All posts tagged: Nights

99 Nights in the Forest Movie in the Works

99 Nights in the Forest Movie in the Works

Published by Daniella Wilson

20th Century Studios is jumping into the video game adaptation business. In a competitive situation, 20th Century has picked up theatrical film rights to the popular game 99 Nights in the Forest, developed by Grandma’s Favourite Games and hosted on Roblox. It marks the first time the division is tackling a feature adaptation of a video game, which has emerged as a top source material for Hollywood movies and series, under Disney ownership. No writer or director is attached at this stage nor are any producers involved. The game’s developers, Alec Kieft, Matthew Hufton, and Cameron Angland will serve as executive producers. 99 Nights is an action-survival game where players must endure 99 nights in a haunted forest while attempting to rescue four lost children and fight the vicious creatures inhabiting the deep woods. Not even a year old, the game is already the seventh most played game of all time on Roblox, per 20th Century, boasting nearly 26 billion lifetime visits and a player rating of 90.6%. The game has a 14.2M all-time peak player count, ranking no. …

Bath break Northampton hearts on one of European club rugby’s great nights

Bath break Northampton hearts on one of European club rugby’s great nights

Published by Sam Flores

It would be doing Bath a massive disservice to suggest they were all route one as they demonstrated with their third try which was strike play perfection. The scrum was solid and Redpath felt Russell, who faked pumped once to draw a gap to send Henry Arundell scurrying under the posts. Then right on half-time came a try that both coaches identified as a key momentum shift as shortly after Smith missed a penalty to touch, replacement Francois van Wyk was driven over. Russell missed leaving the game tantalising poised at 35-26 to the visitors. After the madness of the first half, Smith took the first conservative decision of the game, by kicking a penalty in front of the posts. However, Saints were reduced to 14 men when JJ van der Mescht was sin-binned following repeated offences in the 22. Bath kicked to the corner and piled what seemed like half of Somerset into the maul with replacement Kepu Tuipulotu grounding the ball. Russell’s conversion made it a five-point game. Another Smith penalty gave Saints …

Best Cooling Blankets: Stay Comfortable on Hot Nights

Best Cooling Blankets: Stay Comfortable on Hot Nights

Published by Sam Flores

As a nation, there’s nothing we love more than discussing the weather, but usually, it’s about how cold or rainy it is. Because it’s an acute kind of torture trying to sleep when temperatures linger in the mid to high-20s in the wee, early hours. You know the score: sweaty hair sticking to the back of your neck, trying to stop your limbs touching, and venturing one, or two, hopeful legs out of the covers to catch any passing whisper of a breeze. How to sleep in hot weather Farah Arshad, Head of Design at DUSK, offers some stay-cool tips: Invest in the right fabrics: use cotton pyjamas and invest in 100 per cent cotton bed linen. Egyptian cotton bed linen is lightweight and breathable, helping to keep you cool throughout the night.  Cold as ice: put a tray of ice in front of your fan. As it melts, the breeze will pick up the moisture and give off an icy cool mist.  Keep it cool: the ideal room temperature to sleep is 16 -18°C. …

Cairo faces darker nights as global energy prices continue to soar | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Cairo faces darker nights as global energy prices continue to soar | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi

Published by Sam Flores

NewsFeed Cairo’s streets and storefronts have been forced to go dark at night as part of measures to curb Egypt’s electricity use. Egypt is one of several countries facing energy shortages due to the US-Israeli war on Iran. Published On 6 Apr 20266 Apr 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – a playful, punchy Shakespeare romcom made easy | Children’s theatre

A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – a playful, punchy Shakespeare romcom made easy | Children’s theatre

Published by Sam Flores

How to make Shakespeare accessible to a young audience? Cut out the tricky bits or throw them headfirst into the original? Co-directors Rachel Bagshaw and Robin Belfield have gone for a bit of both. This is a tightly trimmed version of the Bard’s romantic comedy with the original language intact. Playful captions have been fully integrated into the design and slapstick comedy woven throughout. It’s fun in fits and starts, although, like so many of the characters in this woozily magical play, it feels caught between two worlds. This is the Unicorn’s first major co-production with the RSC and it feels like the start of a brilliant venture, still finding its feet. Belfield’s editing is smart but could have been more radical. The framing story in Athens – lots of complicated business with dukes and betrothals – has been cut down but not excised, which only makes it harder to understand. The magical elements are kept low-key and gently engaging. Titania’s fairies are conjured up using childlike voiceovers, Holly Khan’s delicate soundscape and Will Monks’ …

Leighton Meester, Adam Brody’s Date Nights Led to Her Movie ‘Basic’

