Two more deluxe coconut gateaux winged their way to me this year, without any begging. Evidence if ever it was needed of Cruise’s very hectic yearYou may remember, not least because I haven’t shut up about it even for a second since it happened, that Tom Cruise sent me two cakes last Christmas. The story is long and overtold but, in summary: every year Tom Cruise sends a white chocolate and...
Prince Andrew's Newsnight interview to be the subject of a new film – The Guardian
Scoop to tell the behind-the-scenes story of the extraordinary BBC encounter which saw the Duke of York discuss his friendship with Jeffrey EpsteinA new film will tell the story of how producers at Newsnight, the BBC’s flagship current affairs programme, secured and executed their interview with Prince Andrew.According to Deadline, Scoop, which will begin shooting in November, is being written by...
Iran unveils nearly dozen upgraded missile defense systems with … – Press TV
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Louis Jourdan obituary – The Guardian
For audiences in the 1940s and 50s, Louis Jourdan’s incredible good looks and mellifluous Gallic purr seemed to sum up everything that was sexy and enticing about Frenchmen. As a result, he became the most sought-after French actor since Charles Boyer. Though perhaps this hampered him, stymying opportunities to extend his dramatic range, any actor who was constantly in demand by both French...
L'Australie confirme l'achat d'hélicoptères MH-60 Black Hawk et le … – Zone Militaire
par Laurent Lagneau · 18 janvier 2023Dans les années 2000, l’Australie fit l’acquisition de 69 hélicoptères auprès d’Airbus Helicopters, dont 22 EC-655 Tigre ARH [attaque et reconnaissance] et 47 NH-90 « Caïman » [ou MRH-90 Taipan dans la nomenclature australienne]. Seulement, peu après leur mise en service, ces appareils accumulèrent les critiques, en raison...
Pet Sematary review – disinterred and definitely shaken – The Guardian
This second attempt at a big-screen adaptation of Stephen King’s dark tale of a family pet rising from the dead mixes things up to chilling effectStephen King once described his output as “the literary equivalent of a Big Mac” – nothing fancy, but it feeds the needs of the audience. While many of King’s early novels (up until 1987’s self-reflexive Misery) fulfilled that reliable fast-food remit...
Jon Finch obituary – The Guardian
In the 1970s, it seemed a sure bet that the actor Jon Finch, who has died aged 70, would become a durable film star of some magnitude. He had the dark good looks, the voice, the charisma and the opportunities. At the beginning of his film career, he played the title role in Roman Polanski’s The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) and starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy (1972). Around the same...
Johnny Depp trial: how the judge ruled on 14 alleged assaults – The Guardian
Twelve of 14 allegations by Amber Heard found to be ‘proved to the civil standard’ The judge in the Johnny Depp libel action concluded that “the great majority of alleged assaults” on Amber Heard by the Pirates of the Caribbean star had been “proved to the civil standard”.Of the 14 alleged assaults heard in open court – all of which have been denied by Depp – he found that 12 of them were proved...
Omar Sharif obituary – The Guardian
Hollywood heart-throb whose career was launched by Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor ZhivagoThe actor Omar Sharif, who has died aged 83, was introduced to the international screen in one of the most dramatic star entrances of film history. This was the scene in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) in which Lawrence (Peter O’Toole) first makes contact with the Arab chieftain Sherif Ali (Sharif), who will become...
How to Combat the Iranian Drone Threat – The Defense Post
Iran stands today as a formidable drone power despite the strictures of a UN arms embargo and Donald Trump’s maximum pressure campaign. Iran has invested heavily in domestic drone manufacturing and benefitted from accessible technological advances in the commercial drone market. This has enabled the country to acquire an arsenal of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems which have wreaked havoc...
