Culture
French Palme d’Or winner Laurent Cantet dies aged 63
The Cannes Film Festival bid farewell to "a fierce humanist, who sought light despite social violence and found hope despite the harshness of reality".
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:29:28 +0200
Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned from landmark #MeToo trial
In a 4-3 decision, the New York Court of Appeals overturned the verdict due to witnesses called by prosecutors who alleged they were assaulted by Weinstein but were not part of the trial.
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:02:20 +0200
Actress Rebel Wilson’s memoir published in UK with blacked out text – but mention of Royal orgies
Rebel Wilson's book, published in its entirety in the US, has been censored in the UK, as well as in Australia and New Zealand, due to a chapter on Sacha Baron Cohen.
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:32:45 +0200
Sérgio Godinho's 25 April: From exile in Canada to freedom in Portugal
"I learnt about the revolution from a newspaper article while I was in exile in Canada", says Sérgio Godinho, one of the loudest resistance voices of the Portuguese revolution.
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:43:22 +0200
Is Civil War an anti-war film or just another action blockbuster?
How does Alex Garland's Civil War use the imagery of war on American soil to make a point?
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:00:59 +0200