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Anurag Kashyap Boards Rotterdam-Premiered Bangladeshi Drama ‘Delupi’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian auteur Anurag Kashyap has come on board as presenter of Bangladeshi drama “Delupi,” with the film set to carry the “Anurag Kashyap Presents” banner across its release and promotional campaigns going forward. “Delupi” had its international premiere in the Bright Future section of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) earlier this year. The premiere…
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Contrapposto by Dave Eggers review – this portrait of an artist falls flat
The story of a lifelong friendship between two art-world mavericks from the working-class midwest is disappointingly piousDave Eggers, the author of more than a dozen novels as well as a steady stream of children’s and nonfiction books, grew up wanting to be an artist.As a child he took lessons with a Japanese watercolourist, studied painting at…
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Korea Box Office: ‘Toy Story 5’ Maintains Slender Advantage Over Surging Thriller ‘The Eyes’
“Toy Story 5” held onto the number one spot at the South Korean box office during the weekend of July 3–5. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the film brought in $2.8 million from 429,042 admissions over the three-day window, maintaining a 38.6% share of the weekend…
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China Box Office: ‘Minions & Monsters’ Takes Top Spot as ‘Keep Real’ Opens Second
Universal’s “Minions & Monsters” debuted at the No. 1 spot at the China box office during the July 3–5 weekend, grossing RMB111.5 million ($16.4 million), according to data from Artisan Gateway. Taopiaopiao’s sci-fi comedy “Keep Real” opened in second place, securing $10.5 million over the weekend frame. Including early previews, the film has reached a…
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Australia warned that China will test nuclear missile in South Pacific within the next 24 hours
Foreign Minister Penny Wong was one of several people given advance warning.
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China wants to solve the hardest problem in robotics – making hands
Race to develop ‘embodied AI’ focuses on creating dextrous hands to transform humanoid robots from gimmicks into useful productsHuman hands – nimble, nerve-filled appendages that are the most flexible part of the human skeleton – are exceptionally complex. Many tasks that most people can do largely without thinking, from tying a pair of shoelaces to…
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Bangladesh courts China even as ties with India improve
Relations between Dhaka and Delhi, that turned frosty under the interim government, are on the mend.
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Beloved local sushi restaurant forced to shutter after 20 years as owner blames Meta for their closure
A cherished family-run California based, Japanese restuarant has quietly vanished, after it’s owner claimed Silicon Valley giant Meta is at fault.
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Prime Video’s Near-Perfect Fantasy Series Is So Good, It’s Saving an Entire Genre
The fantasy genre has had its ups and downs over the years, but Legend of Vox Machina has put it back on the upswing.
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AI poses ‘Hiroshima’-style threat to humanity without global rules, says Cooper
Exclusive: Foreign secretary warns of combined risks of AI, climate crisis, irregular migration and foreign interferenceArtificial intelligence poses a “Hiroshima”-style risk to humanity if governments do not agree to curb how it is developed, the foreign secretary has warned.Yvette Cooper urged countries, including the US and China, to agree international rules for AI, telling the…