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Epica have announced their ninth studio album, Aspiral, arriving April 11th via Nuclear Blast Records. The video for the new single and LP opener “Cross the Divide” can be streamed now.

The upbeat track is a glorious exercise in symphonic prog metal, combining catchy riffs with bouncy keys and an air of classical decadence. Singer Simone Simons — a master of this style — plays both frontwoman and narrator, as if in an opera.

It’s the second single from Aspiral, with the band’s 2024 track “Arcana” also included on the tracklist. The 11-song album was recorded at Sandlane Studios with producer/mixing engineer Joost van den Broek and features striking artwork by Hedi Xandt.

Regarding the album title, Epica took the name from a work by Polish sculptor and painter Stanisław Szukalski: a 1965 bronze sculpture entitled Aspiral, which stands for renewal and inspiration.

“In Szukalski’s work, every detail is...

In the upcoming episode of “Sullivan’s Crossing,” titled “Eye of the Storm,” viewers can expect some intense moments as the relationship between Maggie and Cal takes center stage. As the storm rolls in, the two characters find themselves seeking refuge at Cal’s cabin. This unexpected situation brings them closer together, leading to some heated exchanges and emotional revelations.

The episode promises to explore the growing tension and chemistry between Maggie and Cal. As they navigate the challenges of being stuck together during the storm, their feelings may come to the forefront. Fans of the show have been anticipating this development, and it seems like the storm outside will mirror the storm brewing in their hearts.

With the clock ticking and the weather worsening, viewers will be on the edge of their seats to see how Maggie and Cal handle the pressure. The setting of the cabin adds a cozy...

Thanks to the world’s boundless appreciation for Robin Williams, old clips of the late comedian tend to go viral every so often — whether it’s a depressing deleted scene from Mrs. Doubtfire, or an old outtake of Williams improvising with Sesame Street’s Elmo.

The latest piece of Williams footage to capture the internet’s attention finds him relentlessly riffing while an exasperated commercial director tries to get the actor to perform just one simple line. Williams does an assortment of goofy voices, physical shtick and ultimately concludes the video by proclaiming, “I realized I was a heavy drinker when I woke up nude on the hood of my car with my keys in my ass.”

Meanwhile an off-screen voice bemoans: “Can we get another actor in, please?”

The post is slightly misleading; this isn’t the case of Williams sparring with “a director that had no sense of humor.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare‘s soft reboot has had its fair share of ups and downs since it was released. Some love it for the visuals and the reworked characters in the game; others, not really. But Activision missed one who was pivotal to the game.

There wasn’t a great amount of screentime for the iconic Captain MacMillan in the popular military shooter. Him, alongside Price, may have failed to blow Zakhaev’s brain in Pripyat, but he did blow fans’ minds away.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Ignored the Og

Barry Sloane’s Captain Price in Modern Warfare is most certainly gathering intel on things from him. The man, the myth, the legend. This is what I think of MacMillan whenever I think of the soft reboot of the franchise.

Out of several missions I used to play back in the day, ‘All Ghillied Up’ and ‘One Shot,...

As the night deepens, so too does the trouble for one family. We’re pulled right into their world from the start, sharing their domestic routines and the comfort they’ve created in their new home. But just as they settle in for some much-needed rest, disturbance arrives uninvited.

Nnamdi Asomugha puts us in the bedroom where Chris and his girls are readying for sleep, the gentle rituals of family woven through every scene. It’s not long before his insomnia stirs Chris to investigate strange sounds below. There in the kitchen, a figure stands mysterious as the night itself. What happens next transpires in an instant, though its consequences will linger far past.

Alarms raised; the response brings more questions than answers. Law enforcement swarms the home soon, swirling with doubt and distrust. Detective Carlsen takes charge, her calm mask failing to soothe the family’s fraying nerves. As she separates them in turn,...

Get ready for a gripping episode of “Alone Australia” with the Season 2 installment titled “Eye of the Storm,” airing at 9:35 Pm on Thursday, July 25, 2024, exclusively on History Channel. This episode delves deep into the challenges faced by participants as they brave the unforgiving New Zealand wilderness. As the harsh climate and brutal reality of survival take their toll, viewers witness the emotional and physical toll it extracts from those striving to endure alone.

In “Eye of the Storm,” the stakes are higher than ever as another contestant grapples with the extreme conditions, pushing the limits of endurance and resilience. The episode promises raw and intense moments as participants confront isolation, hunger, and the relentless elements in their quest to outlast the competition. Viewers can expect a riveting narrative that explores both the triumphs and tribulations of human determination against nature’s formidable backdrop.

Join the journey as “Alone Australia...

