California and 11 other US states on Monday sued to block Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, calling the largest merger in Hollywood history a threat to competition in film and television. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in northern California, marks a dramatic turn in the regulatory battle over the deal […]
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Christopher Nolan returns with “The Odyssey” blockbuster
A colossal budget, a stellar cast and based on one of the greatest stories in Western literature: Christopher Nolan’s latest film “The Odyssey” should be one of this year’s biggest blockbusters. Over two hours and 52 minutes, the Oscar-winning maker of “Oppenheimer” adapts Homer’s epic Greek poem of the same name, recounting the action-packed return […]
‘Jurassic Park’ star Sam Neill dies aged 78
“Jurassic Park” star Sam Neill died in Australia on Monday aged 78, his family said in a statement that described the beloved actor’s death as “sudden and unexpected”. The New Zealander had in recent years undergone treatment for lymphoma but declared this year that he was cancer free.”It is with immense sadness that the whanau […]
Myanmar film wins top prize at Czech festival
“Fruit Gathering” by Myanmar director Aung Phyoe won the Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary film festival in the Czech Republic on Saturday, the organisers said. Co-produced by Myanmar, the Czech Republic and France, the film tells the story of a love affair between two young women working at a textile factory in Yangon.”In […]
US rapper Pitbull sets bald cap world record at London show
US rapper Pitbull has set the first Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people wearing bald caps. A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London’s Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time (BST) festival. Many also sported other elements of the singer’s signature style — a […]
People ‘disdain’ AI, says director Christopher Nolan
Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan told AFP he believed the kind of movies he makes — big-budget action films shot mostly on location — would survive the spread of AI, a technology he says many people “disdain”. The “Oppenheimer” and “The Dark Knight” director is promoting his latest blockbuster, an adaptation of the Greek epic “The Odyssey”.”The interesting […]
Memorable moments from Paris Haute Couture Week
Glowing minidresses, fairy tale-inspired designers, and clammy celebrities battling another summer heatwave all featured during the just-completed Paris Haute Couture Week. AFP selects some of the most memorable moments:- Dresses that glow -Dutch designer Iris van Herpen unveiled one of the most-eye-catching creations of the week, a luminescent mini-dress that looked like it incorporated beautiful […]
Bayeux Tapestry arrives in London after epic journey from France
The medieval Bayeux Tapestry arrived in London in the early hours of Friday after leaving France for the first time in more than 900 years on a hugely complicated journey to an exhibition in the British capital. AFP journalists at the British Museum saw a metal case holding the 11th-century work being unloaded from a […]
It’s coming home: Bayeux tapestry arrives in London in overnight operation
In the dead of night on Friday, a large yellow truck led by a police escort made its way through the empty streets of London. Unbeknownst to late night stragglers, it was carrying a 1,000-year-old masterpiece: the Bayeux Tapestry. The hushed-up, nighttime operation was the result of years of negotiations, tricky logistical planning and multiple […]