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Quentin Tarantino took the opportunity to publicly thank late Hollywood legend Robert Redford for his immeasurable contribution to independent film while being feted by the Burbank International Film Festival on Sunday night. Redford, who passed away Sept. 16 at the age of 89, founded the Sundance Film Festival and Sundance Institute, which became the most important avenue for indie movies to be nourished and be showcased in the U.S., and was arguably the actor-activist’s deepest and most pervasive impact on Hollywood. Tarantino was present at the Marriott Burbank accepting the festival’s Vanguard Award and then sat down with The Hollywood…

Green Bay Packers 40-40 Dallas Cowboys (OT)Brandon Aubrey and Brandon McManus traded short field goals in overtime, and Micah Parsons’ highly anticipated return to Dallas ended with the Cowboys and Green Bay Packers in a 40-40 tie on Sunday night.Dak Prescott and Jordan Love had three touchdown passes apiece in regulation, which included seven consecutive lead-changing TDs before McManus’ tying 53-yard field goal as time expired.McManus kicked a 34-yarder as the clock hit 0:00 in overtime, just after Love’s pass into the back of the end zone fell incomplete with just a second remaining.What started as the hyped return of…

This week, skywatchers can search for one of the more subtle celestial effects. The zodiacal light is the soft glow of sunlight scattered off the interplanetary dust that lies in the plane of our solar system.The dust itself comes from comets and asteroid collisions.Seen from Earth, the zodiacal light appears as a faint triangular glow stretching up from the horizon. In the weeks around the equinox, which took place last week, the plane of the solar system, known as the ecliptic, stretches upwards into the sky, rising steeply from the western horizon.Choose the darkest site you can find, with a…

Moments before another lengthy jail term, the arsonist who set the home of a popular YouTuber on fire has apologised from “the bottom of my heart”.Jordan Shanks – better known by his online alias of FriendlyJordies – had been making videos about Sydney identities when arsonists set upon his Bondi residence in 2022.The front veranda and door were destroyed, the bedroom and hallway damaged, and smoke damage occurred to the neighbour’s property.Shanks was not at home at the time.Sign up: AU Breaking News emailOne of the men behind the 23 November attack, Tufi Junior Tauese-Auelua, was jailed for five years…

There are a ton of laptops on the market at any given moment, and almost all of those models are available in multiple configurations to match your performance and budget needs. So if you’re feeling overwhelmed with options when looking for a new laptop, it’s understandable. To help simplify things for you, here are the main things you should consider when you start looking.PriceThe search for a new laptop for most people starts with price. If the statistics chipmaker Intel and PC manufacturers hurl at us are correct, you’ll be holding onto your next laptop for at least three years.…

Director Jonas Ulrich formed an actual black metal band for his debut feature “Wolves.”  WLVS – led by actor Bartosz Bielenia, known for Oscar-nominated “Corpus Christi” – ended up touring and performing in real clubs. As well as its own world premiere at Zurich Film Festival.  “To take it seriously, we shot real concerts. We wrote a full album and built a stage show. I wanted musicians to watch it and say: ‘I know exactly what that feels like,’” says Ulrich, explaining the whole shoot was built around the gigs they managed to book. “I like music films when the…

The next Ryder Cup, in 2027, will be held at Adare Manor in Ireland and McIlroy is adamant that the abuse he suffered will not surface when the contest marks its 100th anniversary.”Golf should be held to a higher standard than what was seen out there this week,” he said.”Golf has the ability to unite people. Golf teaches you good life lessons. It teaches you etiquette. It teaches you how to play by the rules. It teaches you how to respect people.”Sometimes this week we didn’t see that. So no, this should not be acceptable in the Ryder Cup. “We…

AFP via Getty ImagesThe Allahabad High Court is one of the oldest courts in IndiaThe Allahabad High Court – one of India’s oldest and most prestigious, once graced by figures like India’s first premier Jawaharlal Nehru and future Supreme Court judges – is back in the spotlight. This time, though, for very different reasons.With more than a million cases pending, it is among the most overburdened courts in the country. Matters ranging from criminal trials to property and family disputes have been pending here for decades, leaving thousands of people in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, trapped in legal…

The Vikings may be without OT Brian O’Neill for the foreseeable future. (Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images)Getty ImagesStop if you’ve heard this before. Injuries on the offensive line are killing the Minnesota Vikings.The weakness in that area of the team was obvious in the two end-of season losses to the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams. They were addressed in the offseason when they signed center Ryan Kelly and right guard Will Fries from the Indianapolis Colts. They also drafted left guard Donovan Jackson from the national champion Ohio State Buckeyes.The problem appeared to be solved, but Kelly has suffered…

In Gaza’s Nasser hospital, Mahmoud* lies with a gunshot wound to his left leg. His knee is shattered and the wound has become infected. The boy is writhing in pain but the doctors don’t have the painkillers to ease his suffering. He is given a nerve block, which stops him from feeling anything, and the relief allows him to sleep for a while. But once that wears off, the agony returns.More than 167,000 Palestinians have been injured in Gaza since 7 October 2023, according to Gaza’s health ministry. From burns and blast wounds to lost limbs and fractured bones, Gaza’s…