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Naman Ramachandran In Prime Video‘s “Newtopia,” love doesn’t just survive the apocalypse — it thrives in it. The Korean series pairs Blackpink‘s Jisoo and acclaimed actor Park Jeong-min in a romantic comedy with undead twists that’s being billed as a fresh take on the zombie genre. The series follows Lee Jae-yoon (Park), a late military conscript, and Kang Young-joo (Jisoo), a rookie professional, whose relationship is tested first by a breakup and then by a zombie outbreak in Seoul.

Households can expect to see energy bills rise in April, according to a new warning from consumer champion, Martin Lewis. The financial guru took to social media this week to share ‘bad news’ with millions of households on the standard tariff - if you’re not on a fixed tariff then you’re automatically put onto the standard tariff, which is set by Ofgem’s price cap.

Tanja Meissner is gearing up for her first edition as head of the Berlinale’s European Film Market (EFM), running from February 13 to 19.

A West Lothian multi-sensory class for babies and toddlers is growing fast after its new owner shocked her family by leaving her safe career in teaching to become a business owner.

If you're a skincare fan, you've likely come across snail mucin.This trendy ingredient, which hails from Korea and is most famously found in COSRX's cult favourite Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence, offers lightweight hydration and a gorgeous glow to the skin. Now an innovative new formula is about to shake up the beauty scene.

Kanye West has lashed out against the claims he and his wife Bianca Censori were kicked out of Sunday night's Grammy Awards.

Carolyn Giardina As they look to three-peat with a third consecutive Super Bowl win this weekend, the Kansas City Chiefs announced the formation of a new studio that will develop original scripted and unscripted, short and long form content. Dubbed Foolish Club Studios, the new venture will oversee production and development of content, which according to the announcement, will prioritize “unique stories that not only highlight the rich, deep history of the franchise, the characters that have defined it and its position within the Kansas City and global communities, but also stories that reflect the spirit of humility, heart, and hard work that have been part of the team’s heritage since the beginning.” The launch follows the Chiefs’ Hallmark Channel collaboration “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story,” along with viral online content like the holiday Claymation short “A Kingdom Christmas Story: Hail Merry.” According to the announcement, Foolish Club Studios is part of the club’s strategic investment in media development and growing the brand internationally, and was created to complement it’s 65 Toss Power Trap (65TPT) Production group, an in-house production arm that will continue to generate both short-form and long-form football and club content for core fans.

Kanye West has lashed out against the claims he and his wife Bianca Censori were kicked out of Sunday night's Grammy Awards.

Two Edinburgh restaurants have been named as having the best drinks list in the UK.

A cidermaker has won an appeal in a long-running 'copycat' trademark battle with Aldi.

Local business leaders in Greater Manchester have a unique opportunity to advance their skills with 50% * funding towards Alliance Manchester Business School’s (AMBS) short business courses.

EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has added 12 to the cast of its holiday family comedy, The Man with the Bag. They are Michael Cyril Creighton (Only Murders in the Building), Liza Koshy (upcoming Naked Gun), Kyle Mooney (SNL), Berkeley James (The Neighborhood), Ken Jeong (The Hangover franchise), Jesmille Darbouze (Broadway’s A Doll’s House), Adrian Martinez (Severance), Roger Bart (Good Trouble), Karren Karagulian (Anora), Gabi Samels (FX’s upcoming Adults), Jane Krakowski (Schmigadoon!) and Murray Hill (Somebody Somewhere).

A £1.65 million treatment has been approved for use for some NHS patients, offering hope of a cure to those with an inherited blood disorder. Campaigners have shared their joy as health officials approved a gene-editing therapy for certain children and adults with severe sickle cell disorder.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Scott Belsky, Adobe’s chief strategy officer and executive VP of design and emerging products, is leaving the company to join A24 full-time as a partner leading tech and innovation projects at the studio. Belsky is an entrepreneur, author and creator who in 2006 founded Behance, an online platform that is used by more than 50 million professionals in the creative industry to showcase and discover creative work.

EXCLUSIVE: Corbin Bernsen (Clipped) has wrapped production on Woodstockers, an indie TV pilot for which he wrote the original draft, in which he stars opposite Stephen Tobolowsky (Nobody Wants This).

Netflix is gearing up to release Adolescence, a four-part drama inspired by tragic, real stories ripped from British headlines.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor CPH:FORUM, the financing and co-production arm of documentary festival CPH:DOX, has unveiled its lineup of projects, including those by director Tamara Kotevska, Oscar nominated for “Honeyland,” and producers Monica Hellström, Oscar nominated for “Flee,” and Sigrid Dyekjær, Oscar nominated for “The Cave” and an Emmy winner with “The Territory.” Other projects include those by directors such as Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan (“Nocturnes”), Jennie Livingston (“Paris Is Burning”), Peter Middleton (“Notes on Blindness”), Maximilien Van Aertryck and Axel Danielson (“And the King Said, What a Fantastic Machine”), Margreth Olin (“Songs of Earth”), Anabel Rodriguez (“Once Upon a Time in Venezuela”), Mark Cousins (“The Story of Film: An Odyssey”), Robin Petré (“Only on Earth”), and Agnieszka Zwiefka (“Silent Trees”), along with producers such as James Paul Dallas (“Invisible Beauty”) and John Archer (“Bogancloch”). The event, which runs March 24-27 in Copenhagen, Denmark, will bring together 75 directors and producers representing 26 countries who will take the stage to present 30 new documentary projects spanning early to late development and production.

Heinz fans have encountered a chilly setback as the company confirmed it has halted the production of a popular product line. The much-loved WeightWatchers frozen meal range is no more, much to the dismay of shoppers.

Naman Ramachandran A vampire-themed love story starring Saya Minami and Whitney Duff heads a slate unveiled by Australia’s Black Forest Films and New Zealand genre powerhouse Black Mandala. “Haunted & Devoted,” targeting festival premieres in mid-2025, anchors a four-picture deal between the companies. The partnership continues with “Grand Finale: A New York Odyssey,” a neo-giallo starring drag performer Love Connie, set to lens in November.

14 scientific and technical achievements, represented by 37 individual award recipients, have been selected to be honored at the Motion Picture Academy’s annual Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony, which was among events postponed due to the L.A. wildfires tragedy and has now been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the venue where it was originally to take place on February 18, 2025.Achievements receiving Scientific and Technical Awards must demonstrate a proven record of contributing significant value to the process of making motion pictures. In addition, an Academy Award of Merit (an Oscar® statuette), the only Oscar statuette to be handed out at the ceremony this year, will be presented to collectively recognize “all the individuals who have developed and supported captioning technology, whether open or closed, for film.” The statuette will reside at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

Carolyn Giardina The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed that 14 scientific and technical achievements, represented by 37 individual recipients, will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony, which has been rescheduled from Feb. 18 to April 29 amid the L.A.