Universal Pictures has just struck a deal with streaming service Peacock, which will make its new movies Peacock exclusives in the US for the first and last four months of their 18-month streaming window, after it has finished its cinema showings. This deal, which comes into effect in 2022, will affect the upcoming Minions movie, […]

At its peak, COVID-19 drastically reduced the average human lifespan — by as much as nine years in one U.S. state — according to a new longevity metric developed at UCLA. Sociology professor Patrick Heuveline devised the metric, called the mean unfulfilled lifespan, to assess the impact of temporary “shocks” like the novel coronavirus on average […]

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Updated 7:14 AM ET, Mon August 9, 2021

We’ve all been talking about Georgekutty of Drishyam 2 in the last week or so. But this week, Tamil cinema has given us a Muthukutty to talk abut. Aelay opens with a family that has just seen the death of Muthukutty (Samuthirakani). Parthi (Manikandan) arrives there sans fanfare, emotion. He looks at the dead body […]

Sandeep Dikshit Tribune News Service New Delhi, January 21 As strategists parse the nearly 20 Indian-Americans appointed in the Biden administration, what is noteworthy are those who didn’t make it. An Obama administration staffer Sonal Shah as well as Amit Jani, who worked on the Biden campaign team have so far been excluded, allegedly due […]

On Evia, a large island to the north and east of Athens, two fire fronts have destroyed thousands of hectares of land, along with a number of houses and businesses.

By Rob Picheta, CNN Updated 10:58 AM ET, Sat June 5, 2021

The upcoming Super Mario animated movie will be available exclusively on Peacock in the US once it leaves cinemas. A new deal struck between Universal and Peacock will ensure that all Universal, DreamWorks and Illumination films will come to Peacock no more than 4 months after their theatrical debuts, Reuters reports. These will include such […]

Frustrated at losing movie and television production to other states with rich tax breaks, California is looking to expand its own incentives to keep its flagship industry at home. Lawmakers are considering four bills—and more could be coming—that push against the limits of California’s 10-year-old film and television tax credit program and stay competitive with […]

The story of a woman coming into her power after getting a supernatural boost is hardly a new one—but much like more traditional makeover narratives, it’s often rewarding enough to justify being so familiar. The most delicious version of this tale usually involves a frumpy lass becoming a glamorous villain, like Uma Thurman blooming into […]