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Isabel Allende wins the 75th Premio Planeta with 'La hora antes del alba'

The Chilean writer took the 75th Premio Planeta on Thursday evening, 15 October, with a sequel to 'La casa de los espíritus', chosen from nine finalists out of 1,424 submitted novels.

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Music·6h ago

Vasco Rossi's stage director Diego Spagnoli quits after 44 years over rehearsal row

Spagnoli says the decision was his alone and that he will never explain why. Rossi says a rehearsal argument on stage led to the split, and Spagnoli will not take part in the 2027 Rome jubilee concerts.

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Film & Media·8h ago

Los Javis' 'La bola negra' soundtrack released as film opens NewFest in New York

The 24-track soundtrack, released digitally by Lakeshore Records, features Raül Refree's score plus songs by Guitarricadelafuente and Penélope Cruz. Meanwhile the film has drawn almost 4 million cinema viewers in Spain and is now opening in the United States.

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Music·10h ago

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Billy Joel stops driving and performing over hydrocephalus, auctions 70+ motorcycles

Billy Joel told The Hollywood Reporter he cannot drive or perform while he undergoes tests for normal pressure hydrocephalus. The 77-year-old also plans to sell more than 70 motorcycles at auction in New York on 20 and 21 November.

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Film & Media·9h ago

Alba Carrillo leaves El sótano club as TEN cancels the 16 October episode

Alba Carrillo left TEN's El sótano club in tears during a live broadcast on 15 October, and the channel then cancelled the 16 October episode. She is moving to La Séptima, a new DTT channel scheduled to start on 5 November.

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Film & Media·16h ago

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Soderbergh steps in to help finish The Batman Part II as Reeves takes a break

Steven Soderbergh is filling in on the final weeks of principal photography in London while director Matt Reeves attends to a family matter. Reeves says he is not leaving the film.

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Film & Media·11h ago

Esther McGregor and Emilio Sakraya reportedly cast as Violet and Xaden in Fourth Wing

Prime Video's adaptation of Rebecca Yarros' romantasy novel would be led by Esther McGregor as Violet Sorrengail and Emilio Sakraya as Xaden Riorson, according to sources close to the production cited by Deadline.

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Film & Media·13h ago

Portuguese journalist and writer Joaquim Letria, founder of Tal & Qual, dies aged 82

Joaquim Letria, who worked at RTP and co-founded the weekly Tal & Qual, died at home on Friday, 16 October 2026, aged 82, a family source told Lusa.

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Breaking Bad actor RJ Mitte dies at 34 in Brownsville, Texas, co-stars pay tribute

RJ Mitte, who played Walter White Jr. in Breaking Bad, died on 12 October 2026 in Brownsville, Texas, aged 34. A spokesperson acknowledged reports that the death was a suicide, and co-stars have paid tribute.

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Romeo Beckham debuts in Forty Love, a queer tennis drama, with first trailer

The first trailer for Forty Love shows Romeo Beckham as a tennis rival who unsettles Paul Kircher's character on court and off it. The French film is due in cinemas in November.

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Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes film opens in theaters on Friday, 16 October

A24 releases You Can See Everything on Friday, 16 October, and Variety projects $7 million to $8 million from about 800 locations for the opening weekend.

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Fontaines D.C. fifth album Dopamine Chamber earns strong reviews before 16 October release

The Dublin band's fifth studio album is due out on Friday, 16 October, and early reviews call it darker and more ambitious than its 2024 predecessor, Romance.

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