Bharathiraja, Pioneer of Tamil Rural Cinema, Dies at 84

Nine women have accused the French actor and singer of sexual violence, including rape and attempted rape.

Jane Campion has touched down at every A-list festival on the planet across her career, from Cannes, where she became the first woman to win its coveted Palme d’Or for The Piano in 1993, to Venice, Toronto and the Berlinale. However, the New Zealand director held up a torch on Wednesday for the myriad smaller […]

British actress Miriam Margolyes will receive this year’s Raindance Icon Award at the Raindance Film Festival, taking place in London between June 17-26.  Margolyes will receive her accolade at the festival’s opening gala on June 17 after the U.K. premiere of Michel Parandi’s “April X.” Raindance will give two other Icon Awards this year: to […]

Paramount said to today that competition authorities in Australia and New Zealand, as well as Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Serbia and North Macedonia have approved its pending merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Foreign direct investment authorities in Germany, Slovenia, Belgium, Czechia, New Zealand, Italy, France and Romania are also on board, the David Ellison-run company said […]