Leighton Meester, Adam Brody’s Date Nights Led to Her Movie ‘Basic’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Leighton Meester has long held much more than a basic understanding of the comedy movie Basic, thanks to outings with husband Adam Brody. Meester and Ashley Park star in writer-director Chelsea Devantez’s feature directorial debut that premiered Monday at SXSW. Taylor John Smith, Nelson Franklin, Kandy Muse, Ashley Nicole Black, Amber Ruffin and Jon Gabrus round out the cast for Basic, which is seeking distribution. During an onstage conversation about the movie that followed its screening, Devantez explained that the project originated as a three-minute short film of the same name that was accepted into SXSW in 2020. Because the event was canceled that year amid the COVID pandemic, the short never actually screened in a theater, but the festival posted it online, leading to hundreds of messages from impressed viewers. Six days after the short debuted, producer Katie McNicol from Marc Platt‘s banner set up a Zoom conversation to board a feature version of Basic. The film centers on Gloria (Park), who splits from boyfriend Nick (Smith) after she starts obsessing over the social …

Putin ‘spends nights holed up inside Kremlin’ amid ‘assassination fears’ | World | News

Putin ‘spends nights holed up inside Kremlin’ amid ‘assassination fears’ | World | News

Published by Sam Flores

A paranoid Vladimir Putin spends his nights holed up in the Kremlin as fears for his safety soar, it has been claimed. The Russian President has blocked mobile internet across Moscow amid concerns his enemies have hacked his vast state surveillance apparatus, including CCTV cameras. A similar breach of security led to the assassination of Iran’s former supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in Tehran last month. “According to sources, Putin himself has been spending much more time in the Kremlin — including overnight stays,” reported Russian Telegram channel VChK-OGPU, with security service links, and Rucriminal website. He also blocked the Telegram messenger on Russia’s frontline in Ukraine, even though it is a key means of communication for his troops. Russian troops have already lost the Starlink satellite internet connection. People in Moscow, home to roughly 13 million people, have found themselves unable to pay online bills, message co-workers or book taxis. Others have been forced to ask strangers for directions after being unable to access online maps, while remote workers have filled cafes in a desperate …

This Adaptation Won Big at Last Night’s Oscars

This Adaptation Won Big at Last Night’s Oscars

Published by José Betancourt

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. One Battle After Another Wins Big at the Oscars The 98th annual Academy Awards were held last night and an adaptation won some of the night’s biggest prizes, including Best Picture. One Battle After Another, the action comedy directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and inspired by the novel Vineland by Thomas Pynchon, also won Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Directing, Best Supporting Actor (Sean Penn), Best Editing, and the inaugural Best Casting award for a total of six prizes. In more 2026 Oscar’s adaptation news, Jessie Buckley won Best Actress for Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet adaptation, becoming the first Irishwoman to ever win the prize, and Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein took home three wins. If you’ve got One Battle After Another and Pynchon on the brain, I highly recommend giving this Zero to Well-Read podcast episode on Vineland a listen. …

The best mattress toppers for a more comfortable night’s sleep, tested | Sleep

The best mattress toppers for a more comfortable night’s sleep, tested | Sleep

Published by Sam Flores

A mattress topper is like a slice of cheese in a burger: not strictly necessary, but potentially transformative, especially if your bed has all the cosiness of stale bread. Strap a comfy topper on to a hard mattress, and it could transform the quality of your sleep at significantly less cost than a new mattress. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. That’s the promise, anyway. In my neverending quest for a decent night’s kip, I slept on nine bestselling toppers – not all at once, Princess and the Pea style, but for a few nights, each on top of a firm mattress. I was surprised to find so many topper types available, from thick slabs of memory foam to airy cloudbanks of hollowfibre, with one even containing springs. Most of my test toppers went to charity straight after testing, but one improved my sleep so much that I hung on to it for weeks like a teenager refusing to acknowledge that the …

I asked a psychologist how to meditate for a better night’s sleep and got two easy techniques to try

I asked a psychologist how to meditate for a better night’s sleep and got two easy techniques to try

Published by Jenni Sidey

Sleep is a cornerstone of wellbeing. It’s the only form of rest that will allow you to recuperate the energy you’ve spent in a day. But sometimes it can feel almost impossible to drift off. Headspace psychologist Dr Lara Aillon-Sohl explains that many people struggle with falling or staying asleep because of stress, racing thoughts, or frustration over not being able to sleep, which makes it even harder to rest. She suggests trying sleep meditation to get in the right mental space to sleep. Article continues below You may like “Mindfulness and meditation can significantly improve sleep quality, reduce insomnia symptoms and decrease nighttime awakenings,” Aillon-Sohl tells Fit&Well. “Meditation helps by reducing both physiological and psychological arousal, lowering stress hormones, calming the nervous system, and promoting relaxation. “Additionally, it can help train the mind to be present, rather than dwelling on worries about the past or future, which often keep us awake. “Unlike sleep medications, which may have side effects or lose effectiveness over time, meditation is a sustainable, long-term solution. While it takes practice …