An international team of scientists has described an ancient human fossil in China unlike any other hominin found before. It resembles neither the lineage that split to form Neanderthals, nor Denisovans, nor us, suggesting our current version of the human family tree needs another branch. The jaw, skull, and leg bones belonging to this yet-to-be
With this weekend’s grosses, Sony/Screen Gems/Stage 6 Films/Blumhouse’s Insidious: The Red Door has become the biggest horror movie of the year globally at $182.5M, edging M3GAN’s worldwide cume of $180.8M. The current frame was worth $2.5M from 59 overseas markets for an international cume of $101.8M. The Insidious franchise has now earned over $735M worldwide. Already last frame, the Patrick
Unlike last August which was totally lacking product after Sony’s Bullet Train, the month looks to keep chugging even as the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes continue and many talent not permitted to promote. Recently, Warner Bros/DC’s Blue Beetle hit tracking with an eye on a $30M start when it opens on Aug. 18. With Blue
Parade, winner of this year’s Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, ended its Broadway run on a very high note Sunday, grossing a big $1,814,013 and selling out its special nine-performance week. That’s a house record for the Jacobs Theatre. The Jason Robert Brown-Alfred Uhry musical was among the top earners on Broadway for the
National CineMedia shares are popping today in a down market as the cinema advertising company emerged from Chapter 11 and named former top executives of NBCUniversal, HBO and Fox to a reconstituted, and pretty impressive, board of directors. Lauren Zalaznick, formerly EVP & Chair, Entertainment & Digital Networks, Comcast NBCUniversal, is now board chair. “We
Now streaming on SCREAMBOX is the fan-made documentary focusing on the 80’s cult classic, Clue: The Movie. In the spirit of The Shark Is Still Working (Jaws) and Back In Time (Back to the Future), Who Done It: The Clue Documentary is lensed by filmmaker fans who want to know the entire story of the production. The doc features interviews
A meteorologist journeys to a deserted island to investigate his father’s death, where he is confronted by strange and mysterious occurrences in Shadow Island. A brand new trailer and poster for upcoming horror movie stirs up an eerie storm for the wayward soul arriving on a deserted island. Brainstorm Media is bringing Shadow Island to
Long before every conceivable comic book character received a film adaptation in the hopes of becoming the next blockbuster, there was Superman. While box office returns diminished over the course of four movies, the Man of Steel’s big-screen success heralded a crop of other superhero movies. Producers Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan swooped in
A meteorologist journeys to a deserted island to investigate his father’s death, where he is confronted by strange and mysterious occurrences in Shadow Island. A brand new trailer and poster for upcoming horror movie stirs up an eerie storm for the wayward soul arriving on a deserted island. Brainstorm Media is bringing Shadow Island to
LEGO Marvel has gone through a bit of a cold spell for me, with none of the theme’s recent sets lighting my heart ablaze. But The LEGO Group (TLG) knows how to win back lapsed fans—with new blind box Minifigures! And so, two years after the first set 71039 LEGO Marvel Minifigures Series 2 is
Games can be stressful. Anyone who has ever tackled a Souls boss would have found themselves dying a thousand times. Or what about trying to perfect that split-second jump in Super Meat Boy or any of its hellish platform clones? It’s then when the anxiety level highs hit. In fact, I much prefer a game
The former USSR was presented to us in the West as a place of misery, poverty and, at times, evil. During the cold war, the USSR was the bastion of the villain in movies and books. Look at Rocky IV to get an idea of what I’m talking about. But we never really knew about
I may well have said it before, but one of the joys about writing for an outlet such as TheXboxHub is that we cover pretty much any game going. No matter how many “A”s are slapped on the end of it, we will usually get a review out there at some point. This can often
An outburst that erupted from the Sun in 2021 was so violent that it was simultaneously felt on multiple Solar System bodies as it blasted through. For the first time, instruments on Earth, the Moon, and Mars all recorded powerful solar activity, even though the planets were on opposite sides of the Sun at the
The first hours after a fireball sighting are like a detective mystery. Last night around midnight, people across Melbourne took to social media to report sightings of a bright light slowly streaking across the sky. Video footage clearly shows the fireball break apart, with these fragments in turn burning up, meaning this object was big.
