‘Pacifiction’ Review: Albert Serra Makes A Gorgeous & Grave Tropical Anti-Epic Filled With Post-Colonial Intrigue [NYFF]

A Southern California doctor has pleaded guilty to writing prescriptions for more than 120,000 opioid pills over a six-year span, including to an impaired driver who struck and killed a bicyclist, federal prosecutors said. In his plea agreement, Dr. Dzung Ahn Pham of Tustin admitted distributing the pills without a legitimate medical purpose in exchange for cash and insurance payments.

Jamie Lee Curtis revealed she was brought to tears by an anti-Semitic tweet shared by Ye on Saturday. Ye was locked out of his Twitter account after sharing: "I'm a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I'm going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE The funny thing is I actually can't be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda." Curtis reacted to the tweet online, and further commented on Ye's post during an interview Monday on "TODAY." Jamie Lee Curtis got emotional while addressing her reaction to Ye's anti-Semitic tweet. (Getty Images) "I burst into tears.

Former New York Democratic Gov. David Paterson admitted that he has never felt less safe in New York City and discussed Democrats’ "blind spot" on crime in a recent radio interview.

First lady Jill Biden is scheduled to travel to Fort Benning this week to visit with members of the military and their families, according to the White House. During her visit on Thursday and Friday to the army post near Columbus, Georgia, and Phenix City, Alabama, she's also set to stop by the U.S.

The suspect accused of fatally stabbing two people on the Las Vegas strip and injuring six others appears to have been caught on camera by a news outlet in Los Angeles two days before the attack.  "He was asking for help," ​Telemundo 52 cameraman Jorge López said, according to a news article from the outlet. "He kept telling me: 'I just want a chance, I just want to start from scratch.'" López was on assignment in downtown Los Angeles outside city hall last Tuesday when he was approached by a man who identified himself as Yoni Barrios.

On Feb. 11, 2012, the world lost legendary performer Whitney Houston.  Just shy of the 11th anniversary of her death, fans will be reintroduced to Houston through her frequent collaborator and producer Clive Davis, who, along with several others, is releasing a biopic of the star, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody." Davis told Fox News Digital, "Up to now, nobody has touched the real person of Whitney."  He was critical of previous projects that tried to tell Houston's story, saying "They've only – depending on their prejudice – it's been the downfall.

Selena Gomez‘s new documentary My Mind & Me has been released.The new Apple TV+ film is set to chart the singer and actress’ rise to fame, including her battles with Lupus and anxiety and depression, with the trailer released to coincide with World Mental Health Day today (October 10).“Just be who you are Selena,” Gomez says in the trailer. “No cares about what you’re doing.

The Axis Unseen, an upcoming horror hunting sim from a former developer at Bethesda, promises to be “five times bigger than Skyrim.”That’s according to the game’s developer, Nate Purkeypile, speaking to PCGamesN. Purkeypile left Bethesda in 2021, after a 14-year stint at the company as an artist, with experience working on multiple Fallout Games, Skyrim and the upcoming Starfield.Purkeypile’s new project, The Axis Unseen, is an open-world FPS in which players are tasked with hunting down various monsters from ancient folklore, with the aid of an elemental bow.

Red Hot Chili Peppers, claiming that creatively, the experience was “enormously stifling”.Klinghoffer joined the band in 2009 after serving as a touring member following the departure of guitarist John Frusciante. Klinghoffer recorded two albums with the Red Hot Chili Peppers – 2011’s ‘I’m With You’ and 2016’s ‘The Getaway’.

Microsoft’s Game Pass service has been somewhat shrouded in secrecy regarding its financials – until now, anyway, as a document has revealed just how much money it generates a year.Game Pass’ revenue has been revealed as part of Microsoft’s ongoing acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), who has approved the deal, has released a document outlining its rationale – which also includes a lot of data on gaming companies.According to the document (spotted by Tweaktown), Xbox Game Pass generated £2.6bn ($2.9bn) in the fiscal period ending January 2021 – though even this doesn’t offer the complete picture, as it only covers console revenue and PC Game Pass is not included.Still, that revenue makes up around 18 per cent of Microsoft’s total yearly Xbox revenue at £14.7bn ($16.28bn), or almost 30 per cent of its games and service revenue £11.3bn ($12.581).Microsoft has been inconsistent about revealing just how many subscribers Game Pass has – but went from 15 million to 18 million subscribers between August 2021 and March 2022.Though as Eurogamer notes, it’s not exactly clear how they’ve arrived at this figure, as it could include discounted game sales through Game Pass and DLC sales from games on the service, or indeed it might not.For context, it is revealed elsewhere in the document that Nintendo Switch Online generated £843million ($932million), and EA Play brought in £322million ($356million).The document has been released following substantial scrutiny of the proposed Activision Blizzard merger.

