Talk Fuse

    Topic: Entertainment

    Entertainment brings together the latest from film, television, music and gaming, tracking everything from big studio releases and streaming hits to the smaller stories behind the scenes. Expect a mix of reviews, interviews and features that look at how films and shows come together, the choices actors and musicians make along the way, and how decisions by studios and networks play out once viewers get involved.

    The topic also keeps an eye on the business and cultural side of the industry: how streaming services are reshaping what gets made and watched, the sometimes tangled relationship between entertainment and technology, and the moments when a franchise, format or platform doesn't go the way its backers hoped. Older films, shows and songs feature too, revisited with the benefit of hindsight on decisions that looked different at the time.

    For readers, it's a way to keep up with what's actually worth watching or listening to, understand the reasoning behind the projects that shape popular culture, and see how the industry's bigger shifts affect the entertainment on offer day to day.

    • This Journey Album Tore the Group Apart at the Seams in 1986

      Journey’s 1986 album Raised On Radio was commercially successful but deepened divisions within the band, contributing to the collapse of its classic line-up. The recording process gave singer Steve Perry greater creative control after his successful solo album, while bassist Ross Valory and drummer Steve Smith were largely excluded. Released in April 1986, the album…

    • Francisca Valenzuela Breaks Down 5 Essential Tracks From Her New Album, ‘MALDITA’

      Francisca Valenzuela’s seventh album, MALDITA, confronts the contradictions of early motherhood, pairing love and hope with postpartum depression, fear and uncertainty. – Released on 30 July via her Frantastic Records label, the 12-track album draws on Valenzuela’s first year as a mother. – The title track presents motherhood as both transformative and overwhelming, echoing Violeta…

    • Anne Sweeney leaves Netflix board after 11 years

      Anne Sweeney has resigned from Netflix’s board after more than 11 years as a director, according to an SEC filing. Netflix said the resignation took effect on 26 July and was not caused by any disagreement, marking a further change to the company’s board following co-founder Reed Hastings’s June departure as executive chairman. Sweeney joined…

    • GEEZER BUTLER Says He And Other Members Of BLACK SABBATH Were ‘Surprised’ By Success Of ‘Heaven And Hell’ Album

      Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler said the band were surprised by the commercial and radio success of 1980’s “Heaven and Hell”, despite believing strongly in the song. He suggested that some listeners had expected the group to decline after Ozzy Osbourne’s departure, but were won over by the album and its new singer, Ronnie James…

    • ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ Is Officially Streaming on Hulu and Disney+

      ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ is now available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu after a successful cinema release. The sequel’s arrival on streaming gives audiences a chance to watch the fashion-industry comedy-drama at home following its reported $677 million worldwide box-office takings. Released in cinemas on 1 May, the film arrives 20 years after…

    • Producer seeks $105m after Netflix allegedly loses Fortitude copy

      Producer Simon Afram is suing Netflix for $105 million after an unencrypted copy of his Second World War film “Fortitude”, starring Nicolas Cage and Ben Kingsley, was allegedly stolen from the company’s offices. The case matters because Afram says the loss could damage the film’s exclusivity and commercial value before release, while Netflix disputes that…

    • Live Nation second-quarter revenue rises 9% to $7.7bn

      Live Nation reported continued second-quarter growth, with revenue rising 9% year on year to $7.7 billion, led by higher concert income and stronger international demand. The results underline sustained appetite for live music and support the company’s expectation of further growth despite continuing antitrust scrutiny and legal costs linked to its Ticketmaster business. Operating income…

    • Urbanworld CEO Stacy Spikes Warns of Guilds Policing Filmmakers After WGA Pulls Sponsorship Over AI Initiative (EXCLUSIVE)

      Urbanworld founder and CEO Stacy Spikes has criticised the Writers Guild of America East’s decision to end its sponsorship of the BIPOC-focused film festival after 12 years, following the launch of an AI-focused sidebar. He argued that withdrawing support risks discouraging emerging filmmakers and could lead industry bodies to police which tools creators are allowed…

    • Travis Scott Directs Visual for ‘Odyssey’ Song ‘When I’m Home’

      Travis Scott has released a self-directed music video for “When I’m Home”, the end-credit song from Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. The release underlines Scott’s expanding role in film, following his acting debut in the production and his growing experience as a director. The five-minute video features Scott alongside collaborators James Blake and Ludwig Göransson in…

    • The “brutal” 2005 movie scene that traumatised Jim Carrey’s daughter: “She wanted to leave”

      Jim Carrey said a graphic scene in the 2005 film *The Number 23* upset his young daughter, Jane, so much during filming that she wanted to leave the set. The anecdote highlights the tension between an actor’s demanding roles and the effect that adult material can have on family members present during production. Carrey played…