Once wary of artificial intelligence, Hollywood is now striking up partnerships with AI start-ups and weaving the technology into productions more and more openly — all while insisting the creative process itself will remain untouched.”Everybody is still wrapping their head around it,” said Mike Mosallam, COO of production company Shadowbox Studios, in an interview with […]
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Decomposed body in singer D4vd’s car was ‘unrecognizable,’ court hears
The body of a teenage girl found in the trunk of US singer D4vd’s car had decomposed to the point it was “unrecognizable,” a police detective testified in a Los Angeles court on Tuesday. The 21-year-old D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, faces several charges including murder in the horrifying death of Celeste […]
EU cancels subsidy to Venice Biennale over Russia presence
The European Union said Tuesday that it had definitively cancelled a two million euro ($2.3 million) grant to the Venice Biennale over Russia’s presence at the world’s biggest contemporary art show.”Cultural events, funded by European taxpayers’ money, should safeguard democratic values, foster open dialogue, diversity and freedom of expression — values which are not respected […]
‘The Dink’ sees comedy in US pickleball craze
When filmmaker Josh Greenbaum first ventured onto a pickleball court, he found an accessible pastime that could quickly turn intense, generating not just sweat but a range of emotions in minutes. His conclusion: pickleball had all the right ingredients for comedy. Greenbaum drew on that observation to direct “The Dink,” an Apple TV film premiering […]
‘Godzilla’ actress Kaylee Hottle, 18, dies in US car crash
Kaylee Hottle, an 18-year-old actress who appeared in two “Godzilla” films, died early Tuesday in a car accident in the US state of Maryland, police said. Hottle and another passenger were in a 1995 Honda Accord driven by a 19-year-old man when it veered off a two-lane highway and struck a culvert, according to Frederick […]
De Gaulle returns to unite the French — at the cinema
A two-part biopic of French leader Charles de Gaulle has become a summer cinema hit in his homeland, delivering a strong dose of patriotism through one of the rare figures to unite the country. The twin blockbusters from diplomat-turned-director Antonin Baudry focus on de Gaulle’s dogged and often lonely fight to resist the Nazi occupation […]
Louvre heist gallery to reopen to public on Wednesday
The Apollo Gallery of Paris’s Louvre Museum, where French crown jewels worth 88 million euros were stolen in 2025 in a brazen heist, will reopen to the public on Wednesday. But no jewels will be on display and it will revert to its 17th century function as a state gallery, an informed source told AFP […]
Trump lingers on stage to lap up World Cup spotlight
US President Donald Trump grabbed a share of the spotlight at the World Cup final on Sunday, staying on stage with winners Spain as they lifted the trophy after beating Argentina. Despite being met by resounding boos as he walked on to the pitch with FIFA president Gianni Infantino, Trump basked in the attention at the […]
‘The Odyssey’ storms N. American Box Office
Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” sailed straight to the top of the North American box office, bringing home $124.5 million in its opening weekend — the best live action debut of the year, industry estimates showed Sunday. The latest remake of the nearly 3,000-year-old epic captured another $139 million in overseas sales for a total of […]