Posts by Nathan Pine
‘Enola Holmes’ Star Louis Partridge To Headline Film ‘One Last Summer’
EXCLUSIVE: Louis Partridge, the English actor best known for Enola Holmes and House of Guinness, will star in and produce the coming-of-age indie film One Last Summer. Partridge will be joined by Mia Jenkins (Love Me Love Me, Geek Girl) and Jude Carmichael (Dear England at The National Theatre), with further cast to be announced.…
Read MoreWaymo founder predicts ‘landslide’ robotaxi adoption in Singapore, driven by high car costs
The technology pushes AVs’ initial costs up, but they are cheaper to run, safer and greener: Sebastian Thrun [SINGAPORE] Self-driving car pioneer Sebastian Thrun expects that there would be widespread adoption of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in Singapore – and even sooner than in cities like San Francisco, simply because it makes more financial sense. “Once…
Read MoreZee Studios Sets Release Date For Omung Kumar’s ‘Silaa’
EXCLUSIVE: Omung Kumar‘s ‘Silaa‘, starring Harshvardhan Rane, will release early next year. Zee Studios has set a launch date of February 5, 2027, on the film, which stars Rane and Sadia Khateeb in a story billed as bringing together “intense romance, gripping mystery and high-octane action” set against the landscapes of Kashmir and Vietnam. The…
Read MoreLittle-known South Korean shipowner dominates Hormuz transits as oil flows rebound
Ships owned by Sinokor Group carry close to 40% of oil crossing through the strait in September Published Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 01:04 PM [SINGAPORE] A little-known South Korean shipowner dominated oil transits through the Strait of Hormuz in September, data from intelligence firms suggest, with the group’s vessels moving more barrels than the…
Read MoreSGX CEO Loh Boon Chye to step down; succession planning under way
[SINGAPORE] Singapore Exchange (SGX) group CEO Loh Boon Chye is preparing to step down after more than a decade at the helm, with succession planning under way ahead of his current contract’s expiry in mid-July 2027. Speaking at SGX’s 27th annual general meeting on Friday (Oct 23), Loh, 62, said that he recently informed the…
Read MoreBox Office: ‘Clayface’ Counting $3.5M+ In U.S. Thursday Previews
EXCLUSIVE: Peter Safran and James Gunn’s DC entree into lower budget genre movies, Clayface, is off to a solid start in previews tonight with an estimated $3.5M, if not more. Domestic weekend forecasts are between $20M-$25M, which if that occurs, would deliver the newly combined Paramount-Warner Bros its second back-to-back No. 1 opener at the…
Read MoreGold heads for sharpest weekly decline in four months on Fed rate outlook
Spot gold is down 0.1% at US$4,018.69 per ounce by 0036 GMT, touching its lowest level since Aug 3 Published Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 11:01 AM [BENGALURU] Gold prices eased on Friday (Oct 23) and were set for their sharpest weekly decline in more than four months as surging oil prices and resilient US…
Read More‘The Imaginary Invalid’ Review: Molière Gets Clowned By A Winning Bill Irwin
The La-Z-Boy-style brown leather recliner that’s a focal point of Bill Irwin‘s The Imaginary Invalid opening tonight on Broadway doesn’t really mesh with the eye-popping 17th Century French frills and finery that suggest a stage invasion of brilliantly plumed vainglorious peacocks, but no matter. Irwin knows how to clown an audience, and in this enjoyable,…
Read MoreOpenAI shifts value to US$1.25 trillion as funding talks finalise
The value is lowered from US$1.4 trillion, with investor commitments expected to finalise next week Published Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 10:02 AM [NEW YORK] OpenAI, which is seeking to raise around US$30 billion in a fresh funding round, is now targeting a valuation of US$1.25 trillion during the final stages of negotiations, according to…
Read MoreAnna Faris’ Mom Costar French Stewart Defends Her Amid Chuck Lorre Drama
Jaime Pressly Details Working With Costars on Mom Amid Anna Faris, Chuck Lorre Drama French Stewart still considers Anna Faris like family. That’s why the Mom star, who played Faris’ overzealous boss on the CBS sitcom for seven seasons, defended her on social media following series creator Chuck Lorre‘s less than flattering comments about the…
Read MoreLaysla De Oliveira & Riccardo Scamarcio Star In ‘Telephone’ Movie
EXCLUSIVE: Laysla De Oliveira, star of Paramount+’s Lioness, and Italian actor Riccardo Scamarcio (A Haunting in Venice) have wrapped on Telephone, an indie sci-fi thriller directed by Anthony Scott Burns. Shot in Sudbury, Ontario, with The Walking Dead‘s Gale Anne Hurd among its EPs, Telephone follows Sandy, who is abducted by her mysterious neighbors and…
Read MoreJulie Andrews, 91, Makes Rare Appearance After Retiring From Onscreen Roles
“It isn’t that I’m not enthusiastic for it,” the Mary Poppins actress explained. “It’s just that I really don’t feel I should be part of it now.” Of course, heartbreak abounded as fans learned that Andrews’ departure from her life in front of the camera means that she won’t appear alongside Anne Hathaway in the…
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