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Edinburgh Film Festival To Open With Eva Victor’s Sundance Pic ‘Sorry, Baby’ 
American filmmaker Eva Victor’s buzzy feature debut, Sorry, Baby, will open this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF). The festival announced the pic this morning. Edinburgh is set to...
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Orion hurricane hunter aircraft sits on the tarmac at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in 2022. Data gathered by the aircraft helps federal...
Trump expands military use at the southern border. Are there legal limits?
A Stryker platoon is stationed near the fence at the southern U.S. border with Mexico, in Douglas, Arizona, on April 3. David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle...
Spain’s Secuoya Posts Record Revenues After Doubling Down On Studio
Profits nearly doubled and turnover hit record levels at Zorro producer Secuoya Content Group last year, according to the Spanish major’s latest financials. The outfit said EBITDA rose 85%...
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s New Leader, Leaps Into a World of Crises
Two decades ago, before Friedrich Merz came back from the private sector to win the German chancellorship, he accepted an invitation to a gathering of the French Foreign Legion...
Trump administration asks court to toss suit restricting access to abortion drug
The Department of Justice seal is seen during a news conference Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP hide caption toggle caption George Walker IV/AP WASHINGTON...
Gavin Newsom Challenges Trump To “Make America Film Again” With $7.5B Federal Tax Incentive
From the moment Donald Trump on May 4 proclaimed 100% tariffs on movies produced in “foreign lands,” a throwdown with Gavin Newsom was inevitable. First Trump slagged the California...
What to Know About Germany’s New Government
Exactly six months after Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition imploded, Friedrich Merz, a conservative Christian Democrat, will be sworn in as Germany’s next chancellor on Tuesday.The swearing-in comes after less...
States sue Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy
Wind turbines of South Fork Wind are seen off the coast of Block Island, R.I., on Oct. 9, 2024. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP A coalition...
Trump Receives Jon Voight’s Plan To “Make Hollywood Great Again”; Studio Bosses Not Confirmed Yet To Meet POTUS Over Movie Tariffs
Details on Donald Trump‘s desire to use tariffs to have “MOVIES MADE IN AMERICA, AGAIN!” have been thin since POTUS let loose the missive on social media late Sunday....
Did Cuomo’s ‘Message for Voters’ Violate Campaign Finance Rules?
Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo may be violating New York City campaign finance rules that prohibit candidates from coordinating political strategy and spending with the super PACs supporting them.The...
Donald Trump Indicates There Will Be A Meeting With Hollywood Reps Over Movie Tariff Proposal: “I’m Not Looking To Hurt The Industry”
UPDATED: Donald Trump told reporters that there will be a meeting with entertainment industry representatives, as he and White House officials took a more cautious tone to his proposal...