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Premier League predictions 2025-26: BBC Sport pundits pick their top four
Chris Waddle: They've got a great squad. They bought a lot of players last year and it has taken time for them to get the balance right,…
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“An Open Heart,” by Jamil Jan Kochai
This is the seventh story in this summer’s online Flash Fiction series. Read the entire series, and our Flash Fiction from previous years,…
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‘The Pavilion’ Director Dino Mustafić on Ageism, Dark Comedy and Desire in Sarajevo Fest Opening Film
A group of spunky seniors launch an armed rebellion against the employees of their retirement home, where they’ve been subjected to years…
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From Gaming to AI to IP: Why Sarajevo’s Industry Event Is Doubling Down to Ensure Balkan Filmmakers ‘Are Part of the Conversation’
In the more than two decades since it launched as the parallel industry arm of the Sarajevo Film Festival, CineLink Industry Days has…
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Sinéad O’Connor Biopic in the Works From ‘Slow Horses’ Banner See-Saw Films and Producers of ‘Nothing Compares’ Doc (EXCLUSIVE)
A Sinéad O’Connor biopic is in development. Variety has learned that a film is in the works that will tell the story of the early life and…
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Carlsberg misses first-half forecasts, warns of difficult year
It raised its full-year profit guidance, breaking with those rivals who opted to keep their forecasts unchanged Carlsberg missed half-year…
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Premier League predictions: Phil McNulty on who will finish where in 2024-25?
Last season: Championship winners Someone has got to buck the growing trend of 'three up, three straight back down' from the…
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A bold new era of football on BBC Sport: Your game, your season
We're taking you inside the game more than ever before. That means new shows. New formats. New voices. New perspectives. More radio…
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Apple plots expansion into AI robots, home security and smart displays
Apple is plotting its artificial intelligence (AI) comeback with an ambitious slate of new devices, including robots, a lifelike version…
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Denzel Washington Says ‘I’m Not Interested in Oscars’ and ‘Don’t Care’ About Them: ‘They Won’t Do Me a Bit of Good’ When I Die
Denzel Washington has nine Academy Award nominations under his belt and two Oscar wins (best supporting actor for “Glory” and best actor…
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Borderline Personality Disorder Symptoms And a Test to Recognize Them
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the most emotionally intense and misunderstood mental health conditions. Mislabeled or…
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Do Emmy Episode Submissions Still Matter? Kathy Bates, Quinta Brunson and Britt Lower Make the Case
With the Television Academy officially revealing this year’s Emmy nominees, attention turns not only to who’s in the running — but what…
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Premier League chief Richard Masters says no plans for matches abroad
According to Transfermarkt,, external Premier League clubs have spent more than £2bn during this transfer window compared with the £740m…
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‘Drive My Car’ Star Nishijima Hidetoshi Leads Prime Video Japanese Mystery ‘Human Specimens’
“Human Specimens,” Amazon MGM Studios’ latest Japanese original for Prime Video brings together acclaimed actor Nishijima Hidetoshi with…
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‘Pride and Prejudice’ and Vampires: New AI-Driven Role-Playing Platform Launches With Plans to Gamify Fan Fiction Across Books, Movies and TV IP
New role-playing gaming platform Hidden Door debuted Wednesday with features that allow users to create their own stories within iconic…
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‘Steve’ Trailer: Cillian Murphy Is the Headteacher at a Reform School in New Netflix Drama
Netflix has released the trailer for “Steve,” starring Oscar winner Cillian Murphy. Based on Max Porter’s 2023 novel “Shy,” the film…
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‘My Brilliant Friend’ Gets Turkish Adaptation From OGM Pictures
Elena Ferrante’s beloved Neapolitan novels are heading to Turkey. Wildside, The Apartment, Fremantle and Fandango are partnering with OGM…
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Brendan Fraser’s ‘Rental Family’ Sets BFI London Film Festival Gala
Searchlight Pictures’ “Rental Family” will serve as this year’s American Express Gala presentation at the 69th BFI London Film Festival.…
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Coming of Age in Panic Mode
The books of Michael Clune, or at least the ones written for a nonacademic audience, have focussed on very particular chapters of his…
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Adam Friedland’s Comedy of Discomforts
When CBS announced the cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” in July, a long-theorized concern came true: the late-night…
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The Revenge of Millennial Cringe
In the summer of 2009, a shambolic Los Angeles band called Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros released a single titled “Home.” A…
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Jacob Ramsey transfer: Newcastle in advanced talks with Aston Villa over midfielder
Newcastle are in advanced negotiations with Aston Villa over a move for midfielder Jacob Ramsey, who will hold key talks with the Midlands…
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‘Mektoub, My Love: Canto Due’ Review: Abdellatif Kechiche’s Woozy Coastal Mini-Saga Comes to a Belated Close
Premiering at the Locarno Film Festival after being held six years in post-production limbo, Abdellatif Kechiche‘s “Mektoub, My Love:…
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Nicola Coughlan and ‘Derry Girls’ Co-Star Siobhan McSweeney Reunite in Trailer for National Theatre’s ‘Playboy of the Western World’ (EXCLUSIVE)
London’s National Theatre is banking on Irish star power this winter with its upcoming production of “The Playboy of the Western World,”…