Following the triumph of Animal, director Sandeep Reddy Vanga is gearing up for his next venture, Spirit, alongside Telugu luminary Prabhas.

In this year’s earnest and charming “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” titular preteen Margaret (“Transparent” star Abby Ryder Fortson) pleads with the divine about the vagaries of growing up.

Confirming that there may not be anything cuter on this Earth than teeny-tiny baby toes.

Whenever Alessandra Zarelli, a restorer at the Vatican Museums, works on a masterpiece by an artist such as Michelangelo, she steadies her heart so her mind can concentrate on the task at hand.

Families will be able to ice skate down the aisle in the Belgian city of Sint-Truiden this Christmas after it moved its rink inside its 18th-century baroque church.

Stressed-out Parisians looking to combine the relaxing effects of yoga with the warm glow of cuddling a pet are discovering “puppy yoga”.

Major distillers want American drinkers to sip their Old Fashioneds, Negronis and Espresso Martinis this holiday season.

For some a natural diamond, created over billions of years, is the ultimate luxury.

Singer-songwriter Mitski’s “My Love Mine All Mine,” plays out like a whispered dirge.

Beyoncé’s childhood home caught fire early on Christmas morning, though the family living there escaped safely.

The rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, issued an apology in Hebrew to the Jewish community for his past antisemitic remarks, saying he sought forgiveness and regretted any pain that his words had caused.

As 2023 draws to a close, 1News looks back at the movies that had us flocking to movie theatres – braving through 20 agonising minutes of ads while praying our popcorn doesn’t run out halfway through – to witness the spectacle on the silver screen.