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Wall Street Journal
6 days ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
German Consumer Confidence Hit by Economic Uncertainty
German consumer sentiment continued to worsen as growing economic uncertainty encouraged shoppers to save rather than spend, according to a monthly survey. The consumer-climate index published Thursday by research groups GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions fell for a second month to minus 21.5 in its forecast for August, 1.2 points down on July. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal expected the gauge to be stronger at minus 20.0.
Toronto Star
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Star
TIFF 2025 gala lineup: Guillermo del Toro's ‘Frankenstein,' Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut and a new ‘Knives Out' mystery
The festival will also feature world premieres of Aziz Ansari's 'Good Fortune' — starring Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen and Sandra Oh — Rian Johnson's third 'Knives Out' film, James Vanderbilt's 'Nuremberg' and Annemarie Jacir's 'Palestine 36.'
Los Angeles Times
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Keanu Reeves, Sydney Sweeney, Channing Tatum in films heading to Toronto's upcoming edition
The program for the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival came into sharper view with Monday's announcement of the majority of titles for the event's galas and special presentations section. Along with TIFF's news, some of the larger fall festival and awards season is also beginning to take shape. Toronto, long known as a powerful showcase for launching awards-hungry and commercially ambitious fall titles, has been seen as losing some of its strength in recent years to festivals in Cannes, Venice and Telluride. This year's TIFF program, which marks its 50th edition, will be closely watched for how its titles are received not only at the festival itself, but in the months ahead. Among the notable world premieres in Monday's announcement are Aziz Ansari's feature directorial debut 'Good Fortune,' a comedy of identity-swapping and self-discovery starring Ansari and Seth Rogen with Keanu Reeves as an inept angel, and James Vanderbilt's 'Nuremberg' starring Russell Crowe as imprisoned Nazi Hermann Göring, with Rami Malek as the psychiatrist tasked with interviewing him. Maude Apatow will make her feature directorial debut with 'Poetic License,' starring her mother Leslie Mann alongside Andrew Barth Feldman and Cooper Hoffman. 'True Detective' creator Nic Pizzolatto will also make his feature directing bow with 'Easy's Waltz,' a drama of down-on-their-luck entertainers starring Vince Vaughn and Al Pacino. TIFF will host the world premiere of Bobby Farrelly's comedy 'Driver's Ed,' starring Kumail Nanjiani, Sam Nivola and Molly Shannon. Alex Winter directs and also appears in the comedy 'Adulthood' alongside Josh Gad, Kaya Scodelario and Billie Lourd. David Mackenzie's crime thriller 'Fuze' stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Sam Worthington, Theo James and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. Baz Luhrman will unveil 'EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert,' which utilizes previously unseen footage the director discovered while researching his 2022 film 'Elvis.' The result is what Luhrman has described as 'not specifically a documentary, nor a concert film.' Other world premieres include Jonathan Etzler's 'Bad Apples,' starring Saoirse Ronan; David Michôd's 'Christy,' starring Sydney Sweeney as boxer Christy Martin; and Alice Winocour's fashion world drama 'Couture,' starring Angelina Jolie. At this stage in the season, interpreting how a Toronto title is announced can give some clues as to where it may be popping up beforehand. 'International Premiere' can mean a title is also first playing a week earlier at Telluride, while 'North American Premiere' can mean something is playing first at Venice. 'Canadian Premiere' means it is likely playing both Telluride and Venice (or already premiered at Cannes) before coming to Toronto. The only title listed as an international premiere is Clint Bentley's 'Train Dreams,' which premiered earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival. North American premieres likely headed to Venice include Gus Van Sant's 'Dead Man's Wire,' starring Bill Skarsgård and Colman Domingo; Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein,' starring Oscar Isaac and Jacob Elordi; Mark Jenkin's 'Rose of Nevada,' starring Calum Turner and George MacKay; Mona Fastvold's 'The Testament of Ann Lee,' starring Amanda Seyfried; and Benny Safdie's 'The Smashing Machine,' starring Dwayne Johnson. Canadian premieres include Edward Berger's 'Ballad of a Small Player' starring Colin Farrell; Jafar Panahi's Cannes-winning 'It Was Just an Accident'; Richard Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague,' about the making of Jean-Luc Godard's 'Breathless'; Kleber Mendonça Filho's 'The Secret Agent,' which won best actor at Cannes for Wagner Moura; Daniel Roher's 'Tuner,' starring Leo Woodall and Dustin Hoffman; and Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value,' starring Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve. Toronto's previously announced titles include the opening night selection 'John Candy: I Like Me,' a documentary on the beloved Canadian-born actor, directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, as well as the world premiere of Rian Johnson's third Benoit Blanc film starring Daniel Craig, 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.' Other previously announced world premieres include Derek Cianfrance's 'Roofman,' starring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst; Nicholas Hytner's 'The Choral,' starring Ralph Fiennes; Paul Greengrass' 'The Lost Bus,' starring Matthew McConaughey; Hikari's 'Rental Family,' starring Brendan Fraser; Nia DaCosta's 'Hedda,' starring Tessa Thompson; Steven Soderbergh's 'The Christophers,' starring Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel; and Agnieszka Holland's 'Franz,' a biopic of Franz Kafka. Other titles already announced for TIFF that will be premiering elsewhere include the Canadian premiere of Chloé Zhao's highly anticipated 'Hamnet,' starring Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley; and the North American premiere of Rebecca Zlotowski's 'A Private Life,' starring Jodie Foster, which premiered at Cannes. More of the Toronto program will be announced in the coming days and weeks, including the Platform section for emerging voices and the popular Midnight Madness section. This year's Toronto International Film Festival runs from Sept. 4 to 14.
South China Morning Post
20-07-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Activists protest against planned killings at German zoo's baboon enclosure
Animal rights activists on Sunday chained themselves to the baboon enclosure at a Bavarian zoo to protest against the planned killing of the healthy animals. 'With the planned killing of baboons, the zoo is setting a precedent that will enable other zoos to kill healthy primates at will in future, which has not been permitted up to now,' argued Emilia Schüler of the Animal Rebellion group. She described the zoo's plans as 'not only a setback to animal rights, but an absolute crossing of red lines.' Back in February 2024, the city-run Nuremberg Tiergarten zoo announced plans to kill some of its Guinea baboons because the group had become too large for the facility. This had led to an increase in conflicts within the group that led to animals getting injured, the zoo argued. The facility says it has been trying for years to reduce the size of the Guinea baboon group and sell off animals, but without success so far. The protest, which involved six people carrying posters, was initially peaceful, police said.
France 24
12-07-2025
- Sport
- France 24
American midfielder Tillman joins Leverkusen from PSV
The 23-year-old attacking midfielder, who was born in Nuremberg, has signed a five-year deal until June 30, 2030. The club has not given details of a transfer fee but media reports put it at 40 million euros ($47 million) which would equal the club record paid for Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah earlier this month. Tillman joined PSV, initially on loan, from Bayern Munich in 2023 and last season scored 16 goals and provided five assists in 34 games for PSV. "In Malik Tillman we have gained another player who has great ability and is very dangerous in front of goal," said Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes. "He can play in midfield either as a number 10 or as a number 8. Malik is an absolute top signing for us." Tillman, who also spent a year on loan at Rangers in Scotland, won back-to-back titles in the Eredivisie but he now has his sights set on winning the Bundesliga. "I want to win something. That was my aim in Glasgow and in Eindhoven and it remains my aim here," he said. Tillman made 21 appearances for several Germany age-group teams before deciding to play for the USA in 2022, most recently in the Gold Cup final defeat by Mexico.
