Kevin Macdonald's High & Low – John Galliano is now showing exclusively on Mubi in many countries.High & Low – John Galliano.What are the limits of forgiveness? Is making a documentary about a disgraced public figure, in which that remorseful person is allowed to try to explain their actions, inherently an act of damage-control propaganda? Or can it be a way of letting them tighten their own noose? Since its premiere at Telluride last September, Kevin Macdonald’s High & Low – John Galliano (2023) has fueled such heated conversations. Leaving many of its inquiries open-ended, this documentary is about neither complete condemnation nor exoneration. Instead, Macdonald tries to make sense of the enigma at his film’s center: a man who does not deny committing a hate crime over a decade ago, but who still claims to have no memory of the events or how he got there.Widely admired for his audacious style and designs,...
- 4/26/2024
- MUBI
Shueisha announced that they will be fully revamping its long-selling history manga series “Learning Through Manga: World History,” with all 18 volumes to be released on Oct 4.
The new version, which will be the first major revamp in 22 years since its release in 2002, will change the format from the previous large-format hardcover to a more portable softcover and will also completely renew the content.
The cover illustrations for all 18 volumes is drawn by 16 popular manga artists, including Hirohiko Araki (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure), Tatsuya Endo (Spy x Family), and Kohei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia).
Below are the titles of all 18 volumes, the manga artists responsible for the cover & the illustrations:
1. Civilizations of the Orient and Mediterranean – Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece
Cover Illustrator: Yasuhisa Hara Figure depicted: Rameses II
2. The Beginning of Chinese Civilization and Empire – From Yellow River to Tang Dynasty
Cover illustrator: Hiroyuki Asada Figure depicted: Qin Shi Huang
3. The Glory...
The new version, which will be the first major revamp in 22 years since its release in 2002, will change the format from the previous large-format hardcover to a more portable softcover and will also completely renew the content.
The cover illustrations for all 18 volumes is drawn by 16 popular manga artists, including Hirohiko Araki (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure), Tatsuya Endo (Spy x Family), and Kohei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia).
Below are the titles of all 18 volumes, the manga artists responsible for the cover & the illustrations:
1. Civilizations of the Orient and Mediterranean – Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece
Cover Illustrator: Yasuhisa Hara Figure depicted: Rameses II
2. The Beginning of Chinese Civilization and Empire – From Yellow River to Tang Dynasty
Cover illustrator: Hiroyuki Asada Figure depicted: Qin Shi Huang
3. The Glory...
- 4/24/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
There’s something about a doppelganger that feels uniquely cinematic. A person who looks like you, thinks like you, and maybe even lives like you has always been a subject of fascination and dread in literature and philosophy, a concept that raises questions about individuality and the collective. But on the screen, seeing the effect of one person mimicked and duplicated proves all the more uncanny and unnerving. Science fiction, horror, and a multitude of other genres have used duality as a means to terrify, unsettle, and provoke.
And then, of course, there’s the acting challenge. For an experienced actor or an up-and-comer alike, playing dual roles is the ultimate flex, a way to show your range in a single project. Whether playing twins or identical strangers, an actor who takes on a dual role has to manage the trick of being both an individual and a duo, of...
And then, of course, there’s the acting challenge. For an experienced actor or an up-and-comer alike, playing dual roles is the ultimate flex, a way to show your range in a single project. Whether playing twins or identical strangers, an actor who takes on a dual role has to manage the trick of being both an individual and a duo, of...
- 4/19/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Director Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is loosely based on a true story. During World War II, Nazi U-boats are slowly cutting off the UK from desperately needed supplies and troops from the United States. As Prime Minister Winston Churchill faces increasing pressure to surrender to Adolf Hitler, he seeks a rather unique solution.
Churchill wants to secretly strike a West African outpost that supplies the Nazi submarines with critical supplies. Cut off their supply chain, and you can end Nazi dominance over the Atlantic Ocean. But to conduct an unauthorized military strike, he needs an unauthorized strike team.
Churchill and his loyal men, Brigadier Gubbins and Ian Fleming, recruit Gus March-Phillips out of prison to lead the strike. The rebellious, uncouth, and possibly mad Gus agrees to the secret mission, provided he can recruit his own team.
He assembles a group of rogues, misfits, and murderers...
Churchill wants to secretly strike a West African outpost that supplies the Nazi submarines with critical supplies. Cut off their supply chain, and you can end Nazi dominance over the Atlantic Ocean. But to conduct an unauthorized military strike, he needs an unauthorized strike team.
Churchill and his loyal men, Brigadier Gubbins and Ian Fleming, recruit Gus March-Phillips out of prison to lead the strike. The rebellious, uncouth, and possibly mad Gus agrees to the secret mission, provided he can recruit his own team.
He assembles a group of rogues, misfits, and murderers...
- 4/18/2024
- by Scott Chitwood
- Vital Thrills
Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is based on war correspondent Damien Lewis’s book of the same name, which tells the true story of an unsanctioned British military mission to sink the German ships that supplied all of their U-boats around the Spanish island of Fernando Po during World War II. The film also makes a point of announcing that the story comes from documents from Winston Churchill’s first term in office that were declassified in 2016, introducing each shrewd and ruthlessly efficient member of the ragtag crew carrying out this mission with a litany of their qualifications.
Narratively, the film plays out like a traditional historical thriller, yet it turns these men into impossibly proficient, virtually invincible killing machines who dispose of Nazis with such casual ease that they might as well be superheroes. And not only is the leader of this vicious, unruly pack, Major Gus March-Phillips,...
Narratively, the film plays out like a traditional historical thriller, yet it turns these men into impossibly proficient, virtually invincible killing machines who dispose of Nazis with such casual ease that they might as well be superheroes. And not only is the leader of this vicious, unruly pack, Major Gus March-Phillips,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Derek Smith
- Slant Magazine
Juno Films has acquired US and multiple territory rights to Aleksander Sokurov’s Fairytale following its world premiere in Locarno Film Festival last summer.
‘Fairytale’: Locarno Review
The distributor plans a late autumn release in the US after a festival run, and will also distribute the feature theatrically in the UK.
Additionally Juno has acquired rights in Australia and New Zealand, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Poland, Belgium, Netherlands and will handle festival releases in those territories.
Fairytale was blocked by Russian censors and situates 20th century leaders Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Winston Churchill in Purgatory, where they...
‘Fairytale’: Locarno Review
The distributor plans a late autumn release in the US after a festival run, and will also distribute the feature theatrically in the UK.
Additionally Juno has acquired rights in Australia and New Zealand, Germany, Spain, Mexico, Poland, Belgium, Netherlands and will handle festival releases in those territories.
Fairytale was blocked by Russian censors and situates 20th century leaders Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Winston Churchill in Purgatory, where they...
- 4/15/2024
- ScreenDaily
A judge on Friday moved to halt an investigation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) into the liberal watchdog journalism organization Media Matters, issuing a preliminary injunction in the case.
Calling Media Matters a “radical left-wing” and “anti-free speech organization,” Paxton claimed to be investigating “potential fraudulent activity” by the group under Texas’ Deceptive Trade Practices Act, in response to its reporting about X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Media Matters President and CEO Angelo Carusone said in a statement on Friday evening that X owner...
