With warm nostalgia for Beatrix Potter’s classic children’s tale, “Peter Rabbit” director, producer and co-writer Will Gluck channels the author’s earnestness into a sweet film sure to delight young fans. Adults, on the other hand, may find the plot predictable and the pacing a bit...
The daily hordes of tourists have exhausted the Thai beach made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie. Maya Bay, on Phi Phi Leh island in the Andaman Sea, will be closed to all visitors for four months annually starting this June to allow for the recovery of the damaged coral reefs and sea...
Marilyn Monroe famously invoked a Hollywood “where they’ll pay you $1,000 for a kiss and 50 cents for your soul” – but these days it’s as likely to be the other way around. Religion is reclaiming cinema for sacred purposes at a rate never seen in history, with faith-based movies...
A new racism scandal has rocked Russian football in the run-up to the World Cup – and anxious Moscow authorities are taking it seriously. The idea of fans targeting black players with monkey chants has been haunting Russian football chiefs heading into the June 14 to July 15...
