Fifty years after Barbara Kopple first tackled the topic of labour rights, workers in the United States are still struggling to get their due, the filmmaker said as her latest film premiered at the Venice Film Festival.”Union Town,” which debuts Wednesday at the festival, is the third in a trilogy about worker struggles by the […]
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Affleck family affair at Venice for Casey’s latest film ‘Company’
Hollywood actor-director Casey Affleck cast his two sons in his latest movie “Company” and invited brother Ben to the red-carpet premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The brothers were all smiles as they attended the family reunion on Tuesday night, but Casey also revealed they had lost both their parents this year.”I lost both my […]
Japanese director Kore-eda’s manga film charms critics in Venice
A manga film adaptation by acclaimed Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda has emerged as one of the frontrunners for prizes at the Venice Film Festival this week.”Look Back” by the arthouse director, whose past work includes 2018 award-winner “Shoplifters”, tells the story of two school friends who dream of becoming manga artists. The tender coming-of-age tale […]
Series finale of ‘Babylon Berlin’ offers dark mirror for today’s Germany
The hit TV series “Babylon Berlin” has captivated audiences by portraying the chaos and excitement of Weimar-era Germany, but the dark shadow of Adolf Hitler’s rise to power will bring down the curtain on the show’s upcoming final season. Season 5 will debut online in Germany at a time when many are fretting about the […]
UK’s little-known Bayeux Tapestry replica steps into spotlight
At a UK museum, a long expertly-embroidered cloth displayed across two galleries recounts in images the epic story of the Norman conquest of England. But this is not the world-renowned 70-metre (230-foot) long Bayeux Tapestry on loan from France at the British museum. It is the little known “Bayeux” of Reading, a commuter-belt town west of […]
From trenches to catwalk: Ukraine’s amputee soldiers hit the runway
In the corner of a vast brick hall, models slipped silently and elegantly into linen dresses, as the chink of a metal prosthetic limb pierced the quiet. Ukrainian veteran Yaroslav Sharkiy, who lost his leg fighting at the front, was preparing to take to the catwalk at Kyiv Fashion Week. He is one of anywhere […]
New Apple CEO to face first test with foldable iPhone launch
Apple is expected to unveil a slew of new and updated devices, including a long-rumored foldable iPhone, when it holds its annual late-summer hardware event on Wednesday in Cupertino, California. It will also be the first major event under new chief executive John Ternus, who took over from outgoing CEO Tim Cook on September 1. […]
‘South Park’ changes name in dig at Trump
Animated satire “South Park” said Tuesday it was changing its name to “South America,” in an apparent dig at US President Donald Trump’s bid to rename swathes of the world. The announcement from the Emmy Award-winning show comes after Trump’s recent efforts to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America and the Gulf of Mexico as […]
Pounding waves open up sinkhole in swanky Malibu
Pounding surf lashing the swanky California enclave of Malibu on Tuesday opened up a giant sinkhole on the driveway of a house reportedly belonging to US actor Nicolas Cage. Aerial pictures taken by AFP show concrete and other detritus have slid into the hole on the road side of the multi-million-dollar oceanfront property. Traffic cones […]