Yannick review – Quentin Dupieux goes for laughs in absurdist theatre hijack comedy
Quentin Dupieux is one of the vanishingly small number of film-makers on the non-Anglo-American distribution circuit who really is interested in – and allowed to
Everyone in Japan will be called Sato by 2531 unless marriage law changed, says professor
Japanese citizens will all have the same family name in 500 years’ time unless married couples are permitted to use separate surnames, a new study
Plymouth sack Ian Foster after fifth straight home defeat adds to drop fears
Plymouth Argyle have sacked Ian Foster after just three months in charge. The former England Under-20 coach was only named manager of the Championship club
Adidas bans fans from adding ‘44’ to German team football shirt
Adidas has banned football fans from customising the German national shirt with the number 44 due to its perceived resemblance to the symbol used by
Manchester United make approach for Southampton’s Jason Wilcox
Manchester United have made a formal approach to take Jason Wilcox from Southampton as part of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s summer recruitment overhaul. United want Wilcox,
Let the music play: Mexico beach bands victorious after noise complaints
Bands who play the thumping tuba-and-drums songs of northern Mexico on beaches in the resort city of Mazatlán appear to have emerged victorious this week
Venezuela arrests YouTuber for ‘terrorism’ amid pre-election crackdown
A popular Venezuelan YouTuber has been arrested in Caracas on terrorism charges as President Nicolás Maduro’s government steps up its crackdown on free speech ahead
Louis Gossett Jr obituary
The actor Lou Gossett Jr, who has died aged 87, is best known for his performance in An Officer and A Gentleman (1982) as Gunnery
‘I have not been living in the Himalayas!’ The return of Spirit of the Beehive director Víctor Erice
In 1972, when Ana Torrent was six years old, a man came to her school and asked her to be in his film. “He had
Fast fashion retailer Shein doubles profits as it awaits IPO approval
Shein, the online fast fashion retailer founded in China, has more than doubled its profits to more than $2bn (£1.6bn) as it awaits approval for