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How to connect your retro GameCube to a modern TV
Engadget explains how to connect a retro Nintendo GameCube to a modern LCD or OLED television, ahead of the console’s 25th anniversary. The key factor is the console model: earlier DOL-001 units can use their Digital AV Out port with an HDMI adapter, while later DOL-101 models lack that connection and are harder to adapt.…
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Hamish Hamilton’s Best Halftime Show Ever Was Also His Biggest Technical Gamble
Hamish Hamilton, director of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show, says it was his boldest technical gamble despite his extensive experience in major live events. The production used five cinema-lens cameras without backups, creating a high risk that any equipment failure could have disrupted the broadcast; it nevertheless succeeded and received nine Emmy nominations,…
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U2’s attempt to rival The Beatles and Elvis Presley to “capture the imagination of the whole world”
In 1988, U2 sought to extend its success beyond conventional rock touring by releasing the film and album project Rattle and Hum. Manager Paul McGuinness said the ambition was to make music that could “capture the imagination of the whole world”, echoing the global reach associated with Elvis Presley’s manager Colonel Parker and the Beatles’…
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‘Al Fayed told me he’d be my father figure…I was vulnerable and he seized his chance to sexually abuse me’
A woman has alleged that Mohamed Al Fayed exploited her vulnerability by presenting himself as a protective father figure before sexually abusing her. Her account adds to the wider allegations against the former Harrods owner and underscores concerns about how powerful figures can use trust and influence to target victims. She said Al Fayed offered…
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The unknown 1924 movie Christopher Nolan crowns as a true “lost masterpiece”
Christopher Nolan has named Erich von Stroheim’s 1924 silent film “Greed” as a “lost masterpiece,” praising it alongside other cinematic touchstones such as Citizen Kane and Lawrence of Arabia. Nolan’s admiration is notable given his own reputation for large-scale, uncompromising filmmaking, as “Greed” has become legendary less for the film audiences can see than for…
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“Maybe I Shouldn’t Have Come Back”: Bluegrass Star Reacts After Fan Throws Object at Him Onstage in Indiana
Bluegrass musician Billy Strings was struck in the head by an object thrown from the crowd during a concert in Fishers, Indiana. He stopped to confront the person responsible, expressing anger after having just told the audience he was pleased to be back following a previously postponed show; the incident highlights continuing concerns about unsafe…
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The 2008 film Mark Wahlberg truly regrets making: “A bad movie”
Mark Wahlberg has reflected on 2008’s *The Happening*, M Night Shyamalan’s eco-horror thriller, describing it bluntly as “a bad movie” that he regrets making. The film, in which Wahlberg plays a science teacher amid a wave of unexplained mass suicides caused by toxic plant chemicals, is widely regarded as one of the low points in…
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Fightland: Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes of 50 Cent’s New Crime Drama
Collider’s behind-the-scenes feature explores Fightland, Starz’s London-set crime and boxing drama executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. The series combines revenge, love and family with the contrasting worlds of working-class boxing gyms and organised crime, using real UK locations to strengthen its sense of place. The cast discuss details including costumes, fight choreography and…
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The 2001 movie that “wasn’t sexy enough” for Angelina Jolie: “I wasn’t satisfied with it”
Angelina Jolie said she was dissatisfied with Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, the 2001 adaptation of the video game, because she felt its heroine was not developed into a convincing, emotionally rounded person. Her comments matter because the film became one of her most recognisable early roles despite her reservations about its portrayal of Lara Croft.…
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The 1995 movie Denzel Washington regrets turning down: “The script was too demonic”
Denzel Washington has said he regrets declining a role in David Fincher’s 1995 thriller Se7en, having initially considered its script too “demonic”. The film became a major critical and commercial success, and its bleak serial-killer story is now widely regarded as a landmark of 1990s crime cinema. Washington was reportedly offered the role of Detective…