Liberal MPs, including Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, are criticizing the use of public funds for a controversial documentary depicting Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine that has been called “Russian propaganda.” The film, Russians at War, is having its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday. It was helmed by a Russian Canadian
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Hugh Grant has been doing a lot to dismantle his dashingly disheveled ’90s rom-com image in the last 15 years or more, but Heretic might be the film to blow it all to kingdom come. Written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, a key part of the creative team behind the thoughtfully unnerving
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You know a Joseph Kahn film when you see one. There’s an approach to style, narrative, and editing akin to pure adrenaline; it’s as though the filmmaker drank a bunch of coffee, ate a bunch of candy, and then immediately made a movie. Ick, Kahn’s first feature since 2017’s Bodies, is pure sugar/caffeine rush: when
Caroline Dinenage Returns Unopposed To Culture, Media & Sport Committee Hotseat The UK’s Culture Media & Sport Committee (CMSC), which scrutinizes the work of the film and TV industries, has re-elected Caroline Dinenage as chair. Dinenage, whose father Fred Dinenage was a TV presenter, was the sole nomination and therefore elected unopposed. She had been
For rapper Killer Mike, the ’80s was the most impactful decade of sound. Sitting down with SPIN and Bose as part of our Decades of Sound collaboration, Killer Mike shares his thoughts on the eclectic and rule-breaking era. “In my opinion, the ’80s gave you everything,” Killer Mike says, “from new wave, heavy hardcore redefined
EXCLUSIVE: Next week will see one of the buzziest RTS conventions in recent years as the likes of David Beckham, Ted Sarandos and Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight take to the stage in London. Helmed by this year’s principal sponsor Netflix, the great-and-the-good of the UK TV industry will gather Tuesday for an event that
From former first daughter to young filmmaker and fashion icon, Malia Obama is making a name for herself. The oldest daughter of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama made a rare red carpet appearance on Friday, September 6 in France to attend the 50th annual Deauville American Film Festival. Malia was there to premiere her short
Perhaps no organization has as much baroque infrastructure as the Catholic Church, all of its rules and rituals carried out in palaces. The highest and most elaborate rite of them all may be the selection of a new pope, in which the college of cardinals gathers in Rome to seclude themselves for deliberation and define
In one of the most explosive documentary premieres in TIFF history, a film sharply critical of Benjamin Netanyahu bowed before a packed house in Toronto Monday night, despite a last-ditch effort by the Israeli prime minister to block it. The Bibi Files, produced by Alex Gibney and directed by Alexis Bloom, contains never-before-seen video of
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Richard Powers on What We Do to the Earth and What It Does to Us Hua Hsu writing a long profile of Richard Powers in The New Yorker. Happy Monday to me. I’ve read a
All who trick are treats in Creeping Death, the SCREAMBOX Exclusive supernatural slasher arriving on streaming tomorrow! In the film, “Halloween was always Tim’s favorite holiday – until his mother was diagnosed with cancer. Now, all he wants is a quiet night in. That is quickly disrupted when his friends pay him an unwanted visit
Brad Pitt is showing his unique sense of style during another public appearance alongside girlfriend Ines de Ramon. The couple was spotted leaving their hotel together on Monday afternoon (September 9) in New York City. Brad, 60, was dressed in a bright yellow suit while stepping out with Ines, 34. Just last week, Brad and
A new director is finding himself stuck in Spider-Man’s web: Destin Daniel Cretton has been tapped to helm Marvel’s Spider-Man 4. The news (via The Hollywood Reporter) demonstrates Marvel head Kevin Feige’s trust in Cretton, as its the fourth Marvel Cinematic Universe project given to the filmmaker. First came Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten
The One Chicago franchise is returning in full force with Chicago PD Season 12! We’ll face some serious changes, namely in the form of casting shakeups. But for the most part, we can anticipate much of the same thing as Voight heads the Intelligence Unit through some of Chicago’s most harrowing major cases. (Lori Allen/NBC)
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James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen — eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, “The Lion King” and Darth Vader — has died. He was 93. His agent, Barry McPherson, confirmed Jones died Monday morning at home. The cause was
Wesley Snipes recalls how the idea of reprising his superhero role as Blade in Deadpool and Wolverine came about. Snipes opened up about a call he got from Ryan Reynolds and how he questioned if it would ever happen. “It started with a text from Ryan Reynolds,” Snipes told Entertainment Weekly. Snipes joked that when he saw the text
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After all of the praise for Angry Demon Studio’s Gori: Cuddly Carnage, you’re probably asking yourself just how the team managed to come up with such a fun (and bloody) concept. Wonder no more, as the developer has put together an exclusive making-of video, going into the development of the comedy horror action title, as
Who is Chappell Roan dating? She’s your favorite artist’s favorite artist. She’s the reason that Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” is a close second rather than 2024’s Song of the Summer. To her astonishment, she’s also (indirectly) involved in this year’s high-stakes presidential campaign. We all know Chappell Roan through her fantastic music and her public persona.
Patti Scialfa has revealed a six-year battle with the blood cancer multiple myeloma in the new documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. The 71-year-old musician, who has been married to Springsteen since 1991, has only occasionally performed with the band over the past several years but her absence was not addressed
Tributes have been flooding in for Simon Albury, the UK TV diversity campaigner who ran the Royal Television Society (RTS) for 12 years. The larger-than-life personality died last week aged 80 after suffering from debilitating health conditions. Figures from the sector have been quick in registering their tributes to a popular, tireless campaigner, who was
A growing body of research also links exercise with positive shifts in the gut microbiome, Dr. Simoes says. A 2023 analysis of studies on the topic found that doing aerobic training in 30- to 90-minute sessions three to five times a week sparks the greatest increase in bacterial diversity (a marker of a happy gut),
The 2024 presidential election cycle is the first time in at least 60 years that a single candidate hasn’t been ahead 5 points or more in the polls for three-plus weeks, according to an analysis by Harry Enten, host of CNN’s Margins of Error. That margin has existed in every campaign since 1964, Enten explained,
Jeremy Clarkson has denied that Top Gear ever scripted a scathing Tesla review after his successor Chris Harris claimed that the BBC show was “naughty” in its treatment of Elon Musk‘s electric car. In his weekly column in The Sun newspaper, Clarkson said he was wound up “something rotten” by Harris telling The Joe Rogan
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After all the teasing and more teasing, just when are we going to get Forever Entertainment and developer Storm Trident’s Night Slashers: Remake? Later this month! The teams have announced that their remake of the 1993 beat ’em up by Data East will be heading to PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store and GOG.com,
When fellow emerging comedian Glorelys Mora and I first met in the comedy scene — it was an instant connection. I was in awe of her ability to capture and materialize people’s need for expression through comedy. Her determination and contagious, guttural laugh drew me in, and we quickly bonded over our shared experiences and
Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show, the NFL has announced. The 2025 Super Bowl will take place at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday, February 9th. “Rap music is still the most impactful genre to date. And I’ll be there to remind the world why,” Lamar said in a statement.
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