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British Comedy Is Back: How the U.K.’s Funny Business Is Rallying Thanks to ‘SNL U.K.’ and ‘Mock the Week’

British Comedy Is Back: How the U.K.’s Funny Business Is Rallying Thanks to ‘SNL U.K.’ and ‘Mock the Week’

British comedy once dominated the small screen, spawning iconic shows and formats from “Monty Python” to “The Office.” But the last decade hasn’t been a bundle of laughs as sketch shows and sitcoms fell out of fashion, partly due to…

Lose Yourself in Yayoi Kusama’s Last Show

The New York Times

Lose Yourself in Yayoi Kusama’s Last Show

A landmark retrospective by the late Japanese artist invites visitors to surrender individual identity and step into an infinite cosmos.

The New York Times

The Hollywood Reporter

Toronto Builds Its One-Stop Shop

TIFF market boss Geoff Macnaughton on the festival’s new financing forum, why streamers are shifting how they buy, and building a market for film, TV and beyond.

The Hollywood Reporter

‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2 Loses Half A Million Viewers In The UK

‘The Gentlemen’ Season 2 Loses Half A Million Viewers In The UK

The blaze of Meghan Markle-shaped publicity around The Gentlemen appears to have done little for the show’s UK ratings, according to official figures. Season 2 of Guy Ritchie’s glossy crime drama premiered on September 3 on Netflix and…

TASS

Poll reveals level of Russian public’s confidence in Putin

The Russian government’s job approval rating amounted to 44.6%, while 43.4% of Russians approved of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s job performance

TASS

Yoon acquitted in case related to South Korean marine's drowning in rare legal reprieve

The Hindu

Yoon acquitted in case related to South Korean marine's drowning in rare legal reprieve

Yoon's former Justice Minister and Presidential Security Director were among other defendants also acquitted of charges that they colluded with Yoon to help Mr. Lee sidestep the investigation

The Hindu

Daily Trust

Oju-Ore Bridge: Ministry dismisses social media claims of structural failure

The Federal Ministry of Works has dismissed reports alleging structural defects on the Oju-Ore Bridge in Ota, Ogun State, saying the bridge has passed the required integrity tests and remains structurally sound. The ministry gave the…

Daily Trust

Zurich Summit: Edward Berger, Robbie Brenner, Oliver Berben, Janine Jackowski & More Join Swiss Conference Lineup

Zurich Summit: Edward Berger, Robbie Brenner, Oliver Berben, Janine Jackowski & More Join Swiss Conference Lineup

EXCLUSIVE: The Zurich Summit (September 25 to 27) has revealed its second batch of speakers including Oscar winner Edward Berger (Conclave), Oscar nominee Robbie Brenner (Barbie), Constantin Film CEO Oliver Berben; and Komplizen producer…

15 Fall Jacket & Coat Trends to Shop Now, From Barn Coats to Faux Fur

E! Online

15 Fall Jacket & Coat Trends to Shop Now, From Barn Coats to Faux Fur

If there’s one thing we’re ready to do when the temperatures start to dip, it’s swap our summer layers for seriously cool fall jackets. And lucky for us, this season’s outerwear lineup is anything...

E! Online

John Trengove’s ‘The Smell Of Apples’ Sells To France Ahead Of TIFF Debut

John Trengove’s ‘The Smell Of Apples’ Sells To France Ahead Of TIFF Debut

EXCLUSIVE: ARP Sélection has acquired French rights to South African director and writer John Trengove’s Apartheid era drama The Smell of Apples ahead of its world premiere in Toronto. Based on Mark Behr’s eponymous 1993 Booker…

Venice Final Cut Winner Machérie Ekwa Bahango on ‘Madi Makambu’ and Why She Wants Congo to Be Seen

Venice Final Cut Winner Machérie Ekwa Bahango on ‘Madi Makambu’ and Why She Wants Congo to Be Seen

Machérie Ekwa Bahango wants Congo to be noticed by the industry. “Through my films, I would like Congo to be seen as part of the world. Not for the labels people stick on it, but for what it really is,” she tells Variety. “The subjects in…

Gaza documentary ‘NAZA’ wows Venice and breaks standing ovation record

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