Posts by Nathan Pine
David Darg To Direct ‘The Desert Beyond’ About Arab World’s First Female Astronaut
[ad_1] Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker David Darg (Body Team Twelve, You Cannot Kill David Arquette) has signed to direct Emirati female-led drama The Desert Beyond about a young woman with ambitions to become the Arab world’s astronaut. The story is inspired by the real-life story of Nora Al Matrooshi, who became the first Emirati and…
Read MorePaul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio On ‘One Battle After Another’: “We Really Got Lucky”
[ad_1] Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio took time out from their busy awards-season promotional schedule for a Q&A session at London’s BFI Southbank last night. Speaking to a packed house, the pair fielded soft-soap questions of the kind that voters expect for free, but don’t sit so well with a paying public audience. Nevertheless,…
Read MoreHongkong Land Q3 profit falls 13% on lower contributions from its office portfolio
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Hongkong Land’s underlying profit for the third quarter of its 2025 financial year is 13 per cent lower than the same period the previous year. This is primarily due to lower contributions from its Hong Kong office portfolio and pre-opening costs of its prime properties in China, said the property company in an…
Read MoreSkyShowtime Greenlights Season 3 Of Alexandra Rapaport’s Crime Series ‘Veronika’ Ahead Of Season 2 Premiere
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: SkyShowtime has ordered a third season of Veronika ahead of Season 2 of the Swedish crime drama bowing next month. It marks the first time that NBCUniversal and Paramount-backed European steamer SkyShowtime has greenlit a third outing for one of its originals. Along with the news we’ve got the Season 2 launch date…
Read MoreAs Elon Musk plans a robot army, China’s humanoid bots are already on the market
[ad_1] As Elon Musk touted plans to eventually manufacture an army of Tesla bots in Silicon Valley this month, humanoid robots were already being produced and sold to consumers in China. Chinese and U.S. companies have begun a battle to build the world’s best bots. While it’s early days, experts say China is leading in…
Read More50 Must-Have Amazon Black Friday 2025 Beauty Deals: Shop the Biggest Discounts Today
[ad_1] What Brands Have the Best Sales on Black Friday? Amazon Black Friday 2025 is expected to feature major discounts across top beauty, fashion, and lifestyle brands. Some of the biggest markdowns typically come from brands like Dyson, Olaplex, Charlotte Tilbury, Lululemon, Kate Spade, Peter Thomas Roth, Anastasia Beverly Hills, Coach, Michael Kors, and more.…
Read MoreRussia-Ukraine peace deal denounced as “capitulation”
[ad_1] A reported plan devised by the U.S. and Russia involving major territorial concessions from Kyiv to end the war in Ukraine would amount to a “capitulation” for Kyiv, a Ukrainian advocacy group has told Newsweek. Reports carried by Axios, Reuters and the Financial Times said Moscow and Washington had privately drawn up proposals for Kyiv to give up some territories and weapons and significantly cut Ukraine’s Armed Forces. Olena Halushka, co-founder of the International…
Read More‘I Wanna Marry Harry’ Indie Zig Zag Targeting $26M Special Purpose Vehicle Fund For New Projects
[ad_1] I Wanna Marry Harry producer Zig Zag has launched a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for film, TV and sports and is targeting a £20M ($26M) fund to support them. Zig Zag, which had its production arm declared insolvent last year before re-emerging, has joined with Seventy7Ventures on the SPV. The pair are looking to…
Read MoreSingapore stocks rise as market cheers new SGX announcements; STI up 0.2%
[ad_1] Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust is top gainer on benchmark index; three local banks also end higher [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Thursday (Nov 20), as the market cheered the latest set of measures announced by the Singapore Exchange (SGX) the day before. The measures, which aim to strengthen the Singapore equities market,…
Read MoreEdinburgh Television Festival Could Relocate After 50 Years
[ad_1] The Edinburgh Television Festival could be about to relocate after 50 years in the capital of Scotland. Organizers of the biggest British TV gathering have launched a bidding process, Deadline understands, with UK cities invited to apply to host the fest from 2027. Edinburgh will be allowed to reapply and could remain host city,…
Read MoreInternational Networks Snap Up BBC’s Ozzy Osbourne Documentary
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: A host of international networks will air the BBC documentary about the late Ozzy Osbourne. Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home followed Ozzy and wife Sharon as they upped sticks and moved from Los Angeles back to a family home in the UK. The factual film also took in Ozzy’s preparations for his…
Read MoreByteDance’s valuation soars to US$480 billion in share auction
[ad_1] [HONG KONG] [A Chinese investment firm bought a block of ByteDance shares at a valuation of US$480 billion, far above recent levels, a sign of strong investor interest in the parent company of video sensation TikTok. In bidding that took place on Wednesday (Nov 19), venture firm Capital Today won out over several other…
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