The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded on Thursday to Canadian poet Anne Carson for her modern twists on Greek mythology and antiquity that have inspired new forms of contemporary writing, the Swedish Academy said. The 76-year-old — who announced in 2024 that she has Parkinson’s disease — was honoured “for her bold and inventive […]
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Tenzing Norgay’s son says Himalayas sending climate warning
As a new biopic puts the life of mountaineer Tenzing Norgay Sherpa on screen, his son says climate change is transforming the Himalayas and making mountaineering increasingly dangerous. Released on Friday, “Tenzing”, an Apple TV film, recounts the first confirmed ascent to Everest’s summit in 1953. But it focuses on the journey from the perspective […]
‘Mad dream’: New showcase for African film opens in London
Nigerian producer and media mogul Mo Abudu has realised a “mad dream” by opening a unique cultural centre in London complete with a cinema dedicated to African film and black culture. Close to the Houses of Parliament and its Big Ben clock, a massive concrete facade conceals the venue, which opens to the public this […]
The British historian helping the French rediscover de Gaulle
British historian Julian Jackson has played a crucial role in creating the French cinema sensation of the year: a two-part biopic about 20th-century political colossus Charles de Gaulle. The 72-year-old scholar is the author of the definitive modern biography of the French wartime leader “A Certain Idea of France”, which became popular among French readers […]
Latin American, Caribbean women top Nobel literature buzz
This year’s Nobel literature prize could go to a Latin American or Caribbean woman when it is awarded on Thursday amid efforts to diversify an award that has most often gone to male, European authors, literary critics say. There is no public shortlist for the Nobel, and since the nominees and the jury deliberations remain […]
In ‘The Social Reckoning,’ Jeremy Allen White takes on Facebook’s ‘frightening’ ambition
Jeremy Allen White finds the power of social media frightening — an anxiety he’s now confronting in his latest film. The actor is starring alongside the Oscar-winning Mikey Madison in “The Social Reckoning,” the drama directed and written by Aaron Sorkin that delves into the inner workings of Facebook. The film focuses on the investigation […]
Eva Marie Saint, Oscar winner of Hollywood classics, dies at 102
Eva Marie Saint, the Oscar-winning actress who starred in classic Hollywood films including “On the Waterfront” and “North by Northwest,” died Tuesday, her publicist said. She was 102 years old. Over her seven-decade career the ever-elegant Saint caught the eyes of influential filmmakers, including Alfred Hitchcock and Elia Kazan, building a legendary resume in film […]
Paramount completes Warner Bros takeover, creating Skydance
Paramount on Tuesday completed its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, uniting two of Hollywood’s most storied studios in a media empire spanning television, news and cinema under the control of David Ellison. The combined company, renamed Skydance, brings together Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, the CBS News and CNN networks, and the HBO and […]
Emmys gala will now stream its premier television awards
The Emmy Awards that celebrate the best in television are the latest entertainment industry gala to ink a streaming deal, and will leave broadcast for Amazon Prime starting next year. The Television Academy on Tuesday announced the new six-year deal that will make the awards show available for streaming worldwide without a paywall on the […]