Aphex Twin launches new augmented reality app

When Venice head Alberto Barbera announced his competition lineup in July, he confessed that he and his selection team were surprised to see one submission in their database: a feature project by Japanese filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi. 

Mark Schilling Japan Correspondent In 2021, Hamaguchi Ryusuke won truckloads of awards and nearly universal critical acclaim for his three-hour drama “Drive My Car,” including three prizes at Cannes and a best picture Academy Award nomination, the first ever for a Japanese film. (That Oscar went elsewhere, but “Drive My Car” was named best international feature film.) Instead of trying to top this triumph with a bigger budget and more internationally known names in the cast, Hamaguchi has returned to his indie roots with “Evil Does Not Exist,” which premieres in competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival.

Break out your scarves, kids, a version of the award-winning play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child may be coming to a school near you.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently published online guidance explaining how next of kin, or an executor of someone’s estate, can request information about State Pension underpayments - worth up to an average of £11,650 - for someone who has died. The DWP estimates that due to historical errors, some 165,000 older people have been underpaid their State Pension by £1.2billion.

EXCLUSIVE: It’s been less than 24 hours since One Piece debuted on Netflix, but the buzz surrounding the series already fairly strong.

Powerwolf have made history as the first-ever band to use augmented reality during their performance at a live music festival.The German power metal band teamed up with ARTE Concert and the 0221 Mediaagentur to use video game technology to create a monstrous wolf above the stage in real-time during their set at this year’s edition of Summer Breeze festival on August 18 in Bavaria, Germany.Both attendees and viewers of the festival’s livestream were able to see the giant wolf climbing and looking menacing above the stage which was created with augmented reality. It appeared in four of the band’s 17-song set, during ‘Incense & Iron’, ‘Amen & Attack’, ‘Beast Of Gévaudan’ and ‘Resurrection By Erection’.Along with the wolf, the band also had the biggest pyro show of the entire festival as well as a mass of actors on stage and a massive fireworks display.

Jane McDonald has announced that she's coming back to Loose Women, much to the delight of her fans. However, it's for a one-time visit rather than to resume her spot on the panel.

Naman Ramachandran Filmmakers Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti (Berlin title “Gully Boy”) are basking in the success of their Prime Video series “Dahaad” and season 2 of “Made in Heaven.” “Made in Heaven” revolves around the lives of two wedding planners in Delhi. Each episode sees traditional and modern values clashing with secrets being exposed. The first season bowed in 2019 and earned an International Emmy best actor nomination for Arjun Mathur for playing out and proud wedding planner Karan Mehra.

Aphex Twin‘s entire set from Field Day 2023 this month has been shared online – watch it below.The DJ headlined this year’s festival in Victoria Park last weekend alongside a stacked line-up that included Bonobo, Arca, Kelela, Fever Ray, Jayda G, Jon Hopkins, Sudan Archives, Mount Kimbie and more.Now, NTS Radio have this evening (August 27) shared a full stream of the entire set using a 360 camera.Check it out below.During the set, Richard James used photos of Charli XCX, the late pop producer SOPHIE, Dua Lipa, Stormzy and others with his face superimposed on them as visuals for a part of his show.Responding to the visuals, Charli tweeted: “I’ve officially made it.”Elsewhere in Aphex Twin’s world recently, the DJ and producer launched a new augmented reality app to accompany his recent EP ‘Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760’.The AR app called ‘YXBoZXh0d2lu’, which translates to ‘aphextwin’ when decrypted using Base64 binary-to-text encoding, presents an alternate world of interactive AR – bringing the artwork, music and video from the ‘Blackbox Life Recorder…’ era to life in 3D.Fans can access numerous AR landscapes soundtracked by music from Aphex Twin’s most recent EP.

Charli XCX has responded to Aphex Twin using her face as live visuals during his live performance in London.During his headlining set at All Points East in London’s Victoria Park on August 19, the DJ used photos of XCX, the late pop producer SOPHIE, Dua Lipa, Stormzy and others with his face superimposed on them as visuals for a part of his show.XCX – real name Charlotte Emma Aitchison – took to Twitter/X to share her reaction to the DJ using her photos as visuals. The pop singer tweeted “I’ve officially made it” while quote tweeting fan-captured footage of the moment from the show.i’ve officially made it.

BetterUp’s website — and he’s showing off a mysteriously dark, thick crop of hair.

Lizzo doesn’t just have Beyoncé in her corner but apparently her current dance crew too!

A post shared by Bandcamp (@bandcamp)3024 label head Martyn described Listening Parties as “the Bandcamp equivalent of chatting with fans after the gig!” on the official Bandcamp hub.Girl Ray also shared: “We had such fun doing a Bandcamp listening party ahead of our release. It was genuinely so touching to hear people’s reactions to our album as it played, and such a nice way to interact with fans.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Chile’s Francisca Alegria, whose debut feature “The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future” premiered at Sundance 2022, is launching a Latinx production company called Madre, with offices based in Chile, Uruguay and the U.S. Together with her partners Fernanda Urrejola, Gabriela Rosés and Cristóbal Güell, Alegria said: “We firmly believe that stories have the ability to shape perspectives, challenge norms, and inspire action.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Selina Wang, who served as CNN’s only reporter on the ground during the coronavirus-challenged Beijing Winter Olympics, will soon become one of ABC News’ key personnel in a very different arena: The White House. Wang, who had been with CNN since 2020, was named ABC News’ new senior White House correspondent Tuesday, during the Disney news unit’s daily editorial meeting.

Sofia Vergara has shared a new photo alongside her niece Claudia, stunning fans with their similarity. The photo was shared on Instagram and showed the two with a full face of make up, dressed for a night out. Sofia Vergara enjoys her ‘LA nights’ in new photosSofia Vergara stuns in leopard print dress for girl’s night outSofia Vergara looks stunning at Taylor Swift’s concert in Los AngelesVergara shared the photo on her Instagram story, showing her in a dark dress, her hair straight, and some jewelry.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Evil Does Not Exist,” the new drama film by “Drive My Car” director Hamaguchi Ryusuke, has been picked up for North American release by Sideshow and Janus Films. The title will have its world premiere in competition at the Venice festival before playing as a special presentation in Toronto and the main slate of the New York Film Festival. Sideshow and Janus Films, which acquired all North American rights, expect to release the film in theaters after a run of top festivals.

Naman Ramachandran The keenly awaited Season 2 of Max’s “Tokyo Vice” completed principal photography just before the Hollywood strikes and is now in post-production, producer Alex Boden tells Variety. Auteur Terrence Malick’s biblical drama “The Way of the Wind” is being edited. Season 1 of “Tokyo Vice,” which followed a Western journalist working for a publication in Tokyo who takes on one of the city’s most powerful crime bosses, bowed in 2022.

Prince Harry indicated that he would be more than willing to leave Hollywood behind as he expressed his enthusiasm for Japan on Wednesday While on a solo trip to Tokyo, the 38-year-old Duke of Sussex told the crowd at the International Sports Promotion Society (ISPS) Sports Values - Summer Edition event that he would "happily live" in the East Asia country. "Well, firstly, hello everybody," Harry said as he joined the panel on stage for the discussion on sports, community and philanthropy.

The Duke of Sussex was spotted trying on sunglasses as he shopped for a souvenir gift to take home to his wife Meghan during his solo trip to Japan. While Meghan was believed to be enjoying a girls' night out with her friend Lucy Fraser to watch a Taylor Swift gig in LA, Prince Harry enjoyed a day out shopping with polo player friend Nacho Figueras.The sportsman posted on Instagram that they were 'shopping for our wives' in central Tokyo and posed for a photograph wearing sunglasses, said to retail at $175.The picture, where the two cross arms and are donning matching outfits of a polo shirt and casual jeans, made eager fans flock to the comments to share their love for Harry and his friend.