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San Sebastian Competition Title ‘Border’ Boards Reel Suspects for Global Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris-based sales company Reel Suspects has acquired worldwide sales rights to “Border” (“Bian Jing”), the feature debut of Chinese filmmaker Ah Biao, which will have its world premiere in competition for the Golden Shell at the San Sebastián Film Festival. The deal marks a significant launch for a first-time director, placing him alongside established names…
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100 years after John Coltrane’s birth, secret tapes are emerging. What can they tell us about jazz’s great rulebreaker?
As jazz marks the 100th anniversary of John Coltrane’s birth this month, previously unheard recordings known as the Tiberi Tapes are shedding new light on how the saxophonist abandoned commercial success to pursue free jazz. The tapes capture Coltrane’s nightclub residencies between 1960 and 1964, revealing the experimental process behind his shift from the accessible,…
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Microsoft annoints Rust as a ‘Tier 1’ internal language
Microsoft has designated Rust as a “Tier 1” internal programming language, putting it on equal footing with C++, C# and TypeScript for in-house development. The move, announced by principal engineer Victor Ciura at RustConf in Montréal, formalises the tooling and processes needed to support Rust throughout the software development lifecycle and reflects the language’s growing…
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UK economic growth revealed to be unchanged at 0.4% – days after Chancellor insisted he wanted to ‘make Great Britain growth Britain’
UK economic growth held steady at 0.4% in the three months to July, according to the Office for National Statistics, matching the rate recorded for the three months to June. The figures land just days after Chancellor John Healey claimed there was an “optimistic story” behind the UK economy and pledged to “make Great Britain…
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UK economy unexpectedly grows 0.4% in boost for Burnham
The UK economy grew by 0.4% in July, confounding economists who had forecast no growth at all and providing a welcome boost for the government ahead of the autumn Budget. The Office for National Statistics said growth accelerated from 0.3% in June, driven mainly by the services sector, with computer programming making the largest contribution…
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UK GDP report to show if economy kept growing in July –business live
The Office for National Statistics is due to release GDP figures for July at 7am, showing whether the UK economy grew during the summer heatwave. Economists expect flat growth for the month, which would slow the three-monthly growth rate to 0.3%, down from 0.4% in the April-to-June period, underscoring the economic pressures facing Chancellor John…
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Siân Heder Brings Disability-Rights History to Screen in ‘Being Heumann’ TIFF Opener
“Being Heumann”, Siân Heder’s dramatisation of disability-rights activist Judy Heumann, opened the Toronto International Film Festival, marking Heder’s first feature since her Oscar-winning “CODA”. Following that film’s approach of casting deaf actors as deaf characters, Heder again casts actors with disabilities to portray the coalition Heumann led, giving the project both authenticity and topical resonance…
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What to know about Sunday’s election in Sweden, NATO’s newest member
Sweden goes to the polls on Sunday in an election that will decide whether Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson secures a second term or the centre-left, led by former PM Magdalena Andersson, returns to power. A notable feature this time is that the hard-right, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats could win Cabinet posts for the first time if…
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Vance strengthens 2028 frontrunner status at GOP’s first midterm convention in Dallas
Vice President JD Vance drew widespread praise from Republicans at the party’s first-ever midterm convention in Dallas after delivering a sharp retort to a protester who interrupted his primetime speech waving Palestinian Authority and Mexican flags. Commentators across conservative media hailed the moment, in which Vance told the heckler “if you love Mexico so much,…
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The ‘great grid upgrade’ is off track – ministers should spell out the risks for bills | Nils Pratley
A National Audit Office (NAO) report has found that the £70bn “great grid upgrade” – the programme to rewire Britain’s electricity transmission network to enable clean power by 2030 – is running behind schedule and over budget, with the watchdog demanding far greater transparency from the bodies overseeing it. Columnist Nils Pratley argues that the…