Iran's judiciary confirms rapper Toomaj Salehi death sentence Iran's judiciary confirmed the death sentence of well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi but added that he is entitled to a sentence reduction, state media reported on Thursday. 04/25/2024 - 1:21 am | View Link
With ‘Only the Brave,’ Danielle Steel confronts the Holocaust It took her awhile, but Steel has proved Adorno’s point. Not that there’s anything poetic about her new Holocaust novel, “ Only the Brave ,” but using the Final Solution as the setting for a ... 04/23/2024 - 9:20 am | View Link
Review: PRELUDE TO A KISS Returns to South Coast Repertory as a World Premiere Musical Based on Craig Lucas' 1988 play and 1992 film adaptation of the same name, PRELUDE TO A KISS - THE MUSICAL is an admirable first attempt of a new musical that is, clearly, still a work-in-progress. In ... 04/23/2024 - 6:52 am | View Link
Julia Fox and More Stars Defend Taylor Swift Against Piece About Fan "Fatigue" Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department prompted an article addressing alleged “fan fatigue” and celebrities like Julia Fox and Tracy Anderson quickly shut it down. 04/23/2024 - 3:49 am | View Link
There's A Gilligan's Island Novel That Puts A Dark Spin On The Characters We Love "Gilligan's Wake," taking its title from "Finnegans Wake," was an "exposé" of the characters on "Gilligan's Island," revealing that each one of them had a dark and shady past. the character Bob Denver ... 04/22/2024 - 12:00 am | View Link
David Anthony Chan’s epic fantasy novel “The Kindred Chronicles” is set to be adapted into an animated series and will be the first project flowing from a partnership between HIP Studios and hybrid publisher 8 Letters. The deal between the two companies was announced at the recent Philippine Book Festival.
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Multi award-winning Filipina actress Ruby Ruiz has landed her first major screen role following her appearance in Amazon’s “Expats.” She will lead “First Light,” the feature directorial debut of James. J. Robinson. Principal photography is now underway on the Australian-Filipino co-production, which comes with funding from Screen Australia. Veteran actress Maricel Soriano (“Mother Nanny”), Rez […]
U. K.-based sales and distribution outfit Blue Finch Films has boarded worldwide rights, excluding Canada, to 1980s-set wrestling action-horror “Dark Match.” The film is headlined by professional wrestler and rock musician Chris Jericho and written and directed by Lowell Dean (“Wolfcop”). The film will launch later this year with its festival premiere to be announced imminently.
International documentary marketplace Sunny Side of the Doc has revealed the 42 projects from 21 countries that make up the official selection for its 2024 edition. As always, the projects are topical and eclectic, ranging from Helene Lam Trong’s “Inside Gaza,” that tells the inside story of the ongoing conflict in the region; to Francois-Xavier Destors’ “Edgar […]
“The Imaginary,” an upcoming hand-drawn animated fantasy film from Japan’s Studio Ponoc that is tipped to play at this year’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival, is set to debut July 5 on Netflix. An Oscar-qualifying run is also planned. “The Imaginary” is directed by Yoshiyuki Momose, whose credits as an animator include Studio Ponoc’s 2017 debut […]