“A First Farewell,” which debuted this week at the Berlin Film Festival, has secured its first sale and looks set to have a promising festival career. The movie is the first in nearly 30 years at the Berlinale to have been shot in Uighur, the language spoken in the vast western Chinese province of Xinjiang. Following its premiere in Berlin’s […]

ZAGREB (Reuters) – Fed up of red roses, choking on chocolates? Then ditch the Valentine’s Day delirium for a dose of reality at Zagreb’s Museum of Broken Relationships – expanded this year with bonds severed by war and all set to tour in Brexit-riven Britain. The Museum of Broken Relationships in the old town of the Croatian capital has exerted […]

If it’s been a while since you’ve been on a first date, Dating Around will instantly bring back all those familiar jitters. And if you’re preparing for one, you may find yourself watching through your fingers with anticipation and glee — the same feelings everyone experiences when testing the romantic waters with someone new. The Netflix reality series, releasing on […]

So it’s Valentine’s Day. Named after a Christian martyr, to whose remains lovelorn Irish pilgrims flock each year to “pray at the shrine in the hope of finding romance” (according to Wikipedia). Of all the reasons to visit a shrine, though, praying for mercy to the patron saint of dating is one of the better ones. Because God knows, you […]

A missing Banksy painting has reappeared in Liverpool City centre with zero explanation after going missing years ago. The famous Loves Plane graffiti was painted on the Western Approaches on Rumford Street in 2011. But 2016 one of the artists’ best known Liverpool works, was removed with the plan to display in a much-anticipated street art gallery. The gallery however […]

Georges Schoucair’s Beirut-based Abbout Productions has teamed up at the EFM with 4 European producers on “Costa Brava Lebanon,” a first feature set amid Lebanon’s never-ending garbage crisis to be directed by Mounia Akl who studied film at Columbia University. Abbout has finalized its coproduction pacts on this pic with France’s Cinéma Defacto; Denmark’s Snowglobe Films; Norway’s Barentsfilm; and French-Swedish producer […]

After a breakup, any number of things can happen. If it's bitter, you may never wish to see your ex again. If the chemistry fizzled, you could find a friendship blooming in its place. And if you're blindsided by your partner calling it quits, you may be left fuming. But with time, even the nastiest splits can lead to friendship. […]

Musician Ryan Adams is facing allegations of emotional abuse and harassment from seven women, including his ex-wife, Mandy Moore. According to People, a New York Times story reports that a total of seven women have accused him of being “manipulative, controlling and obsessive.” One of the women, who is now 20 years old, also claims that Adams initiated sexual conversations […]

The officers of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ board of governors has sent a letter to is membership attempting to assuage concerns about the decision to hold four Oscar presentations off the live air telecast on Feb. 24. “As the Academy’s officers, we’d like to assure you that no award category at the 91st Oscars ceremony will […]

Fox News Channel declined to run a commercial for a documentary that used Nazi imagery whose backers were eager to win publicity by having it air during host Sean Hannity’s 9 p.m. hour – typically the most-watched slot in cable news. Backers of the Oscar-nominated “A Night at the Garden,” a short documentary that shows footage from an actual Nazi […]