Month: June 2022

Distribution sources are saying there’s a chance that Paramount/Skydance’s Top Gun: Maverick could top the box office this weekend in its fifth session with $32 million, a 28% decline week over week. This will easily send the Tom Cruise movie past the half-billion point at the domestic box office; the pic already is the actor’s highest
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An outrageous and shocking terrorist act which kills more than 1400 people, mostly school children, drives this satirical sci-fi crime crossover. David Musgrave’s genre-bending novel Lambda successfully blends the hunt for the bombers and the indiscriminate, or at least unfocused, desire for retribution. By raising contemporary issues he gives us a reflection on modern Britain’s
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News Pusha T Extends 2022 Tour The rapper announced 29 new dates in support of It’s Almost Dry By Nina Corcoran June 23, 2022 Facebook Twitter Pusha T (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Pusha T has extended his 2022 tour in support of It’s Almost Dry. There are 29 new dates across the
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John Carpenter‘s The Thing captures the exhaustive toll of paranoia and mistrust when a shape-shifting alien enters the ranks of an Antarctic research facility completely isolated and stranded by harsh weather conditions. The eponymous Thing could be anyone at any time, especially if its victim broke away from the group for even a moment. Carpenter used
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Grindr serial killer Stephen Port. (Metropolitan Police) Britain’s police watchdog, the IOPC, will reinvestigate the Metropolitan Police’s handling of murders of four men by ‘Grindr killer’ Stephen Port. The Independent Office for Police Conduct said on Thursday (23 June) that it will re-scrutinise the Met’s investigation, after a scathing inquest in 2021 found there were
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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s defamation trial ended at the beginning of June, with the former coming out as the “winner” through being awarded $10 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages (that latter amount was reduced to $350,000). While the legal drama isn’t done between these ex-spouses, as Heard (who was
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Young sleuths searching for great mystery novels know exactly what they’re looking for: engaging characters, a suspenseful story, a satisfying resolution and a touch of heart. They’ll find all that and more in these two middle grade books. Duet If the animal menagerie of Deborah and James Howe’s classic Bunnicula series had included a goldfinch,
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Kendall Jenner and Devin Booker have parted ways. The couple of two years “hit a rough patch” and split about a week and a half ago, a source close to Kendall told E! News on June 22. Although the supermodel and the Phoenix Suns player had a “really nice time” in Italy last month for Kourtney Kardashian‘s wedding, the
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Elliot Page attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Elliot Page has opened up about some of the “unfortunate negativity” he’s received and the pure joy he’s felt since transitioning in an interview with Seth Meyers. Joining the line-up of Late Night on Tuesday (21 June), Elliot spoke about the negativity he
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Refresh for latest…: For the second time in eight months, Tom Cruise thrilled attendees at the CineEurope exhibition conference, appearing live on stage here in Barcelona this morning to cap off Paramount’s slate presentation. The room again positively thundered with applause as everyone leapt to their feet for an extended standing ovation in honor of
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Graham Bartlett spent 30 years in the police, including a spell as Chief Superintendent in Brighton, the location of his debut novel Bad for Good. He has advised many of our favourite crime writers and TV shows on policing issues in the past including Anthony Horowitz, Mark Billingham, Elly Griffiths, Peter James and Dorothy Koomson.
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Netball is the latest sport to review its rules around trans participation. (Kelly Defina/Getty Images) Three more major sports governing bodies are now reconsidering their eligibility rules for trans athletes as the debate over trans people in elite sports reaches an angry pitch. The World Netball Federation is the latest international organiser to launch a
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