Posts by Nathan Pine
‘Sacrifice’ Review: Romain Gavras’ Entertaining Eco-Satire Has A Surprisingly Emotional Impact – Toronto Film Festival
For a book that not many people know about or have read, James George Frazer’s The Golden Bough (1890) has had quite an impact on cult cinema, particularly in the ’70s. For reasons that would take too long to go into here — and thanks to its influence on Joseph Campbell’s 1949 book The Hero…
Read MorePolitics drive investment divide in South-east Asia’s top markets
POLITICAL upheaval is driving a split in South-east Asia’s financial landscape, as investors bet that the worst may finally be over in Thailand but only just getting started in Indonesia. Foreign investors have pulled US$653 million from Indonesia’s stock market this month, the worst period of selling since April as violent protests and the abrupt…
Read MoreInside White Lotus Star Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts’ “Open-Minded” Marriage
If you were to ask Carrie Coon, she'd tell you her husband Tracy Letts just wasn't cut out for The White Lotus in Thailand."Here’s the thing about Tracy: He’s allergic to the sun and he hates the… Source link
Read MoreS-Reits deliver double-digit total returns in Q3 as investors await rate cuts
[SINGAPORE] Real estate investment trusts in Singapore (S-Reits) rebounded strongly in the third quarter to date, with the iEdge S-Reit index delivering total returns of 10.3 per cent since end-June, amid ongoing expectations for US interest-rate cuts. As at Sep 12 (Friday), all 30 of the index constituents were in the black for Q3 to…
Read MoreHedge funds slash bullish oil bets to lowest ever amid Opec hike
[NEW YORK] Hedge funds chopped their bullish position on US crude to the lowest on record as the Opec+ alliance’s latest decision to boost production compounded already-gloomy forecasts that the world is heading towards an oil surplus this year. Money managers cut their net-long stance on West Texas Intermediate by 14,630 lots to 12,657 lots…
Read MoreIce Cube Filmed ‘War of the Worlds’ Scenes With No Director Or Other Actors
Five years after filming War of the Worlds, the pandemic era reboot has finally seen the light of day Ice Cube, who plays government computer analyst Will Radford in the Rich Lee-helmed screenlife flick, recently recalled how he shot his scenes while social-distancing and why it “took a minute” for the movie to get a…
Read MoreCardi B’s Daughter Kulture Is Her Mini-Me at New York Fashion Week
But the Grammy winner—who also shares son Wave, 3, and daughter Blossom,12 months, with estranged husband Offset—couldn’t really blame her little girl. “I couldn’t even be mad at her because I wanted to see if she was gonna tell me the truth,” the 32-year-old told The Rundown’s Erin Lim Rhodes at Revolve Festival a few weeks later.…
Read More‘Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’ Bound For $56M-$60M Opening, Sony’s Biggest YTD & Besting ‘Bad Boys 4’, ‘Venom 3’ – Box Office Update
SATURDAY AM: Refresh for more analysis and chart… Forget about the biggest anime opening of all-time stateside, that’s easy. Sony has what is their biggest opening of not just 2025 to date, but also arguably bigger than any of their hits last year in Crunchyroll’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle which stands to…
Read MoreEverybody Wants Adam Brody and Leighton Meester’s Love Story
From the Upper East Side to Orange County, Adam Brody and Leighton Meester’s love story has captivated fans. While the Gossip Girl alum and The O.C. actor, who picked up his first Emmy nomination for his work in Nobody Wants This, tend to only give small glimpses into their 11-year relationship, they’ve proven why they’re a perfect match. The couple—who have been married since 2014 and share daughter Arlo, 10, and a…
Read MoreJon Cryer Says He Was Paid “A Third” Of What Charlie Sheen Made For ‘Two and a Half Men’
A decade after Two and a Half Men concluded, Jon Cryer has some choice words about his onscreen brother Charlie Sheen. The 2x Emmy winner recently compared his former co-star to a dictator, recalling that he was paid “a third” of what Sheen made for their CBS sitcom, which ran for 12 seasons from 2003…
Read MoreEric Kripke Says ‘The Boys: Mexico’ Has “A Totally Different Tone” As He Shares Update
As Prime Video heads south of the border with the next The Boys offshoot, franchise boss Eric Kripke has an update for fans. The 2x Emmy nominee recently revealed that The Boys: Mexico, which hails from executive producers Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal, is “super fun” and “a totally different tone” from its parent…
Read MoreChina sets 2025 auto sales target below association forecast, vows tighter regulation
[SHANGHAI] China is targeting 32.3 million in vehicle sales in 2025, the country’s industry ministry said, below the 32.9 million units projected for the year by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). The target was part of a plan to support stable growth in the auto sector that China’s Ministry of Industry and Information…
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