Posts by Nathan Pine
Bert Ulrich, Former NASA Film Liason, Joins Space 11 Corp, The Company Founded By Andrea Iervolino To Bring Entertainment To Space
EXCLUSIVE: Bert Ulrich, former NASA film liason, has joined Space 11 Corp, the company founded by prolific Italian producer Andrea Iervolino to create entertainment projects set in space. Ulrich, who has worked with filmmakers behind movies including The Martian, First Man, Hidden Figures, Ad Astra, Fly Me to the Moon, and the upcoming Project Hail…
Read MoreMeta poached Apple’s AI engineer Pang with pay package over US$200 million: sources
[SAN FRANCISCO] Meta Platforms has made unusually high compensation offers to new members of its “superintelligence” team – including a more than US$200 million package for a former Apple distinguished engineer. Meta hired Ruoming Pang, who ran Apple’s AI models team, with a pay package in the hundreds of millions over a several-year period, according…
Read More90 Day’s Larissa Santos Lima Details Every Past Plastic Surgery, Including Knee Liposuction
Larissa Santos Lima is ready to get something, er, somethings off her chest. The 90 Day Fiancé alum shared major regrets over getting enormous breast implants during the season premiere of E!’s new series Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind. “I’m here because I did a lot of plastic surgery,” the Brazilian-born reality star told host…
Read MoreJerusalem Film Festival Issues Statement Ahead Of Upcoming Edition: “We Stand At A Moment Of Deep Pain & Uncertainty”
The Jerusalem Film Festival has issued a statement as it pushes on with its 42nd edition against the backdrop of a deepening Palestinian humanitarian crisis and Israeli hostage situation in Gaza, and less than a month after the 12-day Israel-Iran war. The festival – running July 17 to 26 at the Jerusalem Cinematheque – will…
Read MorePrime Video Italy Adds NBA As It Unveils Packed 2025 Slate Featuring ‘The Traitors Italia’ & Slew Of Romcom Movies
Prime Video Italy unveiled its upcoming 2025 slate in Rome on Thursday, in an event attended by a host of local stars such as Michela Andreozzi, Stefano Cipani, Christian De Sica and Diana Del Bufalo as well as best-selling writer Felicia Kingsley and U.S. filmmaker Jessica Yu. Key additions included the NBA Finals which will…
Read MoreeSIM platform Airalo raises US$220 million in new funding round, lifts valuation past US$1 billion
Company says this makes it the industry’s first unicorn; latest financing includes new investor CVC [SINGAPORE] eSIM platform Airalo has raised US$220 million in a financing round, valuing the company at more than US$1 billion. This makes the Singapore-headquartered company the first unicorn in the industry, Airalo said in a statement on Thursday (Jul 10).…
Read MoreUK Genre Festival FrightFest Reveals 2025 Lineup: Event To Open With Pete Davidson & James DeMonaco Horror ‘The Home’
EXCLUSIVE: UK genre festival FrightFest has revealed its 2025 lineup with the event opening with Pete Davidson horror The Home. The event, which runs between August 21 – Monday 25 August at The Odeon LUXE Leicester Square for its annual five-day extravaganza, will showcase sixty-nine features, including nineteen world premieres. From director James DeMonaco, creator of The…
Read MoreOpec trims oil demand for next four years
THE Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) cut its global oil demand forecasts for the next four years on Thursday (Jul 10) as Chinese growth slows. This came even as the organisation lifted its longer-term view due to rising oil needs in the developing world; it also said there was no evidence that demand…
Read MoreChannel 4 Launches Comedy YouTube Channel As Digital Boss Reveals Strategy Insight: “The Show Starts At Minus 10 Seconds”
EXCLUSIVE: Having kickstarted the careers of David Mitchell, Chris Morris and Jamie Demetriou, Channel 4 is taking its rich comedy heritage to YouTube with the launch of a new channel. The Gogglebox network has expanded its YouTube strategy by rolling out A Comedy Thing, which will publish weekly long-form programming for YouTube plus content on…
Read MoreChinese property shares surge on unverified reports of meeting to revive sector
[BEIJING] A gauge of Chinese property shares jumped the most in nearly nine months, fuelled by speculation a high-level meeting will be held next week to help revive the struggling sector. A Bloomberg Intelligence index of the nation’s real estate stocks surged as much as 11 per cent, with Logan Group rising as much as…
Read More‘Love Island’ Lands On Disney+ UK Under Landmark Content Swap Deal With ITV
Love Island is headed to Disney+ UK and The Bear will be served up on ITVX following a landmark deal that will see Disney and ITV carry “Taste of” versions of each other’s streaming services. As part of the tie-up, ITV viewers will be able to watch Andor, Only Murders in the Building, The Kardashians…
Read MoreKenya’s Oscar Entry ‘Nawi: Dear Future Me’ Scores North America Deal Following Impact Campaign In Africa
EXCLUSIVE: New Mountain Films has acquired North American rights to Nawi: Dear Future Me, Kenya’s submission for Best International Feature at the 2025 Oscars. The Kenyan-German drama, inspired by true events, follows a 13-year-old girl in rural Kenya whose father trades her into marriage in exchange for livestock. On her wedding night, she escapes, walking…
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