Calling Media Matters a “radical left-wing” and “anti-free speech organization,” Paxton claimed to be investigating “potential fraudulent activity” by the group under Texas’ Deceptive Trade Practices Act, in response to its reporting about X — the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Media Matters President and CEO Angelo Carusone said in a statement on Friday evening that X owner...
- 4/13/2024
- by Andrew Perez
- Rollingstone.com
The St. Louis Jewish Film Festival has begun is 29th season and hosted a special opening night celebration on Sunday, April 7 at B&b Theater in Creve Coeur.
“On October 7, 2023, Hamas’s brutal terrorist attack caused the evacuation and cessation of all activities at Sapir College in Sderot, Israel—home to its premier film program. Sapir students were just weeks away from presenting their final film projects at the annual film festival at Cinema South. In solidarity with Israel, and to specifically draw attention to the Israeli filmmakers coming out of Sapir College, the St. Louis Jewish Film Festival featured five students’ films. Attached to each one is a one-of-a-kind story about the directors, actors, and other individuals who participated in the making of the film whose lives have been turned upside down in the days since October 7, 2023. With Israel fighting for its very existence, these films can be viewed...
“On October 7, 2023, Hamas’s brutal terrorist attack caused the evacuation and cessation of all activities at Sapir College in Sderot, Israel—home to its premier film program. Sapir students were just weeks away from presenting their final film projects at the annual film festival at Cinema South. In solidarity with Israel, and to specifically draw attention to the Israeli filmmakers coming out of Sapir College, the St. Louis Jewish Film Festival featured five students’ films. Attached to each one is a one-of-a-kind story about the directors, actors, and other individuals who participated in the making of the film whose lives have been turned upside down in the days since October 7, 2023. With Israel fighting for its very existence, these films can be viewed...
- 4/8/2024
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Joe Simon and Jack Kirby created Captain America in 1940 as a symbol of American propaganda. Enhanced by a powerful steroid, Steve Rogers was given over to the American military, given a colorful, American flag costume, and ordered to pummel Nazis. Indeed, on the cover of "Captain America Comics" #1, Steve can be seen punching Adolf Hitler in the face. After WWII ended, Captain America has been adrift in Marvel Comics, only finding usefulness as the leader of a ragtag group of other superbeings. It's astonishing how successful the character has been in the last 60 years or so, given that he clearly exists as a still-living relic of the Greatest Generation.
In 1944, Captain America first appeared in cinemas as the star of a 15-part Republic Pictures serial starring Dick Purcell. The character was altered dramatically for the serial, however. Instead of a weakling soldier named Steve Roger enhanced by steroids, Captain American...
In 1944, Captain America first appeared in cinemas as the star of a 15-part Republic Pictures serial starring Dick Purcell. The character was altered dramatically for the serial, however. Instead of a weakling soldier named Steve Roger enhanced by steroids, Captain American...
- 4/8/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
In the "Star Trek" episode "Patterns of Force", Kirk (William Shatner) and Spock (Leonard Nimoy) visit the pre-warp planet of Ekos to find out what happened to John Gill (David Brian), an old history professor of Kirk's. Ekos, they find, has been culturally contaminated by Gill, as he taught them all about Nazi Germany in the 1930s, and the Ekosians have rearranged their society to match. They wear Nazi uniforms, praise John Gill as their Führer, and plan to exterminate their peaceful neighbor planet Zeon. The Zeon characters have names like Izak and Abrom.
There is also a secret resistance that Kirk and Spock can hide out with, and they eventually find a way to confront John Gill. Gill, they find, has been propped up by one of the more zealously Nazi Ekosians, and has been kept in line with drugs. Gill admits that he landed on Ekos finding it to be disorganized and chaotic,...
There is also a secret resistance that Kirk and Spock can hide out with, and they eventually find a way to confront John Gill. Gill, they find, has been propped up by one of the more zealously Nazi Ekosians, and has been kept in line with drugs. Gill admits that he landed on Ekos finding it to be disorganized and chaotic,...
- 4/7/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Rapper Kanye West faces a new lawsuit filed in California, which alleges that he repeatedly subjected black employees to verbal abuse and made problematic statements wherein he praised Adolf Hitler as an “innovator.”
The lawsuit, filed by former employee Trevor Phillips, alleges West engaged in severe discrimination, harassment and retaliation. Phillips, an African American who worked for two of West’s ventures for nearly a year, claims that the rapper would frequently berate black individuals but never treated white employees in the same manner.
Phillips was employed by Yeezy, West’s clothing brand, in November 2022 and worked at the Donda Academy, a school founded by West near Los Angeles. Phillips witnessed West make derogatory statements about Jewish people, which included claims that they were persecuting him and that they were stealing his money.
The suit further alleges that West praised Hitler while at a dinner in an upscale restaurant in Los Angeles and said,...
The lawsuit, filed by former employee Trevor Phillips, alleges West engaged in severe discrimination, harassment and retaliation. Phillips, an African American who worked for two of West’s ventures for nearly a year, claims that the rapper would frequently berate black individuals but never treated white employees in the same manner.
Phillips was employed by Yeezy, West’s clothing brand, in November 2022 and worked at the Donda Academy, a school founded by West near Los Angeles. Phillips witnessed West make derogatory statements about Jewish people, which included claims that they were persecuting him and that they were stealing his money.
The suit further alleges that West praised Hitler while at a dinner in an upscale restaurant in Los Angeles and said,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
PBS Intl. Delivers Squad of Sports-Themed Documentaries to MipTV Ahead of Paris Olympics (Exclusive)
U.S.-based global distributor PBS Intl. is bringing a squad of sports-themed documentaries to MipTV to tie in with the Olympic Games that’ll run this summer in Paris.
“Olympic Dreams” travels to Sierra Leone, one of the world’s poorest nations, as it struggles to recover from its 11-year civil war. It follows Sanusi Turay, a charismatic ex-Sierra Leonean Olympic sprinter, and his most talented athletes, Sarah Bona and Daddy Alie Bangura, through the trials and tribulations of training for the Games in 2004. Their battles are not just on the track — they must also fight poverty and corruption to achieve their goals.
“Olympic Dreams” was directed by Laura Ashton and Ron Orders. It was produced by Ilona Benjamin for Urban Films and Wgbh/Boston.
“The Boys of ’36” follows the journey of nine working-class boys from the University of Washington, who took the rowing world by storm when their...
“Olympic Dreams” travels to Sierra Leone, one of the world’s poorest nations, as it struggles to recover from its 11-year civil war. It follows Sanusi Turay, a charismatic ex-Sierra Leonean Olympic sprinter, and his most talented athletes, Sarah Bona and Daddy Alie Bangura, through the trials and tribulations of training for the Games in 2004. Their battles are not just on the track — they must also fight poverty and corruption to achieve their goals.
“Olympic Dreams” was directed by Laura Ashton and Ron Orders. It was produced by Ilona Benjamin for Urban Films and Wgbh/Boston.
“The Boys of ’36” follows the journey of nine working-class boys from the University of Washington, who took the rowing world by storm when their...
- 4/4/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
There is something odd about the DC Animated Universe that has captivated casual and hardcore fans since the shows in the universe began airing. This particular dissonance within the universe is something that is never explained inside or outside the narrative, but sets up a Battleworld-level landscape for the stories about our beloved heroes.
