They’re back! The annual rampage of genre filmmakers, industry and fans through Montreal’s cinemas and social centers has begun, as the Fantasia International Film Festival opens its 30th edition on July 16 with Nicolas Winding Refn receiving the Cheval Noir Career Achievement Award before presenting the Canadian premiere of his sumptuously visceral and neon-titled thrill
A woman who held onto her husband’s legs as he was almost sucked head-first out of a Ryanair cabin window on Friday said “half his body was sticking out of the plane”. Svetlana Grković, who was traveling with her husband Ljubisa Karović from Thessaloniki, Greece, to Memmingen, Germany, told Greek public broadcaster ERT that she
BBC Commercial increased EBITDA by 17% to £267 million ($357.1 million) in the 2025/26 financial year, returning £377 million ($504.2 million) to the BBC as direct-to-consumer services and products, led by “Bluey”, drove growth despite a challenging market. Revenue was flat at £2.2 billion ($2.94 billion), with growth in some areas offsetting declines in others.
Yemen’s Houthis said they launched missiles at Abha airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia on Monday in response to airstrikes on Sanaa airport, which they blamed on the kingdom. The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, which backs the country’s internationally recognized government, said its air defenses “dealt with” the missiles and no casualties were reported. The Houthis,
It looks like there will be a shake-up in the structure of the men’s World Cups in both formats. There is a proposal on the table to reduce the Over-50s World Cup from 14 teams to 12 along with the addition of a ‘super seven’ stage. This could even be in place for the 2027
Ellen Burstyn, whose credits include “The Last Picture Show,” “The Exorcist” and “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” will receive the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Film Festival, the festival said Tuesday. The festival’s artistic director, Alberto Barbera, described Burstyn as “an actress of rare intensity and truth,” adding