“Back to the Future” film trilogy, reunited at this year’s New York Comic Con nearly 40 years after the sci-fi films were released.On Saturday, the two teamed up for a panel at the Javits Center event to talk about the saga, while fans grew teary-eyed watching the pair remember the good ol’ days.“The best part of the movie was working with Chris,” Fox, 61, said of 83-year-old Lloyd, recalling when they first met. Fox, calling him a “genius,” said there was “immediate chemistry” between them, referring to Lloyd as the “King of Exposition.”But reliving their sci-fi glory days onstage fell to the wayside for audiences online, who noticed Fox’s evident health decline.

Realer than ever. Selena Gomez opened up about her mental and physical health battles in the trailer for her upcoming documentary, My Mind & Me.

Square Enix Montréal has been rebranded as Onoma following its acquisition by Embracer Group earlier this year.On a post on its new website, Onoma shared a behind the scenes insight into the rebranding and the story behind it, stating that its strength has always been the “ability to evolve and adapt to trends and market changes”, expressing excitement for the transformation.The new branding will serve “as an umbrella to multiple products, programs and initiatives,” the post said, claiming each had “distinct personalities”.

Mick Jagger may be one of the most famous musicians in the world, but rarely shares much about his private life with followers on social media.MORE: Michael J. Fox reveals devastating news during health battleHowever, over the weekend, fans were delighted to discover that he had been pictured out with his ex-wife Jerry Hall and their daughter Georgia May Jagger, along with the musician's girlfriend, Melanie Hamrick.The photo was taken during Paris Fashion Week, and saw the group smiling around a table at dinner.VIDEO: Mick Jagger's girlfriend Melanie showcases impressive movesGeorgia shared the picture on Instagram, and fans were quick to comment on it with delight.

Victoria Beckham has her own luxury makeup line and swears by expensive expert facials - but she is fond of a bargain beauty buy, too!The star revealed some of her favourite affordable products on the Breaking Beauty Podcast, and revealed some of her favourite makeup memories.RELATED: Victoria Beckham swears by this £22 three-in-one skincare productAs well as touting her Augustinus Bader skincare and telling listeners that her favourite fragrance is Wilhelm's Room Service, the star also added that she loves to use Face Halo pads to remove her makeup. The handy tools cost just £7 each, or you can buy a discounted pack of three for £15.30 on Amazon.  Face Halo (pack of three), were £18 now £15.30, Amazon"I love those makeup wipes, they're reusable, and I think it's called 'Halo'...

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Former network head Robert Greenblatt has set up a limited series for development at Hulu, Variety has confirmed. Greenblatt, via his first-look deal with Lionsgate Television, will executive produce a series adaptation of The Atlantic article “Death at a Penn State Fraternity” by Caitlin Flanagan. The project is currently titled “Death at Penn State.” Based on a true story, the series’ official logline states, “The limited series explores fraternity life and specifically tells the story of Tim Piazza who fought for his life for 12 hours before his Beta Theta Pi brothers called 911. By then it was too late.”

Sex and the City revival is filming. And thanks to new photographs of Sarah Jessica Parker on set, we get of the one and only looks before they drop on HBO Max.On the morning of Monday, October 10, was seen on location in New York City in an all-pink ensemble. As Carrie, she wore a deep, hot pink silky dress that fell just above her knees.

Zack Sharf “Back to the Future” fans were brought to tears on social media after videos from New York Comic-Con went viral for capturing the emotional reunion between stars Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. The duo appeared visibly moved when they took the stage to a huge applause from the crowd, with Fox emotionally hugging Lloyd and Lloyd putting his arm around Fox. One video of the reunion has earned over 7 million views on Twitter. “Watching [Michael J. Fox] hug Christopher Lloyd like this is so beautiful,” wrote one Twitter user. “I think it’s safe to safe that today belongs to Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd. As It should do. It’s a beautiful moment in time.”