Justice League Unlimited was the concluding series in the Dcau
A theory on the internet attempts to rationalize this narrative dissonance, given that the characters existed in a world that simultaneously had outdated technology coexisting with future tech. This ‘fractured timeline’ theory finds its basis in the episode where the Justice League had to fight Vandal Savage.
Vandal Savage’s technology ‘fractured’ the timeline Vandal Savage in Justice League: Doom
In one of the episodes of the show, Vandal Savage goes back in time to give himself the technology that would help him overthrow Adolf Hitler.
Justice League Unlimited was the concluding series in the Dcau
A theory on the internet attempts to rationalize this narrative dissonance, given that the characters existed in a world that simultaneously had outdated technology coexisting with future tech. This ‘fractured timeline’ theory finds its basis in the episode where the Justice League had to fight Vandal Savage.
Vandal Savage’s technology ‘fractured’ the timeline Vandal Savage in Justice League: Doom
In one of the episodes of the show, Vandal Savage goes back in time to give himself the technology that would help him overthrow Adolf Hitler.
- 4/4/2024
- by Anuraag Chatterjee
- FandomWire
Kanye West (Ye) was considered a successful rapper until a few years ago. However, this has changed recently, as both his behavior and controversial statements have led fans to believe that something is amiss with him. The recent events he has been involved in are a prime example of this.
West has been accused of some very serious allegations by his former employee in a lawsuit filed last Tuesday. The allegations include West’s bad attitude towards his employees, threatening them, racism, and even religious discrimination.
Kanye West Accused of Threatening Employees in Lawsuit Filed by Former Employee Kanye West and another controversy.
“Trevor Phillips, a former employee who was hired at Kanye West‘s fashion brand Yeezy in November 2022, claimed that Kanye West had a bad attitude toward him and especially other employees during his work time. Phillips even took his claims a little further and said that West threatened him by saying,...
West has been accused of some very serious allegations by his former employee in a lawsuit filed last Tuesday. The allegations include West’s bad attitude towards his employees, threatening them, racism, and even religious discrimination.
Kanye West Accused of Threatening Employees in Lawsuit Filed by Former Employee Kanye West and another controversy.
“Trevor Phillips, a former employee who was hired at Kanye West‘s fashion brand Yeezy in November 2022, claimed that Kanye West had a bad attitude toward him and especially other employees during his work time. Phillips even took his claims a little further and said that West threatened him by saying,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Tunahan Karakis
- FandomWire
Kanye West is probably one of the most chaotic personalities on the planet. From ranting on about Hitler’s greatness to jumping up and down with a Mario voice, West has garnered a lot of spotlight and also, a lot of attention.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), it was allegedly revealed that Kanye West is getting sued for workplace abuse. The compiled tweet showcased the various things that West has done over time and how the musician just keeps going further and further (and not in a good way)!
Kanye West in Power music video
Kanye West Allegedly Threatened To Punch His Employee Before Changing to Mario’s Voice!
Yes, the heading does sound something like straight out of Looney Tunes. But this is Kanye West we are talking about so some things are probably not going to make sense. With a number of things that Ye has been accused of,...
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), it was allegedly revealed that Kanye West is getting sued for workplace abuse. The compiled tweet showcased the various things that West has done over time and how the musician just keeps going further and further (and not in a good way)!
Kanye West in Power music video
Kanye West Allegedly Threatened To Punch His Employee Before Changing to Mario’s Voice!
Yes, the heading does sound something like straight out of Looney Tunes. But this is Kanye West we are talking about so some things are probably not going to make sense. With a number of things that Ye has been accused of,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
Logan Lerman and Joey King star in the Hulu series, We Were The Lucky Ones, based on the book of the same name by Georgia Hunter. The series and book explore the dramatized version of how siblings Addy and Halina, the former of whom is Hunter’s grandfather, survived the Holocaust. While promoting the series on the red carpet of its premiere at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, Lerman shared that the story drew him because it was a ‘real’ Holocaust story.
Logan Lerman as Addy in We Were The Lucky Ones
Lerman also shared that he felt other fictional movies on the subject were exploitative and wrong. However, Lerman starred in the Prime Video series, Hunters, a conspiracy drama that tells the fictional story of a group of real Nazi hunters.
Logan Lerman Contradicts Himself In His Opinion On Holocaust-Based Projects
Logan Lerman as Jonah Heidelbaum in Hunters...
Logan Lerman as Addy in We Were The Lucky Ones
Lerman also shared that he felt other fictional movies on the subject were exploitative and wrong. However, Lerman starred in the Prime Video series, Hunters, a conspiracy drama that tells the fictional story of a group of real Nazi hunters.
Logan Lerman Contradicts Himself In His Opinion On Holocaust-Based Projects
Logan Lerman as Jonah Heidelbaum in Hunters...
- 3/31/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized Donald Trump for saying that any Jewish person voting for Democrats “hates their religion.”
Trump was recently asked on a podcast hosted by his former White House aide Sebastian Gorka, America First with Sebastian Gorka Podcast, about the criticism from the Biden administration and Schumer of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“I actually think they hate Israel,” he claimed. “I don’t think they hate him, I think they hate Israel. And the Democrat Party hates Israel.”
“Any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion,” he added. “They hate everything about Israel, and they should be ashamed of themselves because Israel will be destroyed.”
Trump slammed Schumer, who recently condemned Netanyahu’s government and demanded new elections in a speech on the Senate floor about Israel’s war on Hamas and the subsequent humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
“Don’t forget, when you see those Palestinian marches,...
Trump was recently asked on a podcast hosted by his former White House aide Sebastian Gorka, America First with Sebastian Gorka Podcast, about the criticism from the Biden administration and Schumer of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“I actually think they hate Israel,” he claimed. “I don’t think they hate him, I think they hate Israel. And the Democrat Party hates Israel.”
“Any Jewish person that votes for Democrats hates their religion,” he added. “They hate everything about Israel, and they should be ashamed of themselves because Israel will be destroyed.”
Trump slammed Schumer, who recently condemned Netanyahu’s government and demanded new elections in a speech on the Senate floor about Israel’s war on Hamas and the subsequent humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
“Don’t forget, when you see those Palestinian marches,...
- 3/27/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Donald Trump has embraced fascist rhetoric and made bald declarations of his desire for dictatorial powers as he seeks a return to the White House in 2024. This is not politics as usual. The inflammatory language puts Trump a world apart from any presumptive, major-party nominee in modern American memory. And it’s getting worse.
At a March 16 rally near Dayton, Ohio, the former president wove two potent strands of far-right extremism, when he twinned the dehumanization of marginalized populations — referring to migrants as “animals” — and predicted a “bloodbath” if he fails to win in November.
At a March 16 rally near Dayton, Ohio, the former president wove two potent strands of far-right extremism, when he twinned the dehumanization of marginalized populations — referring to migrants as “animals” — and predicted a “bloodbath” if he fails to win in November.
- 3/25/2024
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
During a rally in Dayton, Ohio, last week, Former President Donald Trump declared that some illegal immigrants should not be considered people and warned that it will be a “bloodbath” if he does not get reelected.
