Posts by Nathan Pine
International Insider: Ted Turner’s Legacy; Cannes Scene Setter; Prime Video India
Welcome back to Insider City, traveller. Jesse Whittock on the keyboard today to walk you through the biggest TV and film news from around the globe. Sign up to the newsletter here. Ted Turner‘s Legacy Getty Images/Warner Discovery “Generational entrepreneur”: The passing of Ted Turner aged 87 marks an historic moment for international television. Without…
Read MoreOzzy Lusth on ‘Survivor’ 50: ‘I Got Lulled Into Complacency’
Twenty years ago, Ozzy Lusth was virtually unstoppable on Survivor. He climbed trees, caught fish, dominated challenges and looked like he was barely trying. He was superhuman, or at least that’s how it felt watching him. Now, on his fifth time playing, something has shifted. The body is still there, but so is something else: a man who has clearly done the work. …
Read More‘Popeye The Slayer Man 2’ Underway With Daniel Baldwin & Avaryana Rose
EXCLUSIVE: Popeye The Slayer Man 2, the sequel to the public domain horror released last year, has begun filming in upstate New York with new cast additions including Daniel Baldwin (Homicide: Life on the Street) and Avaryana Rose (The Caretaker). The film concerns Popeye, the legendary sailor man whose consumption of contaminated spinach in the first film made…
Read MoreLouis Paxton’s ‘The Incomer’ To Open Edinburgh Film Festival
The 2026 Edinburgh International Film Festival will open with The Incomer, the debut feature from Edinburgh-born filmmaker Louis Paxton. Focus and Universal have taken international rights on the title, which debuted at Sundance. The film stars Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina, The Paper), Gayle Rankin (House of The Dragon, Glow), and Grant O’Rourke (Outlander). The wider…
Read MoreSony, Nintendo grapple with memory price surge as AI boom constrains supply
Published Fri, May 8, 2026 · 06:59 PM [TOKYO] Nintendo and Sony both flagged the impact from surging memory prices on their games businesses on Friday (May 8), as the artificial intelligence boom constrains chip supply and deepens disruptions across the tech sector. Memory chip prices doubled in the first quarter alone from the previous quarter and…
Read MoreSBS Transit Q1 profit slips 2.2% to S$15.6 million despite ridership gains
[SINGAPORE] Transport operator SBS Transit on Friday (May 8) posted a 2.2 per cent decline in net profit to S$15.6 million, from S$15.9 million in the year-ago period. The group attributed the dip in profit to lower interest income. Revenue stood at S$391.8 million, a 4.8 per cent increase from S$373.8 million in the previous…
Read MoreUS hybrid-car sales soar, along with petrol prices
Hybrids are generally less expensive than EVs and there are more models to choose from Published Fri, May 8, 2026 · 06:44 PM MANY American car buyers are gravitating to hybrid vehicles to offset the recent surge in gas prices from the Iran war, according to fresh industry sales data and dealers. US hybrid sales…
Read MorePending home sales hit highest level in years—What it means
After months of slumber, the U.S. housing market has finally jolted awake, with pending home sales nationwide hitting their highest level since September 2022 in the four weeks ending May 3, according to the latest data by Redfin. Pending home sales were up nearly 8 percent from the same period in 2025, while—and this is…
Read MoreAlan Cumming Blames “Bad People” For BAFTA Film Awards Slur Saga
On the eve of the BAFTA TV Awards, Alan Cumming has blamed “bad people who weren’t doing their jobs properly” for the film awards debacle that he oversaw as host. Cumming was presenting the BAFTA Film Awards in February when tourette’s campaigner John Davidson yelled an involuntary racial slur at the stars of Sinners. He…
Read MoreNetflix Turns Attention To ‘Florida’ In Sequel To Norwegian Disaster Series ‘La Palma’
Netflix is returning to hit Norwegian disaster series La Palma. The streamer has greenlit a mini-series sequel titled Florida for the show that is currently ranking in the top 10 of Netflix’s non-English language charts. La Palma stars Severance breakout Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Thea Sofie Loch Næss and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal. Partly based on the…
Read MoreKaroline Leavitt’s baby name matches prediction from WHCA dinner
Karoline Leavitt’s daughter’s name was predicted by a mentalist at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, weeks before she gave birth. At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25—marred by a shooting, believed to be an attempt on President Donald Trump’s life—mentalist Oz Pearlman provided the entertainment. Pearlman, whose “mind-reading abilities” has seen him perform…
Read MoreIran uncertainty, credit costs in focus for UOB as analysts stay cautious with ‘hold’ ratings
This comes even after the lender’s Q1 profit beat consensus estimates by around 3% [SINGAPORE] Analysts have kept their “hold” ratings on UOB, citing concerns over costs and asset-quality risks as the conflict in the Middle East continues. This comes even after the lender’s first-quarter results exceeded expectations. DBS Group Research analyst Lim Rui Wen…
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