For director Steven Spielberg, the movie bug bit early—and bit hard. By 12, he was wowing Boy Scout buddies with his first Western short. A year later, the scrawny, geeky middle schooler was directing high schoolers in an ambitious war-themed…
Category: 5. Entertainment
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Rotterdam Fest IFFR Pro 2026 Sets Co-Production, Immersive Programs
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is adding a focused immersive projects program, organizers said on Thursday as they unveiled titles for the 2026 co-production market and works-in-progress section.
IFFR unveiled a…
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Eggshells, onion bags and five years painting only in orange: the playful avant-garde art of John Nixon | Australian art
John Nixon, the late Australian avant-garde artist, would sometimes save the shells from his boiled eggs and sprinkle them across blank paint, creating his own starry night. Other times he’d set himself rules, such as painting only in orange…
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The Princess of Wales visited Anna Freud for launch of project supporting early social and emotional development
Today, Thursday 27th November 2025, Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales met families who are helping to shape the development of a new project from The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, in partnership with Anna Freud, to…
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Kokuho Sets Live-Action Record For A Local Film At Japanese Box Office
Lee Sang-il’s kabuki drama Kokuho has set a new record in Japan, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film ever in the market with over $111M at the local box office. The Ken Watanabe-starrer is Japan’s entry for the…
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The ‘Stranger Things’ Cast, Then and Now
Holly should be about 7 or 8 in season five, based on the show’s canonical timeline. Instead, she is portrayed by 14-year-old Nell Fisher.
Holly was presumably recast to an older age so she could be more involved in…
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wartime cliches overwhelm this extraordinary true account
What does the familiar film tagline “based on a true story” really mean? Leaving aside questions of historical fidelity versus poetic license, what does an audience get from the assurance that a given story “truly happened”?
At…
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You’re gonna need a bigger boat: the 20 best films set on water – ranked! | Film
20. Deep Rising (1998)
Stephen Sommers’ sci-fi horror pulp follows a bunch of scene-stealing character actors playing mercenaries hired to destroy the cruise ship Argonautica for insurance purposes. But a giant mutant octopus has got there…
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Andrew Stanton Shares the Secrets of ‘Toy Story’ Franchise’s Success
When Toy Story was released in theaters on November 22, 1995, it not only won over audiences around the world, but it put Pixar Animation Studios on the map. As the first fully computer-animated feature film, it was considered a…
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The 5-3-1 Rule Might Be the Wellness Habit You’re Missing
It’s easy to forget that true wellbeing doesn’t just play out on your yoga mat or on your plate, but also in your relationships. In the same way that physical and mental fitness builds a healthy body, social fitness builds a healthy…
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