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Cosmic Talents, which represents leading international heads of department, is opening a London office. It will be led by Gabrielle de Cevins, who joins Cosmic Talents as the agency’s U.K.-based agent. De Cevins brings eight years of in-house production experience to the role, including the last four at London-based feature film production company The Bureau […]
The songs of pop group phenomenon La Oreja de Van Gogh, which has just become the only Spanish band with a song in Spotify’s Billions Club, are heading for the big screen, set to be sung and power the emotional currents of an ambitious romantic musical, “Puedes Contar Conmigo.” Director of blockbuster “Palm Trees in […]
IRGC commander says oil flows through US-supervised route in Hormuz are ‘negligible’.
Pacific island nation’s leader says 2007 video showing him saying 'Heil Hitler' does not reflect his beliefs.
The big media news this week concerned Skydance Corp., David Ellison’s newly formed Hollywood mega-company comprising Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, which Ellison (and his father Larry) acquired in a $111 billion debt-addled merger that is set to officially close Oct. 6. What the long-term future of the studio behemoth may look like is […]
New Classics Pictures’ crime procedural drama “Traces of Justice” took the top spot at the mainland China box office during the Oct. 2–4 weekend, grossing RMB208.9 million ($31.2 million) over the three-day frame, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Following its Oct. 1 release to launch the Golden Week holiday corridor, the feature, also known […]
City-state launches dating platform for government workers, drawing curiosity, amusement and scorn.
A Russian agency links the lab worker's death to 'pneumonia of unknown' origin.
A California woman allegedly sent photos and videos of President Lai's son and his family to Chinese officials.
Debris found off Nantucket island after the air ambulance disappeared while flying from Bermuda to Boston.
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the “Lanterns” finale, now streaming on HBO Max. Have no fear, the “Lanterns” finale is here. The season finale — or possibly the series finale, since HBO hasn’t renewed the show yet — wrapped up the mystery posed by the show’s premiere of who killed Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler). The […]
The infamous hate group is trying to rebrand itself as the 'Knights Party' in an attempt to grow its base.
Flavio Bolsonaro beat polling expectations as Brazil’s right gained ground, setting up October 25 run-off with Lula.
Egyptian, Eritrean, Somali and Sudanese leaders also call for talks to end the civil war in Sudan.
The capture of Tigray’s regional capital revives fears of another prolonged conflict, displacement and crisis.
Malaysia continues mass refugee deportations despite warnings from the UN about unsafe conditions in an active war zone.
Despite Carrie Bradshaw’s reputation for wearing trend-setting outfits, Sarah Jessica Parker never wears any of her “Sex and the City” character’s iconic wardrobe. But she does have it. “No, I don’t wear any of the wardrobe that I wore on the show ever. I have it. It’s an archive, but I never wear it. I […]
Director Hur Jin-ho’s political crime thriller “The Assassin(s)” held the top position at the South Korean box office in admissions over the weekend of Oct. 2–4, though Japanese animated feature “Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of the Mermaid Island” captured the frame’s largest gross revenue. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by […]
The Directors Guild of Korea (DGK) has come out in support of the team behind “The Assassin(s),” Hur Jin-ho’s thriller about the 1974 shooting of first lady Yuk Young-soo, as political anger over the Korean box office leader spills onto its cast and crew. Conservative politicians and online critics have accused the film of distorting […]
Yemen's government forces recapture Dhubab district near Bab al-Mandeb strait from Houthi rebels.
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