, ambition, craft and storytelling.

The article argues that Peter Jackson’s *The Lord of the Rings* trilogy is not the only fantasy film achievement worth celebrating. It names eight films that it says can rival the trilogy in some respect, such as scale, genre, influence or storytelling. The supplied text discusses *Monty Python…

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In 1957, Stanley Kubrick made a “negligent and irresponsible” mistake. It cost him his next movie

  • Kubrick and James Harris lost Thompson’s manuscript for *Lunatic at Large*.
  • Thompson had no carbon copy, and searches failed to recover it.
  • Kubrick moved on to *Spartacus* after the planned film fell through.

In 1957, Stanley Kubrick and producer James Harris lost the manuscript for *Lunatic at Large*, a crime thriller novel Jim Thompson had written for them to adapt into a film. The loss ended the planned collaboration and left Kubrick without the story for his next project, illustrating how…

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