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Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant review – slime and silliness in amusing New Zealand comedy horror
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Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant review – slime and silliness in amusing New Zealand comedy horror

Mucus, alien gristle, a tentacle-bearing penis and, of course, the pregnancy of the title are all borne with deadpan calmness in this underplayed comedy In this amusingly silly exercise in gross-out body horror and bathos from New Zealand, thirtysomething underachiever Mary (Hannah Lynch) finds herself unexpectedly pregnant after shy neighbour Boo (Arlo Green) ejaculates on her in the communal laundry room with his tentacle-bearing alien penis (hence the self-explanatory title). Fortunately, the cast is well up for serving this sort of underplayed comedy, especially supporting players Yvette…

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Andrew Scott drama Elsinore leads British independent film award nominations
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Andrew Scott drama Elsinore leads British independent film award nominations

Elsinore is in contention for 12 Bifas, including for Scott’s highly praised performance, while Clio Barnard’s I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning, Ashley Walters’ Animol and Mike Leigh’s Tender Loving Care are also recognised Elsinore, the drama in which Andrew Scott plays the actor Ian Charleson as he takes on Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the last months of his life, before he died of Aids in 1990, has emerged as the leading contender for the British independent film awards (Bifas). The film, which is directed by Simon Stone and co-stars Olivia Colman, Billie Piper and Johnny Flynn, received 12…

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‘His voice was too queer – so they silenced him’: how Spain’s national poet Lorca finally became a gay icon
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‘His voice was too queer – so they silenced him’: how Spain’s national poet Lorca finally became a gay icon

The significance of the poet and playwright’s homosexuality was repressed in Spain for decades – but a spate of recent work, including the film La Bola Negra, is redressing the balance for a new generation Patricia Langa parades on to an invisible stage in a basement room of Instituto Cervantes in central London, locked into the character of Conchita, an eternally grieving Spanish widow loosely based on the sorrowful heroines of Federico García Lorca’s 1936 play, The House of Bernarda Alba. “His voice was too loud, too queer, too alive for those around him, filled with jealousy and hatred,” sh

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George Quaye wins Distinguished Alumnus Award at Mfantsipim 150th anniversary
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George Quaye wins Distinguished Alumnus Award at Mfantsipim 150th anniversary

Events architect, communications and PR professional, broadcaster and creative entrepreneur George Quaye has won the Distinguished Alumnus Award for Arts and Cultural Excellence at the Mfantsipim 150th Anniversary Awards Night. Quaye was the sole nominee and winner in the category at the ceremony, held at the Grand Arena in Accra over the weekend.

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Adegbuyi, Akekoromowei, Super Falcons nominated for 2026 CAF Women’s Awards
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Adegbuyi, Akekoromowei, Super Falcons nominated for 2026 CAF Women’s Awards

By Ayobami Okerinde Nigeria has secured nominations in three categories for the 2026 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women’s Awards, announced on Tuesday, with Christiana Uzoma, Oluwakemi Adegbuyi, Seimeyeha Janet Akekoromowei and the Super Falcons making the shortlist. Nigeria will compete against WAFCON champions Cameroon, Algeria, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Morocco and South Africa for the award.

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Juan Atkins built a cybernetic future for music – but invested it with humanity
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Juan Atkins built a cybernetic future for music – but invested it with humanity

The Detroit techno pioneer, who has died aged 64, blended funk and electronics with information-age philosophy to create music of huge power and influence Juan Atkins, the originator of techno who died on 31 October, spent his lifetime translating a fascination with the future into sound. He was the oldest of the founding fathers of techno known as the “Belleville Three”, along with his junior high school friends Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May.

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Ghost Town review – the phantoms and lost souls haunting a Japanese city after the 2011 earthquake
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Ghost Town review – the phantoms and lost souls haunting a Japanese city after the 2011 earthquake

Katharine Round’s documentary puts cameras in taxis where drivers and fares reflect on the disaster’s impact and talk of crowds of spectres and disappearing passengers In a manner similar to Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, in which journeying lulls passengers into greater intimacy, this nocturnal taxi odyssey through the tsunami-hit city of Kamaishi on Japan’s east coast clears the road for the subconscious to manifest. Conversations between the drivers and their customers drift back towards the cataclysm of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami with an undertow of grief, loss and absence.

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Carrie at 50: Brian De Palma’s fiery masterpiece still has the power
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Carrie at 50: Brian De Palma’s fiery masterpiece still has the power

The Oscar-nominated 1976 adaptation of Stephen King’s high school horror remains heartbreaking and horrifying in equal measure Often when a pop culture figure, whether real or fictional or somewhere in between, is described as an eternal teenager, it refers to an image of youthful vitality. Carrie White, the wallflowery, telekinetic, sort-of heroine at the center of Stephen King’s book and its multiple adaptations, is a sadder case.

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Richmond Adu-Poku: Too many shows, too little December
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Richmond Adu-Poku: Too many shows, too little December

Welcome to Detty December, Ghana’s annual celebration of music, culture, tourism and entertainment, where the fun is unlimited, the invitations are endless, and the money in your pocket has a very different opinion. December Is Not the Only Month Worth Celebrating The solution is not to cancel Detty December.

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The Multimedia Group tops 30th GJA Media Awards with nine nominations
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The Multimedia Group tops 30th GJA Media Awards with nine nominations

The Multimedia Group has topped nominations for the 30th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Media Awards, securing nine nominations across its subsidiaries ahead of the awards ceremony on Saturday, November 7, 2026. According to the GJA, 327 entries were received from 206 journalists, with the nine-member Awards Committee, chaired by former Daily Graphic Editor Kobby Asmah, reviewing 326 entries across the various categories.

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Dustin Hoffman says filming The Graduate was ‘a terrible experience’ due to Mike Nichols’ ‘sadism’
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Dustin Hoffman says filming The Graduate was ‘a terrible experience’ due to Mike Nichols’ ‘sadism’

In his new memoir, the actor reveals he was slapped 27 times until he was dizzy for a scene director Nichols ‘didn’t even use’ Almost 60 years after The Graduate was released, Dustin Hoffman has revealed that making the 1967 film that launched his career was “a terrible experience” and he felt “immediately uncomfortable, unworthy” as a Jewish actor playing “the ultimate Wasp”, Ben Braddock. In an essay for the New Yorker, drawn from his upcoming memoir Look at Me, which was co-written with New Yorker staff writer Ariel Levy, the 89-year-old actor wrote: “The Graduate exacerbated all my insecur

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Bethel SDA’s ‘The King Is Coming’ concert returns on November 7
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Bethel SDA’s ‘The King Is Coming’ concert returns on November 7

Bethel Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, Osu, will host the third edition of its The King Is Coming concert on Saturday, November 7, 2026, under the theme “Babylon Is Fallen”. The concert will also stream live on Facebook and YouTube via @bethelsdaosu for those unable to attend in person.

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