The Munich Security Conference has, over the years, developed an unintended reputation. It is not just a venue where policy is discussed, it is a stage on which great powers occasionally drop their diplomatic mask and reveal what they believe the structure of the world should look like. In 2007, Vladimir Putin used that moment […]
Iran agreed a secret 500 million euro ($589 million) arms deal with Russia to acquire thousands of advanced shoulder-fired missiles, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The agreement, signed in Moscow in December, commits Russia to deliver 500 man-portable “Verba” launch units and 2,500 “9M336” missiles over three years, the FT said, citing leaked Russian […]
‘Yellow Letters’, directed by German filmmaker Ilker Catak, won the Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear for best film Saturday, at a ceremony reflecting the controversy over Gaza that has dogged this year’s edition. Some award winners spoke out in favour of the Palestinian cause, pushing back after jury president Wim Wenders had sparked outrage earlier […]
Deadline reports that a third installment in the beloved Mamma Mia! franchise is officially in development, according to comments from Donna Langley at the BAFTA Film Awards. Speaking on the red carpet, Langley confirmed that Mamma Mia 3 is moving forward, though she did not reveal a release timeline. She noted that discussions are currently […]
An offbeat political thriller, a vampire horror film and a period drama about Shakespeare will go head-to-head Sunday at the BAFTAs, Britain’s biggest film awards, setting the stage for the Oscars. The British Academy Film Awards ceremony, seen as a precursor to the Oscars in mid-March, regularly charts its own path with its diverse pool […]
A Syrian prison warden screams at a group of chained, crouching inmates in a harrowing scene from one of several Ramazan television series this year that tackle the era of former ruler Bashar al-Assad. Talking about Syria’s prisons and the torture, enforced disappearances and executions that took place there was taboo during half a century […]