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Kane Parsons, Curry Barker and the Multi-Million Dollar Battle for Gen Z Eyeballs

  • Studios are racing to sign young, internet-famous horror directors
  • Backrooms director Kane Parsons, 21, is being courted by Warners, HBO, Universal
  • His $10m film made $374m, becoming A24's biggest hit ever

Hollywood studios are competing fiercely to sign young, internet-native horror filmmakers after two low-budget films aimed at Gen Z audiences, Obsession and Backrooms, became summer box office hits. The most prized target is 21-year-old Kane Parsons, director of A24's Backrooms, whose film began as YouTube shorts and has…

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All 86 Episodes of ‘The Sopranos,’ Ranked

  • Collider ranks all 86 episodes of The Sopranos from worst to best
  • Season 4's "Christopher" is named the weakest episode overall
  • The show ran six seasons (1999–2007), split into 5x13 plus 6A/6B

Collider has published a full ranking of all 86 episodes of "The Sopranos," running from the show's weakest instalment through to what the site considers the greatest hours of television ever made. The list marks a comprehensive critical assessment of the acclaimed HBO crime drama, which followed New…

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Netflix confirms $587 million cash deal for Ben Affleck’s AI firm

  • Netflix paid $587 million cash for Affleck's AI firm InterPositive
  • Deal, announced in March 2026, finally has a disclosed price
  • Netflix says generative AI now used across roughly 300 productions

Netflix has confirmed it paid approximately $587 million in cash to acquire InterPositive, the artificial intelligence company founded by actor and filmmaker Ben Affleck, closing out months of speculation since the deal was first announced in March 2026. The figure, disclosed in a securities filing, resolved the last…

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Democratic socialist actress Cynthia Nixon handed powerful role in helping choose New York top judges

  • Cynthia Nixon appointed to New York's judicial nominations commission.
  • Critics say her socialist views raise concerns over judicial influence.
  • Move linked to wider Democratic Party splits over Mamdani-backed candidates.

Actress and former New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, who describes herself as a democratic socialist, has been appointed to a commission that helps select New York's most senior judges. The appointment has drawn criticism from conservative commentators, who argue that placing a self-identified socialist on a body…

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Michael McDonald Declined To Write This Hit Single With Kenny Loggins in 1978

  • McDonald rejected Loggins' 1978 hit "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'"
  • Melissa Manchester co-wrote it instead; Stevie Nicks sang on the track
  • Nicks called Loggins a tough "Slave-Driver" during recording sessions

Kenny Loggins has revealed that Michael McDonald turned down the chance to co-write "Whenever I Call You 'Friend'", the melodic ballad that became Loggins' first Top 10 hit in 1978. Loggins had originally intended the tune for McDonald, with whom he had already collaborated on other songs, but…

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Lauren Laverne reveals blood and bone marrow disorder diagnosis

  • Lauren Laverne diagnosed with smouldering myeloma, a chronic blood disorder
  • Condition is asymptomatic, low risk, no treatment needed currently
  • Follows her earlier cancer diagnosis and all-clear in 2024

BBC 6 Music presenter Lauren Laverne has revealed she has been diagnosed with smouldering myeloma, a rare blood and bone marrow disorder that can, in some cases, develop into blood cancer. The former Kenickie frontwoman, who also hosts Desert Island Discs and The One Show, disclosed the news…

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Colin Farrell’s 6 Best Movie Masterpieces, Ranked

  • Collider ranks Colin Farrell's six best film performances.
  • Minority Report and The Banshees of Inisherin feature among top picks.
  • Banshees earned Farrell his first Best Actor Oscar nomination.

Colin Farrell has built a reputation for choosing unusual, character-driven roles rather than mainstream blockbuster fare, a shift that has produced some of his most acclaimed screen work. This Collider piece ranks six of his standout films, arguing that his best performances emerge when he leans into weirder,…

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Wales aim to defy the odds in South Africa

  • Wales face Springboks in Durban, heavy underdogs after poor recent form.
  • Captain Dewi Lake fit again to lead his final match of the campaign.
  • Wales have only one prior win on South African soil, in 2022.

Wales travel to Durban to face South Africa in the Nations Championship, a fixture few expect them to win given the gulf in current form between the two sides. Head coach Steve Tandy's team arrive ranked 12th in the world after a 35-21 defeat by Argentina and a…

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Gracie Abrams, Rick Ross, Steve Lacy & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote!

  • Billboard's New Music Friday poll asks readers to pick their favourite release
  • Gracie Abrams' album Daughter From Hell leads the week's guide
  • Buju Banton, Rick Ross, Steve Lacy and Carly Rae Jepsen also feature

Billboard's weekly New Music Friday roundup and poll highlights the latest album and single releases, inviting readers to vote for their favourite. This week's guide is led by Gracie Abrams, whose third studio album Daughter From Hell arrives following singles "Hit the Wall" and "Look At My Life,"…

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Retiring Valve programmer says ‘at least one’ of the studio’s beloved game modes was made in secret to avoid pushback from peers

  • Half-Life 2: Deathmatch was reportedly developed semi-secretly.
  • Green says Valve staff can face project pushback.
  • He is retiring after 16 years at Valve.

Retiring Valve programmer Christopher Green says that Half-Life 2: Deathmatch was developed semi-secretly by one programmer who believed in the mode despite anticipated resistance from colleagues. The revelation challenges the perception that Valve’s flat structure gives staff complete freedom to pursue their own ideas, suggesting that unconventional projects…

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