Exclusive: Sky, Warner Music Entertainment and Screen Scotland are collaborating on a feature doc profiling the unique legacy of Scottish funk sensation Average White Band, with Warner taking North American distribution.

Directed by Anthony Baxter (Eye of the Storm), Montrose Pictures’ Average White Band: Soul Searching [working title] commemorates 50 years since breakthrough single “Pick Up the Pieces” and is being made in collaboration with four-time Oscar-nominated Kartemquin Films, Bulletproof producer Vertigo Films and former Channel 4 entertainment boss Stuart Cosgrove, amongst others.

Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Ben E. King and a young Barack Obama were amongst the group’s early admirers, and the group’s legendary appearances on Soul Train were followed by a string of R&b hits and Grammy nominations. The film will blend archival footage with fresh interviews to chronicle the band’s trajectory. The documentary announcement comes as the current version of Average White Band continues its farewell tour,...

A scene from Discovery Channel’s ‘Mud Wild’

Discovery Channel’s adding Mud Wild, America’s Backyard Gold, Caught! Wild and Weird America, and Eye of the Storm to its lineup during the first half of 2024. Big Little Brawlers and Hustlers Gamblers Crooks debuted earlier this month, and Vegas Tow and a still-untitled series about survivalists in South America round out the new shows premiering soon.

“Each of our new series are character-driven stories that tap into America’s mainstream obsessions,” said Howard Lee, President of Discovery Networks. “These shows will connect with our audiences as they are grounded in authentic lifestyles where people live out their passions to find success.”

The network released the following descriptions for its slate of new shows:

America’S Backyard Gold: There’s an estimated $3 trillion in gold still waiting to be found in America — and there’s no need for expensive equipment and huge investment to get it.

Discovery Channel’s hit franchises, like “Gold Rush” and “Deadliest Catch,” featured plenty of blood and sweat. But where were the tears? That’s something Howard Lee immediately began asking, upon taking control of the network at the end of 2022.

After Lee was handed the keys to Discovery that December, “I spent my entire Christmas vacation devouring, scrutinizing, every single Discovery Channel show and familiarizing myself with it, like a fanboy. And looking at, of course, the ratings for each one and the budgets.”

As head of TLC, Lee helped grow the network to new heights thanks to blockbuster franchises like “90 Day Fiancé,” where emotion was his bread and butter. But after his crash course in Discovery fare, Lee felt that the flagship network could do a better job of creating programming that its audience found viscerally enthralling.

“I do think that men have a lot of emotions as well,...

Taiwanese family drama ‘Old Fox’ won the most awards on the night.

China-set drama Stonewalling, directed by husband-and-wife team Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka, won best narrative feature at the 60th Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan on Saturday (November 25).

Taiwanese family drama Old Fox won the most awards on the night, including best director for Hsiao Ya-chuan, best supporting actor for veteran Akio Chen, makeup and costume design, and best film score.

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Mainland Chinese director Huang and Japan’s Otsuka were in attendance at Taipei’s National Dr Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall to...

The husband and wife team of Otsuka Ryuji and Huang Ji, who worked with a minimalist crew and mostly non-professional actors, gave a round of thanks to Asian leading auteurs for inspiring them, and then hugged each other on stage for winning the Taipei Golden Horse Film Awards best narrative feature prize with their pregnancy drama “Stonewalling.”

The numerical winner on Saturday night was “Old Fox,” which earned the best director award for Hsiao Ya-chuan, as well as the best supporting actor, makeup and costume, and best film score prizes.

The nominations, announced in October, saw “Snow in Midsummer” collect nine nominations and Taiwan’s Oscar contender “Marry My Dead Body” head the field with eight. They were narrowly ahead of a further cluster of films with seven nominations each, including “Abang Adik,” “Old Fox,” “Trouble Girl” and “The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon.”

On the evening, “Marry My Dead Body...

China-set drama Stonewalling, co-directed by husband-and-wife team Ryuji Otsuka and Huang Ji, won best narrative feature at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards, which is celebrating its 60th edition this year.

The film, which premiered in Venice and won best film at Hong Kong film festival’s Young Cinema Competition, follows a young woman in mainland China grappling with issues around career, relationships, health and fertility. It also won best editing, which was shared by Otsuka and Taiwan’s Liao Ching-sung, with the latter winning his first Golden Horse award after 12 nominations stretching back four decades.

The awards were evenly spread among the nominated films. Taiwan’s Wu Kang-ren won best leading actor for his role as a deaf-mute in Malaysian drama Abang Adik. Best actress went to 12-year-old Audrey Lin for her role in Trouble Girl, making her the youngest ever best actress winner at the Golden Horse awards.

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Taiwan’s Golden Horse Film Project Promotion (Fpp) has wrapped with Lee Yi-shan’s debut feature Chewing Gum winning the Grand Prize, which comes with a cash award of $32,000 (TWD1M).

