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ADVERTISEMENTDue to conservation protection, shooting films at the Auschwitz site is not possible. In order to meet the needs of filmmakers, the Auschwitz Museum has made a digital replica, which was created "out of the growing interest of directors in the history of the German camp," explains Bartosz Bartyzel, a spokesman for the museum, in

ADVERTISEMENTThe trial of three former top executives from French video game giant Ubisoft – the maker of games like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry - took place this week in Bobigny, France.  Serge Hascoët, Thomas François and Guillaume Patrux appeared before the Bobigny criminal court on charges of psychological abuse, sexual harassment and attempted sexual assault. The

ADVERTISEMENTLost for over 150 years, one of JMW Turner’s earliest oil paintings is about to go on display at London’s Sotheby’s before being auctioned. Titled ‘The Rising Squall, Hot Wells, from St Vincent’s Rock, Bristol’, it depicts a dramatic stormy scene engulfing Hot Wells House in Bristol, UK - as seen from the east bank of

ADVERTISEMENTDonald Trump and Elon Musk’s friendship is seemingly coming to an end after the tech billionaire pushed back against the US president's divisive One Big Beautiful Bill Act - which he called a "disgusting abomination".Despite public support for one another, Musk’s role in Trump’s election campaign and his previous (and incredibly controversial) position as head

ADVERTISEMENTAfter four Keanu Reeves-starring John Wick films, now comes the inevitable spin-off to milk the franchise for all it’s worth, following the dire spin-off series titled The Continental. Ballerina – or to give it its full title From The World Of John Wick: Ballerina - stars Ana de Armas and is set between the events John Wick: Chapter 3

ADVERTISEMENTThe original 1922 version of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is set to get a new cinema release – with a brand new soundtrack, courtesy of Radiohead.F.W. Murnau’s silent German Expressionist classic, which was based on Bram Stoker’s "Dracula" and is widely regarded as an influential masterpiece of cinema and the horror genre, will be set

ADVERTISEMENTWhat if ordering a pizza near the Pentagon heralded geopolitical doom?That's the core of the persistent Pentagon Pizza theory – or “Pentagon Pizza Meter”.  Made popular by the website The Takeout, this far-fetched but enticing thesis is making a comeback after going viral last year.  The theory?  If the teams at the Pentagon or the Department of

ADVERTISEMENTThe urban legend goes that Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen to one day be brought back to life. While there's never been any truth to that, the pioneering American animator has, in-sort, been revived - as a robot. To celebrate Disneyland California's 70th anniversary in July, the theme park recently unveiled an animatronic replica of their