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A funny thing happened over the course of the streaming wars: As the end goal of the tech and media companies became global TV domination, the niches and specialities of many companies faded away (even Disney and ESPN with their strong consumer brands have been joined at the streaming hip to Hulu). That was certainly true at Warner Bros. Discovery, which inherited HBO and HBO Max, and rejiggered them into Max. Why? Well as WBD streaming chief JB Perrette said at the time: “While [HBO Max and Discovery+] offered something for some people, Max will have a broad array of…
On Nov. 22, 1995, Universal released A Martin Scorsese Picture, as the Las Vegas epic Casino hit theaters. Starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci, the feature went on to gross $115 million globally in its theatrical run and nabbed a leading actress Oscar nomination for Stone. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: Two guys from back East ride into a never-sleeping desert town looking to strike gold. In this case, the gold is not in them thar hills but in the wide-opening gaming tables of Las Vegas. With two of his “goodfellas,” Robert De Niro and…
Twinkling lights framing artisanal stalls and the aromas of mulled wine and bratwursts filling the air. Christmas markets are opening for business across the United States — and here we reveal 12 of the very best locations. In cities from New York to Chicago, and from Pittsburgh to Denver, festive markets are selling distinctive artisanal goods from hand-blown glass ornaments to alpaca sweaters, and offering all manner of delicacies from spiced glühwein to sizzling bratwursts. At some, you can even watch spectacular live ice carving demonstrations. Read on for a sleigh’s worth of tips for Christmas markets that fizz with…
The winners of the 24th edition of theIndustry@Tallinn & Baltic Eventportion of theTallinn Black Nights Film Festival(PÖFF) have been unveiled, and they include the likes of Dice-Cing-o-Mat, The Well, The Convulsions, and The Queen of England Stole My Parents. A total of 17 film projects at various stages of scriptwriting, development, or post-production were honored, plus two promising producers were recognized. The industry strand of PÖFF wrapped on Friday afternoon with a session entitled “Filming in Ukraine 2026.” Earlier in the week, an international jury selected the drama series projectWoolas the most promising project in the fifth edition of the…
The winners of the 24th edition of theIndustry@Tallinn & Baltic Eventportion of theTallinn Black Nights Film Festival(PÖFF) have been unveiled, and they include the likes of Dice-Cing-o-Mat, The Well, The Convulsions, and The Queen of England Stole My Parents. A total of 17 film projects at various stages of scriptwriting, development, or post-production were honored, plus two promising producers were recognized. The industry strand of PÖFF wrapped on Friday afternoon with a session entitled “Filming in Ukraine 2026.” Earlier in the week, an international jury selected the drama series projectWoolas the most promising project in the fifth edition of the…
Reverend Ezekiel Dachomo, has called out Tinubu’s government, revealing that he has been warned to stop exposing their inaction on the Christian genocide cover-up in Nigeria. During a recent church sermon, he criticized the government for remaining silent amid repeated attacks and kidnappings by Fulani militants and Boko haram, warning that such inaction is putting citizens at grave risk. In his words, he said: “So now I am exposing my government because they are watching me from inside Aso Rock on social media? What about us, whom this same government has exposed to Fulani killers by refusing to stop them?…
A Nigerian man has gone viral after recounting how he narrowly escaped a terrifying kidnapping during an interstate bus journey. The story, shared in a voice note sent to him by a friend who survived the ordeal, has captured the attention of many social media users. Friend Narrates Narrow Escape In the recording, the survivor explained how what began as a normal bus trip from Enugu through Kogi quickly turned into a nightmare. Armed attackers suddenly targeted the vehicle, leaving passengers in panic and fear. Kidnappers’ Trick The survivor detailed the kidnappers’ calculated approach. Shots were fired at the bus,…
The Good Daughter, Júlia de Paz Solvas’ drama exploring family conflicts through the eyes of a teenage girl, won the top award in themain competition of the29th editionof theTallinn Black Nights Film Festival(PÖFF) in Estonia. In addition to the Grand Prix, it also received the fest’s Audience Award. The best director honor went to Turkish director Ali Vatansever for LifeLike, a meditation on mortality and the human desire for transcendence that was partly shot in VRChat. In the performance categories of the main competition, Aladdin Detlefsen and Kanji Tsuda shared the best actor award for their roles as two men…
West Ham United goalkeeper Mads Hermansen is reportedly planning to leave the club in the January transfer window after a difficult start to life at the London Stadium. The 25-year-old only recently joined the Hammers, moving from Leicester City during the summer after the Foxes’ relegation from the Premier League. Hermansen had impressed at Leicester but has struggled for West Ham, making just four appearances in total, and failing to establish himself as the club’s number one. West Ham now seem to clearly prefer Alphonse Areola as their first choice in goal, and that’s leading to reports of Hermansen making…
Manchester United are reportedly ready to offload both Casemiro and Jadon Sancho instead of triggering the option to extend their contracts by a year. The Red Devils could do with making some changes to their squad and have long looked like they need to be a bit smarter about how they spend their money. There has been a report from TEAMtalk about Man Utd offloading three players and using the funds to bring in three new ones, and now similar is being reported elsewhere. Manchester United ready to make decision to save them £31m a year According to the Sun,…