“I don’t know if you call them people,” Trump stated at the rally. “In some cases, they’re not people, in my opinion. But I’m not allowed to say that because the radical left says that’s a terrible thing to say.”
Trump was in Ohio to campaign with Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, who went on to win the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.
Moreno, a businessman, faced a scandal when it was revealed that a profile on an adult website was linked to him seeking the company of “young men.”
“We don’t need to vote in five different languages,” he argued. “We learn the language. It means you assimilate.
“I don’t know if you call them people,” Trump stated at the rally. “In some cases, they’re not people, in my opinion. But I’m not allowed to say that because the radical left says that’s a terrible thing to say.”
Trump was in Ohio to campaign with Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, who went on to win the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.
Moreno, a businessman, faced a scandal when it was revealed that a profile on an adult website was linked to him seeking the company of “young men.”
“We don’t need to vote in five different languages,” he argued. “We learn the language. It means you assimilate.
- 3/24/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Henry Cavill is one of the most dedicated actors around. He has pushed himself to the limit in every role he has played, be it as the caped Kryptonian in the Dceu or as Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher.
Cavill leads a very disciplined life, which is one of the factors that has helped him further his career. It is an admirable quality, one that his colleagues admire and try to emulate as well, including Alan Ritchson.
Henry Cavill greatly impressed his co-star, Alan Ritchson
Henry Cavill has been the face of several big franchises in his career. From his turn as Superman to playing Sherlock Holmes in Enola Holmes, Cavill has been a delight to watch.
Cavill stars in the upcoming film alongside Ritchson
Not only is Cavill a good actor, but his physical transformation, should the role demand it, has been astounding to witness. He had to...
Cavill leads a very disciplined life, which is one of the factors that has helped him further his career. It is an admirable quality, one that his colleagues admire and try to emulate as well, including Alan Ritchson.
Henry Cavill greatly impressed his co-star, Alan Ritchson
Henry Cavill has been the face of several big franchises in his career. From his turn as Superman to playing Sherlock Holmes in Enola Holmes, Cavill has been a delight to watch.
Cavill stars in the upcoming film alongside Ritchson
Not only is Cavill a good actor, but his physical transformation, should the role demand it, has been astounding to witness. He had to...
- 3/22/2024
- by Sreshtha Roychowdhury
- FandomWire
When confronted about describing immigrants with terms like “vermin” and “poisoning the blood” favored by Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, former president Donald Trump not only defended using Nazi rhetoric but repeated it: “I didn’t know that, but that’s what they say. Because our country is being poisoned.”
Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News’ Howard Kurtz that aired less than 24 hours after the former president said at a rally that some migrants to the U.S. are “not people… these are animals.”
“When you...
Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News’ Howard Kurtz that aired less than 24 hours after the former president said at a rally that some migrants to the U.S. are “not people… these are animals.”
“When you...
- 3/17/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is running online advertising to raise cash for 2024 — and a portion of that ad spending is monetizing pro-Nazi content on the streaming service Rumble, Rolling Stone has observed.
In a short video ad that plays before select videos on Rumble, Trump makes a pitch to the Maga masses to help him counter “crooked Joe Biden” by donating to his 2024 campaign: “I am very humbly asking if you could chip in $5, $10, or even $25.” Trump vows that donors will help him “win back the White House” and “make America great again,...
In a short video ad that plays before select videos on Rumble, Trump makes a pitch to the Maga masses to help him counter “crooked Joe Biden” by donating to his 2024 campaign: “I am very humbly asking if you could chip in $5, $10, or even $25.” Trump vows that donors will help him “win back the White House” and “make America great again,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Power Rangers is an enduring franchise that has made our childhoods awesome. It has been around for a long time, entertaining us with its action-packed episodes. When it comes to the Red Ranger, he was the ultimate superhero for all of us.
Because he was the one who always led the charge, showed guts, and was just downright awesome. Whether it’s their cool red suits, epic fights, or those pump-up speeches, Red Rangers always hit the right note with fans of all ages.
Red Ranger in the Power Rangers franchise
Austin St. John was the man behind the Red Ranger mask in the original series. He played Jason Lee Scott, the leader of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, making him the first Red Ranger we ever saw on screen. After his stint in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, St. John continued his Ranger journey.
SUGGESTEDAmy Jo Johnson and 6 Other Power...
Because he was the one who always led the charge, showed guts, and was just downright awesome. Whether it’s their cool red suits, epic fights, or those pump-up speeches, Red Rangers always hit the right note with fans of all ages.
Red Ranger in the Power Rangers franchise
Austin St. John was the man behind the Red Ranger mask in the original series. He played Jason Lee Scott, the leader of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, making him the first Red Ranger we ever saw on screen. After his stint in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, St. John continued his Ranger journey.
SUGGESTEDAmy Jo Johnson and 6 Other Power...
- 3/13/2024
- by Shreya Jha
- FandomWire
Few actors have embodied the full range of modern German history on screen as has Christian Friedel.
In Jonathan Glazer’s Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest — a dark horse candidate for the best picture Oscar this Sunday (where it is also nominated in four other categories, including best international feature), Friedel plays Rudolf Höss, the notorious commandant of Auschwitz who, together with his wife Hedwig (played by Sandra Hüller), built an idyllic villa with a pretty garden for their five children right next to the death camp.
But before Zone, the 45-year-old German actor was best known for playing famed anti-Nazi resistance fighter Georg Elser in 13 Minutes, Oliver Hirschbiegel’s 2015 drama about Elsner’s attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1939, before World War II and before the Holocaust. In 2012’s Closed Season, Friedel plays a young Jewish refugee hiding from the Nazis. And in his film debut, in...
In Jonathan Glazer’s Holocaust drama The Zone of Interest — a dark horse candidate for the best picture Oscar this Sunday (where it is also nominated in four other categories, including best international feature), Friedel plays Rudolf Höss, the notorious commandant of Auschwitz who, together with his wife Hedwig (played by Sandra Hüller), built an idyllic villa with a pretty garden for their five children right next to the death camp.
But before Zone, the 45-year-old German actor was best known for playing famed anti-Nazi resistance fighter Georg Elser in 13 Minutes, Oliver Hirschbiegel’s 2015 drama about Elsner’s attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler in 1939, before World War II and before the Holocaust. In 2012’s Closed Season, Friedel plays a young Jewish refugee hiding from the Nazis. And in his film debut, in...
- 3/8/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dune was once considered to be the most unadaptable of novels in Western literature, but that did not stop filmmakers from trying to come up with new and innovative ways to communicate the themes, visuals, and motifs of Dune in a visual format. However, while Denis Villeneuve has managed to adapt the first novel in the series with breathtaking visual quality, the adaptation is incomplete without a third entry in the series.
Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen
While the novel heavily explores themes of oppression, religious zealotry, and material dependence, the book also leans into some themes that might come off as leaning towards a White Savior narrative. Given that Paul is painted in a much more heroic light in Villeneuve’s adaptation of Dune, this might come off as one of the motives of the story. However, come the third film in the franchise,...
Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides and Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen
While the novel heavily explores themes of oppression, religious zealotry, and material dependence, the book also leans into some themes that might come off as leaning towards a White Savior narrative. Given that Paul is painted in a much more heroic light in Villeneuve’s adaptation of Dune, this might come off as one of the motives of the story. However, come the third film in the franchise,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Anuraag Chatterjee
- FandomWire
Beta Cinema has revealed further sales on its Berlinale and Europe Film Market lineup, including “500 Miles,” “Führer and Seducer,” “Hammarskjöld,” “The Light” and “From Hilde, With Love.”
After a first deal on the upcoming Bill Nighy-roadmovie “500 Miles” with True Brit Ent. for U.K. was announced during the market, Beta Cinema has confirmed further territories have picked up the dramedy: Australia and New Zealand (Kismet), Middle East (Front Row), Italy (Maestro Distribution), Benelux (September Film), Greece (Feelgood) and former Yugoslavia (Discovery). Aardwolf Films picked up worldwide airline rights. BAFTA-winner Morgan Matthews will direct from a script by Malcolm Campbell, based on the novel “Charlie and Me” by Mark Lowery later in 2024. Roman Griffin Davis will star next to Nighy.
The market premiere for “Führer and Seducer” led to new deals with Condor Entertainment for France, Beta Film for Bulgaria and Tfg for Greece. Deals with Spain (A...
After a first deal on the upcoming Bill Nighy-roadmovie “500 Miles” with True Brit Ent. for U.K. was announced during the market, Beta Cinema has confirmed further territories have picked up the dramedy: Australia and New Zealand (Kismet), Middle East (Front Row), Italy (Maestro Distribution), Benelux (September Film), Greece (Feelgood) and former Yugoslavia (Discovery). Aardwolf Films picked up worldwide airline rights. BAFTA-winner Morgan Matthews will direct from a script by Malcolm Campbell, based on the novel “Charlie and Me” by Mark Lowery later in 2024. Roman Griffin Davis will star next to Nighy.
The market premiere for “Führer and Seducer” led to new deals with Condor Entertainment for France, Beta Film for Bulgaria and Tfg for Greece. Deals with Spain (A...
- 3/4/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Picturehouse Entertiainment has picked up From Hilde, With Love, the new drama from German director Andreas Dresen (Stopped on Track) for the U.K. and Ireland, adding to a swath of European deals for the title, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival last month.
Liv Lisa Fries (Babylon Berlin) stars in the 1940s-set drama as Hilde Coppi, a member of a left-wing anti-Nazi resistance cell. Beta, which is handling international sales for the movie, previously announced deals for From Hilde, With Love with Haut et Court in France, Teodora in Italy, Angel Film across Scandinavia, September Film for Benelux and Outsider for Portugal, among other deals. Palace Film will release From Hilde, With Love in Australia and New Zealand. Pandora Film Verleih is handling the German release and will bow the movie in German-speaking territories this October.
Beta also announced a series of deals for its upcoming Bill Nighy road movie 500 Miles,...
Liv Lisa Fries (Babylon Berlin) stars in the 1940s-set drama as Hilde Coppi, a member of a left-wing anti-Nazi resistance cell. Beta, which is handling international sales for the movie, previously announced deals for From Hilde, With Love with Haut et Court in France, Teodora in Italy, Angel Film across Scandinavia, September Film for Benelux and Outsider for Portugal, among other deals. Palace Film will release From Hilde, With Love in Australia and New Zealand. Pandora Film Verleih is handling the German release and will bow the movie in German-speaking territories this October.
Beta also announced a series of deals for its upcoming Bill Nighy road movie 500 Miles,...
- 3/4/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
On Friday, former President Donald Trump claimed his mug shot and criminal charges appeal to black voters.
Trump spoke at the Black Conservative Federation’s annual Gala in Columbia, South Carolina. There, he stated, “I got indicted a second time and a third time and a fourth time, and a lot of people said that that’s why the black people like me.”
Trump attempted to relate his issues to the issues faced in the black community. “Because they have been hurt so badly and discriminated against, and they actually viewed me as I’m being discriminated against,” he said.
Trump at the Black Conservative Federation Gala: I got indicted and lot of people said that’s why the black people like me… pic.twitter.com/QENwQvvyLI
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 24, 2024
Trump also claimed many black people are wearing t-shirts with his mug shot, taken in 2023 in Fulton County, Georgia.
Many...
Trump spoke at the Black Conservative Federation’s annual Gala in Columbia, South Carolina. There, he stated, “I got indicted a second time and a third time and a fourth time, and a lot of people said that that’s why the black people like me.”
Trump attempted to relate his issues to the issues faced in the black community. “Because they have been hurt so badly and discriminated against, and they actually viewed me as I’m being discriminated against,” he said.
Trump at the Black Conservative Federation Gala: I got indicted and lot of people said that’s why the black people like me… pic.twitter.com/QENwQvvyLI
— Acyn (@Acyn) February 24, 2024
Trump also claimed many black people are wearing t-shirts with his mug shot, taken in 2023 in Fulton County, Georgia.
Many...
- 2/27/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
As a young aspiring artist of minimal talent, Adolf Hitler had difficulty drawing human figures, according to the professors who rejected his application to Vienna’s fine arts academy. Google‘s AI model Gemini has its own issues with generating images of people, and, curiously, some of those angriest about its shortcomings have lately offered kinder appraisals of the landscapes painted by a future genocidal dictator.
Earlier this month, Google unveiled the newest versions of Gemini, first introduced in December. The program includes a chatbot as well as a text-to-image...
Earlier this month, Google unveiled the newest versions of Gemini, first introduced in December. The program includes a chatbot as well as a text-to-image...
- 2/23/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Periodically throughout the animated sci-fi sitcom "Futurama," the couch potato characters will sit in front of their 31st-century TV and take in an episode of "The Scary Door." "The Scary Door" is the future's take on "The Twilight Zone," complete with a Rod Serling-like announcer (played by Maurice Lamarche) explaining the weird ironies about to be witnessed. Naturally, the twist endings in "The Scary Door" go beyond irony and dive headfirst into absurdity.
In one episode, a gambler dies and awakens in an afterlife casino. He wins once and figures it must be Heaven. He wins twice and figures that it must be Hell; what gambler wants to win every time? But then he realizes that his afterlife casino is actually on a plane ... and there's a monster on the wing of the plane. When he calls someone for help, he realizes that he is also Adolf Hitler. He...
In one episode, a gambler dies and awakens in an afterlife casino. He wins once and figures it must be Heaven. He wins twice and figures that it must be Hell; what gambler wants to win every time? But then he realizes that his afterlife casino is actually on a plane ... and there's a monster on the wing of the plane. When he calls someone for help, he realizes that he is also Adolf Hitler. He...
- 2/22/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
For fans of World War II period dramas and the original "Percy Jackson" films, I have incredible news. The limited series "We Were the Lucky Ones" is coming to Disney's newly-purchased Hulu very soon, and it looks like it's going to be worth the wait.
The show is "inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive and reunite," according to the official synopsis. "The series demonstrates how in the face of the 20th century's darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive. The series is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds."
It is adapted from a New York Times best-selling novel of the same name by Georgia Hunter, a 46-year-old Jewish-American author. Her book is based on the true story of her family's survival in the Holocaust. Although the...
