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‘Dead Poets Society’ film director Peter Weir to receive Venice career prize

ROME (Reuters) - Peter Weir, the Australian director of "Dead Poets Society" and "The Truman Show", will be honoured for his career at this year's Venice Film Festival, organisers said on Thursday.

Spanish court dismisses second tax case against singer Shakira

MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish court on Thursday dismissed a tax investigation against Colombian pop star Shakira, after the offices of the prosecutor and state attorney opted not to bring charges

Warner Bros Discovery posts larger-than-expected loss on studio slump, weak ad market

(Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery reported a larger-than-expected quarterly loss, as advertising sales slumped at its cable TV unit and the studio segment struggled with the twin effects of last year's

Factbox-Eurovision 2024: what to expect, as crowds gather amid anti-Israel protests

MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) -The world's biggest live music event, the Eurovision Song Contest, is taking place in Sweden this week with 37 participating countries.  Roughly 100,000 visitors from 89

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa says new series feels like ‘a fresh era’

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ncuti Gatwa, the first Black actor to play the lead role in "Doctor Who", says its new series feels like "a fresh era" as the British sci-fi television show goes global. The

Blackstone set to clinch Hipgnosis Songs as Concord sticks with lower bid

(Reuters) -Blackstone looked set to clinch its $1.57 billion deal for Hipgnosis Songs Fund after Apollo-backed Concord said on Thursday it would stick with its lower bid for the music rights owner of

‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ cast harnessed their inner apes

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Freya Allan arrived on set for the first day of filming “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,” she was in for a surprise. “I walked into this basement

Israel in spotlight at Eurovision semi-final as pro-Palestinian protests loom

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - The second semi-final of this year's Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Sweden on Thursday, with Israel's performance expected to draw

John Krasinski’s ‘IF’ brings imaginary world alive for daughters

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - John Krasinski says he made his new film "IF" for his children. The live-action and animated fantasy comedy is written, directed and produced by Krasinski, who also

Warner Bros Discovery plans new cost cuts, hike in Max price, Bloomberg reports

(Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery is looking at additional opportunities for cost-cutting and raising prices for its Max streaming platform, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people with

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Lower oil prices lead to 4x profits for oil firms, bonanza for govt, but no relief for aam aadmi

Petrol & diesel prices have barely changed since June 2022, even though oil prices have fallen 28% since then. This has boosted profitability of OMCs and dividend payouts to govt.

‘Joint culture needed first’ — CDS Gen Chauhan outlines first steps on the road to theaterisation

ThePrint had reported earlier this month that while theaterisation is the ultimate goal, set to be rolled out one year from now, the focus is on structured jointness initiatives by 2024-end.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?