Posts by Nathan Pine
Edinburgh Film Festival To Open Midnight Madness Strand With Secret Ben Wheatley Film ‘BULK’
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: The 2025 edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival’s (EIFF) Midnight Madness strand will open with the world premiere screening of BULK, a new secretly shot feature from Ben Wheatley. Produced by Andy Starke of Rook Films and financed by Film4, BULK is described as a “return to the thrillingly free-spirited filmmaker’s homegrown,…
Read MoreTrump moves to end legal tool used to fight discrimination: Live Updates
[ad_1] President Donald Trump has issued an executive order directing federal agencies to stop using a long-standing legal standard known as “disparate impact liability,” a cornerstone of civil rights enforcement for over 50 years. The move significantly alters how discrimination cases are investigated and prosecuted across the federal government. What to Know: The executive order…
Read MoreThaiBev Q2 profit down 3.2% at 6.7 billion baht; declares dividend of 0.15 baht per share
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Chang beer maker Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) on Friday (May 9) announced that its profit for the second quarter ended Mar 31, 2025, lowered 3.2 per cent on-year to 6.7 billion baht (S$263.5 million), from seven billion baht in the corresponding year-ago period. This translates to earnings per share (EPS) of 0.27 baht, down…
Read MoreCannes Film Festival Workers Launch Fresh Call To Action Over Precarious Working Conditions
[ad_1] Cannes Film Festival staff are among a collective of French cultural workers who have launched a fresh call to action over what they have described as their precarious and unfair working conditions. In a statement shared today, and available to read in full below, advocacy group Sous Les Écrans La Dèche: Collectif Des Précaires…
Read MoreStar Of BBC’s ‘Bargain Hunt’ Pleads Guilty To Terror Financing-Related Offences
[ad_1] A regular expert on hit BBC show Bargain Hunt has pleaded guilty to offences related to terror financing in a first of its kind case. Oghenochuko Ojiri just admitted eight counts under the Terrorism Act 2000 of failing to make a disclosure during the course of business, according to BBC News. The prosecution is…
Read MoreCommerzbank profit unexpectedly rises in boost to CEO Orlopp
[ad_1] [FRANKFURT] Commerzbank’s first-quarter profit unexpectedly rose to the highest in 14 years as commissions increased, and the German lender set aside less money than expected for souring loans. Net income increased 12 per cent from a year earlier and operating profit hit a record, Commerzbank said in a statement on Friday (May 9) from…
Read MoreBig-Budget Trump Biopic In The Works From ‘Ferrari’ Producer Andrea Iervolino — Cannes Market
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Hated. Adored. Never ignored. An ambitious, big-budget movie biopic about Donald Trump is in the works from Ferrari and To The Bone producer Andrea Iervolino. Prolific Italian producer Iervolino will be at the Cannes market talking to potential partners with an aim to shoot at the end of 2025 in the U.S. Iervolino…
Read MoreOne of Donald Trump’s first priorities as president has failed
[ad_1] President Donald Trump has failed to make Ed Martin the permanent U.S. Prosecutor for the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., in what is a blow to his administration’s goals. Why It Matters Upon assuming office on January 20, one of Trump’s day one actions was the interim appointment of Martin, the former Missouri…
Read MoreBBC Content Chief Frontrunners Revealed As Race To Replace Charlotte Moore Heats Up
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: The BBC‘s search for its next content chief is gathering pace. Several industry sources told Deadline that the field of contenders has narrowed, with three executives said to be frontrunners for the biggest creative job in British TV, audio, and streaming. They are: Kate Phillips, the BBC’s unscripted boss and interim chief content…
Read MoreSeventh Art Pictures Launches International Sales On ‘Dong Ji Island’ From ‘Black Dog’ Director Guan Hu
[ad_1] China’s Seventh Art Pictures is launching sales in Cannes on $80M war epic Dong Ji Island, directed by Guan Hu, who won the Un Certain Regard prize in Cannes last year for Black Dog. The film is co-directed by Fei Zhenxiang and stars Zhu Yilong (Lighting Up The Stars), Wu Lei (Shadow, Dwelling By…
Read MoreMrBeast responds to question about how much he makes
[ad_1] MrBeast responded to a question posed to him on social media about how much he makes, sharing that “we do 10s million in revenue a month now,” but added that it’s not all profit. Newsweek has reached out to MrBeast via email for comment outside of regular working hours. Why It Matters MrBeast, aka…
Read MoreTroy Baker & Yasmeen Fletcher To Star In AI-Themed Sci-Fi Horror Film ‘Othermor’ From The Distorting Mirror & Twenty-Nine Palms – Cannes Market
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: London-based production and sales company Twenty-Nine Palms Entertainment has announced Othermor as its first development title following its launch by Edoardo Bussi last month. Yasmeen Fletcher (Ms. Marvel) and Troy Baker (The Last of Us, Love, Death & Robots, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle) are set to co-star. The U.S. psychological sci-fi…
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