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Lorde slams new AI-generated Spotify feature: “We don’t want this”
Lorde has criticised Spotify’s AI-generated ‘About the Song’ feature after it produced an incorrect description of her song ‘Current Affairs’. She argued that the error, and the practice of assigning an AI-generated meaning to music, could restrict listeners’ own interpretations, and called for artists to be able to opt out. The feature said ‘Current Affairs’…
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‘The Odyssey’ Review: Christopher Nolan goes epic with his most ambitious film to date
Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey* is presented as his most ambitious film yet, adapting Homer’s ancient Greek epic for a modern cinema audience. The review argues that Nolan’s reputation, rather than the film’s unusually star-studded cast, is likely to be the main draw for viewers, reflecting his rare ability to make director-led films major theatrical events.…
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Anya Taylor-Joy Is Coming For Rebecca Ferguson’s Apple TV Crown
Anya Taylor-Joy’s new Apple TV crime drama, *Lucky*, has entered the platform’s top 10 shortly after its debut, adding to her recent streaming success following the long-running performance of her film *The Gorge*. The article suggests the series could remain prominent on Apple TV’s comparatively stable chart, and marks Taylor-Joy’s first major limited series since…
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Netflix is releasing its own Cloverfield-style sci-fi thriller 1 week before J.J. Abrams does
Netflix’s The Last House will arrive a week before J.J. Abrams-produced The End of Oak Street, with both science-fiction thrillers centred on suburban families facing an unexplained threat. The close timing highlights Hollywood’s recurring tendency towards similar premises, though the films take their families’ confinement and survival in different directions. In The Last House, Greta…
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‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ Studio Sets Global Release for ‘All Wishes Come True!’
Pearl Studio will release its animated comedy “All Wishes Come True!” internationally this summer after its Chinese debut on 18 July. The rollout reflects the growing global ambition of Chinese animation, with the Beijing-based studio continuing to adapt traditional Chinese stories for overseas audiences. The film opens in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea…
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The 2011 role that saved Claire Danes from Hollywood exile: “It was grim”
Claire Danes has said that her lead role in the 2011 television drama ‘Homeland’ revived her career after she felt sidelined by Hollywood. The series made her a major television star and brought widespread critical recognition, demonstrating how a successful television role could offer an established film actor a route back into prominence. Before ‘Homeland’,…
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Remember When James Taylor Found a New Label and New Freedom for a Masterpiece Album in 1970?
James Taylor’s 1970 album *Sweet Baby James* marked a decisive turnaround after his little-noticed debut on the Beatles’ Apple label. After producer Peter Asher left Apple, Taylor followed him to Warner Bros., where greater creative stability helped him establish the restrained, singer-songwriter style that became central to his career. Taylor made the record while dealing…
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Slipknot “have so much material” and are working on a new album with producer Matt Wallace
Slipknot are developing a new album with producer Matt Wallace, according to guitarist Jim Root, who said the band has amassed a large amount of material. The update suggests the group is actively moving towards its next record, following recent comments that it may have several albums’ worth of ideas. Root said the band has…
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God Of War TV Show Forced To Recast Kratos After Serious Injury
Amazon MGM Studios and Sony Pictures Television are recasting Kratos in Prime Video’s God of War adaptation after Ryan Hurst suffered a serious injury while filming. The change disrupts a production already under way and may require scenes to be reshot, potentially affecting the planned schedule for a major game-to-screen adaptation. Hurst reportedly tore a…
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Gracie Abrams Says ‘Daughter From Hell’ Is a ‘Thank-You Note’ To Her Mom
Gracie Abrams has released her third studio album, Daughter From Hell, and described its title track as a long-overdue apology and thank-you note to her mother. Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, she said she had been a defiant child rather than a “monster”, and that this could be turbulent for her parents.…