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Emily Watson Says ‘Dune: Prophecy’ Season 2 Will Have ‘Lots of New Elements,’ Led Her on ‘A Quest in a Way Actors Always Get to Do and Actresses Don’t’
Emily Watson has said the second season of HBO Max’s “Dune: Prophecy” will introduce “lots of new elements”, although she declined to reveal specifics because of the show’s secrecy. Reprising her role as Valya Harkonnen has given her a rare sense of being on a quest, which she said actresses do not always get to…
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Jon Bernthal’s 6-Part Crime Masterpiece Is Officially Streaming on HBO Max
Jon Bernthal’s six-episode HBO miniseries with shades of The Wire and Spotlight is the perfect weekend binge on HBO Max.
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Ground beef tariff cut, record Tesla recall, Coventry’s Premier League return spoiled
President Donald Trump said the United States would waive above-quota tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tonnes of imported ground-beef products for 90 days, presenting the measure as an attempt to ease high grocery prices. He said there was a commitment for the beef to be sold at 25% below prevailing market prices, though the…
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HBO Max Is Officially Saying Goodbye to One of Sci-Fi’s Most Infamous Flops
HBO Max is removing Luc Besson’s *Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets* from its streaming library, marking the exit of one of the most notorious box-office bombs of the past decade. Released in 2017, a year after Besson’s hit *Lucy*, the sci-fi adventure was a passion project based on comics he read growing…
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Hull City v Manchester United: Premier League – live
Manchester United travel to Hull City for a Premier League match at the MKM Stadium, kicking off at 12.30pm BST, as the second fixture of the new season. The game carries added interest as a reunion of sorts between the north’s clubs, with both sides having endured poor campaigns two seasons ago before recent upturns…
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10 Greatest American Book Masterpieces of the 21st Century
Collider has published a ranked list of the ten greatest American books of the 21st century, spanning both fiction and non-fiction. The selection highlights how varied and strong American literary output has been since 2001, mixing acclaimed novels with genre works and historical narratives that the piece argues deserve recognition as modern classics. Entries include…
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6 HBO Shows That Are Far Better Than Their Reputation Suggests
Collider has published a list highlighting HBO series it argues are unfairly overlooked or misjudged, despite deserving recognition among the network’s best output. The piece contends that HBO’s reputation for prestige drama can work against shows that break from convention, with dense storytelling or bleak early episodes leading some series to be dismissed as confusing…
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Netflix’s Military Sci-Fi Sleeper Hit Is Officially Back in the Spotlight 10 Years Later
Netflix’s 2016 sci-fi thriller “Spectral” has resurfaced as a popular streaming pick nearly a decade after its release, highlighting an era when the platform relied heavily on acquiring films other studios had passed on rather than producing its own originals. The film centres on a DARPA engineer who joins an elite Special Operations unit to…
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Washington DC IndyCar Grand Prix scheduled for 23 August
The 2026 IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, D.C. took place as scheduled, with practice and qualifying on Saturday 22 August followed by the main race on Sunday 23 August. The event, round 15 of the IndyCar season, was run on a street circuit around the National Mall and formed part of the series’…
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Rebecca Ferguson’s Sci-Fi Masterpiece Is Officially the #1 Apple TV Series Worldwide
Silo, the Apple TV sci-fi drama starring Rebecca Ferguson, has become the streaming service’s top-ranked series worldwide following its return for a third season. The show’s success caps a busy period for Ferguson, who has featured in several high-profile projects this year and is set to reprise her role as Lady Jessica in Dune: Part…