#McCarthy faces GOP skepticism on debt talks, defense spending 

#McCarthy faces GOP skepticism on debt talks, defense spending 

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) says his proposal to cap discretionary spending won’t hurt defense programs, but fellow Republican lawmakers are skeptical of that claim and warn the Pentagon may see its budget effectively frozen while the nation faces growing national security threats from Russia and China.   While Republican lawmakers have voiced general support for…

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#Cannes: 3 Questions With Takeshi Kitano

#Cannes: 3 Questions With Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano has had enough careers for three. Starting as a stand-up comedian in Tokyo strip clubs under the moniker Beat Takeshi, he first rose to fame on Japanese TV, landing an international hit with Takeshi’s Castle, a slapstick-style physical game show that inspired a whole genre (It’s a Knockout, Wipeout). After starring in a…

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#‘Bloodhounds’ Trailer Reveals Thrilling Fight Scenes in Netflix’s Latest Korean Series

#‘Bloodhounds’ Trailer Reveals Thrilling Fight Scenes in Netflix’s Latest Korean Series

Two rookie boxers find themselves facing off against a whole underworld of ruthless gangsters in the first trailer for Netflix’s latest high-octane action series, Bloodhounds. (See the trailer below) The series stars Woo Do-hwan (The Divine Fury, The King: Eternal Monarch) and Lee Sang-yi (Once Again, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha) as two up-and-coming rookie boxers who find…

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#Cannes: Elena Martín Gimeno’s ‘Creatura’ Wins Best European Film at Directors’ Fortnight

#Cannes: Elena Martín Gimeno’s ‘Creatura’ Wins Best European Film at Directors’ Fortnight

Creatura, the debut feature from Spanish director Elena Martín Gimeno, has won the Europa Cinemas Label prize for best European film in the 2023 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight section. The drama, about a seemingly perfect couple who can’t manage to have sex anymore, explores themes of repression and female sexual desire. Gimeno co-wrote the screenplay for…

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#My Cannes Moment: Joseph Kosinski, Warwick Thornton, Christian Mungiu, Paul Laverty and James Marsh on Their Best Festival Experiences

#My Cannes Moment: Joseph Kosinski, Warwick Thornton, Christian Mungiu, Paul Laverty and James Marsh on Their Best Festival Experiences

Joseph KosinskiThe Top Gun: Maverick director on the epic gala — including a flypast by the French airforce — in 2022. This year he returns as the exec producer on BMW Films’ The Calm featuring the all-electric BMW i7 and starring Uma Thurman and Pom Klementieff The whole Cannes experience — the photographers on both sides of the…

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