Pigeon

Photo: Hanna Borysenko (Shutterstock)A pigeon that was suspected of being a Chinese secret agent has been cleared of wrongdoing and released following a period of months-long captivity. Yes, you read that right and, no, I am not fucking with you.Alex Winter on Innovative Horror Movies The bird in question was apparently picked up by law enforcement in India eight friggin’ months ago after several security guards decided that the bird looked suspicious. The New York Times notes that the bird was “caught lurking” at an…

Bang your… beak? For Nintendo Directs, it’s always good to expect the unexpected. I don’t think I really expected Headbangers Rhythm Royale, though. Shown during today’s Direct, Headbangers was actually revealed earlier this month at the Future Games Showcase. Though I missed it at the time, amid all the sound and fury of Summer Game Fest, I very much noticed this bird-based battle royale during today’s Direct. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RhYKb0IzNs Headbangers Rhythm Royale seems to pit a bunch of pigeons…

New research indicates that birds may experience dreams, potentially of flight, during sleep. Scientists conducted a study using fMRI scans and video monitoring on sleeping pigeons, observing similar sleep phases to mammals, including REM and non-REM sleep. They found that during REM sleep, the birds’ brain regions responsible for visual processing, particularly those linked to flight, were active. Furthermore, the amygdala, associated with emotions, was also activated.Scientists have found that birds may experience…

Michael Bay has furiously hit back at reports claiming he had been charged over the death of a pigeon in Italy while filming his Netflix movie 6 Underground.Hollywood news website The Wrap first published the claims on Thursday that Bay had been charged by Italian authorities after a homing pigeon was allegedly struck by a dolly while the director was shooting in Rome in 2018.The Wrap claimed that an “unnamed individual” had recorded the incident and shown it to Italian authorities, who charged Bay under legislation which…

Blockbuster director Michael Bay is not having a happy new year. In what’s shaping up to be the weirdest story of the year so far, the explosive movie master is vehemently denying claims a pigeon was killed on the set of Netflix film 6 Underground. Now, Bay is demanding the publication that made the report make a correction or retract their “harmful and malicious” claim. The film was filmed in Rome where pigeons are a protected species under Italian law. In Italy, people are prohibited from harming, injuring, or…

Michael Bay found himself at the center of a highly publicized story this past week. It was reported that the veteran film director had been charged with killing a pigeon, an act that reportedly took place in Italy while he was filming Netflix’s 6 Underground. At the time the news was reported, Bay released a statement in which he denied the allegations, and he now has more to say. Not only is the filmmaker doubling down on his assertion that the story is false, but he’s also gotten a lawyer involved. The Transformers…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMichael Bay has responded after it was revealed he is facing charges for killing a pigeon in Italy.The director denied allegations that the bird was killed while he was filming a take for 2018 action film 6 Underground, which starred Ryan Reynolds.He said that he has made numerous attempts to clear the case with Italian officials in recent years.“I am a well-known animal lover and…

Accidents on a film set are a normal thing in Hollywood. And recently, director Michael Bay has caught into something similar circumstances as he’s been charged with the killing of a pigeon on the set of his 2019 Netflix movie 6 Underground. The filmmaker is reportedly facing charges from an incident which took place in 2018 when he was filming 6 Underground in Rome, Italy, and a pigeon was reportedly killed by a dolly, as reported by The Wrap. However, the director has denied the allegations since the beginning. The…

Michael Bay has been charged with the killing of a pigeon in Italy for an incident on the sets of his 2019 Netflix film 6 Underground starring Ryan Reynolds. The Italian authorities stated that a homing pigeon was killed during production in Rome in 2018. The American filmmaker has denied the charges against him and shared that he has tried to clear the case with the authorities over the years, but nothing has come of it. (Also read: 6 Underground movie review: Michael Bay destroys Ryan Reynolds’ goodwill with one of the…

Michael Bay, the master of onscreen explosions, is currently facing allegations of pigeon murder in Italy in one of the strangest stories of 2023. During the filming of Netflix’s 6 Underground in Rome, Bay is alleged to have killed a homing pigeon with a dolly camera. After the pigeon was killed, a crew member took a photo of it and reported it to Italian authorities. Under Italian law, pigeons are a protected species, as is commonplace across the European Union. Italian law stipulates it is illegal to harm, injure, or…