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Paul Thomas Anderson’s New Concert Film Captures Geese Frontman Cameron Winter’s Carnegie Hall Performance
Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s concert film “Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall” will have its world premiere at the New York Film Festival on 1 October, screening on 35mm at Alice Tully Hall with both Anderson and Geese frontman Cameron Winter in attendance. The film documents Winter’s sold-out solo performance at the famed New York venue…
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Wingard’s Onslaught is visually sharp but narratively undercooked
A review of Adam Wingard’s action-thriller “Onslaught” concludes that the film is technically accomplished but let down by an underdeveloped story, particularly in its second half. Wingard, returning to original material after a decade working on established franchises, delivers striking visual set pieces and a home-invasion structure reminiscent of his earlier films “You’re Next” and…
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Pressure mounts on Westminster, Tehran and the transfer market
Badenoch’s sweeping shadow Cabinet reshuffle axes Stride and Patel, while disputed footage of an Iran energy site fuels US-Iran tensions and Melbourne rally clashes turn violent; plus AI scribe errors, heart-drug relief for cancer survivors, Lifetime Isa advice and deadline-day transfer moves.
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Residente Hints That Filming Has Begun on His Bad Bunny-Starring Movie Porto Rico
Puerto Rican musician Residente appears to have confirmed that filming has begun on Porto Rico, his directorial debut and a film that gives Bad Bunny his first leading movie role. The Calle 13 co-founder posted an Instagram Story showing a production slate for the project, though he stopped short of a formal announcement. The development…
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In Lieu of a Public Memorial, Dolly Parton Wanted a Big Party. Her Estate Is Following Through on Those Wishes
Dolly Parton’s estate has announced DOLLYFEST: The Celebration of a Lifetime, a pair of events planned for Nashville and London on consecutive weekends in 2027. The festival was conceived by Parton herself before her death, originally intended as a multi-artist celebration around her 80th birthday, and her team says they are honouring her wishes by…
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High-flyer, 32, worked her way out of poverty to start new life in America… only to die in freak scooter accident
A 32-year-old South Korean woman who had moved to San Francisco 18 months ago to pursue her career was killed after her electric scooter’s wheel became lodged in tram tracks on Market Street, causing her to fall into the path of a delivery truck. Yebin Kim, who had worked her way up from a working-class…
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Kalshi dishes out its first-ever lifetime ban to George Santos
Kalshi has permanently barred former US congressman George Santos from its prediction market platform and fined him $71,356, the first lifetime ban the trading platform has ever issued, after finding he failed to fully cooperate with its investigation into alleged insider trading. The case has drawn attention to how prediction markets, which let users trade…
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Ken Paxton criticised over luxury attire on Texas campaign trail
Republican Ken Paxton, locked in an unexpectedly tight US Senate race in Texas, has drawn criticism after being photographed wearing a Four Seasons Orlando golf shirt and a luxury watch worth roughly £30,000 while campaigning in San Antonio. The moment has proved awkward given the affordability concerns dominating the race, with Democratic rival James Talarico…
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Adam Wingard’s Onslaught is visually striking but overstuffed
Variety’s review of “Onslaught” concludes that the A24 military-slasher marks a striking but uneven return to lower-budget genre filmmaking for director Adam Wingard, following his big-budget “Godzilla vs. Kong” films. Reuniting with writer Simon Barrett, Wingard delivers what the critic calls their most visually accomplished work yet, though the film feels in need of another…
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Does Badenoch’s surprise reshuffle show the Tories are finally going soft on Brexit?
Kemi Badenoch’s Conservative reshuffle has replaced Dame Priti Patel, one of the party’s staunchest pro-Brexit “spartans,” with Tom Tugendhat, a former committed Remainer, as shadow foreign secretary. Political editor David Maddox argues this swap could signal a subtle softening of the Tories’ Brexit stance, even though Badenoch would never openly advocate rejoining the EU, single…