Arts & Culture

Director Steve McQueen poses during a photocall for the film “Occupied City” presented as part of special screenings during the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 18, 2023. LONDON (Reuters) — Oscar winner Steve McQueen had long wanted to make a movie about the Blitz — Germ…

Jesse Eisenberg attends the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California, Jan. 15, 2024. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — Jesse Eisenberg created the film “A Real Pain” to depict the emotional distress between two Jewish American cousins touring modern-day Poland as they learn more about the trauma…

Tourists walk through Bukchon Hanok Village in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 25, 2024. SEOUL (Reuters) — Kwon Young-doo, owner of a private art gallery in Seoul’s historic Bukchon Hanok Village, is concerned about an impending curfew policy aimed at mitigating overtourism in the area. The curfew, …

Canadian author Margaret Atwood gives a speech after receiving the H.C. Andersen Literature Prize 2024 at the concert hall Odeon in Odense, Denmark on Oct. 27, 2024. COPENHAGEN (Reuters) — Renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood, who is currently writing her memoir, said in an interview that she i…

“Superman” actor Christopher Reeve is shown in this March 25, 1996 file photograph with the Oscar winner for Best Actress, Susan Sarandon, as they chat at the Governor’s Ball following the 68th annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. LONDON (Reuters) — What makes a hero? “Super/Man: The Christo…

Members of theatre troupe Fantasi Tuli (Deaf Fantasy) perform a show titled “Senandung Senyap” (Songs of Silence), during Indonesia’s first musical with mostly deaf artists, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Oct. 26, 2024. JAKARTA (Reuters) — In a Jakarta theatre, the music pulsed from speak…

Finalists Miles Mitchell, left and Zander Dueve, center, shake hands at the Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest near Washington Square Park in New York on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Timothée Chalamet made a surprise appearance at his own look-alike contest in Lower Manhattan on Su…

Ralph Fiennes, left, and Stanley Tucci in a scene from “Conclave.” (AP) — In Edward Berger’s “Conclave,” the selection of the pope is no holy affair. Instead, it’s a petty, political campaign carried out in secrecy, where gossip flows, agendas are malleable and loyalties are fleeting. All are there…

Boy George poses in front of his artworks at Castle Fine Art in London, Britain, Oct. 23, 2024. LONDON (Reuters) — British singer-songwriter Boy George explores celebrities’ relationship with stardom in a new art collection launching on Friday. George has depicted music stars David Bowie, Mad…

(AP) — A judge in Louisiana has temporarily blocked further efforts by state officials to clear homeless encampments in New Orleans — stalling a push that came ahead of three Taylor Swift concerts in the city this weekend. The effort to relocate about 75 people living in tents beneath an overpass n…