Toronto: Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi’s ‘La Bola Negra’ Wins Audience Award
The top People's Choice honor for the Cannes breakout was unveiled Sunday as TIFF wrapped its 51st edition.
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‘La Bola Negra’ Takes 2026 TIFF Audience Award
The generational queer drama “La Bola Negra” has taken the 2026 TIFF People’s Choice Award, a coveted audience prize out of the annual film festival in Toronto. Directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, the Netflix project has been on a tear since world premiering in Cannes
Meloni announces ban on burqa and niqab in Italian schools and cap on foreign students
Giorgia Meloni on Sunday announced plans to ban full veils in Italian schools and curb the enrollment of foreign students who do not speak Italian, echoing rules in other EU states. Here's a comparison of other EU countries' rules on this topic.
In Falsus is a delightfully unforgiving rhythm game, though its best tracks are locked behind an unimpressive story
In Falsus is part rhythm game, part visual novel, part… puzzle?
Lead your legions to glory in asynchronous autobattler Fool King, launching later this year
If you come for the king, you best not miss.
Iconic RPG Lufia is finally coming to PC, with the first two games in the series due next year
Can you rise up and defeat the Sinistrals?
Chaotic multiplayer Really Illegal Golf debuts at the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct
Forget your putter, pack a taser.
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Zach Cregger Finally Made a Perfect Horror-Comedy With 'Resident Evil.' Here's How.
From Barbarian to Resident Evil, Cregger has figured out how to fuse comedy and horror without defanging the tension.
Virtual cells built from 4D AI models and 'digital twins' could speed up drug discovery
Mitochondria—tiny structures that convert nutrients into energy—are often depicted as discrete kidney bean-shaped objects. But in reality, they form a dynamic, interconnected network throughout the entire cell, rapidly splitting and fusing as they're transported to where energy
The story of Little Italy's Feast of San Gennaro is the story of how Italian immigrants became American
For two weeks in September, everyone wants to be Italian—at least judging by the crowds at the annual Feast of San Gennaro in New York City's Little Italy.
Soaring diesel prices pose latest economic headache for GOP
Rising diesel prices are proving to be a particular problem for Republicans as surging energy costs sour the economic mood just 45 days out from the midterms. The national average for diesel jumped 42 cents over the last week, largely as a result of the ongoing U.S. war in
Mark Darrah, co-director of Dragon Age: Origins, has played Riven for 3 minutes and Factorio for 832 hours: 'If you want to know what kind of programmer someone would be, have them play Factorio'
The BioWare veteran guides us through the games on his PC.
How to Watch the Chiefs vs. Colts Live Online
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs return to primetime Sunday night for a Week 2 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts, with the game airing nationally on NBC and streaming live on Peacock. The Chiefs host the Colts at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 20, with
AI learned to sing in Spanish. Latin artists need to get paid.
The community creating the planet’s most in-demand sound stands to lose the most from the technology trained on it.
Honkai Star Rail version 4.6 livestream codes
Redeem these three Honkai: Star Rail version 4.6 livestream codes for 300 Stellar Jade before they expire.
Edward Morris, Nashville Editor and Columnist Who Steered Billboard’s Country Coverage, Dies at 90
Edward Morris, a Nashville-based music journalist who edited Billboard’s country coverage, wrote a popular CMT.com column and penned numerous books, died Thursday at age 90. The family did not give a cause of death. Morris was best remembered in the country community for a
Fortnite Is Officially Collaborating With Persona 5 Later This Week
Persona 5 characters join the roster of skins added to Fortnite in Chapter 7 Season 4, the Gaming Legends season.
Multiplex Staff Film More Accurate Resident Evil Adaptation To Accompany Zach Cregger’s Movie
If the Weapons director is burnt out on adapting video games, there's an assistant manager in O’Fallon, Missouri that Capcom could reach out to
Trump now says he wants to form an ‘AI Force’
The president posted on Truth Social that he wanted to appoint an "AI czar" to lead a new "AI force." He made the announcement amid growing calls from across the political spectrum and even within the industry to pump the brakes on AI development. He posted that his
Endless Legend 2 shows that Amplitude is still the master of faction design
From sand-eating terraformers to vampire ghosts, I love them all.
Torture Methods – “RIPPER, REAPER”
In May, NYC-based musician Grant Chapman, who's the percussionist for Chris Taylor's Body Meat , released the self-titled debut for his sample-based project Torture Methods. Torture Methods is a gothic, glitch-ridden nightmare — but one of those fun ones that plays out in the
‘Though I Am an Inept Villainess’ Adds New Cast Ahead of January 2027 Return
Toho Co., Ltd. has unveiled new cast additions and a key visual for the second cour of its TV anime “Though I Am an Inept Villainess,” subtitled “The First Royal Outing” Arc, ahead of the show’s January 2027 return. In Japanese television, a cour refers to a broadcast block of
Sharon Horgan’s HBO Comedy ‘Youth’ Is a Light, Breezy Take on Middle Age: TV Review
Alex, the protagonist of the HBO half-hour series “Youth,” is in many ways a typical rom-com heroine. She has a glamorous job (book agent) in a glamorous city (London), with an enviable apartment to match. She has a messy love life; attracting suitors isn’t a problem, but
At Ed Sheeran’s Philadelphia Concert, Fans Shrug Off ‘Attempted Cancellation’ and Praise His Onstage Remarks: ‘It Brought a Tear to My Eye’
It’s about 9:30 p.m. at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, roughly an hour after Ed Sheeran delivered a surprisingly lengthy four-minute speech on the controversy that has engulfed his tour since Macklemore was dropped as an opening act following his pro-Palestinian
Moore says Trump uses Constitution like a 'suggestion box' in banning CNN, Politico, MS NOW reporters from White House
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Sunday accused President Trump of using the Constitution as a "suggestion box" with his ban on CNN, Politico and MS NOW reporters covering the White House. Moore said in an interview on "State of the Union" with CNN's Dana Bash that Trump "seems
Climate Week warns of challenges in delivering the energy transition
The event coincides with the United Nations General Assembly and is organised by the NGO Climate Group, which aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions worldwide by 2050.
Trump on Iran: 'My question is, if and when do I blow the entire nation up?'
President Trump on Sunday speculated on the future of the Iran war, asking "if and when do I blow the entire nation up?" Fox News's Trey Yingst reported that Trump is in a "deciding mode" and "that very big things are going to be happening in the not so distant future." "The
Resident Evil Shows R-Rated Video Game Movies Can Still Do Well At The Box Office
The R-rated video game adaptation of Capcom's Resident Evil had an amazing opening weekend at the box office
