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Barbie cast turn London Eye pink to celebrate film premiereGet our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeHollywood feels more like the centre of the universe than ever this week as the release of the two biggest films of the year coincides with a historic actors’ strike.Anticipation for Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer has reached a fever pitch ahead of their release in unison on 21 July.Axios has reported…

Rosemary Lane’s boss summoned her to his office. It was important, the doctor told her, and the young nurse followed without question. There, a small group of hospital staff gathered around a radio to listen to President Truman address the nation. There was a remarkable new development in the ongoing war, one many felt would end it once and for all. It was a new weapon, and it had just been deployed against Japan. Rosemary heard Truman describe the power of this bomb, the “battle of the laboratories” and…

Two new documentaries available to stream this week are riding the wave of anticipation for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, out in cinemas next Friday. Lest Nolan’s Cillian Murphy-starring biopic of atomic bomb creator J Robert Oppenheimer not serve the facts diligently enough, then Oppenheimer: The Real Story (from 17 July) and To End All War: Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb (Now TV) are on hand to fill in any gaps. They join a long line of documentaries on the subject and its adjacent concerns; the surprise is that…

Even though you will be splitting your time in Dave the Diver between managing a sushi bar and diving into the Blue Hole to catch fish, collect resources, and complete quests, this undersea adventure isn’t always peaceful. As you upgrade your gear and plunge ever deeper into the unknown, you will be faced with more terrifying and dangerous creatures of the sea. You’re not defenseless, though, and have an arsenal of weapons at your disposal to craft and upgrade. Some are better for subduing prey, while others are…

The Saturday concert of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in upstate New York was called off due to a bomb threat at the venue. After opening acts Metric and Garbage concluded their sets, an in-stadium announcement called off the rest of the show. “At this time, we will need to evacuate the venue. We ask you to calmly proceed to the nearest exit,” the monitor-displayed announcement read. “Please follow directions of staff and police officers. For the safety of everyone, please do…

Director Ridley Scott is at it again with another historical epic, Napoleon, starring Joaquin Phoenix, with the first trailer promising a compelling character study of the French general-turned-emporer. Based on the trailer, Napoleon looks suitably grandiose for its subject matter, including featuring breathtaking and exotic vistas, sweeping camera moves in horse-back battle scenes, and Phoenix looking regally reflective in shiny golden throne rooms.  Personally, my interest has already been piqued, especially since the…

Proglacial icing formed in the bed of a glacial river during the Arctic winter. Credit: Gabrielle KleberShrinking Arctic glaciers are uncovering bubbling groundwater springs that release large amounts of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, according to a study in <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Nature Geoscience</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>&lt;span class=&quot;st&quot;&gt; Nature Geoscience is a…

After limiting the number of Tweets users can read per day on Twitter, Elon Musk has now announced that access to TweetDeck, a social media management tool for Twitter that was free until now, will now be available only for Twitter Blue subscribers…

The chief grumble about Pyramid stage sets is about artists who aren’t perceived to have enough hits to play it (Stormzy and Billie Eilish have been the chief recent targets of this opprobrium, each with an undercurrent of prejudice). Of all the bands to play this weekend, the one least burdened by this problem has to be Blondie.It’s easy to forget just how broad and deep their discography goes, until you’re socked again and again with hit after hit; even with 75 minutes to play with there’s no room for Union City Blue,…

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