-
Man accused of using fake Chief Justice Roberts signature to get own criminal case dismissed
A man has been federally charged after allegedly using a forged signature of US Chief Justice John Roberts and a counterfeit Supreme Court seal to try to have his own criminal case in Indiana dismissed. The case highlights alleged attempts to exploit the authority of federal institutions and intimidate local officials through false claims of…
-
Venice Horizons Best Director Winner Anuparna Roy’s ‘Lovers in the Blue Night’ Boarded by Parallax (EXCLUSIVE)
Parallax has acquired international sales rights to Anuparna Roy’s “Lovers in the Blue Night”, ahead of its world premiere in the Horizons competition at the Venice Film Festival. The deal strengthens the international profile of Roy, who became the first Indian filmmaker to win the Horizons best director award last year for her debut, “Songs…
-
Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist behind Infinity Mirror Rooms, dies at 97
Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese artist renowned for her polka dots, pumpkins and Infinity Mirror Rooms, has died aged 97. Her company said she died in a Tokyo hospital on 14 August, having continued painting until her final days; her death marks the end of a career that made her one of contemporary art’s most recognisable…
-
Manoj Bajpayee’s ‘Last Man in Tower’ Sets September Indian Release From Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media, Unveils Teaser (EXCLUSIVE)
“Last Man in Tower”, a film adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s novel, will be released in Indian cinemas on 11 September, with its first teaser now unveiled. Directed by Ben Rekhi and produced by Rana Daggubati’s Spirit Media, it is notable as Manoj Bajpayee and Boman Irani’s first film together and as Spirit Media’s first Hindi-language…
-
China’s ambassador pairs bus ride with sovereignty warning
China’s new ambassador to Australia, Liu Jinsong, used an early public bus journey to Canberra to project accessibility while also stressing Beijing’s expectations of “mutual respect”. The article argues that this language signals China’s demand that Australia avoid challenging matters Beijing treats as non-negotiable, particularly Taiwan, while raising questions about whether China would offer Australia…
-
COL Group, Virtue Asia and V47 Entertainment Launch Inside Microdramas, Vertical Entertainment Upfront
COL Group, Virtue Asia and V47 Entertainment will hold Inside Microdramas in Singapore on 27 October, describing it as the first upfront event focused on microdramas and vertical entertainment. The organisers aim to bring together entertainment, technology, advertising, platform and brand executives to explore how mobile-first storytelling is changing production, funding, distribution and audience habits.…
-
Paramount+ Officially Rediscovers Walton Goggins’ Indiana Jones Replacement
The 2018 film Tomb Raider, starring Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft, has returned to Paramount+’s global top 10, according to FlixPatrol. Its renewed visibility comes as interest in video-game adaptations remains high and Amazon prepares a new Tomb Raider television reboot led by Sophie Turner. Directed by Roar Uthaug, the film presented a grittier origin…
-
FBI seizes hacking tools it says China used to attack NASA, DOE, US Senate and other critical networks
The FBI says it has disrupted a China-linked botnet and seized two hacking platforms allegedly used to target NASA, the US Senate, the Department of Energy and other government and critical-network organisations. The action matters because the tools reportedly allowed operators to compromise internet-connected devices at scale and conceal the origins of intrusions, supporting both…
-
Tommy Davidson & Tichina Arnold To Lead Family Comedy Feature ‘Search Party: Where’s Paw Paw?’
Tommy Davidson and Tichina Arnold will lead Search Party: Where’s Paw Paw?, a forthcoming PG-rated family comedy that has completed filming in Los Angeles. The film marks director Victoria Monai Richards’ feature debut and is intended as a colourful, early-2000s-inspired comedy for family audiences, with a cinema release expected this autumn. Richards also co-wrote and…
-
Remember When David Crosby Released a Spacey Solo Album in 1971?
David Crosby’s 1971 debut solo album, *If I Could Only Remember My Name*, marked a deliberately unconventional departure from the accessible sound associated with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Created after the death of Crosby’s girlfriend Christine Hinton and amid strained relations within CSNY, the record channelled grief into atmospheric, experimental music rather than commercial…