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THE GREEN ROOM

By  Sameen Amer
27 February, 2026

The Romantic by Bruno Mars: Fourth album by the American singer, his first solo album in a decade since 24K Magic...

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Albums

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* The Romantic by Bruno Mars: Fourth album by the American singer, his first solo album in a decade since 24K Magic (2016); led by the single ‘I Just Might’.

* The Mountain by Gorillaz: Ninth album by the British virtual band; comes after 2023’s Cracker Island; features numerous appearances from musicians and actors, including several posthumous appearances, and includes performances in English, Arabic, Hindi, Spanish, and Yoruba.

* Deadline by Blackpink: The fourth EP by the South Korean girl group; follows 2022’s Born Pink; includes the singles ‘Jump’ and ‘Go’.

Movies

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Scream 7 (starring Neve Campbell, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Courteney Cox) – slasher horror; Sidney Prescott (Campbell) is forced to face her past when a new Ghostface killer appears and begins to target her daughter.

K-Pops! (starring Anderson .Paak, Jee Young Han, Jonnie “Dumbfoundead” Park, Soul Rasheed) – comedy; a struggling musician (.Paak) tries to capitalize on his long-lost son’s K-pop stardom to revive his own career.

Operation Taco Gary’s (starring Simon Rex, Dustin Milligan, Brenda Song, Jason Biggs, Tony Cavalero) – sci-fi comedy; two brothers (Rex, Milligan) on a cross-country road trip end up becoming involved in a global conspiracy.

In the Blink of an Eye (starring Kate McKinnon, Rashida Jones, Daveed Diggs) – sci-fi drama; three storylines, across thousands of years, interconnect.

AWARDS

79th British Academy Film Awards

Winners:

  • Best Film: One Battle After Another
  • Outstanding British Film: Hamnet
  • Director: Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
  • Leading Actor: Robert Aramayo – I Swear
  • Leading Actress: Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
  • Supporting Actor: Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
  • Supporting Actress: Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
  • EE Rising Star Award: Robert Aramayo
  • Original Screenplay: Sinners
  • Adapted Screenplay: One Battle After Another
  • Film Not in the English Language: Sentimental Value
  • Documentary: Mr. Nobody Against Putin
  • Animated Film: Zootropolis 2 (Zootopia 2)
  • Children’s & Family Film: Boong
  • Sound: F1
  • Special Visual Effects: Avatar: Fire and Ash
  • Production Design: Frankenstein
  • Costume Design: Frankenstein
  • Make-Up & Hair: Frankenstein
  • Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer: My Father’s Shadow – Akinola Davies Jr. & Wale Davies
  • British Short Film: This Is Endometriosis
  • British Short Animation: Two Black Boys in Paradise
  • Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema: Clare Binns
  • BAFTA Fellowship: Dame Donna Langley

SPOTLIGHT

Mercy

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Cast: Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson, Kali Reis, Annabelle Wallis, Chris Sullivan, and Kylie Rogers

Director: Timur Bekmambetov

Tagline: Prove your innocence to an AI judge or face execution.

  • Sci-fi thriller; a detective accused of murdering his wife must prove his innocence to an artificial intelligence judge.
  • Has grossed US$53 million against a $60 million budget.
  • Has received negative reviews; critics found it tiresome and soulless.
  • Its premise and plot elements have been compared to Minority Report (2002) and The Fugitive (1993).
  • Chris Pratt suffered an ankle injury on the fourth day of filming.
  • Score composed by Ramin Djawadi.

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