Ian Rankin’s ‘Rebus’ Gets S2; DAZN Ligue 1, Serie A Deals; Paradigm Signs Filmmaker & Comedian — Global Briefs

Ian Rankin’s ‘Rebus’ Gets S2; DAZN Ligue 1, Serie A Deals; Paradigm Signs Filmmaker & Comedian — Global Briefs

[ad_1] ‘Rebus‘ S2 Crime-drama Rebus from Eleventh Hour Films will return for a second series, penned by Gregory Burke and with Richard Rankin reprising his role as Detective Sergeant John Rebus. Based on the popular books by Ian Rankin and filmed in and around Edinburgh and Glasgow, series two, commissioned by the BBC, will see…

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Venice Classics: Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Lolita’, Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Matador’ & Tsai Ming-Liang’s ‘Vive L’Amour’ Set For Sidebar

Venice Classics: Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Lolita’, Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Matador’ & Tsai Ming-Liang’s ‘Vive L’Amour’ Set For Sidebar

[ad_1] The Venice Film Festival has unveiled the 18 recently restored movies that will be showcased in its Venice Classics sidebar at upcoming 82nd edition. The line-up features Delmer Daves’ 1957 western 3:10 to Yuma, based on a 1953 short story by Elmore Leonard, which was revisited by James Mangold in 2007 in a version…

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MAS, PBOC to deepen collaboration in green and transition finance

MAS, PBOC to deepen collaboration in green and transition finance

[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The central banks of Singapore and China reaffirmed their commitment to push on with their cooperation in green and transition finance. At the third Singapore-China Green Finance Taskforce (GFTF) meeting, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and People’s Bank of China (PBOC) strengthened their partnership to advance taxonomy interoperability, MAS said on Friday…

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Justin Bieber Drops Surprise 7th Studio Album Swag

Justin Bieber Drops Surprise 7th Studio Album Swag

[ad_1] Hailey Bieber Shares Strongly-Worded Message About Justin Bieber’s New Album Swag Justin Bieber is getting back to his purpose.  Less than a day after announcing his new album Swag, the “Sorry” singer released his long-awaited seventh studio effort on July 11.  And at 20 tracks long, the record—which includes collaborations with Gunna, Sexyy Redd…

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J.A. Bayona Produced Political Thriller ‘Un Fantasma En La Batalla’ Among Spanish Titles Set For San Sebastian 

J.A. Bayona Produced Political Thriller ‘Un Fantasma En La Batalla’ Among Spanish Titles Set For San Sebastian 

[ad_1] Un Fantasma en la Batalla, a political thriller produced by Society of Snow filmmaker J.A. Bayona, will debut at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival.  The title was among several other Spanish titles announced this morning by the festival.  Directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes, the film stars Susana Abaitua, Andrés Gertrúdix, Iraia Elias, Raúl…

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Singapore stocks notch 5-day rally ahead of GDP data

Singapore stocks notch 5-day rally ahead of GDP data

[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The local bourse extended its winning streak to end the week on a high note as investment sentiments have been undisturbed by tariff news, ahead of the release of the advance GDP estimate for the second quarter of 2025 next Monday. The blue-chip Straits Times Index (STI) closed 0.3 per cent or 12.11…

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John Tiffany’s ‘Wild Rose’ Stage Musical Adaptation Eyes London West End Run Following Successful Edinburgh Debut

John Tiffany’s ‘Wild Rose’ Stage Musical Adaptation Eyes London West End Run Following Successful Edinburgh Debut

[ad_1] EXCLUSIVE: John Tiffany’s stage musical adaptation of award-winning 2018 feature Wild Rose could be headed to the London’s West End, following its critically acclaimed debut in Edinburgh. Faye Ward of Fable Pictures, who produced the original film, lead theatre producer Patrick Daly at Caledonia Productions and Gavin Kalin at Totally Theatre Productions, who is also a…

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Michael Mann To Be Honored With France’s Lumière Award

Michael Mann To Be Honored With France’s Lumière Award

[ad_1] Michael Mann will be honored with the Lumière Award at the 17th edition of the classic film-focused Lumière Festival in Lyon this fall. The Institut Lumière, which oversees the festival, praised Mann’s 40-year career marked by enduring hits such as Heat, The Last of the Mohicans, The Insider, and Collateral as well as his…

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China’s GDP growth set to slow, raising pressure on policymakers

China’s GDP growth set to slow, raising pressure on policymakers

[ad_1] [BEIJING] China’s economy is expected to have slowed down in the second quarter from a solid start to the year. This comes as trade tensions with the US added to deflationary pressures, reinforcing expectations that Beijing may need to roll out more stimulus. The world’s second-largest economy has so far avoided a sharp slowdown…

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