Posts by Nathan Pine
ITV Doc ‘Inside Iran: War & Revolution’ Goes Undercover In Iran
EXCLUSIVE: ITV has greenlit Inside Iran: War & Revolution. The one-off doc goes undercover and inside Iran, with testimony from journalists and civilians during the 2025-2026 protests and, more recently, the conflict with the U.S. The film comes from UK-based doc studio Zandland. It marks another ITV-Zandland project following their BAFTA-nominated film Breaking Ranks: Inside…
Read MoreTrump says costs are ‘way down’ for Americans—what the data shows
President Donald Trump continues to trumpet his economic achievements and self-assessed progress on affordability—even as polls and data on prices paint a more mixed picture of this record. During a Wednesday night speech in Nevada—part of a two-state trip the White House told Newsweek was intended to highlight his economic accomplishments—Trump proclaimed that costs for…
Read MoreSingapore stocks rise on blue-chip gains; STI up 1%
Across the broader market, gainers trail losers 239 to 338, with 896.7 million securities worth S$2.1 billion traded [SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Thursday (Aug 6). The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 1 per cent or 57.62 points to finish at 5,638.99. DFI Retail Group led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising…
Read More‘Mission’ Clip: George MacKay & Rosy McEwen Lead Edinburgh Comp Title
EXCLUSIVE: Paul Wright’s latest feature Mission, starring George MacKay and Rosy McEwen, debuts in competition at this year’s Edinburgh Film Festival and Deadline can unveil a first look clip. The film’s official synopsis reads: “Dylan (MacKay) has reached the end of his tether with his dead-end job and lonely, unfulfilling existence. Over the course of…
Read MoreAlexander Johnson, Saffron Burrows & Steven Berkoff Lead Psychological Thriller ‘The Sacrifice’
EXCLUSIVE: Alexander Johnson, the British actor who starred in Kristen Stewart’s The Chronology of Water, has written and will lead UK indie The Sacrifice. Filming has wrapped on the psychological thriller, which also features Saffron Burrows (Troy), Steven Berkoff (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Michael Landes (Cruel Summer) and Hugo Stone (Prisoners of Paradise).…
Read MoreScientists discover surprising way cancer may thrive and spread
Cancer cells do not just burn fuel to survive. New research suggests they use that fuel to rewrite the rules of how their own proteins behave, opening a previously hidden front in the fight against the disease. “Cancer can wear down the immune system’s T cells, making them less effective at attacking tumors,” Ekaterina Vinogradova,…
Read MoreReelShort On Course To Reach $1BN Revenue & First Profit In 2026 – MPA Report
Microdrama platform ReelShort is on track for a 34% increase in revenue to $1.05BN in 2026, according to a report from Asia-based analytics firm Media Partners Asia. The report, ‘ReelShort/Crazy Maple Studio: Inside the $1BN Micro Drama Machine’, found that ReelShort revenue grew from $97M in 2023 to $400M in 2024 and $785M in 2025.…
Read MoreHonda outsources new vehicle programme to India’s Tata Technologies to cut costs
Published Thu, Aug 6, 2026 · 05:47 PM HONDA Motor has outsourced development of a new vehicle programme to Tata Technologies, people familiar with the matter said. This is the first time the carmaker is entrusting an Indian engineering services firm with building an end-to-end platform to help cut costs. The platform is expected to…
Read MoreRainn Wilson Voices New Zealand Rom-Com Series Settling
Rainn Wilson is lending his voice to Settling, a rom-com series out of New Zealand. Wilson, best known for playing Dwight Schrute in the U.S. version of The Office, provides the voiceover for the series, which is for Sky New Zealand’s free TV net Three and its streaming counterpart ThreeNow. Settling is billed as a contemporary relationship…
Read MorePiperplay Boards Sales & Unveils Trailer For ‘The City Of The Living’
EXCLUSIVE: Piperplay has boarded sales on Edoardo Gabbriellini’s true crime drama The City of the Living (La città dei vivi) ahead of its world premiere in Venice’s Orizzonti competition and North American debut in Toronto’s Centrepiece, and also unveiled the trailer. The feature is freely inspired by Italian writer Nicola Lagioia’s award-winning, best-selling true-crime work…
Read MoreInside the briefing where Bush heard, “Bin Laden is determined to strike”
In this series, Newsweek maps the road to 9/11 as it happened 25 years ago, day by day. Yesterday: U.S. intelligence was oblivious as the terrorists moved closer to succeeding in their monstrous plot. August 6, 2001: In the doldrums of summer while on vacation in Crawford, Texas, President George W. Bush receives his daily…
Read MoreMichelle Yeoh Named As Busan International Film Festival’s Asian Filmmaker Of The Year
Michelle Yeoh has been named ‘Asian Filmmaker of the Year’ at the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). The annual award honors an Asian film professional or organization for exceptional contributions to the advancement of Asian cinema. The festival commented: “Versatile, commanding, and fiercely resolute – Michelle Yeoh’s performances are transcendent in every aspect: technique,…
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