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IRAN: In less than a week, acclaimed director Jafar Panahi has become Iran’s third filmmaker detained. Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, who won a Golden Bear at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival for his film “Taxi,” was arrested in Tehran on Monday when Panahi went to the prosecutor’s office to check on him. According to the semi-official Fars News Agency, Rasoulof …

SINGAPORE: It’s not an easy task to make it into the top 12 Singaporean home cooks, much less the top two. Nevertheless, Nares, 32, accomplished just that in MasterChef Singapore’s third season, which concluded on July 3 with a fiery finale involving S Nareskanna, also known as Nares. While he missed out on the MasterChef title by just 1.5 points, …

US: With four films in the canon, Thor is still a force to be reckoned with at the box office. According to studio estimates released on Sunday, Thor: Love And Thunder opened to a North American domestic gross of US$143 million in its first weekend. In the summer of 2022, it’s a franchise best suited to the God of Thunder …

SOUTH KOREA: The ARMY – Adorable Representative MCs for Youth – fandom of Korean boy band BTS has existed for nine years. Google and YouTube made a special feature to thank their devoted following. A purple heart appears next to any search results for BTS on any of the aforementioned platforms. Purple animated balloons would appear on the screen if …

US: Celebrities and characters from the Sex And The City TV show have worn the designer’s handbags, and now Colombian authorities say she faces extradition to the United States on allegations of importing crocodile handbags (Jul 8). The US Southern District of Florida has filed charges against Nancy Gonzalez that may result in up to 25 years in prison and …

US: We expect huge things from Steven Yeun this year, and we can’t wait to see it all come together on the big screen again. Okja director Bong Joon-ho will be reconnecting with him five years after they worked together on the film, which was released in 2017. Yeun is the newest addition to the cast of the as-yet-untitled film …

US: Kris Jenner, to put it mildly, is a very busy woman. At 4 a.m. every day, she gets out of bed in her silk pajamas. (5 a.m. is too late, according to her) As soon as she finishes her Pilates routine and takes a shower, she jumps right into responding to emails and putting out fires caused by managing …

US: Over the weekend, “Minions: The Rise of Gru” was a huge hit. “Despicable Me 3,” starring a would-be villain and his wacky, yellow minions, had the largest July 4th weekend debut ever. At least in part, Universal Pictures can thank the “Gentleminions” for bringing viewers back to the movies. In the latest “Minions” movie, young individuals dressed in formal …

US: Carlos Santana collapsed on stage at a concert in the United States on Tuesday night because of dehydration and heat exhaustion. This happened at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, where the 74-year-old Grammy Award winner was performing. The McLaren Clarkston medical center’s emergency department stated he was taken there for observation and was doing fine, according …

US: When Thor: Ragnarok came out in 2017, he had to deal with his brothers and sisters, his planet’s impending annihilation, a booze-fueled sidekick, a gigantic dog and the death of his father. A Taika Waititi film is at its most intense when it has everything: slow-motion strolling, stupid antlered headdresses, sword fighting and laser cannons, capes and zombie soldiers, …