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• James Cameron implies he’s done making ‘Avatar’ films and is ready to move on

  06-08-2026 20:24 via nme.com
  
  James Cameron has suggested his time making Avatar films may be coming to an end and he is now considering “other stories”.READ MORE: ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ review: James Cameron’s sci-fi epic is running out of steamThe legendary filmmaker has directed all three entries in the fantasy/sci-fi franchise to date, most recently last year’s Fire And Ash, and two further Avatar films have alr
  
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• Madness share new trailer for classic ‘Take It Or Leave It’ film restored in 4K

  06-08-2026 14:57 via nme.com
  
  Madness have restored their classic Take It Or Leave It film in 4K, and it is heading to cinemas in the UK and Ireland later this year. Check out the trailer below.READ MORE: Madness’ Suggs: “We were unique – but it’s so hard for bands now”The part-mockumentary film was first released in 1981, and caught the band as they rose through the ranks to become one of Britain’s best-loved music groups.
  With no actors at all, the film caught Suggs, Bedders, El Thommo,
  
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• Adam Sandler wears socks when he goes swimming because “he can’t bend to take them off”

  06-08-2026 14:03 via nme.com
  
  Adam Sandler’s daughter Sunny has revealed her father swims with socks on, as he’s unable to bend over to take them off.
  The unusual anecdote came during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, promoting her new film Don’t Say Good Luck. While there, she recalled a time when she was younger when she would imitate Adam Sandler’s infamously casual dress sense.
  “My mom tells a story from when I was younger,” Sunny said. “Me and my sister, we dr
  
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• Classics professor Emily Wilson doubles down on ‘The Odyssey’ criticism: “We need more”

  06-08-2026 12:14 via nme.com
  
  Classics professor Emily Wilson has continued her criticism of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, accusing the blockbuster of using “massacres as spectacle” and being “emotionally empty”.READ MORE: ‘The Odyssey’ review: cinema may have peaked with Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster epicWilson, a professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, published an acclaimed English translation of Homer’s epic poem in 2017 that Nolan has c
  
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• ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ post-credits scene explained

  06-08-2026 11:56 via nme.com
  
  Spider-Man: Brand New Day is riding high in cinemas, but what does its mysterious post-credits scene mean? Find out below.READ MORE: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ review: is Tom Holland Marvel’s new super-saviour?Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, the film picks up years after Spider-Man: No Way Home, which ended with Peter Parker closing a rift in the multiverse with a spell that made the entire world forget about him.
  At the start of Brand New
  
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• Every song on Green Day’s ‘Nimrods’ soundtrack

  06-08-2026 11:17 via nme.com
  
  Green Day‘s coming-of-age comedy Nimrods is coming to cinemas, but what songs appear in the film? Find out below.READ MORE: Green Day – ‘Saviors’ review: their best since ‘American Idiot’Written and directed by Lee Kirk, the film stars Mason Thomas, Kylr Coffman and Ryan Foust as the members of the fictional Kansas City punk trio Analog Dogs.
  After Tommy (Thames) is duped by his older brother into believing that they have been inv
  
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• ‘Drive’ director pays tribute to late composer Kavinsky: “An icon of French pop”

  06-08-2026 11:12 via nme.com
  
  Drive director Nicholas Winding Refn has paid tribute to French composer Kavinsky, who recently died, aged 50.
  The pioneering DJ and electronic music star, real name Vincent ‌Belorgey, was found in his home in Paris by authorities at around 10:30pm local time on July 28. Newspaper reports have said that the cause of death is thought to be a stroke.
  His death has brought in tributes from fans of the 2011 film Drive, starring Ryan Gosling. Kavinsky’s song ‘Nightcall’ played
  
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