Alexander

Looks like when you sit down to watch the 96th Oscar Awards ceremony this time, seekers of a little controversy will not have to wait for one with bated breath as Alexander Payne’s widely celebrated and praised The Holdovers is already attracting the wrong kind of attention. In a shocking expose by Variety, it has been revealed screenwriter Simon Stephenson (who penned Luca) accused Payne, the director of The Holdovers, of plagiarising the unproduced script he wrote, titled Frisco. Based on the email evidence revealed by…

“Murder on the Dancefloor” once had lyrics about bong hits and the Hague, with co-writer Gregg Alexander (of the New Radicals) sharing part of the old demo for the future Sophie Ellis-Bextor hit with The Guardian. Alexander wrote “Murder on the Dancefloor” in the mid-90s, and the demo snippet definitely bears some hallmarks of the era. Though it still has the big, bright synth stabs and riffs essential to Ellis-Bextor’s version, it’s more pop-rock than disco pastiche, cut with hits of rave and hip-hop that feel…

The UK has a weird relationship with Eurovision. We put forward focus-grouped no-hopers (whither “Joe and Jake”???) then get indignant when they inevitably lose. For years, although fans have suggested we follow the rest of Europe and put forward, you know, an actual pop star, that has never happened, for whatever reason – probably because the risk of losing is even higher and even more embarrassing for a known entity. Tap Management, which looks after the likes of Lana Del Rey, Ellie Goulding and formerly Dua Lipa,…

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Everyone loves giant robots that can shoot deadly lasers. Thankfully, you can have one of your own in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth once you reach the Corel region. Here's our guide on how to get the Alexander summon in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.How to get the Alexander summon in Final Fantasy 7 RebirthYou should be able to get the Alexander summon upon reaching Chapter 6: Fool's Paradise. This portion of the campaign begins in North Corel - Costa del Sol, which is also where you can obtain additional swimsuits…

Stellan Skarsgård has always been a talented, well-respected actor, but the last few years have put him into a whole other stratosphere, especially in sci-fi. For starters, he’s the game-changing Star Wars hero Luthen Rael on Andor. As Erik Selvig, he helped Thor across multiple Marvel movies. He danced across Greece in the Mamma Mia movies (not technically sci-fi but we love them anyway), and watched as four of his kids became successful actors, two of whom (Alexander and Bill) have become icons themselves.Prepping the…

A former FBI informant charged with fabricating accusations of corruption against President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, told law enforcement that he has been in contact with high-level Russian intelligence officials who were “involved in passing a story” about Hunter Biden. According to a Justice Department filing released Tuesday, Alexander Smirnov — who was arrested last Thursday in Las Vegas — told authorities who conducted his custody interview that he had “contacts with multiple foreign intelligence…

Maybe you’ve been a fan of Alexander for a while, thanks to what Hans Gruber called “the benefits of a classical education.” Maybe you’ve just run across him for the first time, thanks to Alexander: The Making of a God on Netflix. Either way, you’re probably thinking “I could go for some more of this guy. He seems Great.” You’re in luck. Thanks to the empire that he conquered and the simple but elegant branding inherent in adding “the Great” to the end of his first name, Alexander the Great has been name dropped, quoted,…

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A Haunting In Venice | Official Trailer | In Theaters Sept 15The spookiest of director and star Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie adaptations sees famed detective Hercule Poirot invited to a Halloween séance held at a palazzo that was once an orphanage—and, of course, murder soon follows. Michelle Yeoh, Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, and Kelly Reilly are also among the cast. Stream on Hulu. A Haunting In Venice | Official Trailer | In Theaters Sept 15The spookiest of director and star Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie…