‘Barbenheimer’ Double Bill Brings Hope To UK Cinemas, With Summer Takings At Pre-Covid Levels

Starfield player challenged their self to recreate Chunks, the ubiquitously successful brand of food in the sci-fi game, and players have been won over.Chunks are small cubes infused with flavours that are reminiscent of natural and processed foods and drinks. The idea that the founder based his enterprise on was that the majority of people did not care what they ate as long as its taste was pleasant.As such, no one knows how Chunks are made in the world of Starfield.

Bill Maher is making a big decision amid the WGA strike and choosing to return to his late night talk show, Real Time with Bill Maher – without writers.

Bill Fellows has become a regular face on our TV screens over the years, having starred in the likes of Ted Lasso, Doctors and Casualty. However, the 65 year old actor is now arguably best known as Coronation Street's Stu Carpenter, having joined the cast of the hit ITV soap back in October 2021. Since taking on the regular role, he's found himself at the centre of some dramatic storylines, including most recently coming face-to-face with ex-wife Lucy.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Newer fans may not be aware that in the early years of his career, James Blake’s music was really, really weird. The largely instrumental tracks featured lots of blipping, angular grooves and warped sounds and voices that were initially totally disorienting but would always coalesce into something melodic or rhythmic (if sometimes testing the boundaries of coherence).

What’s not to love about this upcoming TV series? After the success of “The Queen’s Gambit” on Netflix in 2022, creators Scott Frank and Allan Scott went into high demand. And for Frank’s next project, he teams up with “OZ” and “Homicide” writer and “City On A Hill” showrunner Tom Fontana for a take on Dashiell Hammett‘s legendary detective Sam Spade.

Well, if this doesn’t make ’90s kids feel old, we don’t know what will!

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Indonesian production firm is setting its sights on becoming a diverse studio operation with the injection of high-profile management and the acquisition of a significant new animated series “Nussa.” It will also display its credentials at next month’s Busan International Film Festival where two of its feature films are selected. Its “24 Hours with Gaspar,” directed by Yosep Anggi Noen, will compete for the Kim Jiseok Award.

Barbie has been dethroned from the top of the UK and Ireland box office after six weeks.As reported by ScreenDaily, The Equalizer 3 starring Denzel Washington took the number one spot in its opening weekend (September 1-3), taking “just shy” of £2million.Barbie fell to second place with takings of £1.6million in its seventh weekend, a 16 per cent drop from the week prior. The film has grossed £92.6million in total in the UK, beating Avengers: Endgame (£88.7million) to become the seventh highest-grossing film of all time in the territory.Others in the top five for the weekend include Oppenheimer (£960,300), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (£619,000) and Sound Of Freedom (£589,456).Barbie had a longer run at the UK box office compared to the US, where DC superhero film Blue Beetle managed to dethrone the film at the top after four weeks.Greta Gerwig’s fantasy comedy recently became the highest-grossing movie of the year, beating The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Oppenheimer and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3.

Barbie is set to land on streaming services very soon.Directed by Greta Gerwig, the fantasy comedy starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling has become the highest-grossing film ever in Warner Bros. history. It’s also on track to beat The Super Mario Bros. Movie as the highest-grossing film of 2023 globally.While the film is largely defined by its two leads, it also boasts an impressive supporting cast, including America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, Simu Liu and Will Ferrell.Barbie released on the same day (July 21) as Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, creating the “Barbenheimer” phenomena which boosted both film’s at the box office.Barbie is set to be released digitally in the US on Tuesday September 5.

Earlier this year, “John Wick: Chapter 4” became the action franchise’s highest-grossing title, taking in $432.2 million globally off an $100 million budget. Not bad for a series once slated for a direct-to-video release.

Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín returns to Venice this evening with his latest pic El Conde, a black-and-white satire of dictator Augusto Pinochet, which he co-wrote and directed for Netflix.

