Category Archives: News
U2 Says Conflict in Gaza Has Reached ‘Uncharted Territory’: ‘We Are Not Experts’ but ‘We Want Our Audience to Know Where We Stand’
Irish band U2 has released a statement on Israel and Gaza, saying that the conflict has now reached “uncharted territory.” In a joint message posted on U2’s website and social media ...
Aug 11, 2025
MBC Group Posts 38% First-Half Revenue Jump, Net Profit Up 41%
MBC Group, the Middle East and North Africa's leading media and entertainment conglomerate, reported a 37.8% year-on-year revenue surge to SAR3 billion ($800 million) for the first half of 2025, drive...
Aug 11, 2025
Balu Brigada pump up the rhythms on exclusive ‘Bike Ride BPM’ playlist to accompany The Cover
NME’s latest stars of The Cover Balu Brigada have created an exclusive playlist to accompany the story’s launch – check it out below. READ MORE: From Auckland to NYC, Balu Brigada ra...
Aug 11, 2025
International Oscar Submissions: Czech Republic Selects ‘I’m Not Everything I Want to Be’
The Czech Republic has selected Klra Tasovsk's documentary feature "I'm Not Everything I Want to Be" as its submission for the International Feature Film category of the Oscars following a controversi...
Aug 11, 2025
Searing Social Critiques Meet Experimental, Mystic Narratives as Gripping African Shorts Bow at Locarno Open Doors
Africa steps firmly over the threshold of Locarno's 2025 Open Doors to deliver five singular short narratives that pull from social strife, ancestral lore and communal memory in a finely-curated progr...
Aug 11, 2025
My Chemical Romance announce two huge shows at London’s Wembley Stadium in 2026
My Chemical Romance have announced plans for two huge shows at Wembley Stadium in 2026. READ MORE: My Chemical Romance’s ‘The Foundations of Decay’ is a fierce, fearless return ...
Aug 11, 2025
Critics are calling Eminem’s promotional popcorn bucket for ‘Stans’ documentary “messed up”
A popcorn bucket promoting Eminem’s new documentary Stans has been branded “messed up” by critics. READ MORE: Eminem – ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)&rsqu...
Aug 11, 2025
YG Entertainment responds to reports that BLACKPINK are releasing an EP later this year
Reports from a South Korean news outlet suggest BLACKPINK are supposedly releasing a new EP later this year. READ MORE: BLACKPINK – ‘Born Pink’ review: K-pop titans consolidate their...
Aug 11, 2025
Korea Box Office: ‘My Daughter is a Zombie’ Holds No. 1, ‘Ballerina’ Debuts in Third
“My Daughter is a Zombie” maintained its grip on the Korean box office over the Aug. 8-10 weekend, earning $5.9 million from 840,484 admissions. According to KOBIS, the tracking service op...
Aug 11, 2025
Director Syeyoung Park Aims to ‘Pollute the Screen with Colorful Textures’ in His Dystopian ‘The Fin,’ at the Locarno Film Festival
A unified post-war Korea where the sea and the sky are enveloped in poignant red is the main stage of Syeyoung Park's "The Fin," his follow-up to debut "The Fifth Thoracic Vertebra" which wo...
Aug 11, 2025