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Children of the Wild by Kevin Powers review – gripping tale of a friendship forged in war

  • Kevin Powers' fourth novel returns to war themes after The Yellow Birds
  • Follows two Virginian friends through first world war combat in France
  • Reviewer praises vivid violence writing but finds characters less believable

Kevin Powers, an Iraq war veteran and author of the acclaimed The Yellow Birds, returns to war as his subject in his fourth novel, this time set during the first world war. Children of the Wild follows two young men from a remote Virginia valley, Roy and Ennis,…

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August 2026 PS Plus Essential Games Available to Download Now

  • Big Walk, Dying Light 2 and Signalis join PS Plus Essential this month
  • Available until 31st August 2026; keep games if subscription stays active
  • 53% of readers polled were unimpressed with the lineup

Three PlayStation Plus Essential games for August 2026 are now live in the UK and Europe, with the US store expected to update later the same day. The lineup includes Big Walk on PS5, plus Dying Light 2 (PS5/PS4) and Signalis (PS4), giving subscribers three titles to claim…

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Think the Paramount-WBD Mega-Deal Has Nothing to Do With the Locarno Film Festival? Think Again!

  • Locarno Pro 2026 will address the Paramount-Warner Bros Discovery merger fallout.
  • Event runs 6-11 August, part of Locarno Festival (5-15 August).
  • StepIn session explores AI, consolidation and power shifts in cinema.

The Locarno Film Festival's industry programme, Locarno Pro, will tackle the fallout from Paramount Skydance's planned acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery as one of its central themes in 2026, reflecting how the deal has become a talking point across the industry, from studio lots to other festivals such…

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Amazon Picks Up ‘Baywatch’ Reboot Internationally

  • Amazon Prime Video buys international rights to the "Baywatch" reboot
  • Deal covers Europe, Canada, Latin America, India and the original series
  • New "Baywatch" premieres on Fox January 2027, later on Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video has acquired international streaming rights to the upcoming "Baywatch" reboot, securing the show for much of Europe (including France, Germany, Italy and Spain), plus Canada, Latin America, India and other territories. The deal, brokered by Fremantle, also grants Amazon licences to the original "Baywatch" back…

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Geography of Heaven by Rory MacLean – soul-searching journeys into the afterlife

  • MacLean's memoir traces a global quest for meaning after his wife's death
  • Visits sacred sites from Jerusalem to Peru's ayahuasca ceremonies
  • Review notes vivid writing but flags outdated language and credulity

Rory MacLean's new book, Geography of Heaven, is a grief memoir and travelogue in which the veteran travel writer visits sacred sites around the world in an attempt to make sense of his wife Katrin's death from cancer. Written five years after her loss, the book blends MacLean's…

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Haugesund New Nordic Films Unveils French Focus Including a Case Study on ‘Ibelin,’ From ‘The Imitation Game’ Director Morten Tyldum (EXCLUSIVE)

  • Haugesund film festival launches its first French Focus (Aug 25-28) to foster co-production partnerships between French and Nordic filmmakers
  • Four French films in development will be pitched at the co-production market, alongside an industry panel and case study on Morten Tyldum's 'Ibelin'

New Nordic Films, the Norwegian International Film Festival’s industry confab in Haugesund, has announced the program for its first ever French Focus, set up to foster partnerships and co-productions between France and the Nordic countries.   The event, due to run Aug. 25-28, is organised by New Nordic Films in partnership with the Institut Francais de Norvège, the French…

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Cocaine-addicted stalker’s target on his back in jail – as he’s handed outrageous sentence for unhinged campaign against woman he had a work affair with

  • Karl Mentzer jailed for stalking a woman after a work affair
  • Cocaine addiction reported as a factor in his offending
  • He reportedly faces threats from other inmates in prison

A court has sentenced Karl Mentzer to jail after he waged a stalking campaign against a woman with whom he had had a workplace affair, with reports indicating his cocaine addiction fuelled the unhinged behaviour that led to the prosecution. Coverage of the case notes that Mentzer's crimes…

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Tadanobu Asano, Yukino Kishii’s Cannes Title ‘All the Lovers in the Night’ Lands North American Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)

  • "All the Lovers in the Night" gets US and Canada distribution deals.
  • Several Futures (US) and Ritual Films (Canada) acquire the Cannes title.
  • Film based on Mieko Kawakami's novel opens in Japan on 13 November.

Bitters End has secured North American distribution for "All the Lovers in the Night," the Cannes Un Certain Regard title starring Yukino Kishii and Tadanobu Asano, with Several Futures taking the US rights and Ritual Films handling Canada. The deal is part of a broader international rollout for…

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