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Pathé Acquires 50% Stake In Benelux Distributor The Searchers
Pathé has acquired a 50% stake in The Searchers, a leading film distributor in the Benelux region, as part of a strategic partnership that expands the French company’s footprint beyond cinema exhibition and into film distribution across the Netherlands and Belgium. Until now, Pathé’s presence in the region was limited to running around 40 cinemas…
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Inside the complicated social care system – and how much it could really cost to reform
Prime Minister Andy Burnham is hosting a Downing Street summit with Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey to try to find cross-party agreement on reforming England’s adult social care system, which he says has been neglected by successive governments due to its complexity and political risk. The move comes as…
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‘The Devil’s Mouth’ Review: Cave Swimmers Become Chum in a Shark Thriller With Extra Claustrophobia
Variety film critic Guy Lodge has reviewed “The Devil’s Mouth,” a new shark-attack thriller from director Jeff Wadlow released on Prime Video, starring Kathryn Newton and Lana Condor. The film adds a claustrophobic twist to the crowded shark-movie genre by relocating the danger from open water to a tight, dark cave system off the coast…
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K-pop’s ‘Big Four’ and South Korean government reveal plans for Fanomenon festival in Seoul and Los Angeles
South Korea’s government has joined forces with the country’s four largest K-pop agencies – HYBE, SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment and JYP Entertainment – to launch FANOMENON, a new music festival debuting in Seoul in December 2027. The event is notable both as a rare collaboration between fierce industry rivals and as a public-private venture backed…
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Iran ‘considered attacking Ukrainian port in revenge for strikes on Caspian Sea ships heading for Russia’ as two wars continue to merge
The Daily Mail reports that Iran reportedly considered launching an attack on a Ukrainian port in retaliation for strikes on ships in the Caspian Sea that were bound for Russia, in an indication that the conflicts involving Ukraine and Iran are becoming increasingly intertwined. The report highlights how military and logistical links between Russia and…
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Trump demands throw Senate GOP into disarray
President Trump has urged Senate Republicans to cancel their August recess until they pass the SAVE America Act, escalating tensions with Senate Majority Leader John Thune and his conference. The dispute matters because it exposes divisions within the Republican Party over the limits of presidential pressure, Senate procedure and the party’s legislative priorities ahead of…
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John Summit Leads 2026 Lost Paradise Lineup
Australian electronic music festival Lost Paradise has revealed its 2026-27 lineup, with US DJ John Summit, British rapper Skepta and Dutch producer KI/KI set to headline. The New Year’s event, held in Glenworth Valley, New South Wales, is coming off four consecutive sell-out years and stands as one of the state’s few remaining camping festivals,…
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Swings to China’s Biggest Superhero Opening in Seven Years
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has opened in China to the strongest box-office results for a US superhero film in seven years, signalling renewed Chinese appetite for Hollywood comic-book blockbusters after a prolonged slump. The film took over $16.5 million (RMB 112 million) by midday on its Wednesday debut, with local tracker Maoyan forecasting a $37.4…
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Rhoden defeats crypto-backed rival to secure South Dakota governor nomination
South Dakota’s Republican Governor Larry Rhoden has won the state’s first-ever gubernatorial primary runoff, defeating businessman and cryptocurrency advocate Toby Doeden to secure the party’s nomination. The runoff was triggered because neither candidate cleared the 35% threshold required to win the primary outright, a historic first for South Dakota’s electoral process. Rhoden’s win settles the…
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Iran inmates sew lips shut in mass hunger strike at notorious US-sanctioned jail: report
More than 1,000 death-row inmates held in a unit of Iran’s notorious Ghezel Hesar Prison have entered a third week of a mass hunger strike, with some reportedly sewing their lips shut in protest against the regime’s use of executions. The action highlights growing unrest inside Iran’s prison system amid what human rights monitors describe…