Samuel Goldwyn Films has boarded The Last Viking, picking up U.S. rights to the Danish dark comedy starring Mads Mikkelsen. The dramedy, from Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen, reteams Mikkelsen with his Riders of Justice co-star Nikolaj Lie Kaas in a wild tale about trauma, identity and the Beatles. The Last Viking had its world…
As the trade war between the world’s two largest economies drags on, the impact is already showing: China’s exports to the United States were down 15.5 per cent year on year in the first eight months of 2025. But US tariffs are not affecting China equally. The country is made up of more than 30…
Satou Sabally rushed from the block to the wing as her Phoenix Mercury teammate Kahleah Copper drove by on her way to the basket. It was the first minute of Game 1 in the first round of the WNBA playoffs between the Mercury and the New York Liberty. Copper drew both defenders, which left Sabally…
Taipei’s fast-rising postproduction house Cutting Edge Films is adding more firepower to its creative team at the Busan International Film Festival and Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM). The company has formally partnered with acclaimed French colorist Yov Moor, marking the latest expansion of the boutique editing and finishing shop, which has become a fixture…
About 6,000 residents in Hong Kong’s Quarry Bay neighbourhood were to be evacuated by 11pm on Friday after a 1,000lb (454kg) wartime bomb described as “highly dangerous” was found at a construction site. Chief Superintendent Andy Chan Tin-chu of Eastern police district said specialists would begin disposal of the bomb, which was found at a…
Nvidia, the leading manufacturer of artificial intelligence chips, said it will buy a $5bn (£4bn) stake in Intel – a lifeline for its struggling rival on the heels of a separate investment from the US government. The deal, announced on Thursday, will involve a partnership between the two American companies to make personal computer and…
Two ambulance workers have been arrested over the deaths of six adults, police have said. The investigation was launched in 2023 and last year a man in his 30s, from West Wiltshire, was arrested on suspicion of six counts of gross negligence manslaughter and four counts of ill-treatment or wilful neglect by a care worker….
Alden GonzalezSep 19, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016. LOS ANGELES — It was the middle of June, the San Diego Padres were in town for what promised to be a heated series…
It’s José Luis Rebordinos’ penultimate year in charge of the San Sebastian Film Festival after 15 editions as director. The Spaniard eats, sleeps and breathes this fest. And that’s exactly why he’s leaving. “I want to write, I want to work [at other] festivals, I want to work for friends,” the programmer tells The Hollywood…
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