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Hollywood blockbusters and arthouse films: Sam Neill’s best-known roles in pictures
The beloved actor’s career ranged from box office blockbusters to thrillers and award-winning dramas.
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‘Mourinho’: Teaser For Netflix Sports Doc About Legendary Football Manager Drops; Global Launch Date Revealed
The Netflix doc series about legendary football manager Jose Mourinho will launch globally on August 11. In a teaser trailer released today, the same day he begins a second spell as Real Madrid coach, the Portuguese star seen in typically boastful action as he looks through his personal trophy room. He throws on a contented…
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Stephen Chow’s ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Scores Big At China Box Office With $74M Opening
Stephen Chow’s first film in seven years, Kung Fu Soccer, scored a mighty opening at the China box office this past weekend grossing $73.6M (RMB500.3M) in just two days (July 11-12), according to figures from Artisan Gateway. The spin-off of 2001 hit Shaolin Soccer follows an all-female soccer squad who add martial arts techniques to…
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LA Noire Developer Considered Mad Men Star Jon Hamm for the Role of Cole Phelps, but Had a Very Good Reason for Going With Aaron Staton Instead
The creative team behind LA Noire considered Mad Men star Jon Hamm for the role of Cole Phelps. Here’s why they went with Aaron Staton instead.
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‘The Real Housewives of London’ Sets Season 2 Return on Hayu
Hayu has set the second series of The Real Housewives of London to premiere on 7 September, bringing back all six main cast members from the first run. The new series appears to centre on shifting friendships, unresolved tensions and personal challenges, picking up after an off-camera dinner that fractured the group. The announcement matters…
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Willie J Healey Announces New EP ‘143’
The article reports that Willie J Healey has announced a new EP titled 143, marking the start of a new release chapter for the Oxfordshire songwriter. It matters because it follows the momentum of his recent rise in profile and gives listeners a clear sign that more material is arriving beyond his last full-length album.…
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Despite having an offline mode, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced was unplayable when Ubisoft Connect went down
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced became unplayable on PC during a weekend Ubisoft Connect outage, despite Ubisoft’s claim that the game can be played offline after an initial authentication. The incident matters because it highlights ongoing concerns about PC games that depend on launcher-based DRM, especially when an “offline mode” fails at the exact moment…
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How Universal Made a 8,800-Pound Trojan Horse for ‘The Odyssey’ World Premiere
Universal created a giant 36-foot, 8,800-pound Trojan Horse as the centrepiece of the London world premiere for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”, turning a standard red-carpet event into a large-scale publicity spectacle. The replica mattered because it tied the film’s marketing directly to one of the story’s most recognisable symbols, helping the premiere stand out even…
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‘You want to reach out and touch everything’: why Labyrinth is my feelgood movie
This Guardian piece is a personal appreciation of the 1986 fantasy film *Labyrinth*, presented as the writer’s “feelgood movie”. The author explains that the film matters to them because it evokes a childhood truce with their sister, while also arguing that its handmade, practical-effects world gives it a tactile, imaginative quality that feels especially distinctive…