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Image: LionsgateLionsgate has been trying to get a Borderlands movie off the ground since 2015, with Eli Roth becoming attached to the project in 2020. After a longer-than-expected wait and a series of reshoots with Tim Miller at the helm, the movie is a real thing, and it’s coming in August. The first trailer, however, is here now:Borderlands (2024) Official Trailer - Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack BlackThe Borderlands games concern a rotating quartet of Vault Hunters who show up on the planet Pandora looking to find a…

Image: LegoAlong with the early-‘80s space theme, Lego’s pirate collection, which dates back to the ‘80s and ‘90s, is a bountiful source of nostalgic memories for those of us who grew up with the building toy, but never grew out of it. After resurrecting the magnificent Black Seas Barracuda back in 2020, Lego is finally delivering some law and order with a 2,509-piece recreation of the blue coats’ stronghold: Eldorado Fortress. This time, the fortress, which includes eight minifigures (but just two pirates, and no Captain…

Writing in a hectic, almost impromptu present tense while darting to and fro between dozens of parallel stories, Florian Illies has pieced together the emotional history of a doomed generation. His cast of European artists and intellectuals spend the 1920s experimenting erotically, then succumb to anxiety and outright panic during the 1930s; by the 1940s, they are either in exile or on their way to concentration camps.The structure of Illies’s book, apparently haphazard in its quick cuts between people and places, matches…

Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update, released Tuesday, offers a few small bug and compatibility fixes as well as a lighter taskbar. Oh, and there’s one small, tiny extra detail. A “small” number of Windows 11 users will now see “notifications” encouraging them to use other Microsoft products when clicking on the Windows Start Menu. Many Windows users are already decrying the change as just another way Microsoft is trying to shove more native ads into its operating system.How to Hide Your Sensitive Images in Google…

via Shout! Studios As far as feature-length directorial debuts go, adapting a famed Mozart opera into a modern-day fantasy that features musical numbers aplenty, effects-heavy visuals, fantastical escapism, and a dash of romance sounds like a daunting task, but one The Magic Flute‘s Florian Sigl was well prepared for. The filmmaker has a lifelong passion for classical music, so it makes perfect sense for his jump into the world of cinema to come with a project that speaks to him on a personal level. Repurposing…

Florian Huettl Florian Huettl (45) has been named the new CEO of Opel/Vauxhall by the Supervisory Board of Opel Automobile GmbH. This was formally decided during the meeting of the Supervisory Board yesterday evening. The previous Head of Sales and Marketing of Opel/Vauxhall will assume leadership of the two brands on June 1, 2022. Huettl succeeds Uwe Hochgeschurtz, who has been appointed Enlarged Europe Chief Operating…