Final Fantasy VII, released in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation, changed the landscape of video gaming. Sporting new-at-the-time 3D graphics, cinematic cut scenes and a storyline that took more narrative swings than most gamers had ever seen, it was treated as a mass pop culture event. It sold millions of copies, becoming a cult classic … Read more
This year, all the Oscar nominees for best documentary feature come from outside of the United States. The dominance of international nonfiction films has some in Hollywood concerned. The North American market has become saturated with true crime and celebrity-powered offerings – often to the detriment of makers of rigourous investigations, riveting real-life stories or … Read more
How to Build a Universe is a high-concept show. Imagine you were one of the last few survivors on the planet after an apocalyptic event, and you wake up in a different dimension altogether, a tabula rasa ruled by a disembodied voice giving directions to build a new civilisation, hopefully better than the last. That’s … Read more
Li’s reinvention as a modern action hero was surprisingly successful, and the contemporary actioners he made in Hong Kong before he decamped to Hollywood – alongside a few superior period kung fu pieces like Fearless – proved very entertaining. Why Ann Hui’s debut feature The Secret was such an important Hong Kong film Below we … Read more
On December 7th, at a safari resort in Kasane, Botswana, Ukraine briefed the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on an endangered national treasure. It wasn’t a monastery menaced by air strikes. Nor was it any of the paintings, rare books, or other antiquities seized by Russian troops. It was borscht, a beet … Read more
Most people spend a couple of hours on social media each day. When Reesa Teesa recently began posting her “Who TF Did I Marry?!?” saga on TikTok, however, it’s possible that millions saw their screen times spike as they consumed the nine-hour series. In the viral series of 52 videos shared from Feb. 14 to … Read more
Passion and dedication fuel Scientology expansion as spectacular new Ideal Church rises as a beacon of freedom on the Mexico City skyline MEXICO CITY, March 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — On Friday, March 1, mariachis played as searchlights danced in the night sky above Colonia del Valle, one of Mexico City’s oldest and most vibrant neighborhoods. … Read more
LONDON — Singer-songwriter Raye was the big winner Saturday at the BRIT Awards, the biggest night in British music, setting a new record for most prizes in one night at the annual ceremony. Raye won six awards, including for artist of the year, album of the year for My 21st Century Blues and song of … Read more
Day 613:59Canadian music legend Ron Sexsmith looks back on a remarkable career with a 60th birthday concert at Massey Hall Canadian songwriting legend Ron Sexsmith has turned 60, and will be celebrating the milestone with a concert at Massey Hall Thursday. A favourite of legends like Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello, Sexsmith has headlined the iconic … Read more
Over five engaging and enjoyable hours, the Lewis Trilogy, three works by Lewis Nowra, works insistently to convince its audience it is about love. Love that overcomes, that transcends, that is everything. And there certainly is a lot of love in the room. Love for outsiders: battered and ruined families scraping sullen lives in the … Read more
