Posts by Nathan Pine
The Jury Has Spoken, American Films Shut Out, But What Does It All Mean For Oscars? – Cannes Film Festival
With the exception of a shared Best Director win (with La Bola Negra) for Fatherland, as well as a Best Actress win for the two stars of All Of A Sudden, the jury of the 79th Cannes Film Festival decided that there was not much to reward in the fest’s first six days. Instead, the…
Read More‘SNL’ Alums Pete Davidson, John Mulaney Reveal How They Used To Placate Hosts After Bad Monologues: “They’d Tank 8 Times Out Of 10”
Saturday Night Live alums Pete Davidson and John Mulaney did a bit of acting themselves while interfacing with the big names hosting the late-nighter week to week, revealing during a recent panel conversation how they would placate celebrities that bombed their opening monologues. During the Netflix Is A Joke Festival, Mulaney reflected on his time…
Read MoreAndrey Zvyagintsev Calls On Russian President Vladimir Putin To End “The Butchery” In Cannes Grand Prize-Winning Speech
Exiled Russian director Andrey Zviaguintsev called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end “the butchery” as he accepted his Grand Prize for Minotaur at the 79th Cannes Film Festival. “Millions of people on both sides of the front ine dream of only one thing: for the massacres to stop,” he said in Russian to the…
Read MoreLands’ End’s Beachy, Coastal-Chic Shoes Are on Sale for Memorial Day: Shop Sandals, Espadrilles & Slides
Memorial Day weekend is the perfect excuse to refresh your summer shoe collection, and Lands’ End is making it easy with major markdowns on warm-weather shoe styles you’ll wear from May through September. Whether you’re looking for comfy sandals for everyday wear, classic espadrilles to pair with breezy dresses, pool-ready slides, or versatile flats for…
Read MoreCaleb Williams gets wake-up call from Bears coach ahead of 2026
After a disappointing rookie campaign, Caleb Williams showed last season why he was the No. 1 overall pick. A league-leading six regular-season fourth-quarter comebacks, a massive playoff win over rival Green Bay in which Chicago erased a 21-6 deficit entering the fourth quarter, and a season filled with highlight-reel moments. His late touchdown strike to…
Read MoreNeon continued to make history with its seventh Palme D’Or win at Cannes with the movie ‘Fjord’
U.S. theatrical distributor Neon continued to make history at Cannes tonight with its seventh straight Palme d’Or win for Christian Mungiu’s Fjord. Fjord marks Mungiu’s English-language debut. In it, the co-stars play a mixed Romanian and Norwegian couple who move to the fjord village where the wife was born with their children. Their planned new life…
Read MoreCannes: Barbra Streisand Accepts Palme D’Or In Video Message
In a taped acceptance message to the filled Grand Theatre Lumiere at Cannes for her honorary Palme D’Or, Barbra Streisand shared how foreign film propelled her into both an acting and directing career. Streisand was unable to make it to Cannes due to doctor’s orders over her knee injury. The festival decided to move forward…
Read MoreWan’Dale Robinson gets honest about Cam Ward amid OTAs: ‘I love him to death’
Cam Ward’s rookie year wasn’t quite what fans had hoped for when the Tennessee Titans handed him the keys to the franchise. The No. 1 overall pick finished with 3,169 passing yards, 15 touchdowns, and seven interceptions while Tennessee stumbled to a 3-14 record, marking the team’s fourth straight losing season. His 59.8% completion rate…
Read More‘Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight’ Game Dev On Creating “Dramatically New” Gameplay & Pulling From Vast Canonical Lore
The Batman returns. This new chapter in TT Games’ history sees implementation of one of the most comprehensive Lego Batman game titles to date in Legacy of the Dark Knight. The fourth game in the Lego Batman franchise, which started back in 2008 with Lego Batman: The Videogame, is Batcave packed to the brim with…
Read MoreStephen Colbert Follows Final ‘Late Show’ With Michigan Talk Show Gig
Following the end of an era this week on CBS, Stephen Colbert found a temporary new TV home in Monroe, Michigan. On Friday, the 11x Emmy-winning comedian surprised local Michigan audiences when he filled in as guest host on Only in Monroe, one day after The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ended its monumental run…
Read MoreAustin Reaves sends honest message about Lakers future before free agency
The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to have a very busy offseason once NBA free agency officially begins on June 30. The two biggest names tied to the organization heading into the summer are LeBron James — if he decides to return for a 24th NBA season — and Austin Reaves, who is widely expected…
Read MoreCannes Chief Thierry Frémaux Says Putin Will Not Win Ukraine War
The Berlin Film Festival has demonstrated reticence about addressing geopolitical matters, but Cannes leader Thierry Frémaux is showing no such hesitation, at least as regards the war in Ukraine. “This war that Ukraine will not lose and Putin will not win,” Frémaux said of the full-scale invasion the Russian president launched against his neighbor in…
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