An independent film festival due to start in New York this weekend has been cancelled after several film-makers pulled out due to harassment from the Chinese authorities, raising concerns about transnational repression.
The inaugural IndieChina…

An independent film festival due to start in New York this weekend has been cancelled after several film-makers pulled out due to harassment from the Chinese authorities, raising concerns about transnational repression.
The inaugural IndieChina…

When Zohran Mamdani was elected as New York City’s first Muslim mayor and the youngest since 1892, headlines naturally focused on his groundbreaking political rise. But for many, the spotlight also turned to a name that had already long…

20th Century Studios’ Predator: Badlands tells the story of Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi), a young Predator exiled from his clan. In a quest to prove his worth, he travels to the deadliest planet in the galaxy to hunt…

Christie’s is rounding out Fall Marquee Week with a noteworthy sale for a cause. Four contemporary artworks benefiting the Clooney Foundation for Justice, an organization founded by George and Amal Clooney that provides free legal aid for women…
They had a portable recording unit inside Minnesota’s First Avenue nightclub on that freezing night in January 1985. Husker Du was at its peak and celebrating the release of its third record, “New Day Rising.” It made sense to capture the…

Tammy Gooding,BBC Hereford & Worcester and
Elliot Ball,West Midlands
Andrew GabbAn 81-year-old terminally ill woman, whose husband and…

If ever a man were destined to design a new Frankenstein, it would surely be Mike Hill. The British-born prosthetics and makeup artist behind Guillermo del Toro’s new Frankenstein movie (in…

Gemma Sherlock and
Gary Philipson,North East and Cumbria
BBCAn organiser of a popular music festival says he is being forced to cancel next year’s event due to spiralling costs.
Hardwick…

Lauren Graham on ‘Gilmore Girls’ legacy at 2025 Emmy Awards
On the 2025 Emmy Awards red carpet Lauren Graham says it is an honor that “Gilmore Girls” still resonates with fans 25 years later and shares she’s watching Adam Brody’s “Nobody Wants…