Some filmmakers speak with great ease about the intentions behind their work. Others find it torturous, believing that the expression on the screen is their fullest and truest form of communication. Its no surprise that Chinese auteur Bi Gan is very much in the latter category. Since his debut with Kaili Blues (2015), which announced him as one of the...

Netflix is making sure that people know the final season of Squid Game is imminent. Two weeks after releasing a trailer for the coming season at its Tudum fan event, the streamer followed up Friday with a second trailer. The third and final season of the Korean hit Netflixs most watched series to date, regardless of language is due to...

The Shanghai International Film Festival is set to launch its 27th edition in grand style, commemorating 120 years of Chinese cinema with a lineup packed with global talent, sold-out screenings and ambitious industry conversations. Almost from the moment movie cameras first started whirring in China, filmmakers have flocked to Shanghai. Although Beijing boasts the countrys first film (1905s The Battle...

Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst was forced to seek cover while live on the air in Tel Aviv on Friday while discussing the missile impact of Irans retaliation after a war with Israel broke out. OK, theres just a massive amount of fire coming to Tel Aviv right now. Yaniv, get ready to pull it off the sticks....

Terry Louise Fisher, the former Los Angeles assistant district attorney who put her legal expertise to work when she teamed with Steven Bochco to create the acclaimed NBC drama L.A. Law, has died. She was 79. Fisher lived in the Laguna Beach area and died Tuesday, family member Mark Zev Hochberg wrote on Facebook. The Chicago native began her career...

The romantic comedy is not the dominant box office genre that it once was, but every once in a while, we still get something that fits that mode. Materialists isnt a rom-com, exactly, but it definitely alludes to a lot of the pillars of the genre. Given the ways Materialists alludes to and plays with the formula of a romantic...

Lester Smart (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) is the sort of kid who cannot help but be exactly who he is. He daydreams conversations with theater legends like Nol Coward (Mark Caven) and Tallulah Bankhead (Laura Benanti) and recites Hair lyrics at would-be bullies; he dons ascots and berets in a milieu where faded Motley Cre tees are the norm. If these...

If youre looking for hints and answers for Strands for Saturday, June 14, 2025, read onIll share some clues and tips, and finally the solution to the puzzle with the theme Its a banner day. For an easy way to come back to our Strands hints every day, bookmark this page. You can also find our past hints there as...

The nations fathers spent a lot of time watching the NBA playoffs in May, along with shows like The Last of Us, Andor, NCIS and The Rookie that seem to fit the profile of Dad Television. They also watched a ton of Bluey and SpongeBob SquarePants because as any parent (regardless of gender) knows, the TV is not always under...

If youre looking for the Connections answer for Saturday, June 14, 2025, read onIll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solutions to all four categories. Along the way, Ill explain the meanings of the trickier words and well learn how everything fits together. Beware, there are spoilers below for June 14, NYT Connections #734! Read on if...

If youre looking for the Wordle answer for June 14, 2025, read on. Well share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally the solution. Todays puzzle is easier; I got it in three. Beware, there are spoilers below for June 14, Wordle #1,456! Keep scrolling if you want some hints (and then the answer) to todays Wordle game. How to...

To close out a lively and, at times, heartfelt QA featuring a handful of actors and the key creative team responsible for Showtimes Queer as Folk, moderator Frank DeCaro asked the panelists the nights most profound question timed to the milestone anniversary: Looking back over the last 25 years, what influence do you think Queer As Folk had on television...

Its time for Matthew McConaughey and True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto to collaborate again. McConaughey is in talks to star in a movie centering on the detective character Mike Hammer for a project that has a script from Pizzolatto. Skydance has acquired rights to the Mike Hammer property, with the character having originated in a 1947 novel by author Mickey...