Posts by Nathan Pine
Daniel Kaluuya Set For Cannes Critics’ Jury Presided Over By Rodrigo Sorogoyen
[ad_1] Spanish filmmaker Rodrigo Sorogoyen, whose recent credits include The Beasts and series such as Riot Police and The New Years, has been announced as jury president for this year’s edition of Cannes Critics’ Week. He will be joined by Oscar-winning Judas and the Black Messiah UK actor Daniel Kaluuya, Moroccan journalist Jihane Bougrine, French-Canadian cinematographer Josée Deshaies…
Read MoreUS exits carbon talks on shipping, urges others to follow
[ad_1] There were plans for the world’s first carbon levy for shipping on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions [LONDON] The United States has withdrawn from talks in London looking at advancing decarbonisation in the shipping sector and Washington will consider “reciprocal measures” to offset any fees charged to US ships, a diplomatic note said. Delegates are…
Read MoreGermany’s Studio 100 To Launch CGI Animated Flick ‘Toxic – Miracle of the Jungle’ At Cannes Market
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Munich-based sales company Studio 100 Film will launch Toxic – Miracle of the Jungle, a CGI animated feature, at the upcoming Cannes Market. The film is currently in development and slated for delivery in early 2027. The film follows the story of Dante, a small yet extraordinary Amazonian dart frog with a powerful…
Read MoreBank Indonesia will act boldly to maintain rupiah stability
[ad_1] [JAKARTA] Indonesia’s central bank will act boldly to maintain rupiah stability by intervening in the spot, domestic non-deliverable forwards, and bond markets, a deputy governor said on Wednesday (Apr 9) after the rupiah hit a record low against the dollar. Bank Indonesia’s (BI) senior deputy governor Destry Damayanti told Reuters that moves in domestic…
Read MoreJapan’s Nikkei down 3.9% at close
[ad_1] [TOKYO] Tokyo stocks ended almost four per cent lower on Wednesday (Apr 9) and the yen firmed against the dollar after US tariffs against countries including Japan came into force. The Nikkei 255 index of shares ended the day down 3.93 per cent at 31,714.03. The yen came off earlier highs to trade at…
Read MoreEric Khoo Brews Up Anthology Film ‘Kopitiam Days’ With Six Singapore Filmmakers
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: Singapore producer, director and showrunner Eric Khoo is putting together an anthology film, Kopitiam Days, with six local directors including Locarno Golden Leopard winner Yeo Siew Hua (A Land Imagined). Also directing segments of the film are Shoki Lin, M. Raihan Halim, Tan Siyou, Don Aravind and Ong Kuo Sin. Khoo says the…
Read MoreChina engineers orderly yuan drop as trade war threatens growth
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] China is guiding the yuan weaker at a carefully orchestrated pace, as the central bank seeks to blunt some of the economic impact of the trade war without destabilising financial markets. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) weakened the yuan’s daily reference rate for a fifth straight session on Wednesday (Apr 9),…
Read MoreSingapore banks face nickel questions
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Singapore’s three banks have come under an uncomfortable spotlight for their financing of Indonesia’s Harita Nickel, a mining company whose smelters and refineries are primarily coal-powered. The attention is timely. As transition finance develops into a more mature business segment for DBS, OCBC and UOB, it’s important for the banks to be more…
Read MoreAsia: Equities resume selloff as Trump cranks up trade war
[ad_1] [HONG KONG] Equities and oil plunged again on Wednesday after Donald Trump ramped up his trade war by hitting China with tariffs of more than 100 per cent as sweeping measures against the United States’ dozens of partners are set to come into effect. After a brief respite Tuesday from the panic-selling at the…
Read More‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Director On Brandy Norwood’s Return: “You’ll Have To Go See The Movie”
[ad_1] Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. are returning for the I Know What You Did Last Summer sequel, but Brandy Norwood‘s future wasn’t clear. Norwood played Hewitt’s bestie in the sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, and her reprisal was uncertain. In a new interview, director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson teased…
Read MoreElisabeth Moss “Would Never Say ‘No’” To A ‘Mad Men’ Reboot & Reveals The Most Difficult Part Of Directing Herself In ‘Handmaid’s Tale’
[ad_1] Elisabeth Moss is ending her run on The Handmaid’s Tale and is open to reprising her role of Peggy Olson in a Mad Men reboot. The Emmy-winning star appeared on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, where host Andy Cohen asked if she would consider giving life to Peggy again. “Thank you for wanting that,”…
Read More‘Carrie’: Summer H. Howell In Talks For Title Role In Mike Flanagan’s Series For Amazon
[ad_1] Prime Video may have found the lead of another female-led series adaptation of a classic MGM movie title. Summer H. Howell (Hunter Hunter) is in negotiations to play the title role in Carrie, the streamer’s upcoming supernatural horror drama series from horror master Mike Flanagan based on Stephen King’s novel, Deadline has confirmed. If…
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