The show is "inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive and reunite," according to the official synopsis. "The series demonstrates how in the face of the 20th century's darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive. The series is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds."
It is adapted from a New York Times best-selling novel of the same name by Georgia Hunter, a 46-year-old Jewish-American author. Her book is based on the true story of her family's survival in the Holocaust. Although the...
- 2/22/2024
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
After a number of delays, rappers Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign finally released their collaborative album “Vultures 1.” But was it worth the wait? And is it possible to separate West’s music from his controversial behavior and antisemitism?
As of this writing “Vultures” has a MetaCritic score of 49 based on just four reviews counted so far, all of which are classified as mixed — none outright negative, but none outright positive either. Scott Glaysher (HipHopDX) gives the highest rating, an ambivalent three out of five, and he concludes, “Listeners, fans, haters and hopefuls will be in the same place they were before the album dropped: confused, disappointed, but holding onto the idea that the Kanye we all fell in love with can still deliver undeniably good music that is worth defending.”
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Paul A. Thompson (Pitchfork) admits the album “sounds almost...
As of this writing “Vultures” has a MetaCritic score of 49 based on just four reviews counted so far, all of which are classified as mixed — none outright negative, but none outright positive either. Scott Glaysher (HipHopDX) gives the highest rating, an ambivalent three out of five, and he concludes, “Listeners, fans, haters and hopefuls will be in the same place they were before the album dropped: confused, disappointed, but holding onto the idea that the Kanye we all fell in love with can still deliver undeniably good music that is worth defending.”
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Paul A. Thompson (Pitchfork) admits the album “sounds almost...
- 2/16/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
During The Daily Show segment “Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse” released Tuesday, correspondent Jordan Klepper headed to a Trump rally to ask supporters about presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s chances at the primary and the possibility of a Trump dictatorship, which the former president has alluded to and then later claimed he was kidding about it. To some Trump supporters, some of whom were dressed in American flag swim trunks and Maga caps, the answer rolled off their tongue.
One supporter suggested, “that’s what we need,” in reference to the dictatorship.
One supporter suggested, “that’s what we need,” in reference to the dictatorship.
- 2/14/2024
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
Last Thursday, after a sweet ceremony, the late great Kobe Bean Bryant was honored with a statue outside of Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The ceremony was full of the quaint and charming details you might see on Sportscenter: Vanessa Bryant spoke, and joked about how it was Kobe who picked out the pose, so “if you don’t like it, tough shit.” Phil Jackson was in a reflective mood, talking about the relationship he had with Kobe and how it improved over time. The ceremony felt like a coronation for Bryant,...
- 2/13/2024
- by Jayson Buford
- Rollingstone.com
In Conway, South Carolina, on Saturday, Donald Trump told a crowd he would encourage Russia to attack NATO members who do not “pay their dues.”
Trump claimed those who do not pay their part of the alliance’s budget were “delinquent.”
“One of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, ‘If we don’t pay and we’re attacked by Russia, would you protect us?’ I said you didn’t pay, you’re delinquent . . . No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage [Russia] to do whatever the h— they want. You got to pay!”
The crowd erupted in cheers at Trump’s words. Trump also claimed that during his presidency, he increased the flow of money from European allies by not offering them protection if they did not pay their dues.
“You never saw more money pour in,” Trump said.
The White House spoke up about Trump’s claims,...
Trump claimed those who do not pay their part of the alliance’s budget were “delinquent.”
“One of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, ‘If we don’t pay and we’re attacked by Russia, would you protect us?’ I said you didn’t pay, you’re delinquent . . . No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage [Russia] to do whatever the h— they want. You got to pay!”
The crowd erupted in cheers at Trump’s words. Trump also claimed that during his presidency, he increased the flow of money from European allies by not offering them protection if they did not pay their dues.
“You never saw more money pour in,” Trump said.
The White House spoke up about Trump’s claims,...
- 2/12/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Donald Trump’s fascistic rhetoric about how immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of the country, as well as the GOP’s embrace of the “great replacement theory,” are repellent to many Americans. But for a startling number of people, new survey results exclusively provided to Rolling Stone reveal, the message that immigrants pose a dark threat to the nation is being met with enthusiasm — or a dangerous shrug of indifference.
More than a third of Trump’s 2020 voters — 35 percent — agree with Trump’s claim, parroted from fascists before him, that...
More than a third of Trump’s 2020 voters — 35 percent — agree with Trump’s claim, parroted from fascists before him, that...
- 2/12/2024
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Germany’s Beta Cinema has racked up multiple territory deals for its Joseph Goebbels biopic Führer and Seducer ahead of the film’s premiere at the European Film Market in Berlin later this week. Beta signed all-rights territorial deals with Spain (A Contracorriente), Portugal (Films4You), Scandinavia (Mis Label), Benelux (Dutch Film Works), Czech Republic (Donart Film), former Yugoslavia (Discovery) Japan (At Entertainment) and Australia & New Zealand (Moving Story Entertainment) for the feature. Wild Bunch will release the film in the German-speaking territories.
Directed by filmmaker/writer/historian Joachim A. Lang, who helmed 2018’s Mack The Knife — Brecht’s Threepenny Film with Lars Eidinger, Führer and Seducer stars Robert Stadlober as Goebbels, Austrian actor Fritz Karl (Sisi) as Adolf Hitler and Franziska Weisz (The Swarm) as Goebbels’ wife Magda. Stadlober also stars in Josef Hader’s Panorama title Andrea Gets A Divorce, which will have its world premiere at the Berlinale this year.
Directed by filmmaker/writer/historian Joachim A. Lang, who helmed 2018’s Mack The Knife — Brecht’s Threepenny Film with Lars Eidinger, Führer and Seducer stars Robert Stadlober as Goebbels, Austrian actor Fritz Karl (Sisi) as Adolf Hitler and Franziska Weisz (The Swarm) as Goebbels’ wife Magda. Stadlober also stars in Josef Hader’s Panorama title Andrea Gets A Divorce, which will have its world premiere at the Berlinale this year.
- 2/12/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Beta Cinema has unveiled a raft of key territory pre-sales for Joachim A. Lang’s Joseph Goebbels biopic Führer and Seducer ahead of its market premiere at the EFM this week.
The company has sealed deals to Spain (A Contracorriente), Portugal (Films4You), Scandinavia (Mis Label), Benelux (Dutch Film Works), Czech Republic (Donart Film), former Yugoslavia (Discovery) Japan (At Entertainment) and Australia & New Zealand (Moving Story Entertainment).
Wild Bunch will release the film in German-speaking territories.
Führer and Seducer follows Goebbels in his last seven years at Adolf Hitler’s side, as his Minister of Propaganda.
While Hitler is at the height of his power, Goebbels is the creator of the pictures of the flag-waving crowds and anti-Semitic films “Jud Süß” and “Der ewige Jude”, priming the German people for the mass murder of the Jews.
The drama follows Goebbels as he then attempts to whip up continued support for...
The company has sealed deals to Spain (A Contracorriente), Portugal (Films4You), Scandinavia (Mis Label), Benelux (Dutch Film Works), Czech Republic (Donart Film), former Yugoslavia (Discovery) Japan (At Entertainment) and Australia & New Zealand (Moving Story Entertainment).
