52 h. ago 'Sinners' puts 'truth on screen' for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

The blockbuster horror film “Sinners” features the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in a short, but impactful scene

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3 d. ago Edinburgh’s Filmhouse banks on celluloid as it reopens after three years

Desire for analogue seen as key to success as cinema opens its doors again after a campaign backed by Brian CoxOne of the UK’s most famous independent cinemas, the Filmhouse in Edinburgh, is banking on a surge of interest in celluloid film screenings when it reopens after a three-year closure.The Filmhouse reopens later in June with a promise to put on 70mm film versions of the recent blockbusters Oppenheimer and The Brutalist, and other major films, to capitalise on growing interest in analogue screenings. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Harrowing final moments of sisters killed on campsite after visiting dad

Travis Decker, 32, is thought to have suffocated his daughters, Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia Decker, 5, to death before fleeing the scene. He is now wanted on three counts of murder and kidnapping

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4 d. ago Video stars: the booming VJ scene localising Hollywood films for Ugandans

Part-interpreters, part-comedians, video jockeys translate and contextualise western movies for audiences at homeOn a recent Saturday afternoon in an informal settlement in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, dozens of young men sat on benches in a dark shack to watch a bootlegged version of the Hollywood comedy-horror film The Monkey.As the English-language action unfolded on the screen, a voiceover translation in the Bantu language Luganda by VJ Junior – one of Uganda’s top video jockeys – boomed into the room. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Crime scene catharsis: how a darkly comic video game and TV show turned me into a murder clean

Slinging bodies into a pickup as Kovalsky in Crime Scene Cleaner reminded me of Greg Davies in The Cleaner – there is something grimly satisfying about death’s aftermathLately I’ve been playing a new job sim game, Crime Scene Cleaner, while also watching BBC’s comedy series The Cleaner, both of which focus on the aftermath of gruesome murders – sometimes you just need some cosy viewing to take the edge off the day. In the TV show, Greg Davies plays Wicky, the acerbic employee of a government-endorsed clean-up company, while Crime Scene Cleaner’s lead character Kovalsky is a lowly janitor, mopping up blood and disposing of trash to cover up for a mob boss named Big Jim.The crime scenes in both are laughably over the top. Or are they? I’ve never actually seen a real-life murder scene, so perhaps copious blood sprayed over walls and ceilings and the masses of broken furniture is completely normal. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Parents debate how much screen time kids should have and 'ban' one thing

A parent has sparked a lively debate online after revealing they won't be allowing their two-month-old baby to watch television for the first two years of their life

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2 w. ago Mother and three children killed in house fire in north London as man arrested on suspicion of murder

A 41-year-old man was arrested at the scene of the fire on suspicion of murder, police said

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2 w. ago Three children and woman die in house fire in north London as man arrested on suspicion of murder

A 41-year-old man was arrested at the scene of the fire on suspicion of murder, police said

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2 w. ago Killer mum's three chilling words after suffocating baby boy and burning body

Keri Mazzuca, 52, has been captured on newly released footage confessing to the harrowing murder of a child, who was found wrapped in a towel and burned back in 1997

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2 w. ago ‘Fake cop’ at murder scene arrested after the real cops asked him for his credentials

The South Carolina man assisted authorities in arresting someone at the scene

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2 w. ago Cruel thief leaves horrible scene at Scots charity with toys 'covered in blood'

Police were alerted to the break-in after staff turned up to find what looked like a 'murder scene' with blood on the walls and floor.

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3 w. ago ‘He left an incredible mark’: how a festival organiser’s murder galvanised Venice’s underground music scene

At 26, Venezia Hardcore co-founder Giacomo Gobbato was killed while protecting a stranger on the streets of Venice – a death that’s become a rallying cry for a city in crisisAs you enter the Centro Sociale Rivolta, a former confectionary factory in the industrial neighbourhood of Marghera in Venice that has been occupied by squatters for the last 30 years, a large banner spells out two words: “Jack lives”. More than 2,000 people will see the banner this weekend when they arrive at Venezia Hardcore, a festival that began in a rehearsal room among friends and has become one of the most important counterculture events in Europe.This year’s event will feature Jivebomb’s furious hardcore from the US, Violent Magic Orchestra’s techno black metal from Japan, and Italian bands such as cult screamo outfit La Quiete, political street punk four-piece Klasse Kriminale and local heroes Confine. But the star of the festival will stand out due to his absence: 2025 will be the first edition of Vene...

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3 w. ago Peter Sullivan has murder conviction quashed after 38 years in jail

Hearing told that DNA evidence found at the scene of Diane Sindall’s murder was not that of the 68-year-oldA 68-year-old man who has spent 38 years in jail has had his murder conviction quashed at the court of appeal in what is thought to be the longest-running miscarriage of justice in British history.Peter Sullivan was wrongly convicted in 1987 for the frenzied murder of a florist and part-time pub worker, Diane Sindall, 21, who was killed as she left work in Bebington, Merseyside. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Nineties TV episode 'banned from screens for three years' for harrowing child murder scene is now available on Disney+ in major U

An instalment (pictured) of the sci-fi series was removed from reruns of the show on its original channel, after just one repeat broadcast three years after its release.

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4 w. ago Disney+ Rivals confirms major season 2 change and surprising casting update

Disney+ has some exciting news for Rivals fans

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