Posts by Nathan Pine
Dinard Film Festival: Rupert Everett Among Jury Members, Akinola Davies’s ‘My Father’s Shadow’ In Competition
Rupert Everett has been named among the competition jury members at this year’s Dinard Festival of British and Irish Film. Everett will be joined by Rachida Brakni, Claire Chazal, Reda Kateb, Molly Dineen, Jennifer Saunders, and Ruby Wax. Titles playing in competition include My Father’s Shadow by Akinola Davies, Mr Burton by Marc Evans, The…
Read MoreFrench Actor Gérard Depardieu To Face Rape Trial In Criminal Court
A French judge has ordered that French actor Gérard Depardieu stand trial in a criminal court on charges of rape related to accusations by actress Charlotte Arnould. The decision comes some seven years after Arnould officially brought rape charges against the actor in 2018. The actress, whose father was an old friend of the actor,…
Read MoreKraft Heinz to split into two companies in growth push
[CHICAGO] Kraft Heinz will split into two listed companies, one focused on groceries and the other on sauces and spreads, the US packaged foods maker said on Tuesday (Sep 2), seeking to jump-start growth after years of sluggish sales. The move dismantles the decade-old merger between HJ Heinz Co and Kraft Foods Group, which was…
Read MoreCyril Aris Explores Contradictions Of Life In Lebanon In ‘A Sad & Beautiful World’: “Every Generation Has Their Own Trauma” – Venice
Former management consultant Cyril Aris broke into directing with the hit mini-series Beirut, I Love You which aired on the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation from 2011 to 2012. A joint collaboration with then architect student Mounia Akl, the series – in which they both co-starred – followed the lives of twentysomethings living in Beirut as they navigated…
Read MoreSingapore stocks close higher as STI briefly reaches 4,300; index up 0.5%
[SINGAPORE] Stocks on the local bourse closed higher on Tuesday (Sep 2) as the Straits Times Index (STI) briefly traded above 4,300 points for the first time. The new threshold was supported by Singtel, which climbed to S$4.40, its highest level since 2015. The index rose 0.5 per cent or 22.44 points to close at…
Read MoreBreaking Baz @Telluride: Colin Farrell On His Ferocious Performance In ‘Ballad Of A Small Player’: “It’s A Blessing To Get Your Head F***ed By Work That Means Something to You.”
EXCLUSIVE: There’s no getting away from it: Colin Farrell is hot. To be sure, we are seated before a mammoth fire pit, the centrepiece of a swish enclave where well-heeled attendees at the Telluride Film Festival like to stay. But the heat I’m referring to comes from Farrell’s scorching performance in director Edward Berger’s new…
Read MoreConsolidation Or Expansion? More Than A Year After RedBird IMI Deal, All3Media Faces Questions Over Slow-Paced M&A And Federal Model
EXCLUSIVE: Last year, Deadline dove deep into RedBird IMI‘s plan to rouse its new sleeping giant, All3Media. But 12 months on, things have been slow going, with little in the way of splashy M&A activity and consolidation aplenty, while All3Media’s federal model has been brought into question. Insiders say the narrative from within All3Media’s London…
Read MoreCult Polish Crime Drama ‘Glina’ Returning After 17 Years; European Streamer SkyShowtime Unveils Launch Plans
EXCLUSIVE: SkyShowtime is taking viewers back to the Homicide Department of the Warsaw Metropolitan Police for the first time in over a decade and has set launch plans for The Cop. A New Chapter (Glina. Nowy rozdział). The continuation of the show is much anticipated, 17-years after it was last on air. The Cop. A…
Read MoreSummer Box Office 2025: Admissions +1M To 275M, Disney Wins At $1B, Warner Bros Surges. But Why Isn’t Anyone Excited?
A cynicism prevails in the media over this summer’s box office coming in at $3.67 billion, about even with last year’s. Sure, this summer was a glass half full, even for the major studios. But, let’s pin the blame for false expectations on Gower Street who audaciously predicted that the North American box office was…
Read MoreNetflix Korea Unveils ‘Physical: Asia’ October Premiere, ‘Culinary Class Wars S2’ December Release & New Unscripted Shows With Legendary Producer Na Yeong-seok
After launching several successful unscripted shows like Culinary Class Wars and Physical: 100 in the last two years, Netflix Korea has unveiled a lineup of returning unscripted formats as well as new series. In October this year, one of the streamer’s most recognisable reality show formats will premiere with its regional spinoff, Physical: Asia. Adapted…
Read MoreDBS’ plan to buy Alliance Bank stake is said to have stalled
[SINGAPORE] DBS Group Holdings’ plan to buy a stake in Alliance Bank Malaysia has stalled as Singapore’s biggest bank has yet to get regulatory approval to commence talks, according to people with knowledge of the matter. DBS and Alliance’s largest shareholder Vertical Theme submitted separate applications to Malaysia’s central bank about eight months ago but…
Read MoreRothschild boosts Middle East wealth efforts with Liechtenstein deal
[DUBAI] Rothschild is set to take over the United Arab Emirates subsidiary of the Liechtensteinische Landesbank (LLB), bolstering its presence in one of the world’s hottest markets for wealth management. The so-called referral agreement with LLB will add assets worth about one billion Swiss francs (S$1.6 billion) to Rothschild’s Dubai-based franchise, according to a statement…
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