Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter moves from Venice into 579 theaters this weekend — the first in a welcome stream of specialty films from the Lido, Telluride and Toronto that could, perhaps maybe, buck up the struggling arthouse market this fall. The film is 90% certified fresh and hails from Focus Features, which presented one
WhatsApp is set to soon roll out end-to-end encrypted cloud backups on Android and iOS. The new move will help users keep their chats end-to-end encrypted even when they are a part of WhatsApp backups stored on a cloud service such as Apple iCloud or Google Drive. WhatsApp has worked from scratch to enable anticipated end-to-end
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 4, 2013. Lintao Zhang | Reuters BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke for the first time since February on Friday. It marked the second call between
News SZA Shares “The Anonymous Ones” for New Dear Evan Hansen Movie: Listen Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Amandla Stenberg wrote the song for the new film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical By Matthew Strauss September 10, 2021 Facebook Twitter SZA, May 2021 (Christopher Polk/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter SZA has released
The final months of 2021 could tip the initial public offering market into record territory. Though new listings slowed over the summer, excitement is building for an end-of-year rush that could see Warby Parker, Brooks Brothers parent Authentic Brands and Allbirds hit the public markets, Renaissance Capital’s Kathleen Smith told CNBC on Wednesday. “The numbers
After becoming a little too comfortable wearing leggings every day, we’ve finally started to have fun with fashion again. And as we soak up the last days of summer and welcome the forthcoming change of seasons, we’re having fun getting away for weekend outings and celebrating special occasions, too. But switching from working-from-home comfort to
Titans Season 3 has put the characters through the wringer in recent weeks. As everyone arrived in Gotham City, big deaths have set the stage for a thrilling second half of the season. TV Fanatic got the chance to chat with Joshua Orpin, who plays Conner, aka Superboy. Scroll down to find out what the
WASHINGTON — The House Science Committee approved its portion of a massive budget reconciliation spending bill Sept. 9, making no major changes to its NASA provisions. The full committee voted 21-17 after a daylong markup to advance its portion of the package, allocating $45.51 billion to agencies under its jurisdiction, including NASA, the National Oceanic
People walk and cycle on a bridge leading away from the Merlion statue in the Marina Bay area of Singapore on Saturday, 22 May 2021. Joseph Nair | NurPhoto | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore has refrained from tightening social-distancing measures even as the highly infectious delta variant has driven Covid-19 cases up sharply, while
Universal will be releasing the Blumhouse/Miramax movie Halloween Kills in theaters and on Peacock on Oct. 15. The release date stays the same, the distribution pattern changes up. Why is Uni doing this in the wake of moviegoers’ great return to theaters for Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings, that pic having cleared $106M?
Fortnite creator Epic Games has asked iPhone maker Apple to restore its Fortnite developer account and intends to re-release the popular game on iOS in South Korea, offering both Epic and Apple payment side-by-side, it said in a tweet. “Epic intends to re-release Fortnite on iOS in Korea offering both Epic payment and Apple payment
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will sign an executive order requiring federal workers to get fully vaccinated against coronavirus in 75 days or face possible disciplinary action, as the U.S. struggles to bring the highly contagious delta variant under control. “That gives people more than enough time, in our view, to start and complete their
The children of Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme are seeking protection against him because he’s “scary,” yells at their mother and drinks and drives with them in the car … according to new legal docs. Homme’s sons, 10-year-old Orrin and 5-year-old Wolf, have filed for domestic violence restraining orders against him through
People working on a mural outside the Tambaram railway station in Chennai, India on July 4, 2021. India is one of the world’s largest donors of Covid-19 vaccines. Feature China | Barcroft Media via Getty Images The U.S. is the largest donor of Covid-19 vaccines globally — way ahead of other major economies such as
Beyoncé graced Instagram with a first look at her 40th birthday fashion. The singer spent the time on a yacht in Capri, Italy, naturally, and shared three Instagram grid posts full of outfit of the day pics. She graciously let her husband Jay Z pose beside her in some shots. Bey went for a stylish
Sex parties. Drag queens. Betrayals. The penultimate installment of Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem raced toward the series’ conclusion as characters went to extremes to recover the stolen gems. It was campy, ridiculous… and a ton of fun, and then Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem Season 1 Episode 4 ended with a few
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