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Starz has announced the movie and TV titles that will be available on the service in April. The Starz April 2025 schedule includes new episodes of Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 4.

The Starz app expands its movie slate in April with an exciting mix of films, including the thriller Both Eyes Open, starring Gail Bean, Joy Brunson, and Taye Diggs; the comedy Strays, featuring the voices of Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, and Will Forte; and the video game adaptation Five Nights at Freddy’s, starring Josh Hutcherson, Matthew Lillard, and Piper Rubio.

Power Book III: Raising Kanan

Exclusively available on the Starz app this month, fan-favorite films including 8 Mile, American Gangster, Belly, The Nutty Professor, That’s My Boy, Poetic Justice, and Friday Night Lights join the lineup.

Additionally, Starz will spotlight curated collections, featuring cast members from Power Book III: Raising Kanan, along with specially selected movie picks.

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For many Diablo 4 players, discovering and exploiting broken builds is one of the game’s biggest thrills. Who doesn’t love melting bosses in seconds, clearing dungeons without breaking a sweat, and feeling completely unstoppable? But the problem is that when everything is too easy, the fun fades.

The new season is looking to increase the difficulty. | Image Credit: Blizzard

The game turns into a repetitive grind, and before long, players find themselves waiting for the next season, hoping that something new will ignite their interest. Fortunately, it looks like Blizzard has taken notice and has cranked up the difficulty for the upcoming Season 8.

Diablo 4 Season 8 Ptr shows Blizzard is bringing back true difficulty If the balance is maintained, players need to strategize and think about their builds. | Image Credit: Blizzard

Running from March 11 to March 18, the Season 8 Public Test Realm (Ptr) is providing a sneak peek at the upcoming changes,...

He played one of the most fearsome and intense characters to ever slice into the silver screen in Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, but in real life, Gunnar Hansen could not have been more different than his legendary role as the terrifying Leatherface. Nearly ten years after his passing, Gunnar's legacy as a kind and humble person lives on through the countless friends he made while working on film sets and conversing with fans and peers at horror conventions.

One such friend is writer/director Michael Kallio, who celebrates and pays tribute to Gunnar's life in the new documentary Dinner with Leatherface. Featuring insightful interviews with fellow actors, filmmakers, and friends of Gunnar, Dinner with Leatherface celebrates the man behind the mask of one of cinema's most iconic cannibals, exploring not just his vital role in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, but also spotlighting his work as...

Alex Cross always get his man. Sometimes, tens of millions of ’em.

Season 1 of Cross, Prime Video’s crime drama based upon the characters from James Patterson’s best-selling Alex Cross novels, racked up more than 40 million viewers globally in its first 20 days of release, the streamer reported on Friday.

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Diablo 4 wants to give Vessel of Hatred owners the best value for their money so some future content will be exclusive to those who have the expansion. One of the concerns surrounding Diablo 4's first paid Dlc is that it would be a flash-in-the-pan that lasted for a single season before everything went back to normal. Many fans felt it hard to justify purchasing the content if it was a glorified season but it turns out, Vessel of Hatred's impact on the game will continue to be felt going forward.

Speaking to Polygon, Diablo general manager Rod Fergusson explained that Vessel of Hatred owners will gain access to exclusive new content in future seasons, meaning the Dlc isn't tied to Season 6. Explaining that the development team wanted to combat the feeling of an expansion being "a single moment in time," Blizzard is ensuring that Vessel of Hatred justifies its price.

Diablo’s boss Rod Fergusson has confirmed that players who own the Dlc Vessel of Hatred will be provided with exclusive features going forward. This means that players with just the base or the Game Pass version will not have the same privilege.

Vessel of Hatred owners are in for a massive treat. Image Credit: Blizzard Entertainment

This is a big gamble by Fergusson, which might just work in the game’s favor since it can encourage more fans to become a part of the Dlc to enjoy exclusive features.

