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Watch Charli XCX Join the Strokes for “Take It Or Leave It” at Outside Lands
Charli XCX made a surprise appearance during the Strokes’ headlining set at Outside Lands festival in San Francisco on Saturday, joining the band to perform their 2001 track “Take It Or Leave It”. The cameo comes just weeks after both acts released new albums on the same day, Charli’s Music, Fashion, Film and the Strokes’…
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‘Highlander’ star Christopher Lambert hospitalized after collapsing at Steel City Con
“Highlander” actor Christopher Lambert, 69, was rushed to hospital by ambulance after collapsing during a meet-and-greet at Steel City Con in Philadelphia. Organisers said he had to leave the convention due to a “personal issue”, prompting a brief medical scare for fans of the French star before reassurances followed about his condition. A representative told…
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Florian Hoffmann’s U.N. Compound Drama ‘Yazz’ Takes Main Alliance 4 Development Prizes at Locarno Pro Awards
Florian Hoffmann’s drama “Yazz”, about a teenager growing up in a UN compound in the Central African Republic, was the standout winner at this year’s Locarno Pro Awards, taking both top prizes offered by the Alliance 4 Development co-production platform. The Swiss-German-French project, backed by Tellfilm, NiKo Film and Eaux Vives Productions, beat ten rivals…
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RUSH Drummer ANIKA NILLES On GEDDY LEE And ALEX LIFESON: ‘If You Know Those Two Guys, They Are So Funny And They’re So Human’
German fusion drummer Anika Nilles has spoken about joining Rush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson on the band’s “Fifty Something” tour, discussing the challenge of stepping into the role left by the late Neil Peart. In a new interview with Thomann’s Drum Bash, she described approaching the material with care and respect for Peart’s legacy…
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The 1993 movie Salma Hayek was forbidden from even auditioning for: “I begged”
Salma Hayek has revealed she was denied even the chance to audition for the 1993 film adaptation of “The House of the Spirits,” despite pleading for a reading. The $40 million production, based on Isabel Allende’s novel about a Chilean family, cast an almost entirely white, non-Latino ensemble in Latino roles, highlighting an industry pattern…
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Nolan’s The Odyssey becomes his highest-grossing film at $1.1bn
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has become his highest-grossing film ever, taking $1.1 billion worldwide and overtaking 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises” ($1.08 billion, unadjusted for inflation). The sword-and-sandal epic, adapted from Homer’s poem and starring Matt Damon as Odysseus, also became Imax’s biggest release of all time, with $289 million surpassing 2009’s “Avatar” ($271 million).…
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Kapp stars as Spirit win by 32 runs against Phoenix
London Spirit secured a 32-run victory over Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred at Lord’s, with South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp playing a starring role with the bat. The result gives Spirit a boost in the competition and follows a related report noting the win has also lifted the hopes of the Sunrisers. Kapp’s batting performance…
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Letterboxd outage locks users out of accounts worldwide
Letterboxd, the popular film review and social media platform, suffered a major outage on Sunday that locked users out of their accounts worldwide. Those attempting to log in via the app or website were met with error messages or repeatedly returned to the login screen, leaving the cinephile community unable to access their profiles for…
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Firefighters battle major blaze at Sheffield’s Full Monty club
A club linked to Sheffield’s famous Full Monty film was badly damaged by a fire, prompting a significant firefighting operation on the local estate where it stands. The blaze drew attention because of the venue’s strong local identity, tied to the 1997 film that put Sheffield’s working-men’s club culture on the map, and because it…
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Sophie Cunningham’s former teammate appears to fully endorse DiJonai Carrington’s flagrant foul on Fever star
A row has erupted in the WNBA after a former Indiana Fever teammate of Sophie Cunningham appeared to endorse a flagrant foul committed against her by Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington. The incident, in which Cunningham was left with a bloody mouth after being struck in the face, has become a flashpoint in wider debates…