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Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeAlex Proyas, the director of 1994 movie The Crow, has criticised its remake in a new post on social media. The original supernatural drama starring Brandon Lee, the only son of actor Bruce Lee, saw his character Eric Draven resurrected as an anti-hero to avenge his murder and that of his fiancée. Lee was 28 years old when he died in a tragic accident on the set of the movie. During…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeActor Lisa Dillon has hit out at “shameful” Patrick Stewart for “diminishing” their five-year relationship in his recent autobiography.Dillon, who is best known for her role in the BBC series Cranford, had a relationship with the Star Trek actor from 2003 to 2007 after starring in a production of The Master Builder. When Stewart met the 23-year-old Dillon, he was 62 and married to…

Image Source : ELON MUSK Elon Musk Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk have accused Google of running "racist, anti-civilisational programming" with its artificial intelligence (AI) models. This comes after Google paused the ability for Gemini AI to generate images of people, as controversy erupted over inaccuracies in AI-generated historical images. "I’m glad that…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMore than 260 Jewish members of the entertainment industry, including actors David Schwimmer, Julianna Margulies and Josh Gad, have signed an open letter criticising the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for excluding Jewish people as an underrepresented group in its diversity efforts.The letter, which was organised by Jew in the City’s Hollywood Bureau for Jewish…

China on Tuesday urged the Netherlands to "respect market principles" a day after chip machine maker ASML said the Dutch government had revoked an export licence covering the shipment of some of its equipment to China. The Veldhoven, Netherlands-based company said on Monday that the shipments affected included certain lithography systems. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteNorthwestern UniversityKellogg Post Graduate Certificate in Product ManagementVisitIIM LucknowIIML…

Sir James Dyson has criticised the government for not “going for growth” after the latest official figures revealed an increasing likelihood of a recession in the UK.The inventor said wealth generation and growth had become “dirty words” while praising the economic policies of former chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng and former prime minister Liz Truss, whose disastrous mini-budget sent the pound crashing against the dollar and brought the near collapse of pension funds and soaring mortgage costs.“I was hopeful (with Ms Truss and…

Supermodel Gigi Hadid has recently spoken out on Instagram, addressing what she described as an “evil and disturbing” narrative surrounding the Israel-Palestine conflict. Amidst a flurry of celebrity voices aligning with either Israel or Palestine, Gigi, along with her younger sister Bella Hadid, has consistently shown support for Palestine. On November 25, the supermodel shared another impactful statement on her Instagram profile. “Israel silences dissent by labeling Palestinians, supporters as…

The House of Representatives has asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to suspend the implementation of the Customer Due Diligence Regulations, 2023, which makes it mandatory for customers to provide their social media details. It described the policy as unconstitutional as it violates section 37 of the 1999 constitution. This resolution was a sequel to a motion moved by Kelechi Nwogu (PDP, Rivers) and eight others on Tuesday during plenary. PREMIUM TIMES had reported that the CBN, in its latest policy, stated…

Pop singer Rina Sawayama has spoken out against her labelmate, the 1975’s lead singer Matty Healy, for widely criticised comments he made on an American podcast in February.Introducing the song STFU!, she said: “I wrote this next song because I was sick and tired of microaggressions. So, tonight, this song goes out to a white man who watches Ghetto Gaggers and mocks Asian people on a podcast. He also owns my masters. I’ve had enough.”On the podcast, hosted by Adam Friedland and others, Healy joined in with mockery of the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeChris Hemsworth has shared his honest thoughts about one of Taika Waititi’s Thor films.Waititi directed the Australian actor in 2017 film Thor: Ragnarok, and again in 2022’sThor: Love & Thunder.It was when discussing his views on the latter that Hemsworth didn’t hold back during a new interview.Hemsworth told British GQ that his kids didn’t love the film, stating and “critiqued” it…