Posts by Nathan Pine
James Bond Writer Steven Knight Refuses To Deny That 007 Has Been Cast
The plot thickens. After Gary Oldman claimed that the new James Bond has finally been chosen, the film’s writer Steven Knight has playfully stonewalled questions on the subject. In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Today show on Tuesday morning, Knight was asked if a casting decision had been made after Oldman threw his support…
Read More“Zero hour”: Intercepted comms signaled an imminent terror attack
In this series, Newsweek maps the road to 9/11 as it happened 25 years ago, day by day. Yesterday: September 7 saw the terrorists en route to their 9/11 departure points. The four hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 were the earliest team in position. September 8, 2001: The National Security Agency (NSA), the nation’s…
Read More‘A Time In Eternity’ Starring Leila Hatami Lands Sales Rep — TIFF
EXCLUSIVE: Blue Eyes Film & Distribution has acquired worldwide sales rights to A Time In Eternity, the latest feature from writer, director, and producer Mehdi Norowzian, starring Leila Hatami (A Separation). The company will introduce the project to international buyers at the TIFF Market. Set in contemporary Tehran, A Time In Eternity follows Maryam, a…
Read MoreHurricane Lowell: list of school closures in Hawaii as storm hits
Hawaii officials have closed schools and government offices across parts of the state as Hurricane Lowell approaches the islands, bringing the threat of hurricane-force winds, flash flooding, damaging surf and possible tornadoes. As of Monday night, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Lowell was located about 135 miles southwest of Lihue, Kauai, with maximum sustained…
Read MoreChina’s car exports stay strong in August but domestic sales decline more
Passenger vehicle exports jumped 77.5% from a year earlier to 894,000 units in August Published Tue, Sep 8, 2026 · 04:09 PM [BEIJING] China’s car exports stayed robust in August as BYD and other automakers shipped a record number of vehicles overseas, in sharp contrast to a sluggish domestic market where their sales fell for…
Read MoreTrump Fires Shots At UK Plan To Boost BBC & ITV Content On YouTube
Donald Trump‘s administration has taken exception to UK government plans to compel online video giants like YouTube to promote “public service media” content from outlets like the BBC. In a submission to Britain’s consultation on the proposals, the U.S. government said the plans would be state meddling in the algorithms of American companies that could…
Read MoreAustralian shares log biggest fall in over three months
Published Tue, Sep 8, 2026 · 03:56 PM [SYDNEY] Australian shares recorded their biggest fall in more than three months on Tuesday (Sep 8), led by weakness in financials and mining stocks, as higher oil prices stoked inflation concerns and drove risk-averse sentiment among investors. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index fell 1 per cent to…
Read MoreWhy the BOJ will bet small on rate hikes now to avoid a bigger shock later
The consensus view points to a conventional 25-bp increase to 1.25% next week; the central bank has to convince markets it is not behind the curve on inflation [TOKYO] The last time Japan’s central bank lifted its main policy rate half a percentage point, prices were so hot the land the Imperial Palace sat on was…
Read MoreTrump’s oil price promise was just struck by Houthis defying Hegseth
President Donald Trump tied victory over Iran to rapidly falling oil and gasoline prices Monday night—just as renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia exposed how military success could still leave the region’s energy system under sustained pressure. An escalating and broadening conflict in the Middle East will severely complicate Trump’s efforts to bring oil prices…
Read More‘Black Palace’ First Look: Freya Allan, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Cast & Plot
EXCLUSIVE: Herewith, a first look at Black Palace, Nick Hamm’s period thriller that goes inside the walls of UK royal residence Buckingham Palace in Jack the Ripper-era London. The movie stars Freya Allan (The Witcher), Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog), Joe Anders (Cape Fear), Raffey Cassidy (The Brutalist), Iain Glen (Game of Thrones),…
Read MoreSingapore construction firms brace for potential disruptions as haze risk lingers
Companies are re-sequencing their construction timelines and shifting manpower deployment [SINGAPORE] Construction and real estate firms in Singapore are preparing for possible productivity hits and work disruptions after the city-state’s air quality deteriorated to unhealthy levels for the first time in nearly three years. While the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) eased to a moderate 69…
Read MoreAir India’s investment has “not adversely affected” SIA’s ability to serve Singaporeans for now: Jeffrey Siow
The Indian investments have been and will continue to be funded through SIA’s internal resource says the airline [SINGAPORE] Jeffrey Siow, Minister For Transport crossed swords with Workers’ Party MP Kenneth Tiong in parliament on Tuesday (Sep 8) over loss-making Air India’s reported call to shareholders including Singapore Airlines (SIA) for fresh equity injection of…
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