Posts by Nathan Pine
Boeing Safety Commitment Questioned In Rory Kennedy Doc ‘Freefall’
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rory Kennedy follows a self-imposed rule when she travels by air. “I don’t fly on the 737 Maxes,” she says of Boeing aircraft. “And I don’t fly on the Dreamliners.” Anyone who has seen her documentary Downfall: The Case Against Boeing will understand why. That 2022 Netflix film investigated the company’s flawed design…
Read MoreOil shipments rise in Hormuz although questions grow over Iran’s transit terms
Published Fri, Jun 19, 2026 · 11:24 PM OIL shipments through the Strait of Hormuz picked up on Friday (Jun 19) after the United States and Iran signed a ceasefire deal, with Gulf producers preparing to raise exports despite concerns over conditions set by Teheran for using the vital waterway. Washington and Teheran released the…
Read MoreEarly Prime Day Beauty Deals Loved by Love Island Stars Olandria Carthen, Leah Kateb & More Bombshells
“I get migraines with aura, and so it definitely is hard to find stuff that is actually migraine-relieving, and you know, as someone who does get it with aura, it is really important to not see light when you’re having that migraine. So I love this cap because it literally covers your eyes, and so…
Read MoreAnnecy Preview: Fest Boss Talks 2026 Edition, US Studio, Asia Presence
France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival gets underway this weekend with Illumination’s Minions & Monsters, the latest movie devoted to the mischievous army of yellow underlings first introduced in 2010 breakout Despicable Me. This third spin-off prequel – which hits cinemas worldwide on July 1 – returns to the Golden Age of Hollywood, with the minions…
Read MoreHaifaa Al Mansour Talks ‘Unidentified’, New Era For Saudi Women Filmmakers
When acclaimed Saudi director Haifaa Al Mansour made her debut film, Wadjda, she was the trailblazing first female from the Kingdom to helm a feature — and she had to communicate with cast and crew via walkie-talkies. “The country was segregated, so I wasn’t able to be with the actors. That was very limiting for…
Read MoreStorm Arthur tracker shows worst life-threatening floods as new storm looms
The remnants of short-lived Tropical Storm Arthur continue to pose a risk for parts of the Southeast, according to meteorologists, who warn of heavy rain and life-threatening floods. While the system briefly strengthened on Wednesday to become the first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) downgraded it to…
Read MoreBridgett M. Davis Returns To Filmmaking With ‘Helga’
The debate about young people’s social media use has hit a peak in recent months, with Australia introducing legislation to ban social media for under-16s. The EU and the United Kingdom have followed the Aussies with their own prohibitive laws. The debate is valid but nuanced. There have been undeniably positive effects from the social…
Read MoreSenators Call On FCC To Prevent Paramount-WBD Merger From Closing
Three Democratic senators are calling on the FCC to bar the Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger from closing until an agency review of foreign ownership is pending. Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) wrote in a letter to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr that the commission “has an obligation to…
Read MoreBBC Chair Blocks Release Of Board Debate Over Donald Trump Debacle
EXCLUSIVE: It was the BBC crisis that resulted in a lawsuit from the U.S. president, but the British broadcaster’s chair has personally refused to release key information relating to the debacle because he believes it is not in the public interest. Samir Shah has blocked Deadline’s efforts to disclose written discussions between board members during…
Read MoreMajor data breach warning issued for 3 million in Texas: What to know
More than 3 million Texas hunting and fishing license holders may have had their personal information obtained in a data breach, officials have warned. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) said an unauthorized actor may have accessed customer data, including driver license information, passport numbers, email addresses, phone numbers and residential addresses. The agency…
Read MoreCrude oil ‘caught up in cautious enthusiasm’ over US-Iran peace deal, but analysts don’t expect further price easing soon
Markets are pricing in a normalisation in Hormuz flows, but observers say the process could take around six months [SINGAPORE] While the price of Brent crude oil has eased by around 30 per cent in the past month on the back of optimism over the Middle East ceasefire, observers believe that the prospect of a…
Read MoreGabrielle Faith Brown & Yolanthe Cabau Among Cast Of MuVpix Horizontal-Vertical Drama ‘Romeo & Juliet, Reimagined’
EXCLUSIVE: Microdrama star Gabrielle Faith Brown and European actress Yolanthe Cabau are among the stars of a Romeo and Juliet series that’s being made in both horizontal and vertical formats. Romeo & Juliet, Reimagined will adapt William Shakespeare’s masterpiece as a Montague-Capulet feud into the criminal underworld of modern-day Los Angeles. The series will run on…
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