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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 freeChicken Run 2 director Sam Fell has addressed the controversy surrounding original voice star Julia Sawalha, who claims she was dropped from the sequel for sounding ”too old”. Sawalha voiced the main character of Ginger in the original Aardman animated film, released in 2000, about a band of chickens plotting to escape the farm in which they’re kept. A belated sequel was announced in…

Jada Jones/ZDNETWhat's the Cyber Monday deal?The Sennheiser Momentum 4 headphones are on sale this Cyber Monday at retailers like Amazon, and Sennheiserfor their clear, vibrant, and highly customizable sound quality.More importantly, if you've been eyeing the Momentum 4, you'll be happy to know they're still on sale at Amazon even after the latest Prime sale event.Also: The best Cyber Monday headphones deals you can still buySennheiser is known for its high-quality, professional-level audio products, such as …

Looking to add some big sound to family movie nights, or just wish your games sounded better when playing on your TV? Amazon likely has a Black Friday deal for you.The retailer has cut prices across a ton of soundbar options, but our pick of the bunch is the Sonos Ray - an excellent soundbar that's easy to set up and adds a great deal of depth to your audio, no matter what you use it for.Amazon has cut 20% off the MSRP, bringing the powerful soundbar down to just $223 - and it's available in both black or white to match…

Jada Jones/ZDNETWhat's the Black Friday deal?The Sennheiser Momentum 4 headphones are on sale this Black Friday at retailers like Amazon, and Sennheiserfor their clear, vibrant, and highly customizable sound quality.More importantly, if you've been eyeing the Momentum 4, you'll be happy to know they're still on sale at Amazon even after the latest Prime sale event.Also: The best October Prime Day headphones dealsSennheiser is known for its high-quality, professional-level audio products, such as microphones,…

Perhaps the most famous footage of Iggy Pop live was shot in 1970, when a local TV crew caught the Stooges playing Cincinnati’s Midsummer Rock festival. It’s the source of one of rock history’s truly heroic images: the crowd hoisting a shirtless Pop above them, clinging on to his legs as he stands fully upright, pointing ahead of him with a silver-gloved hand. It’s an intriguing corrective to the well-worn idea that the Stooges were largely greeted with incomprehension and revulsion: in Cincinnati, at least, the audience…

The Spin Clean is incredibly simple to use and can even be cleaned in your dishwasher. Jack Wallen/ZDNETWhen a dear friend first got me into vinyl years ago, I had no idea just how expensive this hobby would be. The quest for the best-sounding vinyl your budget can afford is equal parts joy and frustration. You'll find yourself not only buying new LPs but used ones as well. Why buy used? Here's one reason: Some records are out of print and used is the only option.When you buy a used record, one of the first things you…

Samsung’s flagship smartphones have some of the best zoom photography chops. The Galaxy S Ultra flagships, in particular, blow everything else out of the water, including Samsung’s $1799 foldables (which have the same zoom capabilities as a $500 phone like the Galaxy A72). Right now, Samsung mostly uses Sony’s sensors for zoom cameras on its flagships, but it’s possible the company will switch to its in-house ISOCELL sensors in the near future: Samsung has requested protection of the trademarks Isocell Zoom and Isocell…

Enabling the Spotify Equalizer feature. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNET After enabling the Equalizer, you can then select from one of the many presets or manually adjust it by clicking one of the band dots and then dragging it up or down. Review: Sonos Era 300 is close to a perfect smart speaker If you're new to the world of EQ, I would suggest selecting a preset that matches the genre of music you are listening to (such as Classical, Dance, R&B, Hip-Hop, Jazz, or Rock). You can then fine-tune the EQ to…

Nobody likes a braggart. But what if your inability to thump your chest, even just a little, is holding you back?Talking yourself up can make your boss and team look good, make clear what you actually do all day, and maybe prompt someone to put you up for that promotion.  Still, few of us aspire to be the office blowhard. So we volley compliments with a self-deprecating comment or resort to the false humility of a humblebrag. (Flying on the corporate jet to the board meeting was all right, but I missed you all!)…

If some of your albums aren't sounding quite right on Apple Music, you're not alone. There's a possible bug affecting gapless playback for some iPhone and iPad users in iOS/iPadOS 16.2, according to posts on Reddit and in Apple's support forums (via 9to5Mac). Gapless playback, which Apple has supported across multiple platforms for many years, occurs when music seamlessly transitions from one song to the next without interruption. As a result of the bug, affected users hear a multi-second gap between songs even when the…