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The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week

Charli XCX launches her highly-anticipated new album, while exhibitions on Lucian Freud and M.C. Escher stir imaginations. Here's what to look out for this week.

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Oscar-winning Irish actress Brenda Fricker dies aged 81

Brenda Fricker was the first Irish woman to win an Oscar in 1990 for her role in 'My Left Foot'. She leaves cinema and TV lovers a remarkable legacy - including a particularly memorable role in 'Home Alone 2: Lost In New York'.

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The Odyssey: From classroom and stage to Christopher Nolan's epic

Students are asked to analyse Odysseus’s intelligence in relation to his physical strength and to decide whether killing the suitors is a just act.

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Rome organising open air film screenings to deal with heatwave

As part of a city initiative, Rome is inviting residents to watch films at more than 50 outdoor cinemas to help them cope with the ongoing heatwave. The programme features a mix of new releases and classic films.

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Film of the Week: 'The Odyssey’ - An ambitious but flawed epic

Christopher Nolan follows his Oscar-winning 'Oppenheimer' with his most ambitious undertaking to date: adapting Homer's epic poem to the screen. As impressive as it is, something feels missing...

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Star Wars creator George Lucas says AI is ‘the future’ of filmmaking

Someone has turned to the dark side... In a recent interview, Star Wars creator George Lucas said that rejecting using AI to make movies is like rejecting cars in favour of horses...

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'Jurassic Park' actor Sam Neill’s cause of death revealed

Neill’s longtime agent says the actor’s family agreed to release the information due to "inaccuracies and outright falsehoods" in media. The actor died of pneumonia and will be honoured at his New Zealand farm in a private family memorial.

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Venice Film Festival to honour 'Exorcist' star Ellen Burstyn

“An actress of rare intensity and truth, Ellen Burstyn has been a presence in American cinema for over fifty years,” said the festival’s artistic director Alberto Barbera.

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‘AI parasite’: Would you pay to watch the AI version of 'The Odyssey'?

Just days before Christopher Nolan’s star-studded and much-anticipated epic ‘The Odyssey’ hits theatres worldwide, an artificial intelligence startup has announced it has generated an AI version of Homer's ancient Greek epic poem... And no one is in the slightest bit impressed.

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FIFA goes all out for A-list cameos at first World Cup halftime show

FIFA has announced additional names for their Super Bowl-sized star-studded lineup for the World Cup closing ceremony...

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'Digger': Will this film land Tom Cruise his first Oscar win?

Tom Cruise leads Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s forthcoming satirical comedy - and from the trailer alone, it’s clear that the actor’s transformative turn is vying for Oscar glory.

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Christopher Nolan speaks on future of cinema and rejection of AI slop

“So much energy has been expended on bringing in AI, but if you look at that generation’s reaction, they’re utterly rejecting it,” shared Christopher Nolan, prior to the release of 'The Odyssey'.

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Disney's live-action 'Moana' capsizes at the box office

Disney’s live action remake of their 2016 animated gem 'Moana' has earned approximately $43 million in its first three days of release - a huge blow for the House of Mouse, as fierce blockbuster competition looms...

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Sam Neill, ‘Jurassic Park’ actor, dies unexpectedly at age 78

The versatile actor best known for dodging velociraptors in the Jurassic Park films has died unexpectedly at the age of 78.

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Film of the Week: 'Moana' - A pointless waste of time and money

Disney continues to live-action remake their animated classics. 'Moana' is the latest - and youngest - to fall foul to a cynical strategy which needs to end.

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Anthony Hopkins signs recording contract and drops first single at 88

“Music was my first desire, my first wish,” Hopkins said in a statement. “I’ve been composing music all my life."

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Controversial AI 'actress' Tilly Norwood to make feature film debut

The divisive digital “performer” is about to star in the upcoming Particle6 project titled 'Misaligned'. Get ready to roll your eyes when you read the plot synopsis.

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60th Karlovy Vary Film Festival kicks off with star-studded ceremony

The 60th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival opened with a star-studded ceremony, welcoming Hollywood names including Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Harvey Keitel and Jesse Eisenberg.

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Venice Film Festival to honour George Clooney

US actor, director and producer George Clooney is to receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the upcoming Venice International Film Festival (2-12 September).

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Karlovy Vary film festival celebrates diamond anniversary

The largest cultural event in the Czech Republic, the Karlovy Vary international film festival is just getting underway with the famous spa town celebrating its diamond 60th edition. Jiri Skacel delves into the festival's past to explain its increasing popularity among younger cinephiles.