Arts & Culture

Russian film-maker Roma Liberov addresses the audience at a concert he organized in memory of Pavel Kushnir, a pianist who died in a Russian prison last year, in a church in London, Britain, May 10, 2025. REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) — Russian film maker Roma Liberov had long been fascinated by writers…

Cast member Tom Cruise poses during a photocall for the film “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” out of competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 14, 2025. REUTERS CANNES, France (Reuters) — Tom Cruise hit the Cannes Film Festival’s red carp…

Halle Berry, jury member of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, poses during a photocall before the opening ceremony of the 78th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 13, 2025. REUTERS CANNES, France (Reuters) — Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry was caught off-guard by the Cannes Film FestivalR…

Members of Cheer Re-Man’s, an all-male cheer-leading team of active businessmen, perform at “Cheer Up Japan” in Tokyo, Japan, March 22, 2025. REUTERS TOKYO (Reuters) — It’s a cold, wet morning and frigid air is seeping through the open doors of a college gymnasium in Tokyo. But that doesn’t seem to…

Sean “Diddy” Combs, center, motions a heart sign to his family in attendance as he is escorted out of lock-up by U.S. Marshals on the first day of trial, Monday, May 12, 2025 in New York. AP NEW YORK (AP) — The public knew Sean “Diddy” Combs as a larger-than-life music and business mogul, but in pr…

Jennie Brennan, a volunteer with London Pigeon Rescue, looks for injured pigeons in a flock during checks of birds in a park in the Hackney area of London, Britain, May 7, 2025. REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) — Seeking solace in a turbulent world, Jennie Brennan and Jacob Peter have found an unlikely sou…

Alec Baldwin, left, and Patrick Scott McDermott in a scene from “Rust.” Falling Forward Films via AP (AP) — Surely, bringing an audience to tears with a poignant ending is something every filmmaker dreams of. And yet the moment that inspires a genuine, unambiguous tear in “Rust” is born of a true n…