WestEnd Films has boarded world sales on James Erskine’s “Lauda,” a feature documentary about three-time Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda. WestEnd will launch sales at the Toronto Film Festival, where it will unveil first footage to buyers. “Lauda,” which is in production, tells the story of his rise to the pinnacle of motorsport and
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the sale of aircraft from Canada’s Bombardier unless it manufactures planes in the United States. In response, the maker of private jets noted that many components for its planes, including the wings, are produced in the U.S. and its supply chain relies heavily on U.S. companies. Since Canada-U.S. trade talks
A school in the occupied West Bank has been surrounded by barbed-wire fencing as Palestinian parents fear for their children’s safety due to the rise of Israeli settler attacks in the area. The isolated village of al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah, has been increasingly surrounded by Jewish settler outposts, and regularly blocked by Israeli forces who
The Zurich Film Festival will honor John Turturro with the Golden Eye Award at the 22nd edition, which runs from Sept. 24 to Oct. 4. Turturro will receive the award for his performance in “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York,” written and directed by Noah Segan. He will accept the award on Sept. 26,
Mark Cuban is urging local governments to negotiate harder before approving data centers, saying towns should secure enforceable protections while they still have leverage. In a series of X posts on Monday, the billionaire tech entrepreneur shared a 10-part playbook for communities considering their first project. His basic rule: Every major promise from a developer
The British government dismissed Milei’s speech and stressed that its position on the Falklands was “unwavering”. Hopes that Milei’s primetime speech may have been a blip and that he would return to his previous stance of strengthening diplomatic ties with the UK were crushed on Monday, however, when his office announced it would file criminal
