Ivan Toney says he will not let his opportunity with England pass him by with the World Cup squad less than two months away from being selected. The Brentford striker has been handed his maiden call-up by Gareth Southgate ahead of Nations League fixtures against Italy and Germany this month. Toney has never featured for … Read more
Jury selection began Monday in the fraud trial of Trevor Milton, the founder and former executive chairman of Nikola Corp accused of lying about the electric truck startup’s vehicles. Milton was indicted last year on charges of securities fraud and wire fraud. Authorities have accused Milton, of Oakley, Utah, of making false claims about the … Read more
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KATY, Texas (KTRK) — Books are still a hot topic at local school board meetings. The most controversial often feature content about sexual or racial minority groups. The back and forth brought out several speakers in Katy Independent School District on Monday night. More than 30 people spoke during public comment at Monday night’s Katy … Read more
Dark creators Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese’s 1899, the highly-anticipated fifth season of The Handmaid’s Tale and Lars Von Trier’s The Kingdom Exodus have made the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2022 Primetime program. Seven series have made the list, also including Dear Mama Allen Hughes, High School and Lido TV from the U.S. and Canada and Australia’s Mystery … Read more
James Gray’s Armageddon Time will be a main slate selection of the New York Film Festival as well as a special 60th anniversary screening event celebrating the history of the fest. It will premiere at Alice Tully Hall Oct. 12 with Gray and cast in attendance, along with NYFF filmmakers and supporters who have been integral … Read more
International sales agents Hengameh Panahi, Grégoire Melin, producers Philippe Rousselet, Didar Domehri and directors Jacques Audiard and Michel Gondry have been named as the members of France’s new-look Oscar committee. They will be joined by veteran Gaumont executive Ariane Toscan du Plantier. The announcement by the National Cinema Centre (CNC) follows news this week that the … Read more
France has overhauled the composition of its Oscar selection committee for the second time in three years. Under the move, the heads of the Cannes Film Festival, export agency Unifrance and the César Academy will no longer have an automatic place on the committee. The changes were announced in the French government’s daily bulletin as … Read more
Venice Critics’ Week Unveils 2022 Selection The 37th edition of Venice Critics’ Week has unveiled its 2022 line-up. Films in competition comprise Theo Montoya’s Anhell69 (Colombia), Philippe Petit’s Beating Sun (France), Isabella Carbonell’s Dogborn (Sweden) and David Wagner’s Eismayer (Austria), Dušan Zorić and Matija Gluscevic’s Have You Seen This Woman (Serbia), Niccolò Falsetti’s Margins (Italy) and … Read more
Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of former Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon for defying a subpoena to testify before lawmakers investigating the attack on the US Capitol. Bannon, who led Trump’s successful 2016 presidential election campaign, was among dozens of people called to testify about the storming of Congress by Trump supporters. Bannon … Read more