Diablo 4 Vessel of Hatred Owners Are In For A Treat Diablo 4 is offering a lot to its players at the moment. Image Credit: Blizzard Entertainment

Diablo 4 resets with every season, and you have to start from scratch each time a season ends. We are currently in Season 6 of the game, and to maintain the same timeline, it was also released...

There’s no doubt that the Diablo 4 community has experienced a rollercoaster of emotions since the game’s initial debut back in June last year, going through both good and bad times. Blizzard brought some controversial updates and changes that damaged the game’s credibility among players, but its recent Vessel of Hatred expansion completely changed everything.

Diablo 4 takes inspiration from the best game of the franchise. (Image via Blizzard)

Diablo 4‘s Vessel of Hatred Expansion brings a plethora of content to the base game and a story in which players follow Neyrelle through the new Nahantu region on her mission to end Prime Evil Mephisto. The expansion’s new setting and locations have managed to grab the attention of players since they’re quite breathtaking. What’s shocking is that all of these new locations have been ripped from another legendary Diablo game.

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Diablo 4 has made a strong comeback thanks to its latest expansion, Vessel of Hatred. Initially, the game was a massive hit but over the past year, the game has lost its popularity but this update was enough to convince fans to try out the game once again. Under Microsoft, Blizzard Entertainment has also adopted one strategy that makes sure that the Diablo franchise always remains relevant.

Blizzard’s effective strategy has allowed them to keep the Diablo series relevant (Image via Blizzard Entertainment)

By not shutting down their previous Diablo games, Blizzard has allowed Diablo fans to continue playing their favorite Diablo games. Bethesda boss Todd Howard has the same vision for his Fallout and The Elder Scrolls series, and its success proves that this is an effective strategy.

Blizzard Following Todd Howard’s Strategy Has Allowed Them To Keep Diablo Series Relevant

In a recent interview with Vgc, Diablo series head,...

Diablo 4's first major expansion, Vessel of Hatred, launched on October 7 to mixed reception, largely due to server issues on launch day. For the most part, critics and fans have largely praised it for its new class and interesting worldbuilding. However, its introduction saw a huge shift in the best class in the game, as players have flocked to the new Op option.

There are plenty of things players can do to prepare for Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred, but looking into the newest class, the Spiritborn, is a must. The Spiritborn utilizes a mixture of glaives, polearms, and quarterstaves, as well as their own Spirit Guardians - a Jaguar, Gorilla, Eagle, and Centipede - which can be used to unleash devastating attacks. However, importantly, at least while the Vessel of Hatred expansion is in its early days, the Spiritborn class is worth playing for one particular reason: it's ridiculously overpowered.

Diablo 4's first-ever expansion, Vessel of Hatred, had a disastrous release last night, ending in a delayed launch time and a review bombing campaign on Steam. Revealed at Gamescom's Opening Night Live back in August, Vessel of Hatred is an expansion for Diablo 4 - much bigger than a typical seasonal content update, it includes a new map, new campaign chapters, and a new playable class.

Suffice it to say that large swathes of players were excited for this next chapter of Diablo 4. But just an hour and a half before launch, Diablo's Global Director of Community, Adam Fletcher, posted to X (formerly Twitter) that there was an ongoing issue, and that Vessel of Hatred would be briefly delayed. At the original launch time, all further logins were prevented, and players already online would be booted from servers shortly after.

Hi friends - Got some quick updates regarding the launch of Vessel of Hatred.

Blizzard has revealed that Diablo 4 will be making its way to the PlayStation 5 Pro, but figuring out when is a different story. While the PlayStation 5 Pro was not met with open arms by Sony fans, that doesn't mean players won't enjoy all Sanctuary has to offer with the enhanced graphics.

As spotted by Vgc, Diablo senior Vice President and General Manager Rod Fergusson posted on X stating "I've been getting this question quite a bit recently and I'm happy to say that Diablo IV and Vessel of Hatred will indeed be PS5 Pro Enhanced!"

This sparked the question of a timeline for the release almost instantly, which will most likely not be getting an answer any time soon.

