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Hollywood Makeup Pioneer Rick Baker Shares His Thoughts on AI, CGI and Stories About Eddie Murphy
Seven-time Oscar-winning make-up artist Rick Baker has received Locarno Film Festival’s Vision Award, recognising his influence on practical screen transformation and creature design. In an interview following the honour, he said artificial intelligence and computer-generated imagery should complement, rather than replace, practical make-up effects. Baker said he initially faced claims that practical artists would become…
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Neil Marshall & Charlotte Kirk Reteam On Thriller ‘The Spiral Down’
Actress Charlotte Kirk and writer Neil Marshall are reuniting for psychological thriller The Spiral Down, their fifth collaboration. The film will be directed by Aaron Mirtes and is due to begin filming in Kentucky next month, adding another project to the pair’s recent run of genre films. Kirk will play Mary Doyle, initially portrayed as…
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Roxy Music share previously unreleased 1971 demo of Grey Lagoons as they announce For Your Pleasure Deluxe Edition
Roxy Music have released a previously unheard 1971 demo of “Grey Lagoons” to accompany the announcement of a deluxe reissue of their 1973 album *For Your Pleasure*. The release highlights the band’s early creative process and expands one of their most influential records with archival material from its original period. The reissue will be released…
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Netflix Sets Keiko ‘Free Willy’ Orca Documentary Amid Wave Of Mexican Projects
Netflix has commissioned a feature documentary about Keiko, the orca made famous by the 1993 film Free Willy, as interest in the story grows alongside a planned Warner Bros reimagining. The film will examine Keiko’s life in captivity, his role in inspiring animal-rights activism, and the disputed attempt to return him to the ocean, making…
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Tom Hardy’s 2-Part Crime Saga Officially Sets Return With Explosive First Trailer
Paramount+ has released the first trailer for the second season of MobLand, confirming that Tom Hardy’s crime drama will return on 18 September. The new season centres on the Harrigan family’s increasingly unstable criminal empire, with Hardy’s fixer Harry Da Souza caught between internal divisions and growing external threats. Season 2 will comprise 10 episodes…
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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave broadens tactical options and branching stories
Eurogamer’s preview portrays Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave as an unusually large and ambitious entry in the tactical RPG series, with a more intricate, branching structure than recent games such as Three Houses and Engage. It follows four playable protagonists on separate but connected routes, offering early choices and expanding story paths that could make the…
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Roxy Music announce huge ‘For Your Pleasure’ expanded reissue and share unreleased ‘Grey Lagoons’ 1971 demo
Roxy Music have announced an expanded 2026 reissue of their 1973 second album, ‘For Your Pleasure’, alongside the release of the previously unheard 1971 demo ‘Grey Lagoons’. The project offers a detailed look at the band’s writing and recording process, including early material by Bryan Ferry, and is intended to mark more than 50 years…
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The 10 greatest left-handed musicians: “He’s got the guitar on the wrong way round”
Some of the best southpaws to ever pick up instruments. The post The 10 greatest left-handed musicians: “He’s got the guitar on the wrong way round” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave balances four paths with repetition
Nintendo’s Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, due for Switch 2 on 17 September, allows players to follow four protagonists’ stories in parallel rather than committing to one factional route. After 26 hours, The Verge’s reviewer praises its strategy and role-playing systems and has grown attached to the characters, but says the ambitious format is weakened by…