4 h. ago Balomania review – those magnificent Brazilians and their flying balloons

Documentary follows the baloeiros, who illegally build and release huge decorated balloons in cities, from where they can travel hundreds of milesAn intriguing film set in Brazil, first shown last year at the CPH:DOX documentary festival in Copenhagen, in which expatriate Danish film-maker Sissel Morell Dargis takes a look at a unique grassroots cultural phenomenon: the baloeiros, the ballooners. These are groups of young men, as secretive and loyal to each other as Freemasons, who (illegally) build and release huge decorated balloons in cities, from where they can travel hundreds of miles. Why? As kind of graffiti, or a community self-expression, or situationist artform, or just a subversive gesture of pure joie de vivre that does not need or admit of any explanation.The baloeiros are harassed by the police, on the ostensible grounds that they are part of gang culture, and the authorities encourage local people to inform on those they suspect of building and transporting a balloon....

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25 h. ago Chemical castration for paedophiles is proposed under new bill in Cyprus

According to the proposed regulations, child sex offenders can apply to be released early from prison if they agree to be sterilised.

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26 h. ago Looney Tunes fans rejoice after Coyote vs Acme film is saved from Warner Bros vault in ‘$50m’ deal

Completed film was axed by Warner Bros as part of a tax write-off in 2023 in a decision called ‘bulls***’ by cast

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35 h. ago Coyote vs Acme: $70m Looney Tunes film to be released after being canned by Warner Bros

Live-action animated film starring John Cena and Will Forte will hit cinemas in 2026, after it was controversially shelved in favour of a $30m tax write-downFor once, things are working out for Wile E Coyote.The film Coyote vs Acme, which stars John Cena and Will Forte acting alongside beloved Looney Tunes cartoon characters, will finally be released to the public, almost two years after the completed film was shelved by Warner Bros as part of a tax write-off. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago 'Coyote vs. Acme' finds a new home after being shelved by Warner Bros.

For once, things are working out for Wile E

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3 d. ago Just like McCarthy, Trump spreads fear everywhere before picking off his targets | Kenan Malik

Arrests, blacklists and deportations are chilling reminders of the red scare that transformed America‘Gold, mister, is worth what it is because of the human labor that goes into the finding and getting of it.” It’s a line spoken by Walter Huston in the 1948 film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, a story about greed and moral corruption directed by his son, John Huston. That line was to have appeared on screen at the beginning of the film. It didn’t, on orders from the studio, Warner Bros. “It was all on account of the word ‘labor’,” John Huston later reflected. “That word looks dangerous in print, I guess.”It was a relatively insignificant moment in the drama of America’s postwar red scare. McCarthyism proper had still to take flight. Yet, so deep ran the fear already that a single, everyday word could create consternation in Hollywood. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Hollywood star who shot to fame as a heartthrob in the eighties looks unrecognisable as he returns to TV

The actor, now aged 58, was just 20-years-old when his breathrough movie released and had only one other acting credit to his name. Can YOU guess who it is?

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4 d. ago Hogwarts Legacy expansion scrapped by Warner Bros. as fans react to news

A major expansion to the hugely successful Harry Potter video game Hogwarts Legacy has reportedly been cancelled, however a sequel is still expected to be in the works

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4 d. ago Warzone and Black Ops 6 Season 3 release date – when you can play the new Shattered Veil Zombies map

Verdansk will have to wait while Black Ops 6 ploughs ahead with its third season, which will technically still apply to Warzone while it suffers significant downtime.

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4 d. ago Loch Lomond Rugby Club pens open letter to council over 'frustration' at £40k of 'withheld funds'

The club says it has been trying to access a £40,000 financial contribution held by West Dunbartonshire Council dating back to 2016 - but chiefs say more documentation is needed before it can be released.

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5 d. ago Warner Bros to demolish Looney Tunes building after scrubbing classic cartoons

Single-storey building is being torn down to make room for HBO shows

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6 d. ago Classic Spice Girls song is now censored by radio stations over offensive lyrics

Their song Spice Up Your Life features a lyric which is unthinkable in 2025 and would see them likely cancelled if they were to release the song today.

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6 d. ago Severance's Ben Stiller shares season 3 release date update as he gives new hope to fans

Ben Stiller hinted at when fans can expect to see a third season of Severance released during an appearance on This Morning

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7 d. ago The Studio review – Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire is fast, furious and beautifully fun

An unimpeachably brilliant cast, plus astonishing guest stars (Efron! Theron! Scorsese!) create wonderful chaos in this tale of a movie studio executive’s calamitous attempts to climb the greasy poleThe war between art and commerce is an ancient and bloody one. The chair of Continental Studios, Griffin Mill (Bryan Cranston) is keen to deliver a decisive blow with the hammer of his newly acquired IP. Because “if Warner Bros can make a billion dollars off the plastic tits of a pussyless doll, we should be able to make TWO billion off the legacy brand of Kool-Aid.” He has just fired his long-serving studio head, Patty Leigh (Catherine O’Hara), for her preference for art and is on the verge of promoting studio executive Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) to the big job. What’s a guy – even if he is a devoted cinephile who dreams of adding his contribution to the illustrious roll call of meaningful movies, even if Patty has been his friend and mentor for years – to do? He kisses the ring, takes th...

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1 week ago Red Arrows in Wales this year, this is where you can see them as summer schedule released

For many, their appearances at annual shows have become a highlight of the summer calendar

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1 week ago Jack Fincham's vicious rant at cops before being jailed as he appeals sentence today

Love Island winner Jack Fincham will appear in court today to appeal his sentence after he was jailed – and quickly released – after his cane corso dog was involved in two attacks

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1 week ago Apple's newest iPad gets Amazon price cut a week after release leaving shoppers 'extremely pleased'

The 11-inch iPad with an A16 chip was only released on March 12 but you can already get a cheeky discount.

Economics

1 week ago Looney Tunes fans delighted as cancelled Coyote vs Acme film set to be saved

A release for the finished film was cancelled as part of a tax write-off

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2 w. ago Fans left devastated as Max cancels hit series after three seasons: ‘Make it make sense!’

Warner Bros. TV is reportedly looking for a new platform to pick up ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’

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2 w. ago ‘Make it make sense!’: Fans left devastated as Max cancels hit series after three seasons

Warner Bros. TV is reportedly looking for a new platform to pick up ‘The Sex Lives of College Girls’

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