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In order to list Sakeena for a transplant, Ramzan learned that they needed to complete a workup, including a heart examination, colonoscopy, ob-gyn clearance,...

China Box Office: ‘Vanishing Point’ and ‘Cold War 1994’ Lead Rebounding May Day Weekend as ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Debuts in Third

Zhonghe Qiancheng’s suspense thriller “Vanishing Point” claimed the number one position at the China box office in its opening weekend, earning RMB164.7 million ($24.2...

‘My generation have deluded themselves’: ex-Vampire Weekender Rostam on pop, protest and life as an Iranian-American

The first song Rostam Batmanglij ever learned to play on guitar was Chuck Berry’s Johnny B Goode, the quintessentially American rock’n’roll hit about being...

Whitney Leavitt Exiting ‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ Cast

Whitney Leavitt is saying goodbye to The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.The reality star turned Broadway darling announced that she is departing the...

Hugh Bonneville takes on Sherlock Holmes: best podcasts of the week

Pick of the weekHound of the BaskervillesNarrator Hugh Bonneville stresses at the beginning of this new audio drama that readers were utterly incensed when...

Iran and the Revolution by Homa Katouzian review – how the Islamic Republic was born

As Wordsworth found in Paris after 1789, revolutions are deeply enthralling. There is nothing so bold, so self-sacrificing, so brave, so cruel as a revolutionary...

Kimura Taichi’s ‘Fujiko’ Wins Audience Award at Far East Film Festival

“Fujiko,” the second feature from Japanese director Kimura Taichi and produced by Megumi, took the Mulberry Audience Award at the 28th Far East Film...

TV tonight: a stalker thriller with soft, soapy edges

Number One Fan9pm, Channel 5Jill Halfpenny and Sally Lindsay star in a silly but oh-so-watchable thriller, which runs through the week. Lucy Logan (Halfpenny)...