Daily Archives: 11/02/2019


Prosecution of Russian Theater Director Resumes

A controversial fraud case against Russia’s leading theater and movie director, Kirill Serebrennikov, was relaunched Friday by prosecutors in Moscow after a string of small legal wins this year upset their case.The 50-year-old Serebrennikov and three co-defendants are accused of …


Health System Failure Leaves Venezuelan Cancer Patients in a Bind

A breast cancer diagnosis is terrifying enough at any time. But for 49-year-old Grecia Solis, the arduous choices faced by all cancer patients were complicated by the crippling decline of Venezuela’s public health facilities.After her diagnosis two years ago, doctors …


Theater Owners: ‘The Irishman’ ‘Deserved Better’ Release

Martin Scorsese’s crime epic “The Irishman” landed in theaters Friday, but not nearly enough of them for theater owners.John Fithian, president and chief executive of National Association of Theater Owners on Friday lamented Netflix’s rollout of one of the year’s …