The well-acted, confidently crafted indie “Scrap” probes messy family dynamics with low-key but taut acuity, avoiding the usual poles of dysfunctional-clan comedy or high drama driven by yelling matches and shocking revelations. Since premiering at the 2022 Deauville Film Festival, American writer-director Vivian Kerr’s debut feature has been kicking around the festival circuit for more […]
Nature, Published online: 06 December 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03977-z Artefacts from a Mesopotamian archaeological site suggest that people in the region founded and later rejected an early form of the organized state.
Singapore’s Silver Media Group is teaming with U.S. companies Ford Studios and Ark Entertainment on “Samurai Saint,” an animated feature chronicling the true story of Takayama Ukon, a 16th-century samurai who chose exile over renouncing his Christian faith. The project was unveiled on the sidelines of the inaugural JAFF Market that takes place alongside the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF) […]
Kelsey Castañon and Kelsey Whitaker had a lot in common — and a lot of differences.
It’s Week 11 in the 2024 NFL season, but a better way to put it might be: It’s Bills-Chiefs Week. For years, these two AFC contenders have fought to keep pace with one another. And while only one side, Kansas City, has gone the distance (repeatedly), Buffalo has been a consistent threat, knocking off Patrick […]
Site excavation. Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research Site excavation. Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research The fully assembled Well-man skeleton. Site excavation. Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research The results: The Well-man was indeed male, between 30 and 40, with blue eyes and blond or light-brown hair, and his ancestry was traced to southern […]
Tripoli/A Tale of Three Citiesa documentary by Lebanese director Raed Rafei, will celebrate its world premiere in the Frontlight section of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), which runs Nov. 14-24. The Hollywood Reporter is revealing the first official trailer for the film, produced by Rafei via his company Anwar Film and Eliane Raheb. […]
