Richard “Beebo” Russell—the ground crew worker who successfully stole, took off, and, eventually, intentionally crashed a commercial jet in 2018—is an internet legend. To some, he’s a working class folk hero. To others, he’s a […]
Daily Archives: April 14, 2026
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Saying “my back hurts” is a bit like saying “my car is making a noise.” It may be serious, or it may be nothing, and only a professional will know for sure. But if you […]
If your text conversations have been looking a little bland since Samsung started pushing everyone toward Google Messages, you might finally have something to look forward to. Google appears to be working on a proper […]
EXCLUSIVE: Urban Sales has acquired international sales rights to working-titled Born Under A Bad Star (Mauvaise Étoile), which was announced on Tuesday as the opening film of Cannes parallel section ACID. The debut feature from […]
Controversial they may have been, but Timothée Chalamet comments on ballet and opera might have done some good. In a new interview with The Times, the chief of London’s flagship opera house has thanked the […]
The transition from the old Google Assistant to the new Gemini-powered Google Home hasn’t been without its growing pains. Google has been busy smoothing over those issues, and the latest batch of updates for April […]
Microsoft has apparently decided that its Surface PCs were not expensive enough, and has quietly raised prices across its entire current lineup at the Microsoft Store. The increases are not small adjustments either. We are […]
Apr 14, 2026 Headphones Both the Sony WH-1000XM6 and AirPods Max 2 are great over-ear, noise-canceling headphones that cost a lot of money. So which should you get? CNET executive editor David Carnoy compares their […]
Cult cookware brand Our Place is expanding its product line with a new rice cooker. The compact kitchen appliance was created with chef and best-selling author J. Kenji López-Alt, and we had a chance to […]
Kantemir Balagov’s New Jersey-set drama Butterfly Jam, starring Barry Keoghan and Riley Keough, will open the 58th edition of Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. It is among 19 features, selected from 1,800 submissions, and nine short and […]
A coalition of over 70 civil liberties, domestic violence, reproductive rights, and LGBTQ+ organizations, including the ACLU, Fight for the Future, Access Now, and more, has sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding […]
EXCLUSIVE: Lip Sync Productions, the British film and TV investor behind titles including The Brutalist and Viggo Mortensen’s Falling, has been named and shamed by the UK’s tax authorities. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) said […]
Privacy Amazon’s voice assistant makes it easier to control the devices in your home, set timers and find out how long your commute to the office will take. Privacy has become an increasing concern as […]
Good news: you don’t have to finish that bottle of wine tonight, although we’re not judging if you do. Most quality wines, especially fuller reds and structured whites, stay fresh and flavorful for days, as […]
Planet Earth, get ready for the madness that is Eurovision! A taste of Eurovision permeated the inaugural StreamTV Europe industry event in Lisbon, Portugal on Tuesday, courtesy of a session entitled: “The Original Song Contest: […]
Zombie fans rejoice! Train to Busan, Yeon Sang-ho‘s 2016 Korean masterpiece, is heading back to theaters to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the film that reanimated the zombie genre. And that’s not all — Yeon’s new […]
EXCLUSIVE: Taskmaster’s international rollout is continuing apace, with a local version greenlit by Polish broadcaster TVN. Warner Bros. Discovery-owned TVN’s version of the hit comedy-entertainment format will be produced by Avalon and Constantin. The news […]
Takeo Hisamatsu has been named festival director of the Tokyo International Film Festival. Hisamatsu takes over the top role from Tokyo fest chairman Hiroyasu Ando, effective April 14. Ando is set to step down as […]
Dozens of crypto platforms have launched in recent years, all touting their own tokens, each of which is governed by the companies’ own rules. Many offer certain assurances around security and how the company’s money […]
Hisamatsu Takeo has been appointed as Festival Director at the Tokyo Film Festival, replacing Ando Hiroyasu, who is due to step down on May 31. Takeo previously served as the Festival Director from 2017 to […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Pearl Mackie (Doctor Who, The Diplomat), Chizzy Akudolu (Tommy & Tuppence, Holby City) and Kerry Howard (Him and Her, Bad Apples) are among the six actresses making up the cast of Grace Link‘s indie […]
TommyInnit, who runs the most popular Minecraft channel on Twitch, is leading the first series and channel to emerge from Sony’s new international digital arm with guests including Stephen Fry. 100 Questions with Tom Simons […]