Recordings of the interior of Mars have just delivered the most precise measurement of the red planet’s spin yet, and the results are a confusing surprise. According to data from the now-retired InSight lander, Mars’ rotation is accelerating each year by around 4 milliarcseconds. That’s a very small amount – shortening the length of a
News Beach Fossils Announce Fall 2023 North American Tour They’ll hit the road in October and November after opening for Post Malone this month By Allison Hussey August 8, 2023 Facebook Twitter Beach Fossils (Photo by Hana Mendel) Facebook Twitter Beach Fossils have announced a headlining North American tour in support of their latest album,
News Made in America Festival 2023 Canceled, Citing “Severe Circumstances Outside of Production Control” SZA and Lizzo were supposed to headline this year’s event in Philadelphia By Allison Hussey August 8, 2023 Facebook Twitter Lisa Lake/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Made in America has been canceled for 2023, as the Philadelphia festival announced today (August 8),
News Jolie Holland Enlists Big Thief’s Buck Meek for New Album, Shares “Haunted Mountain”: Listen After collaborating on several songs, the pair agreed to release albums of the same name this year By Jazz Monroe August 8, 2023 Facebook Twitter Jolie Holland (Photo by Chris Doody) Facebook Twitter Jolie Holland has announced a new album,
Susie (she/her) is a queer writer originally from Little Rock, now living in Washington, DC. She is the author of QUEERLY BELOVED and the forthcoming LOOKING FOR A SIGN from Dial Press/Random House. You can find her on Instagram @susiedoom. View All posts by Susie Dumond Susie (she/her) is a queer writer originally from Little
Paul Reubens was a busy man before his sudden passing this week — as he privately battled cancer, the guy was hard at work almost right to the end … and there’ll be something to show for it in the near future. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … the ‘Pee-wee Herman’ star had been
2023 has gone from bad to worse for Earth’s southern ocean. In February, climate researchers announced that Antarctica’s sea ice had hit its lowest summer level since satellite records began 45 years ago. A few months later, in June, during what should be a ‘winter growth phase‘, floating sea ice around Antarctica was still struggling
Play video content Twitter/@zacharymfreiman, Fox5 Beyoncé‘s fans had to wait out a storm in D.C. just to see her perform live, and she returned the favor by shelling out a lot of dough to make sure they could get home afterward. The singer’s show Sunday was hit with really bad weather just before the concert
Wild Card Football is the latest entry in Saber’s Playground Sports franchise. The game is set to launch on October 10 on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, and today we’re excited to tell you more about the game and kick off our pre-orders by debuting four legacy players taking the field! Jerry Rice, Dan
Festivals past are populating a busy specialty market this weekend with films from Sundance and Venice. Sony Pictures Classics is giving Randall Park’s Shortcomings a substantial 400+ screen release. See Deadline review. Mubi is out with Passages in New York and LA – both premiered to critical acclaim in Park City. There’s been some drama
NetherRealm picks up from last week’s Geras reveal with more Kombatants joining the upcoming Mortal Kombat 1, announcing that Reptile, Ashrah, and Havik as the latest playable fighters joining the main roster. The reveal announcement is accompanied by a new trailer, primarily focusing on Reptile’s new look and portraying him in a more sympathetic light
Did Kandi go too far? On The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 15 Episode 13, Drew suggested her friend was using the LaToya kissing rumor to promote her movie. Meanwhile, the progress in Marlo and Scotley’s relationship hit a speed bump. Elsewhere, Cynthia Bailey returned to Atlanta as a single lady. Use the video above
Vast arrays of solar panels floating on calm seas near the Equator could provide effectively unlimited solar energy to densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa. Our new research shows offshore solar in Indonesia alone could generate about 35,000 terawatt-hours (TWh) of solar energy a year, which is similar to current global electricity
News Placebo’s Brian Molko Sued for Calling Italian Prime Minister “Fascist, Racist” Molko is accused of defaming Italy’s hard-right government with the on-stage remarks By Jazz Monroe August 4, 2023 Facebook Twitter Brian Molko of Placebo (Photo by Daniel Karmann/picture alliance via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Placebo’s Brian Molko has been sued by Italian prime
Mortal Kombat 1 already has a ton of the iconic ninja fighters, but there’s been one big absence so far. That has now been addressed with the Mortal Kombat 1 Reptile trailer that officially announces the return of the reptilian green ninja. He was also joined by three other new characters: Havik, Ashrah, and Sareena.