Ryan Coogler's blues-steeped vampire epic "Sinners" led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voters showered "Sinners" with more nominations than they had ever bestowed before, breaking the 14-nomination mark set by "All About
Sinners is a vampire film set in Jim Crow-era Mississippi, a time of harsh segregation and racial injustice. The vampire is Irishman Remmick (Jack O'Connell), who is drawn to the blues music played at the Juke Joint, a club set up by identical gangster twins, Smoke and Stack (both played by Michael B. Jordan). Read the full story on Times2.
A historic rural palace estate built for the Greek former royal family will open to the public later this year after years of renovation, the culture minister said this week as a former princess was laid to rest there. Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said plans to create an “open and accessible green space for multiple activities” at the former summer
Gozo during World War II – A glimpse of the grim years 1940-1943 is the title of an exhibition being held at the Gozo archives in Vajringa Street, Victoria. The exhibition, which was inaugurated by Gozo Minister Clint Camilleri, contains original documents, photographs and artefacts from this tumultuous period. To complement this event, a 72-page full