Oliver Savell, who has been twice BAFTA nominated for his role as a young Alan Carr in Changing Ends, is leading the BBC’s adaptation of Sue Townsend’s The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole. The adaptation, […]
EXCLUSIVE: UK agency YMU Group has promoted five agents in its entertainment division. Meghan Peterson, Jordan Johnson, Lauren Clark, and Nader Dehdashti were upped to Executive Director. The promotions are billed framed as “a deliberate […]
Saturday Night Live UK has gone starry with its next two hosts. Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan and White Lotus actor Aimee Lou Wood will take the reins of the next two eps after the hiatus, […]
ACID, the filmmaker-selected Cannes parallel section which first championed the early works of Justine Triet, Kaouther Ben Hania and Radu Jude, has announced the lineup for it 2026 edition. The selection, showcasing nine independent productions, […]
ACID, the Cannes Film Festival sidebar run by France’s association of film directors whose goal is promoting the theatrical distribution of independent films, unveiled its 2026 lineup on Tuesday, with general delegate Pauline Ginot promising […]
EXCLUSIVE: BBC employees are expected to be updated on the British broadcaster’s plans to save an additional £500M ($675M) over the coming years. In an internal email, the BBC told members of staff to join […]
Léa Seydoux has built a career that has taken her well beyond the confines of French cinema—and if you haven’t noticed yet, one of her James Bond films stands as her highest-rated by audiences. With […]
We all know staring at your phone for hours isn’t great for mental health. But what about your fingers? Previously, researchers couldn’t measure this. A new AI model, Log2Motion, from Aalto and Leipzig Universities, now […]
Scandinavian crime dramas on Netflix have a way of keeping us hooked—sometimes from the suspense, sometimes from those icy locations. Did you know that the gripping Swedish thriller, Murder in Åre, which became Netflix’s most-watched […]
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Microsoft is the next brand to slap a pretty major price hike on its computing devices, and it’s not subtle at all. The brand’s popular Surface laptops are seeing a rise in price tags across […]
There’s no one more famous than Tom Rothman when it comes to getting theater owners fired up at CinemaCon, the annual gathering of theater owners in Las Vegas. The chairman of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group […]
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The first official trailer for Olivier Assayas‘ The Wizard of the Kremlin has been released, and more of Jude Law‘s uncanny transformation into Russian leader Vladimir Putin is revealed. The political drama charts the rise […]
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At CinemaCon in Las Vegas, amid plenty of insider film industry news, Sony announced that it’s making an animated film adaptation of Bloodborne, a cult classic horror action game from the makers of Dark Souls […]
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Returning to hosting duties on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart addressed everything from President Donald Trump’s spat with the Vatican to the electoral defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The POTUS recently took umbrage […]
Jumanji 3 has an official title: Jumanji: Open World. Stars Kevin Hart, Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black made the announcement Monday night while closing out Sony‘s CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas with the unveiling of […]
Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart and Jack Black are heading to our society this time around in Jumanji 3. The trio of stars hit the CinemaCon stage in Las Vegas to debut the first footage from […]
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse thwipped up some new footage at CinemaCon, where Sony shared a look at the upcoming trilogy capper. As part of Monday night’s presentation, writer-producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller were joined […]
Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse from Sony Pictures Animation swung into CinemaCon on Monday with a first-look scene and a big reaction from the room. The third in the Oscar-winning trilogy is set for release June […]
The Social Reckoning director Aaron Sorkin hit the stage at CinemaCon to debut the trailer for the companion piece to The Social Network. “A while back, we told a story about a college kid who […]
Sony has offered a first look at The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin‘s companion piece to his Oscar-winning drama The Social Network, which stars Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White, and Jeremy Strong. Whereas The Social Network […]