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter After two years of upheaval and unfamiliarity at the box office, there’s something refreshingly familiar about the theatrical release of “Tár.” The acclaimed movie, directed by Todd Fields and starring Cate Blanchett as a world-famous conductor embroiled in a controversy of her own making, generated a stellar $160,000 from four theaters (two in New York City and two in Los Angeles) over the weekend, averaging a mighty $40,000 per location. Next weekend, it’s expanding its theater count (ever so slightly), to 30 new venues in 10 domestic markets. That kind of steady and deliberately paced rollout, one that relies almost entirely on positive word-of-mouth, is about as traditional as it gets for an arthouse film. Yet for most of the pandemic, it was rendered obsolete.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Life imitates art in a new promotional deal between “Ted Lasso” and dating app Bumble. Bumble, the women-focused dating and social networking app, announced a pact with Apple TV+’s hit comedy to let members experience Bantr, the fictitious dating app featured on “Ted Lasso.” Launching this Thursday (Oct. 13) at 7 p.m. local time, a weekly “Bantr Live” experience will be available free in Bumble’s Date Mode, letting two users connect via chat without seeing the other person’s photos — similar to the Bantr app in “Ted Lasso.” In “Ted Lasso,” Bantr requires users to chat without seeing any pictures of the other person to connect over the written word. That drives a key plot point in Season 2, when Rebecca Welton (owner of the AFC Richmond soccer club) makes a mysterious love connection on Bantr.

Anna Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey, the convicted scam artist who inspired the Netflix scripted series , has been released from a federal detention center after a judge granted her a $10,000 bond.Sorokin's defense attorney, Manny Arora, confirms to ET that she was released from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in Orange County, New York late on Friday Oct.

Tom Brady is still enjoying life amid Gisele Bündchen divorce rumors. On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback shared a picture of himself fishing with his son after taking home a win against the Atlanta Falcons. “Great win and a perfect night,” the 45-year-old NFL star captioned the picture of the father-son duo with their backs towards the camera, casting their fishing rods in front of the sunset.

Dwayne «The Rock» Johnson has been busy shaking hands and holding babies — but not in the name of politics. The 50-year-old actor recently shut down any possibility of a presidential run, saying it was «off the table» so that he could focus on being a present father to his youngest daughters. Meanwhile, the star went viral earlier this month for doting over a tiny baby girl who had essentially crowd surfed her way to the stage during a press event for his new film. In a new interview with ET's Nischelle Turner, he's addressing both situations with his signature good humor.«It was crazy,» he says of the viral moment with baby Luciana, which he shared on his personal Instagram page.

confronting him in Nigeria. On Sunday's episode of, Angela once again lost her temper at Michael, but this time her usually mild-mannered husband fought back.Angela and Michael's relationship has been struggling this season as he continues to wait for his visa in Nigeria to come to Georgia to be with Angela. But Angela has serious reservations about their marriage given that she feels he hasn't been treating her the same after they got married, and is now wondering if he's been scamming her the whole time even though they've been together for years.

Selena Gomez, the Only Murders in the Building star, is opening up about her struggles with mental health in the upcoming Apple Original Films documentary Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, and today Apple dropped the first trailer.

No more beautiful music. Charlie Puth claimed he was abandoned by Ellen DeGeneres‘ short-lived record label shortly after Greyson Chance shared his own similar allegations about working with the talk show host.

Italian producer Lorenzo Mieli gave a spirited and often humorous rundown of his career as a producer working with directors such as Luca Guadagnino and Paolo Sorrentino during a keynote talk at the London Film Festival Monday.

Matt Brodlie and Jonathan Kier’s Upgrade Productions has signed up Mediawan and Leonine Studios co-pro exec Caroline Kusser to head up series.

Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin called on fellow council members Nury Martinez and Kevin de Leon to resign after the revelation of a leaked audio in which Martinez makes racist remarks about Bonin’s son.

Prince Harry gave a rare insight into his family life in a new video, released on Monday. Harry, 38, discussed how his children Archie and Lilibet are doing as he appeared on a video call with the winners of this year's WellChild Awards. The father-of-two mentioned that his one year old daughter Lilibet is beginning to speak, as he said: “Archie is very, very busy and Lili is learning to use her voice which is great." The WellChild Awards celebrates the resilience of children with serious illnesses or complex health conditions, and those who have made significant efforts in helping these individuals and their families.

Albert Serra has up to now been known for his revisionist period films, which include prankishly unconventional treatments of Don Quixote (“Honor of the Nights,” 2006), Casanova (“The Story of My Death,” 2013) and Louis XIV (“The Death of Louis XIV,” 2016).  With “Pacifiction,” he makes his first film with a contemporary setting—and made his debut in the main competition at Cannes, where the film premiered—but it’s in many ways the closest he’s come to classic historical fiction.