Author: kumbhorg

With his last pic­ture The Fabel­mans, Steven Spiel­berg told a sto­ry of his own. Giv­en his long-held stature as more or less the per­son­i­fi­ca­tion of big-screen Hol­ly­wood enter­tain­ment, there’s only one such sto­ry he could have told: that of how he became a film­mak­er. The most mem­o­rable of The Fabel­mans depicts the young direc­to­r­i­al sur­ro­gate alone in the base­ment of his fam­i­ly home, re-cre­at­ing the train crash scene from The Great­est Show on Earth with an eight-mil­lime­ter cam­era and a Lionel set. Today, on the brink of his ninth decade with his famous pro­duc­tiv­i­ty hard­ly slow­ing, Spiel­berg remains, on some lev­el, the…

The security guard at the centre of recent controversy surrounding Chappell Roan’s treatment of a young fan has broken his silence.Pascal Duvier was alleged to have “aggressively confronted” 11-year-old Ada and her mother, Catherine Harding, at a hotel in Brazil shortly after the young fan passed by Roan’s table.Now, Duvier has issued an apology for the incident, which was said to have left the child “in tears.”Want the official inside scoop on MAFS, unfiltered and unseen? Watch After The Dinner Party herePascal Duvier has addressed the drama surrounding Chappell Roan’s treatment of fans. (Instagram)Taking to Instagram, Duvier took full responsibility…

There has been substantial ink spilled on the typical “Sundance Movie”. Having attended SXSW for several years now, I’ve found that trying to typecast films emblematic of the Film and TV Festival is much harder.  The three films in this dispatch are perhaps the best sample size of what I might call the typical “SXSW” movie. That’s a compliment, as each of these visions plays with form and genre in ways I find wholly interesting, bending the rules of convention just enough to be interesting while offering enough familiar story beats to make them digestible. Ultimately, it’s their inventive filmmaking…

The extended partial government shutdown has led to long lines of frustrated passengers at airports nationwide as unpaid Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents walk out. Officials even warn that small airports may shut down due to the absences. If we for a moment disregard the Washington Monument syndrome likely also at play, the lesson to be learned here is not the importance of funding government services — but the exact opposite. The TSA has a long history of failing to such a degree that it could never survive had it not been run by and within the government. Costing taxpayers…

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With the excitement building around Indian Premier League 2026, fans are eagerly waiting to see how teams shape their strategies for the upcoming season. Among the franchises under focus, Delhi Capitals remain one of the most talked-about sides, especially due to the presence of their star batter KL Rahul. After a strong showing last season, expectations are high for Rahul to anchor the batting lineup and deliver consistent performances in a format that continues to evolve rapidly.Faf du Plessis names ideal batting position for KL RahulFormer South Africa captain Faf du Plessis has weighed in on Rahul’s ideal batting position,…

Michigan center TJ Hughes is generating NHL interest The Sheet: David Pagnotta on The Sheet with Jeff Marek on college free agent TJ Hughes ** NHLRumors.com transcription Marek: “Okay, college free agent season. Very much upon us. I really do wonder as many about TJ Hughes of Michigan. Who is that kind of rare player that you get as the quote, unquote free player coming out of college? You don’t have to pay a price other than the, the entry-level deal. And with Hughes, unlike a lot of other college players, you’re getting offense, which is rare, we should point…

The verdict marks the end of a five-week trial on the addictive nature of social media platforms.

Morgan Stanley’s long‑awaited spot Bitcoin exchange‑traded fund, the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT), has taken a major procedural step toward trading after the New York Stock Exchange confirmed an official listing notice for the product.  Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas says the listing typically signals a launch is “imminent.” If approved by regulators, MSBT would mark the first spot Bitcoin ETF issued directly by a major U.S. bank rather than an asset manager. Existing U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have been launched by firms such as BlackRock and Fidelity. Morgan Stanley’s wealth management division oversees one of the largest networks…

The HBO reboot, which is due in 2027, is a spin-off from the original books and the film franchise.