Nadya Tolokonnikova, co-founder of the feminist protest art collective Pussy Riot, was in Berlin when news broke on February 16 of the sudden death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in an Arctic penal colony.
Two days later, she was protesting in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin alongside Pussy Riot co-member Lucy Shtein, his lawyer Lyubov Sobol and former Russian state TV employee and 2022 Deadline Disruptor Marina Ovsyannikova.
Like most Navalny allies, Tolokonnikova believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin has blood on his hands.
The activist, artist and performer fronted another Navalny commemoration at the Wende Museum in Los Angeles on March 2.
“They opened their doors for us to make a pop-up exhibit and just let people come together. It’s very important for me that we don’t close in on our little selves and grieve alone,” Tolokonnikova says via Zoom.
Tolokonnikova says Navalny was instrumental in...
Two days later, she was protesting in front of the Russian embassy in Berlin alongside Pussy Riot co-member Lucy Shtein, his lawyer Lyubov Sobol and former Russian state TV employee and 2022 Deadline Disruptor Marina Ovsyannikova.
Like most Navalny allies, Tolokonnikova believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin has blood on his hands.
The activist, artist and performer fronted another Navalny commemoration at the Wende Museum in Los Angeles on March 2.
“They opened their doors for us to make a pop-up exhibit and just let people come together. It’s very important for me that we don’t close in on our little selves and grieve alone,” Tolokonnikova says via Zoom.
Tolokonnikova says Navalny was instrumental in...
- 5/20/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva, three times president of Brazil, was born in 1945. He grew up poor in Sao Paulo and left school early to help support his family. Having trained as a lathe operator, he reached a milestone when he became the first member of his family to earn more than the minimum wage. Initially reluctant to get involved in politics, he was president of the steelworkers’ union by the time he was 30, leading a strike that achieved better wages that he saw were soon soaked up by a rise in rents. “It was time for workers to think about ruling their own country,” he says in voice-over in Oliver Stone and Rob Wilson’s documentary, simply called Lula.
It is a remarkable political career, achieved against every kind of odds, recounted with admirable thoroughness. He was working in the years when most kids are in primary school; he...
It is a remarkable political career, achieved against every kind of odds, recounted with admirable thoroughness. He was working in the years when most kids are in primary school; he...
- 5/19/2024
- by Stephanie Bunbury
- Deadline Film + TV
Oliver Stone is in Cannes today for a Special Screening of Lula, a documentary he co-directed with Rob Wilson about the unbelievable comeback of Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva. The film chronicles his extraordinary journey in 2022 to regain the Brazilian presidency after spending 19 months in prison. This happened after a hacker exposed a conspiracy meant to take down the labor leader in a corruption scandal that tied back to Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and the most powerful judge in the country. It’s a story you have to see to believe.
Here, Stone discusses his film, and how the four-time Oscar winner hopes to mount one final major drama after a career spanning Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street, JFK, Natural Born Killers and so many others. He also revisits his position on Vladimir Putin, whom he interviewed extensively several years ago, in light of...
Here, Stone discusses his film, and how the four-time Oscar winner hopes to mount one final major drama after a career spanning Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street, JFK, Natural Born Killers and so many others. He also revisits his position on Vladimir Putin, whom he interviewed extensively several years ago, in light of...
- 5/19/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Russian auteur Kirill Serebrennikov (“Leto,” “Petrov’s Flu,” “Tchaikovsky’s Wife”) is back in the Cannes competition with “Limonov,” an epic about Russian punk poet Eduard Limonov that the director describes as “probably the most complicated project in my life.”
Based on the best-selling book by Emmanuelle Carrere, “Limonov” delves into the story of its titular character who lived many lives. He was an underground writer in the Soviet Union who escaped to the U.S. where he became a punk-poet and also a butler to a millionaire in Manhattan. “Eddie” then became a literary sensation in Paris before returning to Russia where he morphed into a charismatic dissident party leader with rock star status, only to be incarcerated by Vladimir Putin.
Serebrennikov was shooting “Limonov” in Moscow on Feb. 24, 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine. The director – who himself has had troubles with Putin – was able to leave the country and eventually complete...
Based on the best-selling book by Emmanuelle Carrere, “Limonov” delves into the story of its titular character who lived many lives. He was an underground writer in the Soviet Union who escaped to the U.S. where he became a punk-poet and also a butler to a millionaire in Manhattan. “Eddie” then became a literary sensation in Paris before returning to Russia where he morphed into a charismatic dissident party leader with rock star status, only to be incarcerated by Vladimir Putin.
Serebrennikov was shooting “Limonov” in Moscow on Feb. 24, 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine. The director – who himself has had troubles with Putin – was able to leave the country and eventually complete...
- 5/19/2024
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Over the past year, there have been numerous reports of incidents where Russian aircraft accidentally dropped bombs and missiles on civilian areas within Russia, particularly in the border region of Belgorod near the besieged Ukrainian territory of Kharkiv. They have targeted their own land 39 times this year.
The most recent incident occurred earlier this month when a Russian 1,100-lb Fab-500 bomb purportedly fell on a civilian area in Belgorod, which damaged 30 houses and injured five people. In April, a Russian Kh-59 missile was reported to have inexplicably crashed in the center of Belgorod city, though fortunately without any casualties.
Similar occurrences were also documented in January when two Fab-250 bombs struck the Belgorod region after they were inadvertently released from Russian aircraft, which prompted the evacuation of around 150 residents. Astra, an independent Russian Telegram channel, has reported that “at least 21 aerial bombs” have been accidentally dropped by Russian forces on...
The most recent incident occurred earlier this month when a Russian 1,100-lb Fab-500 bomb purportedly fell on a civilian area in Belgorod, which damaged 30 houses and injured five people. In April, a Russian Kh-59 missile was reported to have inexplicably crashed in the center of Belgorod city, though fortunately without any casualties.
Similar occurrences were also documented in January when two Fab-250 bombs struck the Belgorod region after they were inadvertently released from Russian aircraft, which prompted the evacuation of around 150 residents. Astra, an independent Russian Telegram channel, has reported that “at least 21 aerial bombs” have been accidentally dropped by Russian forces on...
- 5/18/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
After his epic undertaking of rethinking Irma Vep for a new generation, Olivier Assayas premiered the small-scale Suspended Time at Berlinale earlier this year, but now the French director is back to working on a bigger canvas. He’s unveiled his next project, an adaptation of Giuliano da Empoli’s The Wizard of the Kremlin, with quite a cast.
Paul Dano, his Irma Vep lead Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Zach Galifianakis, and Tom Sturridge will star in the film, co-written by Assayas and Emmanuel Carrère. Here’s the synopsis: “The story opens in Russia, in the early 1990’s, in the aftermath of the Ussr’s collapse. In a new world that promises freedom and flirts with chaos, a young artist-turned-tv producer, Vadim Baranov, unexpectedly becomes the spin doctor of a promising member of the Fsb (ex-Kgb), Vladimir Putin. Working at the heart of Russian power, Baranov blurs truth with lies,...
Paul Dano, his Irma Vep lead Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Zach Galifianakis, and Tom Sturridge will star in the film, co-written by Assayas and Emmanuel Carrère. Here’s the synopsis: “The story opens in Russia, in the early 1990’s, in the aftermath of the Ussr’s collapse. In a new world that promises freedom and flirts with chaos, a young artist-turned-tv producer, Vadim Baranov, unexpectedly becomes the spin doctor of a promising member of the Fsb (ex-Kgb), Vladimir Putin. