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Edinburgh’s Industry Programme Returns With High-Profile Names & UK Indie Focus
The Edinburgh Film Festival’s industry programme is returning in an expanded form this year, anchored by a new one-day symposium called the UK Film Conference, dedicated to the state of independent British filmmaking. Festival director Paul Ridd said the initiative grew out of the increasing strength of the festival’s competition strands, offering a chance to…
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Festival In Focus: Edinburgh Chief Paul Ridd On How The Event Is Becoming A “Legitimate Launchpad” For New & Established Filmmakers
The Edinburgh International Film Festival is establishing itself as a serious launchpad for filmmakers, according to festival director Paul Ridd, who is now in his third year at the helm. Speaking to Deadline ahead of the 2026 edition, Ridd credited the festival’s competition strands with giving it a distinct identity and pointed to a record…
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Watch Hilary Duff Perform ‘The Anthem’ With Good Charlotte at Madison Square Garden
Hilary Duff surprised fans at Madison Square Garden by bringing out pop-punk band Good Charlotte to perform their 2002 hit “The Anthem” during a stop on her Lucky Me Tour. Benji and Joel Madden joined Duff and her band on stage for the raucous track, delighting the New York crowd, who welcomed the guest appearance…
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Sonic Team Boss Teases More 35th Anniversary “Surprises”
Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka has confirmed that further announcements are still to come as part of Sonic the Hedgehog’s 35th anniversary celebrations, though he declined to reveal any details. Speaking to Pocket Tactics, Iizuka said Sega wants the anniversary year to honour Sonic’s history while also looking forward, spanning games, music, events, collaborations and…
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Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 17
This is a daily BBC Sport interactive quiz feature, not a traditional news story. It challenges readers to identify a Premier League footballer (the 17th in the series) using a series of clues, with fewer clues used resulting in a higher score. The quiz format reveals one clue at a time after each incorrect guess,…
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I threw a water balloon at the wrong guy… and then sung him our song pie n mash
This is a short-form vlog-style clip from a UK duo who film prank and street content, apparently built around the “pie n mash” song bit that seems to be a recurring gag of theirs. In this instalment, a water balloon prank goes wrong when it’s lobbed at the wrong target. The video captures the fallout…
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Locarno Honoree Sigurjón Sighvatsson on AI, Netflix and Why Cannes “Doesn’t Know What It Is Anymore”
Producer Sigurjón “Joni” Sighvatsson, best known for David Lynch’s *Wild at Heart* and TV’s *Twin Peaks*, is being honoured with the Raimondo Rezzonico Award at this week’s Locarno Film Festival. In an interview ahead of the ceremony, he praised Locarno’s eclectic, less star-driven approach and argued that larger festivals such as Cannes have lost a…
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The 2015 Cate Blanchett movie nobody wanted to make: “No one wanted to fund it”
Cate Blanchett has revealed that Todd Haynes’ 2015 lesbian romance film Carol took around five years to secure funding, as backers doubted audiences would want to watch a love story between two women. Speaking on a panel at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the actor said the project faced significant resistance despite the eventual…
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Mamdani booed off stage at NYC event honoring police as protester suffers cardiac arrest attempting to question him
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was booed by a large crowd during a brief appearance at a National Night Out Against Crime celebration in Staten Island, an annual event promoting police-community relations. Shortly afterwards, patriotic artist and vocal Mamdani critic Scott LoBaido suffered a cardiac arrest after being prevented by police from approaching the…
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Iconic RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART Celebrated In New Documentary On Canada’s CBC
A new documentary about the late RUSH drummer Neil Peart, titled “Neil Peart: No One’s Disciple”, will premiere on Canada’s CBC network on 23 September 2026. The film traces Peart’s difficult early career and subsequent rise to fame, featuring interviews with RUSH bandmates Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson as well as tributes from other renowned…