Posts by Nathan Pine
‘Raindance:’ Carina Birrell, James Cosmo & Tony Curran Set For Scottish Feature By Natalie Sutherland
Carina Birrell (BBC Three: Lip Service), James Cosmo (Game of Thrones), and Tony Curran (BBC: Mayflies) have signed on to the indie Scottish feature Raindance, directed by Edinburgh-born filmmaker Natalie Sutherland (ABC: In An Instant). Sutherland will direct, write, produce, and star in the film, which she has described as her “love letter to Scotland.”…
Read MoreMapletree Industrial Trust Q3 DPU falls 7% to S$0.0317
The manager remains committed to its divestment target of S$500 million to S$600 million in North America [SINGAPORE] Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT) posted a distribution per unit (DPU) of S$0.0317 in the third quarter ended Dec 31. This was 7 per cent lower than the DPU of S$0.0341 in the corresponding year-ago period. In a bourse…
Read MoreOn guns, Donald Trump is shooting from the hip
Donald Trump has contradicted gun-rights groups and members of his own inner circle as he struggles to contain the political fallout from the fatal shooting of Minnesota protester Alex Pretti. The president has been accused of hypocrisy and political calculation over his response to the Pretti shooting when compared to what he said about other…
Read MoreBBC Confirms Interim Director General Plans For After Tim Davie’s Exit
The BBC has confirmed plans to appoint an interim director general for after Tim Davie leaves on April 2. Rhodri Talfan Davies, who is currently the BBC’s Director of Nations, will take over from Davie in early April for “such a period as required until the formal start of a new Director-General,” according to a…
Read MoreBerlinale Juries: ‘Rental Family’ Director Hikari; Producers Ewa Puszczyńska & Reinaldo Marcus Green Join Wim Wenders On Competition Jury
The Berlin Film Festival has unveiled the members of the jury who will join its president Wim Wenders in deciding which of the 22 films in Competition at this year’s edition will take home the Golden and Silver Bears at the Berlinale They are director and producer Min Bahadur Bham (Nepal), actor Bae Doona (South Korea), director, producer and…
Read MoreChipotle announces new menu
Chipotle Mexican Grill has announced that it’s bringing one of its most popular, innovative protein items back to its menu, after receiving “thousands of comments asking for its return,” according to its official press release. What Is Chipotle Bringing Back to Its Menu? The press release confirmed that Chipotle is returning its Chicken al Pastor…
Read MoreAmazon Laying Off Another 16,000 Staff
Amazon is laying off another 16,000 staff and is reported to have accidentally emailed one of its teams a day early with the news. Amazon posted the news publicly via a note from Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President of People Experience, earlier today. Galetti said the mass layoffs are about “working to strengthen our organization…
Read MoreUK TV Industry Revamps Diversity Monitoring System For First Time In A Decade To Provide “Fuller, Nuanced Picture”
The UK TV industry has revamped its Diamond diversity data monitoring system and those working on TV shows will now only have to fill in one form that can be linked to future projects. In the past, all people working on UK TV shows would need to fill in the monitoring form for each show…
Read MoreDavid Gleeson Feature ‘Once Upon A Time In A Cinema’ Sells To International Territories
EXCLUSIVE: Myriad Pictures has sold David Gleeson’s Once Upon A Time In A Cinema to multiple international territories. The film, which opens the Dublin International Film Festival, has sold to A Contra Corriente (Spain), Cinemundo (Portugal), Rialto (Australia), Tanweer (Greece), Ricochet (World Airlines), and Break Out Pictures (Ireland). The film’s synopsis reads: Set over the…
Read MorePinterest to cut up to 15% of its workforce as focus on AI intensifies
Pinterest said Tuesday it’s planning to slash up to 15% of its workforce. The San Francisco-based image-sharing platform used for inspiration for home decor, fashion and other interests is laying off workers as part of a restructuring plan. It will partly use the savings to fund “AI-focused roles and teams that drive AI adoption and…
Read MoreDonald Trump dismisses dollar’s decline to 4-year low: “Doing great”
President Donald Trump has brushed off the U.S. dollar’s recent slide to a four-year low, insisting that the currency is “doing great,” even as experts warn economic and political uncertainty is fueling this decline. On Tuesday, the U.S. Dollar Index—a gauge measured against a basket of foreign currencies—hit its lowest level since February 2022. It…
Read MoreAlma Pöysti To Star In Arvet Agency’s ‘Theatre Of War’ Limited Series Based On Kjell Westö’s Epic Novel ‘Dusk 41’
EXCLUSIVE: Golden Globe nominee Alma Pöysti (Fallen Leaves) is starring in Theatre of War, a Nordic limited series based on Kjell Westö’s novel ‘Dusk 41.’ She’ll be joined by Jakob Öhrman (Raptures), Tyra Wingren (To Cook a Bear), Saga Sarkola (Memory of Water) and Germany’s Merlin Rose (Das Boot) in the multi-lingual series, which is…
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