I've been getting this question quite a bit recently and I'm happy to say that Diablo IV and Vessel of Hatred will indeed be PS5 Pro Enhanced!Very proud of our hardworking team to make this happen.

Diablo 4's new expansion, Vessel of Hatred, adds a significant amount of content to the game, including the impressive Spiritborn class and a full story through the wilds of Nahantu. I have always been a big fan of the Diablo series, with fond memories of playing the original two games with my family. Seeing the continuation of the timeline and the changes in the world of Sanctuary over the years has been fascinating, including the direction the story is taking now with Vessel of Hatred.

The lore has always intrigued me with its idea of soulstones, Prime Evils, and the lives of these unfortunate citizens of Sanctuary. Seeing Neyrelle take the soulstone with Mephisto inside it at the end of the base game of Diablo 4 left me curious if there would be a repeat of Diablo 1's ending, a subject which I previously asked developers about in an interview. Happily,...

Henry Cavill is known for many things in the film industry. He is known for his talent, his ability to blend into any role, the unjust behavior of the industry towards him, and, from a more objective and surface-level perspective, his good looks. It is the former out of all them that got a lot of attention in 2013, after the release of the trailer for Man of Steel. The world could not fathom his beauty and loved to talk about it at every given opportunity.

Henry Cavill was recently seen in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare | Lionsgate

Naturally, the topic was brought up frequently during the press promotion of the film. No one would expect Cavill to be hated, simply because of his popularity. However, an interviewer said exactly this to the actor during a conversation, and his reaction is priceless.

Henry Cavill Stirred Hatred In An Interviewer

During an appearance at Comic Con,...

One Piece's Fish-Man Island arc tackles the complex theme of murderous racism, a rare subject in Shnen series. Eiichiro Oda, the author of One Piece, believed readers wouldn't understand Hody's hatred until they are grown up. The mature themes explored in the Fish-Man Island arc reflect the author's willingness to add seriousness to the series.

Fish-Man Island is not many One Piece fan's favorite arc, but author Eiichiro Oda has revealed a surprising fact about its villain that proves how profound the series can be. Fresh after One Piece's dramatic time skip, Luffy and his crew set off into the ocean's depths to discover the underwater civilization of Fish-Man Island. However, the story, that's customarily packed with goofy adventures, began to cover progressively darker themes like slavery and racism that Oda was not sure if his readers were prepared for.

One Piece villains have committed despicable acts of...

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Diablo 4 surprised many in the audience at this year's BlizzCon 2023 event by announcing many new features and content updates to the game, including a new expansion, Vessel of Hatred, that is due to launch next year. This, combined with many new quality-of-life changes that continue to be added to the dungeon-crawling experience and a new holiday event that is coming soon gave plenty to talk about at the convention. Much was revealed initially during the opening showcase of BlizzCon 2023, with more details given the following day at a live Campfire Chat with some of the Diablo 4 devs.

In between the opening event and Campfire Chat, two of the lead developers sat down to talk a little with Screen Rant regarding what is coming in Diablo 4's future.

Cruel Intentions is ready to play another dangerous game… and now we know who the players are.

Amazon’s adaptation of the 1999 movie has announced its cast, according to our sister site Variety, with one actor from the original movie returning: Sean Patrick Thomas, who played music teacher Ronald in the film version, will play Professor Chadwick on the TV series.

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Sydney Sweeney’s rumored role in Sony’s Madame Web might portend bad things for the MCU’s future. Madame Web is one of the upcoming films coming up in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe that started with Venom. While the Ssu is currently missing their eponymous hero, thanks to Sony’s deal presumably keeping Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in the MCU, that doesn’t mean it will stay that way forever. After Spider-Man: No Way Home brought back Andrew Garfield, there's hope that he can get the second shot he rightfully deserves. If they can make it work, he’d be the perfect uniting figure for the wayward and confusing franchise.