Wild Bunch will release the film in German-speaking territories.
Führer and Seducer follows Goebbels in his last seven years at Adolf Hitler’s side, as his Minister of Propaganda.
While Hitler is at the height of his power, Goebbels is the creator of the pictures of the flag-waving crowds and anti-Semitic films “Jud Süß” and “Der ewige Jude”, priming the German people for the mass murder of the Jews.
The drama follows Goebbels as he then attempts to whip up continued support for...
- 2/12/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
After Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down for an interview, many journalists have criticized Carlson’s limp style that allowed many of Putin’s outlandish claims to go uncorrected.
Carlson conducted a two-hour interview with Putin, now posted to X. In the interview, the topic of Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Poland arose. The two spoke about Europe’s history in which Putin cited Nazi rhetoric. Carlson did not challenge Putin’s claims.
Putin said, “So before World War II, Poland collaborated with Hitler. And although it did not yield to Hitler’s demands, it still participated in the partitioning of Czechoslovakia together with Hitler, as the Poles had not given the Danzig corridor to Germany, and went too far, pushing Hitler to start World War II by attacking them.”
Respected historians have universally blamed Nazi Germany for instigating World War II.
Putin...
Carlson conducted a two-hour interview with Putin, now posted to X. In the interview, the topic of Adolf Hitler’s invasion of Poland arose. The two spoke about Europe’s history in which Putin cited Nazi rhetoric. Carlson did not challenge Putin’s claims.
Putin said, “So before World War II, Poland collaborated with Hitler. And although it did not yield to Hitler’s demands, it still participated in the partitioning of Czechoslovakia together with Hitler, as the Poles had not given the Danzig corridor to Germany, and went too far, pushing Hitler to start World War II by attacking them.”
Respected historians have universally blamed Nazi Germany for instigating World War II.
Putin...
- 2/11/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Ozzy Osbourne criticises ‘antisemite’ Kanye West for using sample: Want no association with this man
Rocker Ozzy Osbourne has called out rapper Kanye West, whom he said is “antisemite”, for using a sample of his music without permission and said that he wants “no association with this man.” Osbourne took to Instagram, where he shared that he had denied the request for a portion of a 1983 live version of the Black Sabbath song ‘War Pigs’ to be used on West’s new album.
However, he claimed that he heard it was used anyway during a listening party.
The rocker wrote on Instagram: “Kanye West asked permission to sample a section of a 1983 live performance of ‘Iron Man’ from the US festival without vocals & was refused permission because he is an antisemite and has caused untold heartache to many.”
Osbourne added: “He went ahead and used the sample anyway at his album listening party last night. I want no association with this man.”
According to guardian.
However, he claimed that he heard it was used anyway during a listening party.
The rocker wrote on Instagram: “Kanye West asked permission to sample a section of a 1983 live performance of ‘Iron Man’ from the US festival without vocals & was refused permission because he is an antisemite and has caused untold heartache to many.”
Osbourne added: “He went ahead and used the sample anyway at his album listening party last night. I want no association with this man.”
According to guardian.
- 2/10/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Controversial rapper Kanye West said he has experienced difficulty securing venues for his performances as of late and attributed the challenges to his past antisemitic statements that have had a major impact on his financial prospects.
In a now-deleted video on Instagram, West expressed his recent hardships, accompanied by a distinct lisp caused by his newly acquired $850,000 titanium teeth.
West mentioned the struggles he faced in booking arenas and cryptically added, “And you know why that is.”
In a subsequent post, West curiously drew a parallel between his tribulations and those encountered by the legendary Elvis Presley.
“For an entire year, I have been denied the opportunity to perform,” he wrote. “It feels reminiscent of an Elvis Presley movie.”
West revealed that the only venue he managed to secure for his upcoming tour is the United Center in his hometown of Chicago.
“We just sold out the United Center in seven minutes,...
In a now-deleted video on Instagram, West expressed his recent hardships, accompanied by a distinct lisp caused by his newly acquired $850,000 titanium teeth.
West mentioned the struggles he faced in booking arenas and cryptically added, “And you know why that is.”
In a subsequent post, West curiously drew a parallel between his tribulations and those encountered by the legendary Elvis Presley.
“For an entire year, I have been denied the opportunity to perform,” he wrote. “It feels reminiscent of an Elvis Presley movie.”
West revealed that the only venue he managed to secure for his upcoming tour is the United Center in his hometown of Chicago.
“We just sold out the United Center in seven minutes,...
- 2/8/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Is anyone else hearing things or are those just the voices in my head? For once, this isn't a sign of serious psychological problems, but simply another tease for one of Pixar Studios' most highly-anticipated sequels yet. I can still remember that rainy Saturday during the summer of 2015 while I was babysitting my little cousins and figured I'd surprise them with an impromptu trip to the theaters to see "Inside Out." Unfortunately, it turned out that everybody had the same idea, and all the showings were already sold out ... so we ended up settling for "Minions" instead. But don't worry, this story has a happy ending since we eventually got around to seeing the brilliant emotional rollercoaster and all agreed that it was better than "Minions" inadvertently confirming some discomfiting connections to Adolf Hitler.
In any case, we're finally getting a follow-up to one of Pixar's best original movies...
In any case, we're finally getting a follow-up to one of Pixar's best original movies...
- 2/8/2024
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
The Berlin Film Festival has rescinded opening ceremony invitations to Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party following widespread outcry from the German industry.
Festival sources tell us the decision was finalized today by Berlinale co-heads Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek. Emails have just gone out to staff.
The decision was made following discussions with German Culture Minister Claudia Roth, who sources told us was against the move. We hear the decision was largely influenced by the growing number of industry professionals who had said they would not attend the opening with AfD representatives present.
The festival was set to publish an official letter later this afternoon but moved up its announcement by a couple of hours after hearing that we were about to break the news.
“Over the past few days, there has been an intense discussion in the cultural sector, in the press and on social media...
Festival sources tell us the decision was finalized today by Berlinale co-heads Carlo Chatrian and Mariette Rissenbeek. Emails have just gone out to staff.
The decision was made following discussions with German Culture Minister Claudia Roth, who sources told us was against the move. We hear the decision was largely influenced by the growing number of industry professionals who had said they would not attend the opening with AfD representatives present.
The festival was set to publish an official letter later this afternoon but moved up its announcement by a couple of hours after hearing that we were about to break the news.
“Over the past few days, there has been an intense discussion in the cultural sector, in the press and on social media...
- 2/8/2024
- by Zac Ntim and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Maher revealed that he sat down with Kanye West for a two-hour interview on his “Club Random” podcast, but he will not release the episode due to the disgraced rapper’s bigoted views against Jews.
“I thought it was going to be a learning moment,” Maher said on a Feb. 5 episode of “TMZ Investigates” centered on West, titled “Unhinged but Unstoppable.”
“We were here for two hours. By the way, we had an amazing, fun time,” Maher added. “He’s a very charming antisemite. And by the way, he’s not the only one in America who feels that way. It’s not like the Jews are universally loved except for Kanye West.”
Earlier in the interview, Maher said of West: “The problem, I think, is that he appeals mostly — of course he’s a rock star — to young people. They don’t know much and they surely don...
