Nicolas Altmayer & Dior Executive Mathilde Favier Die In Car Accident

Nicolas Altmayer & Dior Executive Mathilde Favier Die In Car Accident

French film producer Nicolas Altmayer and Dior PR executive Mathilde Favier have died in a car accident in France, local authorities announced this afternoon.  French media reports state the couple was killed around 4 pm on Monday on a road in the northern part of the Deux-Sèvres department in western France. The couple’s car “collided…

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New York Film Festival Sets Revivals Lineup With Ken Russell’s ‘The Devils’, Powell & Pressburger’s ‘Gone To Earth’

New York Film Festival Sets Revivals Lineup With Ken Russell’s ‘The Devils’, Powell & Pressburger’s ‘Gone To Earth’

The New York Film Festival has unveiled its lineup of revivals, films that that have been restored, preserved or digitally remastered, including 12 features and two programs of shorts. The Devils, Ken Russell’s controversial 1971 work is newly restored and featuring originally censored material. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s 1950 Technicolor work Gone to Earth,…

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‘American Doctor’: Healthcare Workers To Receive Free Tickets

‘American Doctor’: Healthcare Workers To Receive Free Tickets

Watermelon Pictures got off to a buzzy start last weekend at the Angelika in New York City with American Doctor, Poh Si Teng’s documentary feature about three U.S. physicians who volunteered to treat grievously wounded Palestinian children in Gaza. Watermelon reported a cume of $41.1k at the Angelika. The film expands this week, and Watermelon…

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Lesbian Romance ‘Maya & Samar’ Gets US Release Via Quiver

Lesbian Romance ‘Maya & Samar’ Gets US Release Via Quiver

EXCLUSIVE: Robert Lantos-produced lesbian romance Maya & Samar, whose NC-17 rating generated some heat late last year, has secured U.S. distribution with Quiver. The film tells the story of a brief yet torrid love affair between a Canadian journalist and a queer Afghan refugee whose lives intersect over the course of several days in Athens.…

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OpenAI introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ as AI safety concerns mount

OpenAI introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ as AI safety concerns mount

OpenAI, the maker of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, is rolling out an experience for teens that includes safety and learning features. The global introduction of “ChatGPT for Teens” comes as OpenAI and other tech companies face lawsuits that allege AI chatbots are harming young people by providing information used to plan mass shootings and suicides.…

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American Air brings back seatback screens on short-haul jets

American Air brings back seatback screens on short-haul jets

Published Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 10:17 PM [WASHINGTON] American Airlines Group will restore seatback screens and increase premium seating on its narrowbody jets from 2028 as the carrier looks to compete with rivals Delta Air Lines and United Airlines Holdings for higher-paying customers. The airline is retrofitting its fleet to add more first-class and…

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US stocks open lower as Iran stalemate lifts oil, yields

US stocks open lower as Iran stalemate lifts oil, yields

Published Tue, Aug 18, 2026 · 09:44 PM [NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Tuesday (Aug 18), as diminishing prospects for a peace deal between the US and Iran kept oil prices elevated and government bond yields at multi-year peaks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 105.3 points, or 0.20 per cent,…

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Camden Film Festival Announces 2026 Lineup

Camden Film Festival Announces 2026 Lineup

EXCLUSIVE: The 22nd edition of the Camden International Film Festival will feature some of the biggest names in documentary film and some of the most hotly anticipated titles. The prestigious cinematic event in mid-coast Maine, running September 17-20, revealed its lineup Tuesday. The slate boasts Oscar winner Alex Gibney with his documentary Musk, about the…

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