The seventh edition of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival wrapped over the weekend with the $50,000 top prize going to French director Jonathan Millet’s Syrian drama Ghost Trail, and its star Adam Bessa winning Best Actor (see below for full awards list). Launched in 2017 by Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris in the Red Sea resort
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Wendy Stuart will be hosting TriVersity Talk! this Wednesday at 7 PM ET with featured guest Max Masure. TriVersity Talk! is a weekly web series with featured guests discussing their lives, activism and pressing issues in the LGBTQ Community. With TriVersity Talk!, the goal is to laugh and learn. TriVersity Talk! Is part of TriVersity’s
Who else but hosts Wendy Stuart and Tym Moss could “spill the tea” on their weekly show “If These Walls Could Talk” live from Pangea Restaurant on the Lower Eastside of NYC, with their unique style of honest, and emotional interviews, sharing the fascinating backstory of celebrities, entertainers, recording artists, writers and artists and bringing their
Giorgia Fumant is an international, award winning classical cross-over artist who is an inspirational powerhouse, and who is like the energizer bunny… unstoppable. She has an unwavering determination and resilience and refuses to be deterred by any obstacle. She is constantly pushing forward with a relentless pursuit of her dream. She can adjust her strategies
Britney Spears is setting out a new business venture! The 42-year-old entertainer took to her Instagram account on Sunday (November 3) to announce her new jewelry line she’s starting. “I have some really exciting news to share with you guys 😘😘😘 !!!” she teased earlier in the day, before making her big announcement. Keep reading
Chappell Roan utilized the Saturday Night Live stage early this morning (Nov. 3) to debut a new, country-forward new song, “The Giver,” on which she boasted of her ability “get the job done” and satisfy a female partner much more effectively than “boys” who “may need a map.” Roan’s outfit further reflected the surprising change
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to a new month filled with new mystery and thriller releases! I like to imagine November as the month that publishing puts out all the books that pair well with leftovers and pie — and maybe Halloween
Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz Named WBD Turkey Content Chief Deniz Şaşmaz Oflaz has been named Warner Bros Discovery’s Vice President of Local Original Productions, Local Channels and Streaming Operations Lead for Turkey. Oflaz was previously CEO of streamer BluTV, which WBD acquired at the end of last year. She will remain in charge of the service,
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is having a month full of major fashion moments. This year, Halloween and Diwali, the festival of lights, fell on the same day, and for South Asians who celebrate both, it was a unique opportunity to show off some incredible fits. Arguably, nobody embodied this better than the Never Have I Ever star.
DANGEN Entertainment and Black Seven Studios recently unveiled the latest gameplay trailer for their upcoming cosmic horror action-RPG Kingdom of Night. Originally revealed back in 2019, this new trailer reintroduces fans to a nightmarish, 80s-themed world packed with monsters, demon lords, and adrenaline-pumping boss fights. In this new trailer, viewers can experience the intensity of
Queen Camilla has granted unprecedented access to Her Majesty The Queen: Behind Closed Doors, a new documentary about her work around domestic violence, which will air Monday, November 11 in the UK. Camilla, who has long advocated for increased awareness around domestic violence, allowed a camera crew to film her at Clarence House, where she
Olivia Colman plays a singing nun. I’m almost prepared to say that’s all you need to know about Paddington in Peru: that Olivia Colman, living English treasure, gets her Julie Andrews on and leads a song-and-dance sequence on an alpine meadow that tells us that the hills are still very much alive. It’s not much
Jill Duggar and her husband opted for a bit of light and subtle racism on Halloween this year. On the former’s Instagram story in the wake of going out for candy with her kids on October 31, Duggar shared a photograph of her and Derick Dillard’s costume. As you can see down below, Jill was
Pete Davidson showed off a new tattoo-less look during a surprise appearance on this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live. The former SNL cast member popped up during a musical number featuring episode host John Mulaney and much of the show’s cast. Sporting a short sleeve t-shirt, Davidson arms were noticeably bare of his once
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to the Sunday edition of Today in Books, where we round up the stories readers clicked on the most this week. Come on in and catch up! Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2024 Going to to a
Critic’s Rating: 4 / 5.0 4 Tyson got very lucky. For now, Tyson remains a free man in his conscience; he is not yet a killer. Joining forces with Dwight means the possibility is always within reach, but for now, he’s free of that guilt. How long will this dynamic last amidst so much chaos?
