US actress Selma Blair was arrested after an alleged altercation on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City that injured at least two cabin crew members, authorities said Monday. The “Legally Blonde” and “Cruel Intentions” star was detained at John F Kennedy Airport after her Delta Air Lines flight landed late Sunday following […]
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Tom Cruise’s ‘Digger’ tanks, leaving studio with $250 mn hole
The Tom Cruise eco-satire “Digger,” a movie that was supposed to herald the action hero’s return to serious acting, has bombed at the box office, with industry insiders predicting it could lose a quarter of a billion dollars. The Alejandro Inarritu comedy, featuring Cruise as an eccentric oil baron who must fix the problem he […]
Stolen Renoir paintings found behind wall in France
Two paintings by impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir, stolen from a museum in southern France and later discovered hidden behind a wall, have sustained slight damage, prosecutors said on Monday. Thieves last month broke into the museum in the southern town of Cagnes-sur-Mer and escaped with two works by Renoir, abandoning two others as they fled. Suspects […]
French star Cassel dubs Napoleon in English for violent video game
French film star Vincent Cassel dubs Napoleon Bonaparte’s voice into English for a new video game released on Tuesday that sets the French emperor on a violent quest to take over Eastern Europe.”Valor Mortis” by the Polish studio One More Level shows Napoleon’s 19th century army fuelled by a mysterious substance that makes them stronger […]
Stolen Renoir paintings found behind wall in France: prosecutor
Two paintings by impressionist master Pierre-Auguste Renoir, stolen from a museum in southern France and later discovered hidden behind a wall, have sustained slight damage, prosecutors said on Monday. In September, thieves broke into the museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer and escaped with two works by Renoir, abandoning two others as they fled. The value of all four […]
‘Other Mommy’ scares up N. American box office win
Horror flick “Other Mommy” starring Oscar winner Jessica Chastain debuted atop the North American box office with $27.5 million in ticket sales, while awards hopeful “The Social Reckoning” flopped with a weak start, industry estimates showed Sunday.”Other Mommy,” from Universal and Blumhouse, stars Chastain in a dual role as a sinister entity terrorizing a child […]
Ready Player 1: Paris to host 2027 edition of EVO combat video games event
Paris will host the 2027 edition of EVO, the biggest combat video games event in the world, the organisers announced Sunday as this year’s event drew to a close in Nice. Next year’s event, which pits top players of games such as Street Fighter and Tekken against each other, will take place between October 22-24, […]
‘Human-authored’ book labels gain ground amid AI scandals
Initiatives to label books as written by humans, and not artificial intelligence, are gaining ground following a string of scandals where authors were suspected of using the technology without admitting it. Several labelling schemes, including from Britain, France and Germany, were being showcased at the world’s biggest book industry fair in Frankfurt this week, where the […]
Two Renoir paintings stolen in France recovered: mayor
Two paintings by French master Pierre-Auguste Renoir have been recovered a month after they were stolen from a museum in southern France, the town’s mayor said Friday. In September, thieves broke into the museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer and managed to escape with two works by the French impressionist painter, abandoning two others as they fled.”These two […]