BAFTA Breakthrough: Akinola Davies Jr & Laura Carreira Among 2025 Cohort

BAFTA Breakthrough: Akinola Davies Jr & Laura Carreira Among 2025 Cohort

Akinola Davies Jr, the director and co-writer of My Father’s Shadow, the UK’s entry for this year’s Best International Oscar race, and Laura Carreira, writer-director of the buzzy social drama On Falling, are among the 20 names selected for this year’s cohort of BAFTA Breakthrough talents. BAFTA Breakthrough is awarded to individuals in the midst…

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Shell agrees to buy 100,000 barrels of petrol from Indonesia’s Pertamina amid shortage

Shell agrees to buy 100,000 barrels of petrol from Indonesia’s Pertamina amid shortage

[JAKARTA] Fuel retailer Shell has agreed to buy 100,000 barrels of petrol from Indonesia’s state energy firm Pertamina, the country’s deputy energy minister Yuliot Tanjung said on Tuesday (Nov 25), after months of unavailability for certain fuels. Private retailers in Indonesia were told to import petrol through Pertamina after the government capped their import quota…

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Dana Walden On The Importance Of Championing Original Voices As Disney Entertainment Co-Chair Honored At International Emmys

Dana Walden On The Importance Of Championing Original Voices As Disney Entertainment Co-Chair Honored At International Emmys

Dana Walden, Co-Chairman, Disney Entertainment, recalled the early days of Glee, the Ryan Murphy musical comedy-drama series that had a tough initial reception but taught her some key lessons. “First, through Ryan’s eyes, I got to understand how harsh criticism feels to a creator, particularly if the story is personal,” she said as she accepted…

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Thanksgiving Served Cold: CAA Shanked By Range With Countersuit In Poaching Dispute; “No Choice But To Fight Back”

Thanksgiving Served Cold: CAA Shanked By Range With Countersuit In Poaching Dispute; “No Choice But To Fight Back”

EXCLUSIVE: “Range did not seek this fight,” insists an unceremonious pre-holiday counter-complaint against CAA filed tonight by the Pete Micelli founded company in LA Superior Court. “Nevertheless, CAA’s ongoing misconduct, California law, and basic fairness leave it no choice but to fight back.” Yes, Happy Thanksgiving to you too. A year and almost two months…

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Philippines mulls rate cut to spur demand after scandal hit

Philippines mulls rate cut to spur demand after scandal hit

[MANILA] The Philippine central bank will consider another reduction in the benchmark interest rate next month to help spur demand, its top official said, after the economy was hit by an ongoing corruption scandal. “The demand is affected, just like investor sentiment,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor Eli Remolona said on Monday (Nov 24)…

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‘Brilliant Minds’ Showrunner On How Eric Dane’s Guest Star Role As A Patient With ALS Anchors A Thanksgiving Episode About Leaning On Your Village: “You Can’t Do It Alone”

‘Brilliant Minds’ Showrunner On How Eric Dane’s Guest Star Role As A Patient With ALS Anchors A Thanksgiving Episode About Leaning On Your Village: “You Can’t Do It Alone”

SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from Monday night’s episode of NBC‘s Brilliant Minds. Eric Dane made a guest appearance on NBC’s Brilliant Minds for a heartfelt and personal episode in which he plays a firefighter grappling with an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) diagnosis. The Thanksgiving episode of the medical drama comes about four months…

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Asia: Markets advance as odds for another Fed rate cut grow

Asia: Markets advance as odds for another Fed rate cut grow

Tech firms have enjoyed a revival after suffering a period of selling in recent weeks [HONG KONG] Asian investors on Tuesday (Nov 25) welcomed more dovish comments from US Federal Reserve officials, reinforcing hopes it will cut interest rates next month, while a tech-led rally on Wall Street soothed recent artificial intelligence (AI) bubble worries.…

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‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Reunion Behind The Scenes: From Recreating The Set & Honoring Late Cast Members To Cuts For Time & That Dance

‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Reunion Behind The Scenes: From Recreating The Set & Honoring Late Cast Members To Cuts For Time & That Dance

The Barones invited viewers back into their living room on CBS’ Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion. Hosted by star Ray Romano and series creator Phil Rosenthal, the special reunited the surviving main cast members of the Emmy-winning family comedy: Romano (Ray Barone), Patricia Heaton (Debra Barone), Brad Garrett (Robert Barone), Monica Horan (Amy MacDougall-Barone),…

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