Film

• 1990년대 영화 'Menace II Society'와 'Tales from the Hood'로 알려진 사무엘 먼로 주니어가 라스베이거스에서 촬영 중 18개월 전 뇌수막염에 걸려 현재 생명 유지 장치에 의존하고 있습니다. • 그의 아내 쇼나 스튜어트는 의사들이 감염을 오진했으며, 이로 인해 9개월 동안 병원과 재활 센터에 머물며 막대한 경제적 어려움을 겪었다고 확인했습니다. • 가족들은 치료비 5만 달러를 마련하기 위해 2026년 4월 28일 GoFundMe 캠페인을 시작했으며, 라디오 진행자 커트 알렉산더의 1,000달러 기부를 포함해 현재까지 목표액의 7%가 모금되었습니다.

After a two-year wait, video of a young male crossing above a road gives hope that critically endangered species can survive habitat fragmentationThe critically endangered Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a canopy bridge to cross a road.In 2024, conservationists in the Pakpak Bharat district of North Sumatra in Indonesia built the bridge high over the Lagan-Pagindar road, which provides an essential route for local people but which became a barrier for animals. Continue reading...

National broadcaster confirms it will not broadcast world’s largest live music eventNational broadcasters in Ireland, Spain and Slovenia will not air the Eurovision song contest this year, after they decided to boycott the event over Israel’s participation.Having already announced it would not submit a national entry, Slovenian broadcaster RTV confirmed on Thursday it would implement a broadcasting blackout of the world’s largest live music event and instead show a series of films about Palestine. Continue reading...

Bristol University project aims to help directors make better movies and take greater risks – with one already onboardAt first glance, it looks like any high-end cinema: booming surround sound, a razor-sharp 4K projector and rows of reclining seats. But instead of clutching popcorn, a headset records my brain activity and a heart rate monitor wraps around my arm while infra-red cameras capture every blink and fidget.I’m sitting in a one-of-a-kind cinema at the University of Bristol where researchers are studying how people respond to what they see on screen. By combining viewers’ physical reactions with verbal feedback on the parts of the film they found most compelling, the team hopes to understand which moments truly grip attention – and whether that insight could help film-makers create better movies and take greater creative risks. Continue reading...

• Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells star in 'Miss You, Love You', which had a secret screening at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and is now set for HBO premiere on May 29. • The film lands at HBO after festival buzz, marking a key acquisition for the streamer in upcoming releases. • This deal highlights HBO's push into indie dramas amid competition from Netflix and Apple TV+.

French musician’s comments are in stark contrast to fears expressed by artists such as Elton John and Dua LipaJean-Michel Jarre has attacked the conservatism of the music and film industries over AI and urged them to embrace the technology instead of being fearful and “very anti-AI”.Jarre, one of the pioneers of electronic music in the 1970s, said while the existing creative industries were “freaking out” over the technology, artists would use AI “to create the cinema of tomorrow, the hip-hop of tomorrow, the techno of tomorrow, the rock’n’roll of tomorrow”. Continue reading...