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Zach Bryan broke the attendance record at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium on Saturday night, performing for 73,538 fans — the largest crowd for any event in the venue’s history — while wearing a “Free Palestine” shirt for the second night in a row. The move was a statement on several levels, but was pointedly directed […]
Pedro Pascal makes his Oscar case with a cello. “Behemoth!,” Tony Gilroy’s first feature as a director since “The Bourne Legacy” in 2012, world-premiered on Friday night at Alice Tully Hall as the centerpiece selection of the New York Film Festival. Pascal plays Alex Serian, a former child prodigy from a family of Los Angeles […]
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains major spoilers from “East of Eden,” now streaming on Netflix. Zoe Kazan has spent much of her life thinking about family legacy on and off screen. More than 62 years after her grandfather Elia Kazan famously directed James Dean in an adaptation of the fourth and final part of John […]
Production of Daily Wire’s pro-ICE film “Pawn Shop” has been temporarily halted in Livingston, Mont., following a Special City Commission Meeting held on Saturday. The action comes as Livingston locals raised concerns about the film’s impact on local business — and notably the city’s sole food bank — as well as improper notification about hazardous […]
Tom McCarthy’s biographical drama “Spotlight” won Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 2016. The film, featuring a stacked ensemble led by Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams and Mark Ruffalo, was widely praised for chronicling the investigative reporting by the Boston Globe that exposed the Catholic Church’s systemic cover-up of sexual abuse of children by priests. […]
Trucks were 'clearly marked as humanitarian vehicles', UN agency says.
Criminals accused of using Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) as cover for human trafficking, fraud, murder.
Jerusalem Daily: Israeli forces arrest school children during raid
Aditi Subramanian joined protests after the alleged gang rape of a teenager in New Delhi, calling for women’s safety.
Ambassador vows cooperation as Japan protests after a US marine’s arrest in connection to Okinawa murder case.
Revered Indian filmmaker Singeetham Srinivasa Rao, whose work spanned the 1957 Telugu-language classic “Mayabazar” and this year’s musical “Sing Geetham,” died Oct. 3 in Chennai following a period of ill health. He was 95. Rao made some 60 features in the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Hindi languages, and moved between farce, fantasy, mythology and science […]
DIRECTV is making a play for sports fans just as the fall calendar hits its busiest stretch, rolling out a discount on its sports-focused streaming pack that bundles ESPN Unlimited Plan, NFL RedZone from NFL Network and dozens of other live sports channels. The streamer’s MySports Genre Pack is currently discounted to $49.99 for the […]
October began with Ben Affleck and Kerry Washington premiering “Animals,” their new political thriller about a Los Angeles mayoral candidate (Affleck) whose family is thrust into an unimaginable situation involving their son and housekeeper and her undocumented immigrant boyfriend. The following day, the Critics Choice Association hosted its sixth annual Celebración of Cinema & Television […]
Bosnian Serb leader's controversial comments ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina's high-stakes elections.
Aviation security protocols under scrutiny after co-pilot accused of attempted axe attack aboard Flydubai flight.
Rashad al-Alimi says the campaign aims to restore state authority throughout Yemen.
As investigations are conducted, official versions of the incident have come under scrutiny.
German chancellor visits Kyiv amid air raid sirens, pledging strong support as Russian strikes disrupt the capital.
Tehran says reopening Strait of Hormuz has been its main goal, while the US continues to focus on nuclear talks.
Close race expected as left-wing leader Lula seeks fourth nonconsecutive term against right-wing Flavio Bolsonaro.
