Posts by Nathan Pine
Doha Film Festival Unveils 2026 International Feature Competition
Qatar’s Doha Film Festival (DFF) has unveiled the International Feature Film Competition lineup for its second edition which is due to take place this November. The fifteen titles include Hosam Abu Dan’s Gaza-shot drama Thirteen in Gaza, a coming-of-age drama about a motherless thirteen-year-old living with her father in a Gaza displacement camp without privacy…
Read More‘We will not stop hiring’: UOB CEO on plans to recruit 1,000 graduates as AI reshapes entry-level work
The roles will include those in personal financial services and anti-money laundering [SINGAPORE] UOB plans to recruit 1,000 young graduates over a year and expand its gig employment programme to include customer-facing and sales advisory roles, the bank announced on Thursday (Oct 8). Speaking at the Better U Festival 2026, the eighth edition of the…
Read MoreSkydance & The Warner Bros: Films That Are Ready, In The Works Or On Fire
Heavy hang the heads who wear the crowns, and that goes for Skydance Pictures Co-Chairs Dana Goldberg and Josh Greenstein, who’ll be tasked with getting under the hood and tuning up the incoming Warner Bros. theatrical 2027-2029 slates. The first fire to put out: ensuring that Barbie 2 becomes a reality with its original franchise…
Read MoreMichael Johnston Teases “Incredible Queer” Project
Coming off his breakout role this year, Michael Johnston is teasing what’s next. The Obsession star, who is openly gay, recently teased an upcoming role in “a really incredibly queer story,” which includes a “steamy moment” on screen for LGBTQ fans. “There will be a really incredible queer story in my future, and I’m so…
Read MoreDBS, OCBC, UOB rout lops billions from STI as inflation, rate concerns spook investors
[SINGAPORE] Asia markets dipped on Thursday (Oct 8), tracking Wall Street’s overnight tumble amid the rising interest-rate environment and continued pressure on the oil market. The Straits Times Index (STI) dropped almost 2.2 per cent as at 9.54 am, losing 120.79 points to 5,487.65. By 10.45 am, the STI was down 2.7 per cent or…
Read MoreJustin Timberlake Has Hilarious Reaction to Photo That Looks Like He’s Kissing a Man’s Head
Justin Timberlake is trying to stop the feeling of confusion. The *NSYNC alum recently addressed a hilarious paparazzi photo of himself that looked as if he was kissing his chauffeur on the head, thanks to an optical illusion. After photo agency Backgrid posted a photo of Timberlake—clad in a denim jacket and sunglasses as he stepped…
Read MoreHow ‘Chicago Fire’ Star Dermot Mulroney Exits Series
The following reveals major plot points from tonight’s Chicago Fire Season 15 premiere. NBC‘s Chicago Fire returned tonight with its fifteenth-season premiere, picking up after an intense Season 14 finale that left most of 51’s best with their lives on the line. While the team survived mostly unscathed, the series is looking different as showrunner Victor Teran…
Read MoreJapan, South Korea shares fall as Asian stocks drop on inflation fears, oil gains
Published Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 10:03 AM ASIAN stocks declined, tracking moves on Wall Street, as elevated oil prices stoked inflation concerns and technology shares came under renewed pressure. MSCI’s Asia Pacific index for equities slipped 0.3 per cent, with shares in Japan and South Korea falling, while markets in mainland China return from…
Read More‘Beyond The Spider-Verse’ Director Bob Persichetti On “Limitless” Fan Expectations And “Never Saying No”
Bob Persichetti, a director of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, concedes that the audience bar is rising ahead of the third outing in the Oscar-decorated blockbuster franchise. “Expectations are kind of limitless and we have to try to meet them,” he told Sony Pictures Animation President Kristine Belson with a grin during a panel discussion at…
Read MoreGold prices recover from two-month low as US dollar rally stalls
Published Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 09:16 AM — Updated Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 01:43 PM [BENGALURU] Gold prices climbed on Thursday (Oct 8) as the US dollar eased from an 18-month peak, helping bullion recover from a two-month low, while traders weighed the prospect of another US Federal Reserve rate hike this year.…
Read MoreTravis Barker Reveals Reason Behind Hospitalization in Photo With Kourtney Kardashian
Emilia Clarke’s Brain Aneurysm Emilia Clarke filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, but in 2019, she published an essay in The New Yorker titled “A Battle for My Life.” Having a bad headache at the gym, “I reached the toilet, sank to my knees, and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill,” the actress wrote.…
Read MoreTravis Kelce Reveals “Best” Part of His 37th Birthday Dinner With Taylor Swift
No. 10: He Can Handle the Pressure Not only has Travis played in four Super Bowls, winning three of them (NBD!), but he’s also hosted Saturday Night Live, so you know he can handle intense spotlight with ease. That may seem trivial, but Taylor has penned several songs regarding her fear that her level of…
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