The International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed to the third review of the Sri Lanka rescue of 2.9 billion dollars on Friday, with an additional $ 334 million to support the economic recovery in the country. This is total payments under the program, about $ 1.3 billion. Approval follows a secret Lanca commitment to the financial … Read more
Channing Tatum brought some movie stardom to the snowy Sundance festival this weekend, appearing in a previously unannounced role in one of the festival’s first headliners. Tatum delivers a scene-stealing role in Atropia, Haley Gates’ directorial debut. The film is directed by Alia Shawkat and British researcher Callum Turner. It follows the wild true story … Read more
When Andrew Bird walks into the editing room, he’s used to collaborating with the director and pitching ideas to him. But in the case of “The Sacred Fig Seed,” the film that officially nominated Germany for the Academy Award for Best International Picture, he had to learn to trust his instincts. That’s because the Iranian … Read more
In 1965, a Norwegian woman gave birth to a baby girl in a private hospital. Seven days later, she returned home with a baby. When the baby developed dark curls that made her look different from herself, Karen Rafteseth Dokken assumed she simply took after her husband’s mother. It took almost six decades to discover … Read more
The Palm Springs International Film Awards will honor Edward Berger’s Catholic drama “Conclave” with the Ensemble Performance Award on Jan. 3 at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, which runs Jan. 2-13. Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Lucien Msmaty are expected to be in attendance to receive the award. “Conclave is a thought-provoking … Read more
As royals, anonymity is hard to come by, but Prince William and Kate Middleton have found a way to enjoy a more private life while dating while at university. The British journalist Robert Jobson, in his book Catherine, Princess of Walesrevealed that the future king adopted the pseudonym “Steve” during his stay at St Andrews … Read more