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In this sort-of spin on Cyrano de Bergerac, the poor letter-writing schmuck with not a hope in hell’s chance of getting the girl is a teenager called Khalifa; he’s more boy than man, a few hairs sprouting experimentally from his top lip. It’s Dubai in 1965, and Khalifa is one of life’s romantics: after watching Dr Zhivago he rushes out to buy a wool trench coat and furry hat, never mind the scorching heat. He might remind you of a character from Wes Anderson, bright and restless, and he’s nicely played by Eslam Al Kawarit…

A jury on Thursday awarded $1 million US to climate scientist Michael Mann, who sued a pair of conservative writers 12 years ago after they compared his depictions of global warming to a convicted child molester.Mann, a professor of climate science at the University of Pennsylvania, rose to fame for a graph first published in 1998 in the journal Nature that was dubbed the "hockey stick" for its dramatic illustration of a warming planet.The work brought Mann wide exposure but also many skeptics, including the two writers…

The Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov was having dinner with friends at his home in Kyiv on the evening of 24 February 2022 when Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Within hours he was advised that his name probably featured on a Russian list targeting prominent Ukrainian figures for arrest, or worse, and he should leave the city. As Kurkov and his wife joined the thousands of Ukrainians who grabbed what possessions they could and headed to the west of the country, he began a stream of articles, speeches, interviews,…

Hot on the heels of the successful House of the Dragon, HBO is further expanding the Game of Thrones universe with another prequel series. The house has officially announced a spinoff series exploring the historical event of Aegon Targaryen's conquest, which established the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. Acclaimed screenwriter Mattson Tomlin, known for his work on The Batman Part II, will pen the series. Aegon's Conquest serves as a direct forerunner to the popular television series House of the Dragon. HBO teams up…

How much of the series is influenced by Black Panther's current place in the mainstream?  Well, there's an interesting relationship between filmed media and then what goes on with comics. And I think in the periphery, you are aware that you're working on a character that maybe more people are going to pay attention to because of the cultural prominence of the live-action adaptation of the character. So you're ambiently aware of it, but again, it is nothing that lives in my head. Ultimately, it lives and…

Apex Legends is celebrating two major milestones this month: It's 20th season, and its 5th birthday. After shadow-dropping in 2019, the free-to-play FPS became an instant classic, receiving praise for its lovable characters and its expansive storyline, which has been ongoing since the game launched. But the last five years have been a particularly wild ride for developer Ashley Reed, who started out writing content for Apex's official website but now serves as the game's lead writer. In honor of Apex's…

In 2009, the horror movie Jennifer's Body was released, but it was sadly a critical and financial failure. Not only did its star, Megan Fox, and her castmates receive a lot of flak for the flick, but so did its writer, Diablo Cody. However, over time, the movie has gained a cult following. And though there are many reasons to revisit Fox's film, one of the primary reasons is its feminist and female empowerment themes. Recently, Cody shared some thoughts on whether there could be a sequel and recalled the movie's…

The Jurassic world is coming back. Image: UniversalDespite Jurassic World Dominion being truly terrible, it did not kill the Jurassic franchise. David Koepp, the writer of Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park and The Lost World, is currently working on a brand new Jurassic World film that’s being referred to as the start of a “new Jurassic era.”Are Fans Tired of Marvel and DC? Superhero Fatigue at NYCC 2023The Hollywood Reporter broke the news of the film—which apparently is so far along, a 2025 release date is not yet off…

If only I had the talent, I would write the play. The year: 1910, or thereabouts. The scene: a gloomy drawing room in a large country house, through whose windows the audience is able to see the reason for the murk in the form of a veritable forest of dark and brooding conifers. The cast comprises three main characters: a celebrated writer with white hair, an unusually big head and a beaky nose; his elderly wife, whose clothes, like her manner, are eccentric; and a much younger woman, a companion and typist whose careful…

Benedict Fitzgerald, the co-writer of Mel Gibson‘s The Passion of the Christ, has died. He was 74. Fitzgerald died Jan. 17 after a long illness at his home in Marsala, Sicily, his cousin Nancy Morgan Ritter told The Hollywood Reporter. Best known for his work on Gibson’s 2004 Biblical epic, the highest-grossing Christian film, as well as the highest-grossing independent film of all time, Fitzgerald’s other credits include co-writing the screenplay for John Huston’s Wise Blood (1979), the…