‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ Review: Jude Law, as Vladimir Putin, and Paul Dano, as His Right-Hand Shadow, Give Ace Performances in What Is Basically a Glorified TV-Movie

‘The Wizard of the Kremlin’ Review: Jude Law, as Vladimir Putin, and Paul Dano, as His Right-Hand Shadow, Give Ace Performances in What Is Basically a Glorified TV-Movie

It’s close to an hour into “The Wizard of the Kremlin” before Vladimir Putin (Jude Law) shows up, but as soon as he does, exuding a calm whiplash anger and threat, he brings the movie into laser-like focus. Law, with burning eyes and a tight grimace, plays Putin by taking total command — of whatever…

Read More

Jim Jarmusch Responds to Mubi Taking on Investor With Israeli Military Ties: ‘I’m Disappointed and Disconcerted’ but ‘All Corporate Money Is Dirty’

Jim Jarmusch Responds to Mubi Taking on Investor With Israeli Military Ties: ‘I’m Disappointed and Disconcerted’ but ‘All Corporate Money Is Dirty’

Jim Jarmusch has added his voice to the growing backlash against Mubi after the arthouse distributor took on an investor with close ties to the Israeli military earlier this year. Mubi co-produced the director’s latest movie “Father Mother Sister Brother,” which premieres on Sunday at the Venice Film Festival. Criticism toward Mubi has been mounting…

Read More

SoftBank, Rakuten tap Japan’s booming retail demand for bonds

SoftBank, Rakuten tap Japan’s booming retail demand for bonds

SALES of corporate bonds to Japan’s mom and pop investors are booming, on track to surpass last year’s record as bigger returns draw buyers looking to protect their savings from inflation. Well-known names such as railway operator Keio and supermarket giant Aeon are among those tapping the retail bond market, with the latter selling its…

Read More

There’s a housing market shift afoot—just ask Realtors

There’s a housing market shift afoot—just ask Realtors

Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. To conduct our first-ever real estate agent survey, ResiClub partnered with Zoodealio, a cash-offer platform and iBuyer-management software designed for real estate agents. Among the 238 agents who took the survey, half (50%) have been real estate agents for 15 years or more. The…

Read More

The Best Sneakers Releasing in September

The Best Sneakers Releasing in September

September is gearing up to be a month loaded with sneakers on multiple fronts. Much-hyped collaborations will arrive with the releases of Tom Sachs’ Nike Mars Yard 3.0, Travis Scott and Fragment’s latest Air Jordan 1 Low and the “Yu-Gi-Oh” x Nike Air Max 95. Two signature sneaker debuts are also in store for Shai…

Read More

Jude Law Doesn’t Fear Repercussions for Playing Putin in Venice Thriller ‘Wizard of the Kremlin’: ‘We Weren’t Looking for Controversy for Controversy’s Sake’ 

Jude Law Doesn’t Fear Repercussions for Playing Putin in Venice Thriller ‘Wizard of the Kremlin’: ‘We Weren’t Looking for Controversy for Controversy’s Sake’ 

Jude Law had no qualms about portraying the ruthless Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Olivier Assayas‘ new film “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” which premieres on Sunday at Venice Film Festival. “I hope not naively, but I didn’t fear repercussions. I felt confident, in the hands of Olivier and the script, that this story was…

Read More

Brighton vs Manchester City Live Streaming: How to Watch the Premier League Match Online in the US, UK and India

Brighton vs Manchester City Live Streaming: How to Watch the Premier League Match Online in the US, UK and India

Brighton & Hove Albion and Manchester City will both aim to bounce back in their campaigns after an unimpressive start to the Premier League season. Brighton became the first team to fall at Everton’s newly opened stadium, where Fabian Hurzeler’s side suffered a 2-0 drubbing. Jack Grealish proved instrumental for the Toffees with an outstanding…

Read More