Posts by Nathan Pine
Oscars: Rwanda Makes History With ‘Ben’Imana’ As First Official Entry
Rwanda has selected Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo’s post-genocide drama Ben’Imana as its first ever submission to the Best International Feature Film category of the Academy Awards. The selection continues a high-profile career for the film following its prize-winning premiere in Un Certain Regard in the 2026 Cannes Film Festival in May, where it clinched the Caméra d’Or…
Read MoreUS stocks: Wall Street opens lower as oil jump, high yields fuel inflation concerns
Published Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 09:58 PM US stocks opened lower on Thursday (Oct 8) as oil prices surged and Treasury yields hovered near multi-year highs, stoking inflation worries ahead of an earnings season that will test whether corporate profits can sustain the momentum. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 178.5 points, or 0.35 per cent,…
Read MoreRocky Barker Makes Kardashians Confessional Debut With Kourtney Kardashian, Travis Barker
Kourtney Kardashian, Travis Barker Make Rare Red Carpet Appearance With His 3 Kids Blink and you’ll miss this Rocky Barker cameo. In a short but sweet moment during The Kardashians season eight premiere, which debuted on Hulu Oct. 8, Kourtney Kardashian‘s youngest son stole the show when he and dad Travis Barker crashed her confessional. At…
Read MoreHow Oasis Came To Rock The Doc World And What It Might Mean For Bond 26
For decades people have flocked to Abbey Road Studios, home to one of the most famous instruments in the world: Mrs. Mills’ 1905 Steinway Vertegrand. A holdover from the music-hall era, Mills had instrumental hits with this piano in the UK until the ’70s, almost until her death in 1978, aged 59. For some reason,…
Read MoreHimesh Patel, Maxine Peake Lead Booker Prize Short Films
The short films featuring stars reading from the titles shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize have landed. The stars reading this year are Lewis Gribben (Black Mirror), Kathryn Hunter (Black Doves), Paterson Joseph (Wonka), Himesh Patel (The Odyssey), Maxine Peake (I Swear) and Savannah Steyn (House of the Dragon). Director and choreographer Holly Blakey directs…
Read MoreOlivia Rodrigo Slams “Really Invasive” Relationship Speculation After Julian Croonenberghs Romance
Olivia Rodrigo wishes this discourse would drop dead. Nearly three months after the “Stupid Song” singer stepped out with Julian Croonenberghs, a finance associate, she addressed the speculation of her relationship status and the backlash she received for the romance. “It’s so hard and kind of sad, especially because relationships are supposed to be something private,” Rodrigo…
Read MoreMicrosoft expands Xbox’s movie, TV ambitions with new division
XP will centralise efforts around such ventures but is not itself a production company Published Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 09:06 PM MICROSOFT’S Xbox unit is formalising its film and TV foray with a new division focused on expanding the video-game giant’s franchises into other media. The entertainment division called XP will grow Xbox’s footprint…
Read MoreBBC Staff Concerned About Matt Brittin Praise For AI ‘Doctor Who’
EXCLUSIVE: Some BBC employees would like Matt Brittin to travel back in time and scrub from the record his comments about an AI-generated episode of Doctor Who. During a staff town hall on Wednesday, BBC insiders voiced concerns about Brittin’s comments at the Royal Television Society London Convention last week, in which the director-general said…
Read MoreEyeing More ‘Minecrafts’ And ‘Fallouts’, Microsoft Xbox Launches XP Unit To Take Properties Beyond Video Games
Microsoft Xbox, hoping to replicate the success of franchises like Minecraft and Fallout, is launching a new division called XP designed to extend properties beyond video games. The XP name is described as a play on “experience points.” It has four main components: Xbox Pictures for film and TV adaptations; Xbox Products for licensing and…
Read MoreAI songs outstreamed Taylor Swift, but no one was listening
A North Carolina man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after federal prosecutors said he used AI and thousands of automated accounts to orchestrate one of the biggest music-streaming fraud schemes ever uncovered. It generated more than $8 million in royalties from songs that were never actually heard by real listeners. The U.S.…
Read MorePBS Masterpiece’s ‘Maigret’ Sells To UKTV In UK
PBS Masterpiece‘s Maigret reboot has found a UK home. BBC Studios-owned UKTV has taken both seasons of the Georges Simenon adaptation for its U&Drama network plus U streaming service, coming as part of a 114-hour content deal with Banijay Rights. Produced by Wolf Hall maker Playground in association with Banijay Rights, the series stars Benjamin…
Read MoreUK card defaults rise for longest period in 17 years: BOE
Published Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 07:57 PM THE number of Britons defaulting on credit card debt has risen for six consecutive quarters for the first time since the financial crisis in a sign that households are coming under severe pressure as a result of the Middle East conflict. The share of lenders saying credit…
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