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The Red Sea International Film Film Heralds a Cultural Revolution in Saudi Arabia

When I landed in Jeddah a couple of weeks ago on my first visit ever to Saudi Arabia to attend the Red Sea International Film Festival, I did not expect to be greeted by a woman at the gate. She sensed the surprise on my face when I introduced myself, as she greeted me in fluent English and with cheerful enthusiasm, before leading me through a shining modern airport to the immigration desk, which was also manned by women.
  • Golden Globe Awards

Nominee Profile 2022: Brian Cox, “Succession”

Brian Cox, the 75-year-old Scottish actor, was nominated for his portrayal of the overbearing, foul-mouthed, dominant patriarch Logan Roy of the Roy family, the owners of the fifth largest media conglomerate in the world, Waystar Royco, in the hit mini-series Succession. Cox, who was previously nominated in 2001 for Best Actor in a Mini-Series or Television or Film for Nuremberg and won in 2020 for Best Actor – Television Series Drama for Succession, again earned this year’s Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by An Actor in a Television Series – Drama for Succession.