‘He’d gaze at the stars and go: I’m gonna be up there one day’: Prince by those who knew him best, 10 years after his death From lurid pranks and late-night drives, to why playing in the Revolution was like joining the marines – Prince’s friends and collaborators recount their memories of one of the music world’s most maje...

This is a really beautiful feature 💜

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Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ & New ‘Sense And Sensibility’ Unveiled At CinemaCon LAS VEGAS – Two years ago, Focus Features surprised the world’s theater owners at CinemaCon with the first footage fromRobert Eggers’ “Nosferatu.” The mini-major had already dated the gothic horror-thriller for the Christmas frame as counterprogramming to traditional holiday titles. The footage, which wasn’t released publicly for months, became one of the most buzzed-about moments from the convention that year. By January, “Nosferatu” was a smash, earning $181 million worldwide and four Oscar nominations. Continue reading Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ & New ‘Sense And Sensibility’ Unveiled At CinemaCon at The Playlist.

Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ & New ‘Sense And Sensibility’ Unveiled At CinemaCon

Happy #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched just when you thought the week couldn’t become any more eclectic. A little interview research & thanks to Odeon a 40th anniversary rerelease too 🙏🏻🔮❤️🎞️

Amazon MGM Studios teases ‘Highlander’, ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ at CinemaCon – but no James Bond Spaceballs sequel, Masters Of The Universe, The Sheep Detectives, Beekeeper 2 among highlights.

Riding high on the $525m global box office of Project Hail Mary, a busy Amazon MGM Studios presentation at CinemaCon on Wednesday night teased a gamut of films… via @screendaily.com.web.brid.gy www.screendaily.com/news/amazon-...

Spanish Cinema Booming Thanks to Robust Incentives, Spectacular Natural Locations, Thriving Creative Ecosystem Spanish cinema is flourishing thanks to a dynamic film industry aided by strong incentives, rich creative talent and diverse landscapes, say producers

Producers Oriol Maymó ('Sirāt'), Iván Miñambres ('Decorado') and Pedro Palacios ('Afternoons of Solitude') are set to talk about producing in Spain at a panel. via @variety.com variety.com/2026/film/gl...

Sony's Tom Rothman Tells Theaters To Enforce Longer Windows, Scrap Ads Tom Rothman, chairman and CEO, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, came down hard on cinemas at CinbemaCon.

Sony’s Tom Rothman Tells Theaters To Enforce Longer Windows, Scrap Ads, Offer Cheaper Tickets For Long Term Health Of Industry – CinemaCon via @deadline.com deadline.com/2026/04/sony...

"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?" Thanks Odeon for the 40th Anniversary screening #Limitless

Golden eagles could be reintroduced to England after more than 150 years Study identified eight areas that can sustain a population and government has given £1m for recovery programme

“The world is grown so bad that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch.”
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Amazon MGM Studios' Project Hail Mary grossed an estimated $6.84M on Friday (from 3,817 locations). Estimated total domestic gross stands at $238.91M.

#ProjectHailMary #BoxOffice

I baulked at the idea of ‘friction-maxxing’. But there’s more to it than meets the eye | Gaby Hinsliff Self-help hacks such as ‘cooking from scratch’ or ‘meeting your friends’ may seem ridiculous. But there’s something deeply human at the heart of this trend, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

‘I baulked at the idea of ‘friction-maxxing’. But there’s more to it than meets the eye’ via @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The UK's forgotten 'fifth nation' #Cornwall

Home to a highly-skilled crew base, the UK boasts world-class craftspeople, musicians, innovators and technicians who are key to attracting award-worthy productions to film in the country. www.screendaily.com/uk-in-focus/...

Greetings, Professor Falken.

Strange game.

The only winning move is not to play.

‘Coke and booze didn’t help my creativity’: Joe Eszterhas on his wild times – and his supernatural, anti-woke Basic Instinct reboot He was the screenwriting colossus behind Flashdance, Jagged Edge, Showgirls and more. Now clean, ‘Hollywood’s Shakespeare’ talks about today’s scared studios, his refugee trauma – and taking acid with...

Joe Eszterhas on alcohol, cocaine and Basic Instinct, the unholy Easter trinity
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the antidote to AI foolishness is intellectual seriousness seven principles for creative people (and everyone else). it's not *difficult* but you have to *use your brain and think about it*

A long piece this week on the various kinds of AI foolishness I have seen lately. Tl;dr: in your professional life, do not use technologies in which you have no expertise and with which you have not engaged critically?! It’s not that complicated?!

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Inside WGA Deal: How The Writers Made Nice With The AMPTP The Writers Guild of America became the first of the three above-the-line unions make a deal with the studios.

DEADLINE EXCLUSIVE: In a major bargaining plot twist, the Writers Guild of America became the first of the three above-the-line entertainment unions to finalize a tentative deal with the major studios and streamers on Saturday. deadline.com/2026/04/insi...

Belated happy #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched another eclectic week 🙏🏻❤️🍿

Enjoy your Easter Egg Hunts too this holiday weekend 🙏🏻🔮

Horror Movies Seemed Unusually Good in Q1 — What Went Wrong at the Box Office? Horror had a strong start in 2026, but profits lagged. From "Scream 7" to "28 Years Later: Bone Temple," here’s what the box office numbers revealed.

Better genre movies came with shakier financial returns as the release calendar delivered surprises, disappointments, and a whole lot of confusion about which horror movies actually belong in theaters.
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‘He can say he went to the gym’: people are pumping themselves with fat from corpses to perk up their pecs, boobs and butts ‘Zombie filler’, or using cadaver tissue that’s been sterilized and branded as Alloclae, is the latest cosmetic surgery rage. Is it safe?

"His name was Robert Paulson"
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Great #ScreamUnseen from Odeon too this week🙏🏻❤️ #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday

‘Deep Water’ Trailer: The Director of ‘Deep Blue Sea’ and ‘Die Hard 2’ Is Back to What He Does Best The director of 'Die Hard 2' and 'Deep Blue Sea' combines elements of two of his classics for 'Deep Water,' starring Aaron Eckhart and Ben Kingsley.

‘Deep Water’ Trailer: The Director of ‘Deep Blue Sea’ and ‘Die Hard 2’ Is Back to What He Does Best. The trailer for Renny Harlin's latest is chum in the water for shark movie enthusiasts. www.indiewire.com/news/trailer...

Out in paperback on April 2nd! Quote from Cameron Crowe and everything!

The creator of Fortnite has laid off more than 1,000 staff – despite billions in revenue Huge cuts announced this week show that truly no developer working in games is safe from corporate whims

Hi I wrote about this whole business of Epic Games apparently not making enough from its $5bn a year mega hit Fortnite to keep staff safe from redundancy

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“All that I am is what I’m going after”

Do not click on this link. It's not 'malware' in the conventional sense, but it is a form of malware for the soul.

‘PROJECT HAIL MARY’ opens to $80.6M domestically.

It marks the second-biggest debut for a non-sequel ever, just behind ‘OPPENHEIMER’ ($82.4M).

#ProjectHailMary #Oppenheimer

Latest email from #Odeon with the latest screenings. Sounds intriguing… #TheDrama #Hoppers

Project Hail Mary directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller break down a scene from the film 🚀

Project Hail Mary is in theaters now via Amazon MGM Studios.

Watch the full video here: boxd.it/fCY

Resident Evil at 30: how Capcom’s horror opus has survived and thrived From owing a debt to obscure Japanese horror Sweet Home to the influence of Aliens and Texas Chain Saw Massacre, the franchise continues to petrify players three decades on

Resident Evil at 30: how Capcom’s horror opus has survived and thrived