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The 1974 performance Colman Domingo needs everyone to see: “It’s Brando-level”
Colman Domingo has urged audiences to watch Gena Rowlands’ performance in the 1974 film *A Woman Under the Influence*, describing it as “Brando-level”. He praised her portrayal of a woman experiencing a mental-health crisis as emotionally raw, fearless and technically remarkable, arguing that it remains a landmark piece of screen acting. The film was directed…
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Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Is Sending This 22-Year-Old Epic Soaring on Streaming
Christopher Nolan’s new film “The Odyssey,” which opened worldwide on 17 July 2026, has triggered a wider surge of interest in Greek mythology on screen, boosting the streaming performance of the 22-year-old epic “Troy”. Nolan’s film has drawn strong reviews and audience approval, and early “historical accuracy” casting controversy inadvertently generated further publicity, prompting viewers…
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Fox, iSpot Aim to Deliver Faster Data Tying Ads to Business ‘Outcomes’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Fox and iSpot are expanding their measurement partnership to give advertisers faster data on whether their TV and streaming commercials drive real business “outcomes”, such as movie ticket purchases or car showroom visits, rather than just tracking viewer reach. The move reflects growing pressure from advertisers, particularly in the streaming era, to prove that ad…
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Huge Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Patch Out Now Ahead of Tomorrow’s Major DLC Drop
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero has received a substantial update ahead of its Super Limit-Breaking NEO DLC, which launches on 30 July. The patch adds new content and reworks core mechanics, marking what publisher Bandai Namco describes as the biggest update yet for the fighting game since its October 2024 release, and sets the stage for…
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4 Rock Songs From 1999 That Every 90s Kid Still Knows by Heart Today
This American Songwriter feature revisits four rock songs released in 1999 that the outlet argues have stayed lodged in the memories of anyone who grew up in the 90s, marking the tail end of that decade’s musical era. It offers brief background on each track’s origins, writers and chart success rather than reporting any news…
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After rewriting SQLite in Rust, Turso turns its sights on Postgres
Turso, the cloud database company that rewrote SQLite from scratch in Rust, has begun a new project to build a Postgres-compatible database on the same technical foundation. The move builds on the virtual machine architecture underpinning Turso’s SQLite reimplementation, which the company believes can be extended beyond one database format to serve as a shared…
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Netflix’s Next Harlan Coben Thriller Series Could Become Its Biggest Franchise Yet
Netflix is developing a new adaptation of Harlan Coben’s Myron Bolitar novels, betting on the streamer’s continued strength in the thriller genre to help offset its recent viewership decline. The move follows the success of Coben’s I Will Find You, which is nearing a spot among Netflix’s ten most-watched shows ever, prompting the streamer to…
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Google’s Flow Music adds song generation, editing and stem splitting to Spaces, its ‘vibe coding’ tool
Google has upgraded Spaces, the “vibe coding” tool within its Flow Music platform, adding the ability to generate and edit full songs, split recordings into stems, and create images, lyrics and videos directly within the tool. The update, announced on X on 24 July, marks Spaces’ evolution from a system for building custom instruments and…
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Matt Reeves confirms a key collaborator will return for The Batman 2
Matt Reeves has confirmed that composer Michael Giacchino will return to score The Batman Part II. His involvement maintains creative continuity with the 2022 film, whose music became a prominent part of its darker interpretation of the character. Reeves confirmed the news in a social-media post marking the first film’s anniversary, sharing an image of…
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Capcom sees strong odds of a Pragmata sequel after sales success
Capcom has said the odds of a sequel to Pragmata are high after the action game outperformed the company’s sales expectations. A senior Capcom executive cited the title’s strong commercial performance since launch as the basis for optimism about a follow-up, positioning it as a viable candidate for franchise expansion. Pragmata has sold more than…