The New York Times

‘Lolita’ actor Sue Lyon dies at 73

6:43 pm December 28, 2019

Los Angeles: Sue Lyon, who played the titular character in Stanley Kubrick’s “Lolita”, has died. She was 73. The actor, who was cast in the iconic movie at the age of 14, died here on Thursday. Her friend Phil Syracopoulos told The New York Times that she had been in “declining health” for a while, […]

Iraq protesters lock down oil field, call strike

Iran developed ‘vast influence’ in Iraq, spy agency leaks say

7:17 pm November 18, 2019

Baghdad: Hundreds of leaked Iranian intelligence reports reveal the depth of Tehran’s influence in neighbouring, now protest-torn Iraq, The New York Times and The Intercept reported Monday. The US newspaper and the online news publication said they had verified around 700 pages of reports written mainly in 2014 and 2015 by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security, […]

Want to push the character as far as possible: Pattinson on 'The Batman'

Method acting is crazy, says Robert Pattinson

7:36 pm November 14, 2019

Los Angeles: Robert Pattinson believes artistes resort to method acting only when they are not playing “lovely” characters on-screen. Pattinson, who went the method way to pull off his character in Robert Eggers’ “The Lighthouse”, said the role pushed him to the edge. “It was a kind of no limit part, which I always really […]

I'm kind of old and boring now: Robert Pattinson

Batman is not a hero: Robert Pattinson

2:56 pm October 19, 2019

Los Angeles: Robert Pattinson says he does not have a penchant for taking up the parts of a hero or a good guy and he believes the superhero character Batman is also not one of them. In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, Pattinson said it is his belief that an actor takes […]

Israel bombed Iraq weapons depot: report

8:45 pm August 23, 2019

Washington: Israel has carried out at least one strike against a weapons depot in Iraq, The New York Times reported Thursday. There have been a series of blasts in Iraq over the past month at training camps and arms depots used by the Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary forces, which are mainly composed of pro-Iranian militias. Israel […]