The next season of the TCM podcast The Plot Thickens will train a spotlight on the famously reclusive, notoriously obsessive Stanley Kubrick.

Hosted by Ben Mankiewicz and made in partnership with the Criterion Collection, the 11-episode “Stanley” premieres Sept. 24 and features excerpts from a never-before-heard 1972 audio interview with the filmmaker conducted by Newsday film critic Joseph Gelmis tied to the release of A Clockwork Orange (1971).

The New York Film Festival has revealed its Spotlight lineup for the 64th edition and the section is stacked with fall’s most buzzy names and titles.

At the top of the list is Tom McCarthy, writer and director of best picture winner “Spotlight” (2015), who returns with “A Statement.” Described as a gripping ensemble piece built around a pivotal 1980 conference on the threat of climate change, it’s one of the slate’s most significant additions. Set for release from Sony Pictures Classics, the film boasts a deep bench that includes Paul Giamatti, John Turturro, Paul Rudd, Amy Ryan, Evan Peters and Tatiana Maslany.

Question: What makes a homegrown player?

Answer: A homegrown player is a player who, regardless of their nationality or age, has been affiliated with any English or Welsh club for a period of three entire seasons or 36 months before their 21st birthday.

10 August 2026, Rhineland-Palatinate, Koblenz: Boats at the recreational marina in Koblenz-Ehrenbreitstein are sitting on dry land.

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Low water levels on some of Europe’s busiest rivers are forcing several cruise lines to adjust or cancel their summer itineraries. The Rhine, Main and Danube are all affected.

I'll admit to using AI for things it was probably never designed for. When my van threw a fault I couldn't immediately figure out—one that seems notorious for trips back and forth to a repair shop—I ended up in a long (but cheaper) back-and-forth with an AI system, working through the symptoms. The same happened with a run of gutters and with stud framing in my house. It isn't magic, and perhaps more often than I'd like, it's wrong, but as a way of thinking through a problem with something that's read more manuals than I ever will, it has earned its place in the toolbox. So I read this next story with some sympathy and interest.

Twice in one month, companies full of exceptionally smart people shipped AI features capable of producing convincing synthetic imagery that could be misrepresented as evidence, watched the public demonstrate the risk within hours or days and then withdrew, restricted or revised the feature. The question is no longer whether these tools can be misused. It is why foreseeable misuse keeps being discovered by the public instead of in the review that approved the launch.

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Now, I know what you're thinking. Yes, this Volvo XC40 is vastly the same as it was when the model debuted in 2019, but that's not a bad thing. In a sea of subcompact luxury crossovers that try to be overly sporty or overly glitzy, the Volvo XC40 has quietly soldiered on as the low-key option for sensible folks with a penchant for the finer things in life.