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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 freeBrad Pitt will be taking the wheel of a real Formula One race car for a forthcoming film on the international racing league.During a panel at the F1 Accelerate Summit in Miami, director Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick) and producer Jerry Bruckheimer shared details of the Apple Studios movie, which Formula One legend Lewis Hamilton is also producing.Kosinksi and Bruckheimer are…

Hollywood star Brad Pitt has been specially allowed to take part in the first parade lap in July alongside race car driver Lewis Hamilton in order to shoot scenes for his upcoming yet-untitled movie, in which he plays a veteran driver who comes out of retirement to mentor a rising star. “Watching Brad Pitt leading the field in the British Grand Prix will be an incredible and surreal moment for TV viewers and fans at Silverstone this July,” a source said. Hamilton’s own production company, Dawn Apollo…

After releasing its tentative race schedule for season 3 in late 2022, we’ve known Extreme E has been planning an all-electric X Prix event in Scotland in May. However, today we have learned that the Scottish event will be a Hydro X Prix held at the site of a former coal mine before it’s revamped as a hydropower plant and wind farm. Extreme E is an FIA-sanctioned off-road racing series that showcases the potential of all-electric SUVs barreling through some of the Earth’s toughest climates as…

Riad Sattouf © 2023 courtesy of FIBD By Alistair Dabbs The 50th edition of the Angoulême Festival International de Bande-Desinée (FIBD) got the party started last night by choosing one of France’s own, Raid Sattouf, as winner of its top accolade for 2023. As usual, the Grand Prix was awarded during the event’s opening ceremony, held the evening before the four-day festival opens to the general public. Up to 200,000 comic fans are expected to descend – and ascend – upon the hilly festival town 75 miles north-east of…

Massive sneaks not included PRIX, the artsy clothing company owned by influential NZ designer Esther Ng, has produced a line of clothing replicating the super-iconic “Player 2” look sported by King in Tekken 3 — Quite understandably, the line sold out almost immediately, because why wouldn’t it? The famous fit — first sported by the mysterious grappler King II in Tekken‘s highly acclaimed second sequel — consists of a pair of blue/grey and leopard print track pants, and a matching blue/grey shirt, emblazoned with the…

In under an hour,  Mercedes AMG Petronas’ George Russel and Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will take their positions at the front of the grid at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, in time for the start of the Brazilian Grand Prix at 1 PM PT. The race is being broadcast through ESPN. There are some other options available though for people traveling abroad and tuning in from other countries, including a free United States GP live stream. Here’s everything you need to know about tuning in to…

For only the 13th time in 120 years, France’s oldest and most celebrated literary award the Prix Goncourt was won by a woman on Thursday.Brigitte Giraud, 56, a French writer of novels and short stories was declared winner with Vivre Vite (Live Fast) after the jury voted 14 times.After a final vote ended in stalemate, the president of the Goncourt Academy cast a deciding vote, choosing Giraud over her closest rival Giuliano da Empoli.Vivre Vite is a short autobiographical story in which Giraud recounts the chain of events…

In under an hour, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, and Mercedes AMG Petronas’ George Russel and Lewis Hamilton will take their positions at the front of the grid at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, in time for the start of the Mexican Grand Prix at 1 PM PT. The race is being broadcast through ESPN. There are some other options available though for people traveling abroad and tuning in from other countries, including a free United States GP live stream. Here’s everything you need to know about tuning in to…

Riding a motorcycle is a skill that a large section of the population has, but only a few take it up professionally. And of those, a very tiny number can make it to Moto Grand Pix. With just 24 slots up for grabs, a rider needs to be among the best in the world to make it to MotoGP. So that leaves us with some questions. Like how does one make it to Moto GP? What's the difference between the MotoGP, Moto2, and Moto3? The Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) features three racing classes where the Moto2 and Moto3 are the leagues…

Apple CEO Tim Cook was spotted at the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Texas on Sunday. However, his attempt at waving the checkered flag at the end of the race saw the internet explode at his seeming lack of enthusiasm. Cook was spotted alongside Eddy Cue rubbing shoulders with stars such as Sir Lewis Hamilton and Brad Pitt. Apple has picked up a documentary about Hamilton on Apple TV Plus, and Pitt is also working on a film for the platform.As the race neared its end, Cook made a surprise…