BreAnna Bell PS Summer Fridays delivered sunny smiles throughout the month as the luxury airport lounge explored a new way to reach Angelenos. “The concept of our business came out of a need for privacy and security in the entertainment world. We’ve only recently discovered that there’s actually a lot more to our business,” said PS (formerly Private Suite) vice president, Lexy Basil.

This year’s Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival will open with a double bill of Snow In Midsummer, directed by Malaysia’s Chong Keat-aun, and Be With Me, from Taiwanese filmmaker Hwarng Wern-ying.

Rochelle Humes has been flooded with comments as fans were quick to figure out where she spent her weekend before returning to hosting duties on This Morning. The presenter was back fronting the show alongside Andi Peters on Monday (August 28) after their week-long stint together.

Robbie Williams reunited onstage with his former Take That bandmate Mark Owen on Saturday (August 26) for the first time in 12 years.The singer was performing at Sandringham House in Norfolk when he introduced his “oldest friend from the band” and brought out Owen for a rendition of their 2008 single ‘Greatest Day’.The pair embraced on-stage and lead a singalong from the crowd for portions of the track. “Mr Mark Owen, everybody,” Williams said after their performance, adding: “I love my boys.”Watch fan-shot footage of the performance below.The singer is also performing a second night at Sandringham Estate today (August 27), with the venue marking the final stop on his 2023 ‘XXV’ European tour, celebrating 25 years of his solo career.Elsewhere, the singer recently made an unlikely appearance on Soft Play’s (formerly known as Slaves) new song ‘Punk’s Dead’.Speaking to Jack Saunders on BBC Radio 1, Soft Play said that Williams was a fan of the band and wanted to collaborate in some way, which resulted in his surprise guest feature.In other news from the singer, Williams recently said that he wants to recruit Radiohead for a cover of ‘It’s Raining Men’.A post shared by Robbie Williams (@robbiewilliams)He told The Sun‘s ‘Bizarre’ column: “I want to do a cover of ‘It’s Raining Men’ but I want Radiohead to do a backing track for me.“But they have not got back to me.

The Hollywood Reporter, Priscilla Presley reflects on her daughter Lisa Marie Presley’s death. Priscilla is typically very private and chooses to keep to herself. However, seven months after her daughter Lisa Marie’s death, she admits to knowing something was wrong.Priscilla Presley recalls that she knew something felt wrong just two days before Lisa’s death.

An Iranian filmmaker and his producer reportedly face prison time and being barred from filmmaking after they showcased a movie at the Cannes Film Festival without government approval, drawing immediate criticism internationally from leading American director Martin Scorsese and others.

Chantelle Houghton won Celebrity Big Brother way back in 2006 and fell in love with Ordinary Boys' Samuel Preston, but it didn't come without its challenges.The TV star, now 39 took part in the fourth series of Big Brother as the only non-celebrity and was tasked to convince her fellow housemates that she was famous and in a girl group called Kandy Floss.Through hilarious house challenges, including singing in front of her celebrity pals Chantelle took it in her stride and went on to win the show. While she was tasked with the biggest challenge of all, it didn't stop the 22 year old at the time from falling head over heels for singer Preston with the nation watching their relationship blossom over the weeks.

Christina Aguilera celebrated her daughter Summer’s ninth birthday with a mega-sized crowd of cheering fans.

Cillian Murphy has shared his film pick that he thinks would make the best Christopher Nolan double bill with Oppenheimer.The actor plays J. Robert Oppenheimer in Christopher Nolan’s new biographical epic about the creation of the atomic bomb, which recently passed $500million (£392m) at the global box office, making it the most successful WW2 film ever.The film was involved in a highly publicised box office battle and social media face off with Barbie, which came out on the same day, leading the unofficial double bill feature to be dubbed ‘Barbenheimer’.In an interview with The Independent, Murphy said he was going to see Barbie, but also picked his ideal Christopher Nolandouble bill with Oppenheimer, which would come down to “two options”.“You could go Interstellar, which is very… explores similar scientific, physic themes,” he said.