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Clint Eastwood’s 112-Minute Prison Classic Is Coming to Streaming 47 Years Later
Escape From Alcatraz, Clint Eastwood’s tense 1979 prison drama, has become available to stream on Paramount+ as of 1 August, nearly 47 years after its cinema release. The film is widely regarded as one of the finest entries in the prison-drama genre, ranking alongside The Shawshank Redemption in critical esteem, and its arrival on streaming…
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5 Book-to-TV Adaptations That Actually Improved on the Source Material
This is a listicle from Collider highlighting five television adaptations that critics and audiences consider to have improved upon their source novels, rather than simply replicating them on screen. Written by TV writer Amanda M. Castro, the piece argues that the best adaptations use the strengths of television – strong performances, expanded storylines and visual…
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Final Fantasy 7 Revelation director says each character in the RPG only has 4 jobs because making games is so much harder now
The director of Final Fantasy 7 Revelation has explained why each character in the upcoming RPG is limited to just four jobs (classes), citing the far greater complexity and cost of modern game development compared with earlier entries in the series. The comment highlights how the scale of contemporary game production, with its higher fidelity…
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The Star of Guy Ritchie’s Best TV Series Is Bringing Her 2019 Creature Feature to Paramount+
Paramount+ has added the 2019 survival thriller Crawl to its streaming line-up from 1 August, timed to build anticipation for the second season of Netflix’s The Gentlemen, which stars Crawl actress Kaya Scodelario. Guy Ritchie’s Gentlemen TV series, adapted from his own 2019 film, became one of Netflix’s biggest English-language hits with over 76 million…
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Who is Jean DeWolff? Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s best Easter egg is a brutal comics throwback
Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the latest MCU Spider-Man film, includes a deep-cut comics Easter egg by featuring NYPD captain Jean DeWolff, played by Liza Colón-Zayas, as Peter Parker’s police contact. For long-time comic readers, her inclusion is significant because it references one of the more brutal and acclaimed Spider-Man storylines of the 1980s, giving the…
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The one movie role Margot Robbie will never, ever play: “Of course I could not”
Margot Robbie has ruled out ever playing Kylie Minogue in a biopic, despite the pop star naming her as her top choice to portray her on screen. Robbie, an Australian actress who rose from soap operas to Hollywood stardom via films such as The Wolf of Wall Street, Barbie and Oppenheimer, was told of Minogue’s…
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3 One-Hit Wonders From 1999 That Became Instant Classics
American Songwriter has published a list highlighting three songs from 1999 that became enduring “one-hit wonders” – tracks that reached significant chart success but whose artists never matched that achievement again. The feature revisits the songs’ origins and songwriting credits, noting how each act followed up their breakout hit with music that failed to replicate…
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Sephiria 1.0 weapons tier list
Destructoid has published a weapons tier list for Sephiria, ranking the game’s six weapon types after the title’s 1.0 launch on 31 July 2026. Since no single weapon is universally best, the guide groups them by ease of use and effectiveness in the current meta, helping players choose based on the enemies they face and…
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Geese overcome equipment mishap as Dean surprises with Fender duet
Lollapalooza 2026 in Chicago produced two standout moments that defined the festival’s run: New York rock band Geese overcame a mid-set equipment mishap, and Olivia Dean staged a rare live collaboration during her headline performance. Guitarist Emily Green reportedly lost her guitar shortly before Geese took the stage, but the band pushed through regardless, delivering…
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10 HBO Shows With the Greatest Main Characters of All Time, Ranked
Collider ranks the HBO shows it considers to have produced television’s greatest main characters, arguing the network’s focus on human drama has made its series stand out as much for their protagonists as their plots. The list spans series built around a single complex lead and ensemble dramas with multiple standout figures, reflecting HBO’s long-standing…