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8 Action Movies That Are Perfect From Start To Finish
This Collider listicle rounds up action films the writer considers gripping from beginning to end, arguing that well-made action movies maintain tension throughout rather than losing momentum halfway through, as many films do. The author’s benchmark is simple: a film should hold attention immediately and never let the pacing sag, with each scene propelling the…
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How Mark Kozelek turned Bon Scott’s AC/DC songs into haunted folk ballads. “Malcolm Young heard the record and liked it. Brian Johnson was supportive of it as well”
Mark Kozelek, best known as the founder of Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon, has reworked Bon Scott-era AC/DC songs into stripped-back acoustic folk ballads, stripping away the guitars and volume to expose them as character-driven story songs. The reinterpretation matters because it recasts Scott, usually remembered as a hard-rock frontman, as a serious…
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Revealed: Antique Nazi handgun found by British tourist that could solve 14-year-old murder mystery of three Brits and passing cyclist who were gunned down in French countryside
A British holidaymaker snorkelling in Lake Annecy, France, has discovered a corroded Luger pistol that investigators believe could be the weapon used in the notorious 2012 murders of three members of the al-Hilli family and a French cyclist. Forensic scientists are now examining the gun to determine whether it matches the killings, which have remained…
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‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Has a Secret Jon Favreau Movie Easter Egg
Ahead of “The Mandalorian and Grogu” arriving on Disney Plus, Polygon spoke to the film’s visual effects team about the challenges of translating Jon Favreau’s beloved series into a big-screen, IMAX-format instalment. The interview reveals the intricate design work behind new characters, including a hidden nod to Favreau’s 2014 film “Chef”, and highlights how far…
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Remembering When Bruce Springsteen Went Folkie for a Second Time in 1995
Bruce Springsteen surprised fans in 1995 by releasing “The Ghost Of Tom Joad,” a stripped-back folk album, at a time when many expected a return to full-throttle rock with the E Street Band. The move came after his 1992 albums “Human Touch” and “Lucky Town,” which sold reasonably well but drew less critical acclaim than…
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‘Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger’ Review: The Gallagher Bros. Bury The Hatchet In A Sentimental But Funny Concert Movie – Venice Film Festival
A new documentary, “Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger”, premiered at the Venice Film Festival, chronicling brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher’s decision to reunite Oasis for a heavily promoted, hugely oversubscribed world stadium tour, despite the acrimonious split that saw the band implode moments before a 2009 festival appearance. Directed by Dylan Southern and Will…
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Clint Eastwood’s Greatest Mystery Still Hits Just As Hard as It Did on Day 1
Clint Eastwood, who confirmed his retirement from directing in 2026 with Juror #2 (2024) as his final film, built a long career alternating between acting and directing, often doing both simultaneously in earlier decades before shifting focus purely to directing in the 2000s. Among his directing-only works from that period, Mystic River stands out as…
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Judge allows ‘homewrecker’ lawsuit against former Sen Kyrsten Sinema to move forward
A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit against former US Senator Kyrsten Sinema can proceed under North Carolina’s rarely used “alienation of affection” law, dismissing her argument that the state lacked jurisdiction over her. US District Judge David A. Bragdon found sufficient grounds to allow Heather Ammel’s claim to move forward, ruling that Sinema…
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Mystery as two adults and child are shot dead before home goes up in flames in neighborhood that voted to disband its police department
Two parents and their young son were found shot dead inside a burning house in Maywood, a small city near Los Angeles, in what police believe was a domestic murder-suicide. The case has drawn attention partly because Maywood has no police force of its own, having disbanded its scandal-hit department in 2010, meaning the incident…
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Broadway Fall Preview: The Stars Rise In New York This Autumn As Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Billy Crystal, Bradley Whitford, Raúl Esparza, Tom Hiddleston & More Take The Stage
Deadline has published its preview of Broadway’s autumn 2026 season, highlighting a string of star-studded openings running from late September through the December holidays. The line-up features a mix of new plays and high-profile revivals, drawing performers including Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Billy Crystal, Tom Hiddleston, Rosamund Pike and Raúl Esparza, underscoring the…