“I thought it was going to be a learning moment,” Maher said on a Feb. 5 episode of “TMZ Investigates” centered on West, titled “Unhinged but Unstoppable.”
“We were here for two hours. By the way, we had an amazing, fun time,” Maher added. “He’s a very charming antisemite. And by the way, he’s not the only one in America who feels that way. It’s not like the Jews are universally loved except for Kanye West.”
Earlier in the interview, Maher said of West: “The problem, I think, is that he appeals mostly — of course he’s a rock star — to young people. They don’t know much and they surely don...
- 2/6/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
When it comes to fired The Mandalorian actress Gina Carano and Elon Musk, revenge against the Walt Disney Company is served piping hot, even if it takes a bit of time and tries to snare Pedro Pascal and Mark Hamill.
Three years after ex-mma fighter Carano was axed by the then Bob Chapek-run Disney for comparing the political climate in America to Nazi Germany, Carano on Tuesday sued Disney and Star Wars shingle Lucasfilm for dropping her from the bounty-hunter series – and the X/Tesla owner is paying for her lawyers.
“A short time ago in a galaxy not so far away, Defendants made it clear that only one orthodoxy in thought, speech, or action was acceptable in their empire, and that those who dared to question or failed to fully comply would not be tolerated,” reads the complaint seeking a jury trial filed this morning in federal court says.
Three years after ex-mma fighter Carano was axed by the then Bob Chapek-run Disney for comparing the political climate in America to Nazi Germany, Carano on Tuesday sued Disney and Star Wars shingle Lucasfilm for dropping her from the bounty-hunter series – and the X/Tesla owner is paying for her lawyers.
“A short time ago in a galaxy not so far away, Defendants made it clear that only one orthodoxy in thought, speech, or action was acceptable in their empire, and that those who dared to question or failed to fully comply would not be tolerated,” reads the complaint seeking a jury trial filed this morning in federal court says.
- 2/6/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Actor Gina Carano sued Disney and Lucasfilm on Tuesday for firing her from “The Mandalorian” in 2021, over a social media post in which she compared being a Republican to being Jewish during the Holocaust.
The suit, filed in California federal court, alleges wrongful termination and discrimination, as well as a demand that the court should force Lucasfilm to recast her and pay at least $75,000 in punitive damages.
Elon Musk is funding the suit, following his promise to pay for legal actions taken by people claiming discrimination from posts to Twitter/X. However, the posts in question originated on Carano’s Instagram Stories.
“As a sign of X Corp.’s commitment to free speech, we’re proud to provide financial support for Gina Carano’s lawsuit, empowering her to seek vindication of her free speech rights on X and the ability to work without bullying, harassment, or discrimination,” said Joe Benarroch,...
The suit, filed in California federal court, alleges wrongful termination and discrimination, as well as a demand that the court should force Lucasfilm to recast her and pay at least $75,000 in punitive damages.
Elon Musk is funding the suit, following his promise to pay for legal actions taken by people claiming discrimination from posts to Twitter/X. However, the posts in question originated on Carano’s Instagram Stories.
“As a sign of X Corp.’s commitment to free speech, we’re proud to provide financial support for Gina Carano’s lawsuit, empowering her to seek vindication of her free speech rights on X and the ability to work without bullying, harassment, or discrimination,” said Joe Benarroch,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
The Berlin International Film Festival has confirmed it has invited two elected members of the German far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to the opening ceremony of the 74th Berlinale but says it continues to “stand for basic democratic values and against right-wing extremism.”
AfD politicians, Kristin Brinker and Ronald Gläser, both members of the Berlin State Parliament, were invited to the Berlinale opening ceremony on Feb. 15. The invitations have sparked outrage, with a group of film professionals from Berlin and abroad signing an open letter to the festival protesting the decision.
In a statement sent to The Hollywood Reporter, the Berlinale acknowledged that “a number of members and representatives of the AfD hold positions that are deeply anti-democratic and contradict the values of the Berlinale and the values of our employees” but noted that the festival’s protocol is to invite democratically elected politicians. All the invited AfD members...
AfD politicians, Kristin Brinker and Ronald Gläser, both members of the Berlin State Parliament, were invited to the Berlinale opening ceremony on Feb. 15. The invitations have sparked outrage, with a group of film professionals from Berlin and abroad signing an open letter to the festival protesting the decision.
In a statement sent to The Hollywood Reporter, the Berlinale acknowledged that “a number of members and representatives of the AfD hold positions that are deeply anti-democratic and contradict the values of the Berlinale and the values of our employees” but noted that the festival’s protocol is to invite democratically elected politicians. All the invited AfD members...
- 2/3/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: A growing list of 200+ film professionals, largely from within the German industry, have signed an open letter protesting the Berlin Film Festival’s decision to invite members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to this year’s opening ceremony.
The open letter was launched Friday evening. Signatories (who can be viewed below) include actors, directors, producers, writers, programmers, educators, journalists and students. The group includes industry from the U.S., UK, and other European countries.
“We, the undersigned, are outraged that invitations have been extended to politicians from the AfD (Alternative for Germany) to the opening ceremony of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival,” the letter began. “We find this to be incompatible with the festival’s commitment to being a place of ‘empathy, awareness, and understanding,’ a declaration shared at its annual press conference on January 19 and published on the festival homepage.”
The letter highlighted a...
The open letter was launched Friday evening. Signatories (who can be viewed below) include actors, directors, producers, writers, programmers, educators, journalists and students. The group includes industry from the U.S., UK, and other European countries.
“We, the undersigned, are outraged that invitations have been extended to politicians from the AfD (Alternative for Germany) to the opening ceremony of the 74th Berlin International Film Festival,” the letter began. “We find this to be incompatible with the festival’s commitment to being a place of ‘empathy, awareness, and understanding,’ a declaration shared at its annual press conference on January 19 and published on the festival homepage.”
The letter highlighted a...
- 2/3/2024
- by Zac Ntim and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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- by Matt Mills
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Exclusive: James Vanderbilt has rounded out the cast for his historical drama Nuremberg, toplined by Russell Crowe, Rami Malek and Michael Shannon. New additions to the pic, commencing production in Hungary in February, include Richard E. Grant (Saltburn), Leo Woodall (The White Lotus), John Slattery (Mad Men), Lydia Peckham (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes), Wrenn Schmidt (For All Mankind), Lotte Verbeek (Outlander) and Andreas Pietschmann (Dark).
Hailing from Bluestone Entertainment and Walden Media, the film is set against the backdrop of post-war Germany and chronicles the eponymous trials held by the Allies against the defeated Nazi regime. Vanderbilt is directing from his script, adapted from the book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai.
Grant will play Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe, the British prosecuting attorney who worked alongside Justice Robert Jackson (Shannon), the chief prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials. Woodall takes on the role of Sgt. Howie Triest,...
Hailing from Bluestone Entertainment and Walden Media, the film is set against the backdrop of post-war Germany and chronicles the eponymous trials held by the Allies against the defeated Nazi regime. Vanderbilt is directing from his script, adapted from the book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai.
Grant will play Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe, the British prosecuting attorney who worked alongside Justice Robert Jackson (Shannon), the chief prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials. Woodall takes on the role of Sgt. Howie Triest,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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