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Carla Simón’s ‘Romería’ Gets 11-Minute Ovation In Cannes Debut
Spanish filmmaker Carla Simón made her debut in the Cannes Film Festival competition on Wednesday afternoon, world premiering her latest work, Romería, to an 11-minute ovation. Simón, directing from...
Retailers feel pressure to eat the price increases from tariffs
Target on Wednesday became the latest retailer to lower its financial forecast for the year. It downplayed its plans for tariff-related price hikes. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption toggle caption...
From Wrexham To The Ice Rink: Edmonton Oilers Doc Series ‘The Great Ones’ Coming From Ryan Reynolds’ Maximum Effort
EXCLUSIVE: The Edmonton Oilers‘ 1980s domination of the NHL will be the subject of a doc series from Ryan Reynolds‘ Maximum Effort. The Great Ones will run to five...
South African president visits the U.S. And, GOP divided over Trump’s tax bill
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Channel 4 To Supercharge Indie Investment Strategy Under Plans To Launch In-House Production Unit
Channel 4 is planning to take majority stakes in third-party production companies as part of its plan to move into in-house production. As the UK commercial broadcaster published its...
‘The Four Seasons’ Star Marco Calvani Set To Direct Second Feature ‘Capitana’
EXCLUSIVE: Marco Calvani, who most recently starred in Netflix‘s The Four Seasons, is set to co-write and direct his second feature film, Capitana. Co-written with ‘The Vagina Monologues’ playwright,...
These students protested the Gaza war. Trump’s deportation threat didn’t silence them
T is an international student from Columbia University. Keren Carrión/NPR hide caption toggle caption Keren Carrión/NPR When, in early March, one of Mahmoud Khalil's classmates at Columbia University heard...
A man let snakes bite him for years. He could be the key to a universal antivenom : Short Wave
The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje) is a lethal venomous snake native to Africa. Its bite is one of multiple that could be treated with a new universal antivenom... developed...
Josh O’Connor On ‘The Mastermind’, ‘The History Of Sound’, His Secret Spielberg Film & How Harris Dickinson Has Inspired Him To Direct
Josh O’Connor experienced the splendor of Cannes in 2023, when he was there with Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera. This year, he’s back with two movies in contention for the Palme d’Or:...
Japan’s agriculture minister resigns after his remark about not having to buy rice
Japan's Agriculture Minister Taku Eto, center, arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Kyodo News/AP hide caption toggle caption Kyodo News/AP TOKYO —...
