Elizabeth Banks has given two thumbs to “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.” “I’ve seen the film, and it’s amazing,” Banks, who played Effie Trinket in the first four movies of the “Hunger Games” franchise from 2012-2015, told me Wednesday night at the Airbnb.org Gala in Los Angeles. Based on Suzanne Collins’ 2025 novel
Kent bowler Matt Milnes says an early-season pep talk from head coach Adam Hollioake was behind their promotion-winning campaign. After losing to Worcestershire by an innings and two runs in their third Division Two match in April, Kent then won eight of the next 11 to clinch second spot. “Smokes [Hollioake] took the pressure off
Mubi CEO Efe Cakarel praised Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime” while in a rare public appearance at the Zurich Summit. Talking about the phenomenon of young audiences returning to cinemas, the exec said that when he hears about a $20 million opening weekend for a film like Oppenheim’s Venice hit, it is “incredible.” “You look at the
For the opening night of the 24th annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF), “Children of Blood and Bone” director Gina Prince-Bythewood and star Thuso Mbedu shared never-before-seen clips of the forthcoming African fantasy film and dished about making the movie. “Obviously films like this don’t get made very often,” Prince-Bythewood told “The View’s”
Welsh Fire might have lost captain Sophie Devine to injury but their young talent stepped up in a dramatic final-ball victory over Hundred leaders Southern Brave. Set a target of 122 in Cardiff, Heather Graham helped Fire to a four-wicket victory to inflict a first defeat of the campaign on the Brave. The Welsh side