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The desire to blend reality and fiction in film predates the Found Footage genre by literal decades, with classics like The Legend of Boggy Creek and even the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre dipping their toes into documentary-inspired filmmaking long before in-universe-cameras became popular. Of course, it was only after The Blair Witch Project that
I try not to be judgmental, but I have a thing for correct nomenclature and proper pronunciations. I’ll let slide anyone who pronounces the “L” in “calm,” and I’ll give a little bit of slack to anyone who initially struggles with “quinoa.” But if you insist that “Uber” (as in “You’ve had too much to
Quentin Tarantino is praising Todd Phillips and Joker: Folie à Deux after the Warner Bros. film bombed at the box office. The Kill Bill director gave his thoughts on the Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga-starring film and shared why he enjoyed the DC Comics-based movie. “I really, really liked it, really,” Tarantino said on the
Donald Trump’s former communications director turned antagonist Anthony Scaramucci says his former boss is a meaner version of the 2016 version and “there is no defence” for supporting him now. In an interview with The Sunday Times newspaper, he references Trump’s running mate in the forthcoming election, JD Vance, who once called Trump “America’s Hitler,”
Maggie Rose’s fourth album No One Gets Out Alive, released in April, earned rave reviews from Billboard and Rolling Stone. When Rose called SPIN a few months later on a recent Friday afternoon, however, she was already hard at work on her next album. “I always have the acoustic with me when we’re writing,” she
Welcome to The Best of Book Riot. Here’s your weekend edition with the most popular stories from the week that was. Somehow, we are already knocking on November’s door, which is great for new books, but also nerve-racking because of…just everything. I don’t know about y’all, but I am tired tired. There are, at least, a lot
Chappell Roan seems to have introduced some new music on Saturday Night Live. The rising pop star surprised audiences when she began singing an unknown country song during her second set, after she made her musical guest debut with her hit “Pink Pony Club.” “When you need the job done, call me, baby,” she sang,
To help you out, we’ve sniffed around and put together a comprehensive guide on all the best perfume gift sets out there from heaps of big-name brands. We’ve spared no detail either – we’ve had a think about all the cult classics and newer releases, so you’ll find something to fit all budgets and preferences.
After starting out in the industry as a service providers for studios such as Crytek and Digital Extremes, Vertpaint Games has announced their debut horror experience in the Lovecraftian folk horror game Ritual Tides. Set on a fictional island off the Southwest coast of Cornwall, Ritual Tides aims to take players on a story crafted
Nebraska prohibits abortion at 12 weeks, with stated exceptions for rape, incest, or “to avert her death or to avert serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function.” Nevada Nevada’s Question 6, titled the Right to Abortion Initiative, would establish a state constitutional right to an abortion, while allowing the
Police detectives investigating Russell Brand regarding historic allegations of sex crimes have asked prosecutors to consider bringing criminal charges against the media personality, according to BBC. The decision by law enforcement stems from a September 2023 investigative report by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches, which includes testimony from four women who
We are just days away from the 2024 Presidential Election! Current Vice President Kamala Harris is the Democratic nominee after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race over the summer. “Over the past year, I have traveled across the country, talking with Americans about the clear choice in this momentous election,” Kamala shared in
Tyler, the Creator’s new album, CHROMAKOPIA, arrived this past week, and in its first few days, it was streamed enough to catapult the rapper to the No. 1 spot on the Spotify Top Artist chart, breaking a 698-day streak held by pop megastar, Taylor Swift. Now, Tyler is calling out the “racist” Swifties who have