Madame Web is the perfect example of the strangely bold choices Sony is making in building their own franchise. While it came as a surprise that a supporting Spider-Man character would be getting her own movie, Madame Web’s cast is intriguingly enticing,...

Reza Dormishian was born in 1981 in Tehran. He studied English Language and in 1997 started writing as a film critic for several newspapers. He was an assistant to some prestigious Iranian filmmakers, including Dariush Mehrjui and worked as a screenwriter. He started making short films in 2002. His first feature film, “Hatred”, has been selected in Montreal and Venice Film Festival. His next movies are all selected and awarded in international festivals.

Fatemah Motamed-Arya was born in Tehran, Iran in 1961. From her very young age, she participated in theater dramas and muppet shows in Kanoon-e-Parvaresh in Tehran. She is a graduate of the Tehran Art Academy. She has won more than 30 acting awards. She has won more than any other Iranian actress and earned recognition as Best Iranian Actres ever. She apparead in more than 45 long features under supervision of people such as Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Abbas Kiarostami or Bharam Beyzai…...

In setting the frame for the Cold War Poland thriller “Operation Hyacinth” – which plays in the Polish Films Competition section of this week’s EnergaCamerimage Film Festival – cinematographer Piotr Sobocinski says he found himself in a race against time.

The Dp, who’s filmed dark stories in critical successes such as “Corpus Christi” and “Hatred,” is not referring to the constraints of the low-budget film’s 27-day shoot when he says he felt his location options were fading fast.

Instead, Sobocinski says, he was shocked to learn that some 90% of the Warsaw locations that looked right for a communist-era setting during his 2014 film “Gods” have now been either torn down or developed into modern facilities.

He and director Piotr Domalewski wanted as many authentic backgrounds as possible for their fact-based story of a secret police operation targeting gay men, Sobocinski says. What’s more, to help convey the sense of...

Prominent Iranian producer Gholamreza Moosavi, whose latest film is Berlin standout “Ballad of a White Cow,” has been hospitalized in Tehran due to Covid-19, London-based Iran International TV has reported.

Moosavi, 69, who is president of Iran’s film producers’ union and also heads Film Iran, which is the country’s largest domestic distributor, is in an intensive care unit of Tehran’s private Nikan Hospital due to coronavirus, Iran International said in a statement.

Last month French distributor Totem Films sold “Ballad of a White Cow” – the Berlin competition title co-directed by Behtash Sanaeeha and Maryam Moghaddam about a woman’s struggle for justice, recognition and independence in today’s Tehran – to a slew of European territories. The pic was produced by Moosavi and French producer Etienne de Ricaud.

Moosavi’s other producer credits comprise social dramas “Hatred,” directed by Reza Dormishain, which went to several international festivals; “Last Theft...

For most of his career, Gil Scott-Heron called New York home, but his Jamaican roots — a crucial if underexamined part of his life — were never far from the jazz-soul genius. Scott-Heron’s father, Giles, left his son when he was an infant to become a professional soccer player and the first black player for Scottish club Glasgow Celtic Fc. For 25 years, the two didn’t speak — Scott-Heron sings about their meeting on 1977’s “Hello Sunday! Hello Road!” — but Scott-Heron never forgot his roots. (Exhibit A: His 1983 performance at Jamaica’s Reggae Sunsplash.

One week after a student shot and killed 10 people in Santa Fe, Texas, digital video game storefront Steam and publisher Valve are being criticized for an upcoming game that lets the player kill civilians and cops in a school environment.

“Active Shooter” comes out June 6 and calls itself a “dynamic S.W.A.T. simulator” where the player can be either a S.W.A.T. team member or the shooter. Developer Revived Games also plans to release a civilian survival mode where the player takes on the role of a civilian during a shooting.

A disclaimer on the game’s Steam page reads: “Please do not take any of this seriously. This is only meant to be the simulation and nothing else. If you feel like hurting someone or people around you, please seek help from local psychiatrists or dial 911 (or applicable). Thank you.”

Infer Trust, an anti-gun violence organization, recently told...