Posts by Nathan Pine
Jean-Paul Rappeneau Dies: ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ Director Was 94
French director and screenwriter Jean-Paul Rappeneau, who was best known internationally for the 1990 Oscar-nominated drama Cyrano de Bergerac, died on September 2 his family has announced. He was 94. Born on April 8, 1932 in the town of Auxerre in central France, Rappeneau’s career spanned more than 50 years of French cinema history. His…
Read MoreMaureen Lipman Tells Gerard McCarthy To “Grow Up” Over Israel Views
Maureen Lipman, the BAFTA-nominated actress known for her work in The Pianist, has hit out at co-star Gerard McCarthy after he quit their Soho Theatre play over her pro-Israel stance. Lipman and McCarthy were due to share a stage in Stan Zimmerman’s Right Before I Go on September 5, but McCarthy walked away from the…
Read MoreMMM Films Boards Sales, Unveils Clip For Ukrainian Drama ‘Camouflage’
EXCLUSIVE: Paris-based MMM Films has acquired international sales rights for Ukrainian director Mykyta Gibalenko’s drama Camouflage and released a first clip for the film ahead of its world premiere in Venice parallel section Giornate degli Autori. Arthur Aliiev, who was in Venice in 2023 with Forever Forever, stars as 22-year-old Vitaly who leaves his native…
Read More‘Gunsmoke & Mirrors’, Show About Frontier Hero Chris Madsen, In Works
EXCLUSIVE: Denmark’s Lunderskov Magic, the UK’s CMG Productions and producers Nicole Finnan and Allan Sperling have teamed on a scripted series about a Danish criminal who became a war hero and American frontier legend. The show, Gunsmoke & Mirrors, is set in the late 19th Century and chronicles the transformation of Christian Rørmose Madsen, who…
Read MoreSIA to unveil new cabin products in November
The upcoming seats will be the first meaningful redesign of its long-haul business class in almost two decades [SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) will be unveiling its highly anticipated next-generation cabin products, with its top-tiers of frequent fliers set to get a sneak preview in early November. Travel hack website The MileLion, in a post published…
Read MoreSome people with high-risk Alzheimer’s gene never get it. Scientists may know why
Some people who carry one of the strongest known genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease go on to develop the condition, others never do. Now, scientists say they have uncovered new clues that could help explain why, potentially opening the door to more personalized prevention and treatment strategies. An international team led by Michael E.…
Read MoreClíodhna O’Sullivan’s ‘Her Hidden Fire’ Getting YA Series Adaptation
EXCLUSIVE: Irish production company Great Island has optioned Clíodhna O’Sullivan’s bestselling romantasy novel Her Hidden Fire for a young adult series adaptation. The eight-part series will follow Éadha, a servant who has learned to survive by remaining unseen in a stratified world where magic is fuelled by enslaved ‘Fodder.’ Éadha hides her own power that she generates from within, but when…
Read MoreThailand launches sex worker crackdown as USS Abraham Lincoln arrives
Thai authorities detained dozens of people on suspicion of prostitution in a sweeping crackdown in the tourist hub of Pattaya ahead of the arrival of roughly 5,000 U.S. sailors and Marines on Wednesday. Between 40 and 50 people were detained in police raids over the weekend, the Reuters news agency and local media in the…
Read More‘Entourage’s Doug Ellin Denies Debi Mazar’s “Disgusting” Weight Claim
Doug Ellin, the creator and writer of Entourage, has said that he does not recognize Debi Mazar‘s claim about being fat-shamed on the HBO series’ “toxic” set. In an interview with The Times of London, Mazar alleged that Entourage producers did not approve of her body after she gave birth to her second child in…
Read MoreHunting for yield? DBS analysts betting on S-Reits over bank dividends
Yield gap between both is widening, but rising bond yields and interest rates bear watching [SINGAPORE] Investors hunting for dividend income may want to look beyond Singapore banks and towards real estate investment trusts (Reits), as the yield gap between the two sectors hits a multi-year high. Singapore-listed Reits (S-Reits) yield about 6.2 per cent…
Read MoreWho Was Ousman Ceesay? Tucson gay bar shooting suspect had LGBT venues list
A shooting at a gay bar in Tucson, Arizona, is being investigated as a hate crime after it emerged the suspect was carrying a note that listed several LGBTQIA+ associated businesses, authorities said. The suspect, identified as Ousman Ceesay, 44, shot two people in the parking lot of Venture-N shortly after 12:30 a.m. on Monday,…
Read MoreHonda tells suppliers to cut costs in US$9 billion push to fend off China, documents show
Published Wed, Sep 2, 2026 · 12:32 PM [TOKYO] Japan’s Honda aims to cut more than US$9 billion in costs over the next four years and has instructed suppliers to drastically reduce their prices, according to internal documents and one person familiar with the matter. The plan, reported here for the first time, is one…
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