Posts by Nathan Pine
Vue CEO Tim Richards Talks Awards Race, IMAX, Cinema’s Future & The Battle For WBD, Claims “The Entire Industry Is Supporting Paramount”
EXCLUSIVE: Tim Richards is CEO of Europe’s largest privately held cinema operator, Vue International, and former Chair of the British Film Institute. The Canadian-born executive founded Vue almost three decades ago and the chain now operates 220 cinemas and 2,000 screens in eight countries, with the UK its biggest market. Prior to Vue, he worked for…
Read MoreLove Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette: Fact vs. Fiction in the Ryan Murphy Series
Daryl Hannah Shows Up at John’s Loft After His First Date With Carolyn Daryl Hannah (Dree Hemingway), John’s on-again-off-again girlfriend, is at his loft when he comes home after he was just rhapsodizing to his cousin and best friend Anthony Radziwill (Erich Bergen) about how all he wants to do is call Carolyn. Soon, he’s…
Read MoreJollibee signs deal to buy South Korean hot pot chain for US$87 million
The company plans to spin off its business outside the Philippines and list it in the US Published Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 02:18 PM [MANILA] Jollibee Foods, the Philippines’ largest restaurant operator, said it signed a definitive agreement to acquire a South Korean hot pot brand for around US$87 million. A subsidiary will buy…
Read MoreViva Films’ ‘The Loved One’ Emerges As First Philippine Hit Of 2026 As Experiments With Discounted Ticketing Pay Off
Irene Emma Villamor’s The Loved One, starring Anne Curtis and Jericho Rosales, has crossed the symbolic PHP100M benchmark at the Philippines box office, making it the first locally produced hit of 2026 and encouraging the Philippine film industry to experiment further with discounted ticket sales. The romantic drama, produced by Viva Films and Cornerstone Studios,…
Read More‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Family Remembers Eric Dane’s “Remarkable Talent And Unforgettable Presence”
Grey’s Anatomy lost one of its own today. Eric Dane, one of the venerable ABC medical drama’s most popular cast members, died Feb. 19 at the age of 53 after battle with ALS. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of Eric Dane,” the network and series producer 20th Television said in a joint statement…
Read MoreChina AI startups surge after holiday in rotation from big tech
Published Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 12:47 PM [HONG KONG] Shares of China’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) startups Zhipu and MiniMax Group soared in Hong Kong as the market reopened after the Chinese New Year, with investors piling into pure AI plays and rotating out of traditional Internet giants. Zhipu, officially known as Knowledge Atlas…
Read More‘Euphoria’ Creator Sam Levinson Pays Tribute To “Dear Friend” Eric Dane: “I’m Heartbroken”
Eric Dane‘s Euphoria family is mourning the news of his death at age 53, following an ALS diagnosis. Series creator Sam Levinson remembered the actor, who played closeted patriarch Cal Jacobs on the HBO drama, sharing a statement with Deadline after Dane’s death on Thursday. “I’m heartbroken by the loss of our dear friend Eric,”…
Read MorePremio Lo Nuestro 2026 Winners List: Bad Bunny Takes Top Awards Including Artist Of The Year
Bad Bunny was the big winner at TelevisaUnivision‘s Premio Lo Nuestro 2026, taking the trophies for Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year. Coming off the success of his Super Bowl Halftime Show, Bad Bunny took home six awards at the gala hosted by Thalia, Nadia Ferreira, and Clarissa…
Read MoreEric Dane Tributes: Selma Blair, Alyssa Milano, Paul Walter Hauser & More React To ‘Euphoria’ Star’s Death
Hollywood is mourning the loss of Eric Dane, who died on Thursday following an ALS diagnosis. After the actor’s death at age 53, his co-stars in shows like Charmed and movies like Bad Boys: Ride or Die remembered him as “a joy to work with,” who “had a razor-sharp sense of humor.” Sharing a clip…
Read MoreAshton Kutcher, Nina Dobrev, Sam Levinson and More Celebrities React to Eric Dane’s Death
Patrick Dempsey Shares Update on ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Costar Eric Dane’s ALS Battle Hollywood is coming together in the wake of Eric Dane’s death. Shortly after the Grey’s Anatomy alum’s wife Rebecca Gayheart and their daughters Billie, 15, and Georgia, 14, announced he had died Feb. 19 following a battle with ALS, many of his friends…
Read MoreGold dips as dollar ticks up; all eyes on inflation data
Markets currently expect three 25-basis-point rate cuts this year, according to CME’s FedWatch Tool Published Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 11:26 AM [BENGALURU] Gold prices edged lower on Friday (Feb 20) as the US dollar firmed to a near one-month high, while investors awaited a key inflation report due later in the day for more…
Read MoreGlobal Weekend Box Office To Be Dominated By Chinese New Year Pics Led By ‘Pegasus 3’ With $400M
The biggest movies at this weekend’s worldwide box office won’t be from Hollywood — sorry, Wuthering Heights — but rather China, where the Year of the Fire Horse has been in full swing since Tuesday. Overall, we’re hearing from distribution sources that Gower sees the Top 5 movies alone doing a combined total of $805M…
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