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Lee Chang-dong, Jeon Do-yeon and Sul Kyung-gu on Class, Desire and Reunion in Venice Competition Drama ‘Possible Love’
Lee Chang-dong’s “Possible Love”, his first feature since 2018’s “Burning”, has premiered in competition at the Venice Film Festival, with the director and stars Jeon Do-yeon and Sul Kyung-gu discussing its long journey to the screen. Lee revealed the project began as a treatment written soon after a 2009 strike at a major Korean company,…
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Boy band star swaps stage for racecourse
JJ Hamblett, best known as a member of boy band Union J, is returning to horse racing after nearly 20 years away, describing the switch back from stage to racecourse as a “full circle” moment. The 38-year-old, who grew up in Newmarket, was a working jockey before finding fame on The X Factor, and will…
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TV tonight: laughter and horror in a dark new Aussie crime comedy
Tonight’s TV picks are led by a new Australian crime comedy, loosely inspired by the BBC’s Guilt, following two squabbling siblings who accidentally kill a man and then try to cover it up, only for the victim’s niece to start digging into what happened. Also featured are further instalments of the Arctic-set thriller Vigil, with…
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Volcano eruption triggers flight suspensions at Indonesia’s main airport
A volcanic eruption at Anak Krakatau forced Indonesian authorities to suspend operations at eight airports, including Jakarta’s main Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, after ash was detected in nearby airspace. The closures, which authorities said would remain in place until 09:00 local time on Monday, left around 170,000 passengers stranded and delayed 1,558 flights, with routes to…
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Eisenberg’s community-theatre comedy secures A24 deal after Telluride success
Jesse Eisenberg’s third feature as writer-director, “The Debut,” has secured a distribution deal with A24 following an acclaimed world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, with the studio confirming a cinema release in December. The film is a comedy set in the world of amateur community theatre, drawing comparisons to “The Producers” and “Waiting for…
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Travellers to EU face renewed queues as border-check flexibility rules expire
The temporary flexibility allowing EU member states to pause biometric border checks under the bloc’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) officially expired on 6 September, raising fears of renewed queues at airports and other crossing points, though several countries are reportedly continuing to relax enforcement informally. Airlines and travel bodies had urged the European Commission to…
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Wim Wenders on Why He Made a Documentary About Architect Peter Zumthor, and How Brad Pitt Helped Get It Made
Wim Wenders’ 3D documentary “From Inside Out” premiered at the Venice Film Festival, exploring the work of Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor, with particular focus on the design and construction of the David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). The film is the product of a 14-year collaboration between Wenders…
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Steam Deck price hike, IMAX boom and Springboks edge ahead in New Zealand series
Rising memory prices push up the Steam Deck’s cost, while Telluride premieres and Nolan’s sold-out “Odyssey” screens lift cinema buzz; South Africa lead the series 2-1 and Norwich win at Sheffield United.
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Why your house is a magnet for spiders: Horrified Brits say their homes are crawling with eight-legged critters – here’s what’s behind the invasion
As autumn temperatures drop, sightings of house spiders are rising across the UK, with unsettling videos of the creatures shared widely online. Experts say this is not because spiders are seeking warmth indoors, as commonly believed, but because autumn is peak mating season, prompting males to leave their webs and roam in search of females,…