How Twinless’ Late Reversal Recasts a Grief Story
James Sweeney’s debut upends expectations with a late perspective shift, reframing a friendship between two men bonded by twin loss and delivering an emotional, divisive finish.
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Paul Greengrass’s The Lost Bus Recreates a Real-Life Rescue During California’s Deadliest Wildfire
Director applies documentary instincts to dramatize the 2018 Camp Fire evacuation that left a small busload of children in peril and a pair of rescuers hailed as heroes.
Konami unveils remake of Metal Gear, reviving the series years after Hideo Kojima's exit
The company has released a modern remake of the franchise that helped pioneer cinematic storytelling in video games, a decade after the series' creator left Konami.
Darth Vader lightsaber from original Star Wars films sells for $3.6 million
Propstore's Los Angeles auction sets a record for a Star Wars prop as memorabilia from UK productions attracts high bids
Brazilian nanny applicant says 50 interviews ended by employers focusing on her looks
Alê Gaúcha, 21, who completed a childcare course three years ago, says she is repeatedly passed over for nanny roles because employers notice her appearance rather than her qualifications.
David Bowie’s secret final project revealed in notes found in locked study
Notes outline an '18th Century musical' called The Spectator; papers will be displayed at the V&A East Bowie Centre from Sept. 13
Colbert and Megyn Kelly Push Back After Trump Calls Chicago 'Most Dangerous' City
Late-night host Stephen Colbert blasted the president on-air after a social-media post, while Megyn Kelly said on her radio show he lacks the legal authority to send federal troops to Illinois without the governor’s consent.
Milford, Connecticut, Named One of Nation’s Top Towns for Upper‑Middle‑Class Retirees
GOBankingRates ranks the 90‑minute coastal community third based on livability scores and cost-of-living measures; Dover, N.H., and Laguna Woods, Calif., top the list.
The Era of the Anti-Rom-Com
A string of darkly comic films is reframing romantic comedy around resentment, boredom and rupture rather than tidy happy endings.