Posts by Nathan Pine
Netflix Wins Bidding War For Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix has emerged victorious with what the highest and the winning bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, Deadline has confirmed, after a tumultuous day that saw Paramount move aggressively to counter a win by the giant streamer and seal a deal of its own. Netflix is said to have offered $28 a share for WBD, which…
Read MoreVinFast to invest US$500 million in India to expand manufacturing
The company plans to increase production to 150,000 annually within a year and double it in the next three years [DELHI] VinFast Auto, Vietnam’s largest carmaker, plans to invest US$500 million in India to expand its manufacturing operations to include electric buses, scooters and charging infrastructure, it said. The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu…
Read MorePeter Bart: Teary ‘Hamnet’ Spins Tale Of Love And Grief Amid Chaotic Backdrop Of English Renaissance (And Awards Season)
Do Oscar voters covet a good cry? At a moment when movies struggle to capture serious awards attention, Hamnet is being lauded by critics for its emotional clout, yet also critiqued for its limited focus. Chloé Zhao’s movie, impeccably co-produced by Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes, represents a soul-searching challenge to more raucous award rivals…
Read MoreNetflix Announces ‘Dirty John’ “Rom-Con” True Crime Docuseries
Netflix is revisiting the fatal case of dangerous “rom-conman” John Meehan with its next true crime entry. The upcoming docuseries Dirty John reveals a portrait of the titular predatory bachelor, whose twisted story of manipulation, harassment and psychological abuse captivated the country in the 2010s after conning a woman and her children ultimately led to…
Read MoreEmerald Fennell Hopes ‘Wuthering Heights’ Is “This Generation’s ‘Titanic’” & Margot Robbie Says Film Is Not As “Raunchy” As People Expect
Emerald Fennell is hopeful about Wuthering Heights as the film’s premiere gets closer. The director wants the movie starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to become a phenomenon that people watch in theatres multiple times. “I want this to be this generation’s Titanic,” Robbie told British Vogue, recalling what Fennell told her. “I went to…
Read MoreGold steady as rising yields offset dollar weakness; PCE data eyed
[BENGALURU] Gold prices held steady on Friday (Dec 5), as rising US Treasury yields offset support from a weaker US dollar, while markets awaited US inflation data later in the day for clues into the Federal Reserve’s policy outlook ahead of its meeting next week. Spot gold fell 0.1 per cent to US$4,203.89 per ounce…
Read MoreKim Cattrall Marries Russell Thomas in London Wedding
Did Sex and the City’s Kim Cattrall Return for And Just Like That’s Series Finale? The Truth Break out the celebratory cosmos… Kim Cattrall is married! The Sex and the City alum tied the knot with Russell Thomas in an intimate London ceremony attended by only 12 guests on Dec. 4, per photos published by…
Read MoreLiu Chang: The reluctant heiress who saved her father’s agriculture empire
The “young” Liu has already been with New Hope Group, founded by her father Liu Yonghao, for 23 years. “I’M NOT like the heroes of the founding generation, I don’t have a story, I am the result of a process.” Liu Chang, chair of the Chinese agribusiness company New Hope Liuhe (新希望六和), sat down with…
Read More‘Stranger Things’ Cast Reacts To Season 5 Twist During Table Read Video
DEADLINE: This post contains details about Stranger Things, Season 5 Now that the final season of Stranger Things has gotten its first big twist out of the way, the cast of the Netflix show can breathe a little easier. On Thursday, the series’ official YouTube page shared a behind-the-scenes video of the Duffer Brothers revealing…
Read MoreThis Holiday Decor Will Bring All the Festive Cheer to Your Home for Less
Nothing ushers in the holiday season quite like putting up festive Christmas decorations. If you haven’t started decorating yet, don’t worry. There’s till plenty of time left for you to deck the halls, and we made it easy by rounding up the chicest and cutest holiday decorations that your home is probably missing. Apart from…
Read MoreNetflix’s Wild Week With Theatrical As Streamer Circles Warner Bros: The Ups Of ‘Stranger Things’ Finale & Downs Of ‘Wake Up Dead Man’
As Netflix makes a run at Warner Bros. Discovery that would test its commitment to theatrical, the streamer has had an erratic week in cinemas between the bust of Rian Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery with $4M+ over the Thanksgiving 5-day, and the pre-sales success of the New Year’s Eve Stranger Things series finale stunt. When it…
Read MoreCary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Dies: ‘Mortal Kombat, ‘Last Emperor’ & ‘Man In The High Castle’ Actor Was 75
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, the prolific and instantly recognizable actor best known for his roles in the Mortal Kombat films, The Last Emperor, Memoirs of a Geisha and The Man in the High Castle, died Thursday in Santa Barbara. He was 75. Tagawa died due to complications from a stroke early this morning surrounded by his children.…
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