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Army: No cleric abducted at Yari’s residence

Daily Trust

Army: No cleric abducted at Yari’s residence

By Salim Ashir Mahuta, Sokoto The Nigerian Army has dismissed reports that a group of Islamic scholars were abducted at the residence of former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdul’aziz Abubakar Yari, in Talata Mafara Local Government…

Daily Trust

In ‘Gastrophysics,’ Charles Spence serves up science of eating

In ‘Gastrophysics,’ Charles Spence serves up science of eating

In “Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating,” Charles Spence, the head of the Crossmodal Research Laboratory at the University of Oxford, whips up a dish about why we eat, what we eat, and how seemingly unrelated things — like the color…

Toronto: Irene Dionisio’s ‘IDDA’ Lands at FilmClub Distribuzione for Italy (Exclusive)

The Italian filmmaker’s second narrative feature had a world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival as part of the Platform competition.

From Gujarat village to Oscars: How Bhavin Rabari became face of Chhello Show

Times of India

From Gujarat village to Oscars: How Bhavin Rabari became face of Chhello Show

Bhavin Rabari, a village boy with no formal training, emerged as a star in Pan Nalin's film as Samay. The acclaimed Chhello Show proudly represented India at the Oscars. His performance earned him the prestigious National Film Award for…

Times of India

King’s College Riyadh SEDRA campus set to open in 2027, enhancing education quality

King’s College Riyadh SEDRA campus set to open in 2027, enhancing education quality

RIYADH: The new King’s College Riyadh campus in the capital’s SEDRA community is scheduled to open in 2027, Group Chief Development Officer at ROSHN Group Osama Qabani, and Managing Director GCC at Cognita Darren Gale announced. The…

Ayo Edebiri, Lily-Rose Depp, Fala Chen, Patricia Arquette, Michelle Yeoh, Courteney Cox and More Salute Women in Film…

Ayo Edebiri, Lily-Rose Depp, Fala Chen, Patricia Arquette, Michelle Yeoh, Courteney Cox and More Salute Women in Film…

Variety and Chanel’s annual Women in Film dinner was the place to see and be chic at the Toronto Film Festival on Friday night. When Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh entered the bar for the evening cocktail hour, Emmy winners Sarah Paulson and…

‘The Stunt Driver’ Review: Jay Baruchel Takes a Leap into Tepid Biopic Territory

‘The Stunt Driver’ Review: Jay Baruchel Takes a Leap into Tepid Biopic Territory

In “The Stunt Driver,” Jay Baruchel reteams with his “Goon” director Michael Dowse and takes on a showy lead part as stunt driver Ken Carter, who’s best remembered for a jump he didn’t make: a proposed mile-long leap over the St. Lawrence…

‘Words Are Weapons’: Michaël R. Roskam on Turning a WWII Fake-Newspaper Prank Into a Heist Movie

The Belgian director of 'Bullhead' and 'The Drop' on 'Le Faux Soir,' his TIFF-bound period comedy thriller about the Resistance journalists who hijacked Belgium's biggest newspaper and printed a satirical fake edition mocking the Nazis.

Inside Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind’s Unbreakable Love Story

E! Online

Inside Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind’s Unbreakable Love Story

Oscar Isaac and Elvira Lind don’t have any beef. But like any other couple, the Frankenstein actor and the Danish filmmaker occasionally have disagreements (including a heated debate on the subway...

E! Online

‘Girl Group’ Review: Rebel Wilson’s Bawdy Pop Comedy Is All Fizz and Little Substance

‘Girl Group’ Review: Rebel Wilson’s Bawdy Pop Comedy Is All Fizz and Little Substance

Toward the end of Rebel Wilson’s “Girl Group,” a fizzy, gaudy clone of “Pitch Perfect” sculpted from the mentor formula of “Bad News Bears,” the movie spirals into an interminable sequence of pop music performances. The song-and-dance…

Tom Nicoll Looks Beyond Male Influencer Culture in TIFF Title ‘Salvation’

Tom Nicoll Looks Beyond Male Influencer Culture in TIFF Title ‘Salvation’

Scottish writer-director Tom Nicoll is unveling at Toronto his buzzy debut “Salvation.” It tracks an aspiring online life coach whose attempt to reinvent himself and then sell that transformation to others pulls him in increasingly…

Yoon Dan-bi’s Toronto and San Sebastian Film ‘The World Before’ Gives Its Camera a Soul and Its Island a Voice

Yoon Dan-bi’s Toronto and San Sebastian Film ‘The World Before’ Gives Its Camera a Soul and Its Island a Voice

Seven years after “Moving On,” Korean filmmaker Yoon Dan-bi returns with “The World Before,” a coming-of-age film about desire and first love. Speaking with Variety ahead of the film’s Toronto Film Festival Platform world premiere, Yoon…