The project is about a young boxer from the lower rungs of society who redefines herself through the struggles of her spiritual journey.

The prize was presented by a three-person jury comprising Taiwanese actor and director Chen Yi-wen; Taipei-based, Hong Kong-born producer Jeffrey Chan and Hong Kong producer and distributor Winnie Tsang.

The three judges praised Chewing Gum for its “wonderful character depictions, including their relationships, attitudes, and various aspects of their lives, which feel absurd but also very real.”

Golden Horse Fpp has separate sections for in development features, works-in-progress and in development series. In the series section, Netflix presented...

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Snow in Midsummer, Marry My Dead Body, and Stonewalling are all up for Best Feature.

Nominations have been announced for the 60th annual Golden Horse Awards. The annual juried event covers the best in Chinese-language cinema. The ceremony will be held on November 25th this year. Stonewalling, Taiwan's Oscar submission Marry My Dead Body, Time Still Turns The Pages, Eye of the Storm, and Snow in Midsummer are all up for the top prize and three of them are streaming. Read on for more about these films and the nominations list...

Snow In Midsummer, directed by Malaysia’s Chong Keat-aun, leads the race for this year’s Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan with nine nominations, including best narrative feature, best director and best supporting actress (Wan Fang).

The film, which is a collaboration between Malaysia, Taiwan and Singapore, also has nods for best adapted screenplay, best cinematography, best makeup & costume design, best original film score, best original film song and best sound effects.

Taiwanese features Marry My Dead Body and Eye Of The Storm were not far behind, with eight nominations apiece. Marry My Dead Body, which is also Taiwan’s submission for Best International Feature at the upcoming Oscars, was nominated for best narrative feature, best director, two best leading actors nods (Hsu Kuang-han and Austin Lin), best adapted screenplay, best action choreography, best original film song and best editing.

Eye Of The Storm has nods for best narrative feature,...

‘’Eye Of The Storm’ and ‘Marry My Dead Body’ also secure several nods.

Chong Keat-aun’s historical epic Snow In Midsummer leads the nominations for the 60th Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan, scoring nine nods including best film and best director.

Lin Chun-yang’s Sars drama Eye Of The Storm and Cheng Wei-hao’s ghost comedy Marry My Dead Body are close behind with eight nominations apiece.

Each will compete in the best film category along with Stonewalling by husband-and-wife team Huang Ji from mainland China and Ryuji Otsuka from Japan, and Time Still Turns The Pages, the feature debut...

“Snow in Midsummer,” a drama film which premiered in the Venice Days section of the recent Venice film festival, narrowly emerged as the front-runner for the Golden Horse Film Awards.

Nominations for the November awards were announced on Tuesday, with “Snow” gathering recognition in nine categories, including best film. But it was only narrowly ahead of a pair of films with eight nominations each – “Marry My Dead Body” and “Eye of the Storm” – and a further cluster with seven nominations each. These include “Abang Adik,” “Old Fox,” “Trouble Girl” and “The Pig, the Snake and the Pigeon.”

The best picture category includes “Snow,” “Dead Body” and “Eye of the Storm” as well as Hong Kong’s “Time Still Turns the Pages” and Chinese-Japanese indie film “Stonewalling.” Directed and written by husband and wife team of Otsuka Ryuji and Huang Ji, “Stonewalling” is enjoying a career on the international festival circuit,...

After completing the "Absolute Power" quest, you will have unlocked "Eye of the Storm", which is one of the most pivotal missions in Starfield. This mission will take you through heists and action-packed battles before giving you the option of siding with the Crimson Fleet or the United Colonies. The choice you make is critical to the game and will have an impact on the rest of your story and playthrough.

Because this is one of the biggest missions and choices you'll undertake in Starfield, it's wise to know what to do beforehand. Furthermore, it pays to know the consequences and rewards of your actions upon making that final decision of which Starfield faction to join.

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You begin the "Eye of the Storm" quest by speaking with Delgado on The Key and providing him with the Connection Grid Data. Following that, Delgado will ask you to prepare...

From the very first second of Eye Of The Storm, the urgency is felt. A doctor trying to get out of the hospital earlier than he actually should just to be with his daughter on her birthday is an interesting opening scene to have. While you can’t help but appreciate the man’s love for his little girl, you can’t also root for him as he clearly neglects one of his patients in order to get out of work early. In a world that has experienced a full-blown pandemic for almost two years, this movie actually feels very relevant. And it is made in such a way that the audience actually feels the anxiety throughout the runtime. Especially the opening half hour is particularly designed in a way that you get drawn inside the world of it and feel exactly how the characters are feeling—anxious, confused, and panicked.