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Wilson’s translation of the Odyssey lacks depth, says classicist Emily Wilson
Classicist Emily Wilson, whose acclaimed 2017 translation of Homer’s Odyssey was cited by Christopher Nolan as an influence on his new film, has published a scathing review of the adaptation in the London Review of Books. She said she “would be ashamed to have written any of this script”, calling the narrative structure “gimmicky” and…
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Live-Action Link Actor Discusses The Legend of Zelda Movie, Says He Was Too Young to Play Breath of the Wild When It Launched
Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, the actor cast as Link in Nintendo’s upcoming live-action The Legend of Zelda film, has revealed he was too young to have played Breath of the Wild when it was originally released, despite the game’s significant influence on the character he now portrays. Speaking to GamesRadar, the 17-year-old said he was only…
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Jay-Z adds more London and Los Angeles shows to 30th anniversary tour
Jay-Z has added extra dates to his 30th anniversary tour, with a second London show at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 5 September and a second Los Angeles show at SoFi Stadium on 24 October. The additions follow strong demand for the tour, which had originally scheduled single dates at each venue for 4 September and…
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San Sebastián reveals main competition lineup for 74th edition
San Sebastián Film Festival has unveiled a fresh batch of titles for its main competition, featuring new work from Pablo Larraín, Mike Leigh and Benjamín Naishtat alongside films from Nicole Garcia, Maha Harada, Hans Petter Moland and Yeşim Ustaoğlu. The line-up reflects the festival’s usual mix of established international auteurs, drawn largely from Latin America,…
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Square Enix Dev Yoshi-P Says Final Fantasy 6, 8, and 9 Remakes Would Probably Have to Be Released in Four or Even Five Installments
At the Final Fantasy 14 Fan Festival in Berlin, series producer Naoki “Yoshi-P” Yoshida and Final Fantasy 7 Remake director Naoki Hamaguchi discussed the future of the franchise, dampening hopes that Final Fantasy 6, 8, or 9 might receive remakes in the style of the FF7 trilogy. Yoshida explained that these games are so large…
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It’s the End of an Era for Anne Hathaway’s Cult Classic Sci-Fi Movie
Anne Hathaway is enjoying a standout 2026, with a string of high-profile releases including Mother Mary, The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, plus two more films still to come. Amid this run of prominent projects, attention has turned back to some of her lesser-known films from the past decade, several of…
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Born 88 Years Ago Today in Pennsylvania, the Grammy-Nominated A-Team Fiddler Who Recorded With Virtually Every Major Country Star Across Three Decades
Buddy Spicher, born Norman Keith Spicher in DuBois, Pennsylvania on 28 July 1938, was a leading member of Nashville’s celebrated “A-Team” session musicians and one of country music’s most sought-after fiddlers between the 1960s and 1980s. His recordings with an extraordinary range of stars, including Reba McEntire, Loretta Lynn, George Jones, Willie Nelson and Linda…
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Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter admits scoring ‘Tron: Legacy’ was “depressing”
The article’s full text was not available beyond navigation and menu links from the Far Out Magazine website, so only the headline claim can be confirmed: Thomas Bangalter, one half of French electronic duo Daft Punk, has reportedly described the experience of scoring Disney’s 2010 film “Tron: Legacy” as “depressing”. No further quotes, context or…
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Dragon’s Dogma 2 is getting a Fallout-inspired homesteading mod with fully customisable houses, and its creator has tons of big ideas for it
A modder working under the name SonicaKP is developing a new mod for Dragon’s Dogma 2 that introduces Fallout-style homesteading, allowing players to build and furnish their own houses from scratch. The mod, shown in a gameplay demo, lets users construct a home in the countryside using gathered resources and decorate it with furniture bought…
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Modest Mouse guitarist Simon O’Connor responds to allegations of sending inappropriate messages to a minor
Modest Mouse guitarist Simon O’Connor has publicly addressed allegations that he sent inappropriate messages to a minor via Instagram, after screenshots and a first-hand account were shared on Reddit over the weekend. He said he mistook the fan for a different, unrelated person who has repeatedly created and deleted fake social media accounts to “mess…