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Warming temperatures and the 2012-2015 megadrought fueled an outbreak of western pine beetles that decimated forests in the Sierra Nevada. Future conditions may limit both the scale of infestations and regrowth of timber to pre-megadrought levels. Credit: Zachary Robbins/Los Alamos National LaboratoryDue to lower tree-stand density, it is unlikely that massive infestations fueled by climate change will reoccur.The Sierra Nevada’s Ponderosa pine forests, which were devastated by western pine beetles during the 2012-2015…

5 ways how Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves brings our fantasies to life Board games are fun, but the ones that are created out of our fantasies, like the iconic 90s board game, Dungeons & Dragons, where we embody the characters to look for hidden treasures, fight magical creatures and use powers to fight evil, emerging as heroes… those are the best kind! What if we said this board game could come to life? Well, it has! With the talented direction of John Francis Dale and Jonathan Goldstein and starring…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeChris Pine and Regé-Jean Page are well aware of what fans are saying about them online. In fact, they’ve admitted that they’re “into it big time”.While promoting their newest adventure fantasy film Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves – out in cinemas now – the two co-stars addressed their other important off-screen role as the “internet’s boyfriend”.“We talk about it all the…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeA fantasy tabletop game in which a self-proclaimed “Dungeon Master” weaves together stories of derring-do – and enables teams of competitors to roleplay as anything from elves to gnomes to half-orcs – Dungeons & Dragons was once pretty much the nerdiest thing out there. It was niche, though, at least compared to the comic-book movies that later propelled geek culture into the…

Even with a surprise resurgence in the popularity of the immersive, exhausting role-playing fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons (2017 saw more players of the game than any other year in its entire existence), betting a reported $150m on a new franchise-starting film is a risky, borderline reckless, move, like betting on a regular goblin against a hobgoblin in a magic sorcery battle (note: I have never played Dungeons & Dragons before). As acceptably engaging as Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves might be,…

Princess Diaries 3: Chris Pine Shows His Interest In Anne Hathaway Starrer’s Upcoming Instalment, “Give Me A Phone Call…” – Deets Inside ( Photo Credit – Facebook ) Actor Chris Pine, who gained the spotlight with his performance as Lord Devereaux in the romantic comedy ‘Princess Diaries 2’, has reacted to the third instalment of the film with actress Anne Hathaway. The actor walked the red carpet at the premiere of his new action-adventure comedy, ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’. Anne Hathaway had told…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeChris Pine has opened up on the minimal level of physical work he did while filming Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves.The actor is one of the lead actors in the forthcoming film, based on the popular board game. Pine plays Edgin Darvis, a bard and thief who leads a group of fellow explorers (including Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith and Michelle Rodriguez) on a heist.In a…

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves kicked off the SXSW film and TV festival on Friday night in Austin with a laugh-filled premiere. “We have seen our Games of Thrones and Lords of the Rings and they are great, but there’s not a lot of laughs. We wanted to show the fun,” said Dungeons and Dragons co-director Jonathan Goldstein of the fantasy genre from the stage of the Paramount Theater in downtown Austin. Chris Pine, Regé-Jean Page, Michelle Rodriguez, Justice Smith and Sophia Lillis star…

Chris Pine is opening up about the spitgate controversy that erupted between him and singer Harry Styles during the premiere of the film Don't Worry Darling last year in September at the Venice International Film Festival. In a new interview, the actor laughed off at the memes that had erupted after the incident and confirmed that Harry had never spit on him. (Also read: Harry Styles jokes about ‘spitting’ on Chris Pine in Venice during latest concert. Watch) The Star Trek actor shared that he was aware of the rumours…

Chris Pine is breaking his silence about the 'Star Trek' franchise, and has revealed what is going on with the fourth movie of the franchise. The Don't Worry Darling actor, who has played Captain Kirk in three Star Trek movies, revealed that he hasn't really heard from the makers of the film about the long-delayed fourth film. When asked about the franchise, the actor suggested that the franchise “feels like it’s cursed.” (Also read: Harry Styles jokes about ‘spitting’ on Chris Pine in Venice during latest concert.…