Dickerson leads Washington past Southern California Noah Dickerson scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Washington to its first Pac-12 Conference road win in almost two years, a 88-81 victory over Southern California in a conference opener for both teams on Friday night. Jaylen Nowell added 16 points […]
Ridley Scott Disses Lucasfilm’s ‘Star Wars’ Director Approach: ‘It’s F—in’ Stupid’ Since Lucasfilm started making “Star Wars” films again, the production company has been taking a page from other major franchises like Marvel and selecting indie directors to direct the series’ latest installments. But “Alien” and “Blade Runner” creator Ridley […]
‘White Famous’ Is Done at Showtime After One Season (Exclusive) The Jamie Foxx-produced Jay Pharoah vehicle premiered in September and netted around 1.8 million weekly viewers. White Famous wasn’t able to raise its profile quite enough. Showtime has canceled the comedy after just one season. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter […]
Thomas Stanford, Oscar-Winning Film Editor on West Side Story, Dies at 93 He also worked on features including ‘Suddenly, Last Summer, ‘Hell in the Pacific’ and ‘Jeremiah Johnson.’ Film editor Thomas Stanford, who won an Academy Award for his work on West Side Story, died Saturday, his family reported. He […]
’19th Annual Animation Show of Shows’: Film Review Ron Diamond’s annual collection of shorts known to animation insiders again gets a public theatrical tour. An exceptional program that starts off strong and only gets better as it goes, the 19th Annual Animation Show of Shows overflows with charm while containing […]
Watch Jay-Z’s New Ava DuVernay-Directed Music Video The celeb-studded video features Beyonce, Michael B. Jordan, Jessica Chastain and Thandie Newton, among others. JAY-Z has been going all-out with the videos for his Grammy-nominated 4:44 album, but the visual for “Family Feud” released Friday is his most epic undertaking yet. The […]
Apple apologizes after outcry over slowed iPhones Facing lawsuits and consumer outrage after it said it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is slashing prices for battery replacements and will change its software to show users whether their phone battery is good. In a posting on its […]
Australian air force put on alert after Russian long-range bombers headed south An Australian air force base was put on alert while Russian strategic bombers conducted exercises in neutral waters off Indonesia, a move experts said showed Moscow was looking to extend its influence in the Pacific. The base in […]
Australia rugby star Karmichael Hunt faces drugs charge Australian rugby union star Karmichael Hunt has been charged with possessing drugs after police arrested him in Brisbane, reports say. Rugby Australia said it had launched an investigation into the incident. In 2015, Hunt received a six-week suspension and a A$30,000 ($23,400; […]
Thai fraudster sentenced to 13,275 years in prison A Thai court has sentenced a fraudster to more than 13,000 years in prison. Pudit Kittithradilok, 34, admitted running a Ponzi scheme whereby he promised investors artificially high financial returns. About 40,000 people were persuaded to pour more than $160m (£120m) into […]
