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How ‘Spider-Noir’s’ Artisans Created a Modern Noir Sonic Environment
Set in New York, Prime Video’s “Spider-Noir” stars Nicholas Cage and is part noir-detective and part superhero action. When it came to building the show’s sonic environment, composers Kris Bowers and Michael Dean Parsons, along with the sound team — re-recording mixer and sound designer Ryan Collins and Andy Sisul — took this into consideration.…
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David E. Kelley Gets Into Live Streaming — Salmon Included
David E. Kelley, best known for legal dramas such as Ally McBeal and Big Little Lies, has moved into a new genre by executive producing Live Migrations, a real-time nature series created with author and conservationist Tucker Malarkey. Launching on a dedicated website and YouTube channel, the show tracks animal migrations as they happen, placing…
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Final Filmed QUEEN Live Performance To Be Screened At London’s Roundhouse Ahead Of Its Release In Cinemas And IMAX
A live screening event of Queen’s final filmed concert, “Queen Budapest”, will take place at London’s Roundhouse on 3 October, ahead of the film’s wider cinema and IMAX release. Organised by Playback Live with Sony Music Vision, the two performances will present the newly restored concert on a giant LED screen with synchronised lighting and…
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Final Filmed QUEEN Live Performance To Be Screened At London’s Roundhouse Ahead Of Its Release In Cinemas And IMAX
“Queen Budapest”, a fully restored film of QUEEN’s final live performance, will get a special one-day live event screening at London’s Roundhouse on 3 October before its wider cinema and IMAX release. Organised by Playback Live with Sony Music Vision, the screening reimagines the concert film as a live event, with the audience able to…
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More than £130million of taxpayers’ money spent on animal crossings – including £12million on unmonitored ‘fish motorway’
More than £130million of taxpayers’ money has reportedly been spent on animal crossings across the UK, according to figures highlighted in this report. Among the schemes singled out is a £12million “fish motorway” structure that has not been monitored to check whether it is actually being used by fish, raising questions about value for money…
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Rare cows part of estate’s rewilding project
Castle Howard Estate in North Yorkshire has introduced a herd of rare White Park cattle as part of a 30-year rewilding scheme, marking the latest phase of the Bog Hall habitat restoration project near Malton. The estate says the cattle’s grazing will help create a more varied habitat structure in newly sown meadows, with the…
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Bluefin tuna is caught in North Sea for the first time in 90 years
A bluefin tuna has been caught in the North Sea for the first time in around 90 years, a development being hailed by fishermen and conservationists as a sign of the species’ return to British waters. The fish, once common but driven away by overfishing and warming seas last century, was hooked off the UK…
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Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, reflects on introducing and expanding the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), describing it as his hardest decision in office but one now vindicated by evidence of its health benefits. Initially fiercely opposed by critics who accused him of attacking motorists, the scheme has since been credited with sharply reducing air…
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Trump administration moves to open up logging in national forests
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump moves to open up logging in national forests The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to strip protections from 44 million acres of national forest. Jenny Kane, Associated Press file The U.S. Forest Service has proposed to rescind the 2001 “Roadless Rule,” which prohibits…
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Court upholds EPA rule forcing polluters to pay for ‘forever chemical’ pollution
An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule putting polluters on the hook to clean up toxic “forever chemicals” was upheld in court on Tuesday despite an industry challenge. The rule in question formally designates two specific forever chemicals, called PFOA and PFOS, as “hazardous substances.” That gives the EPA more authority to investigate and clean up…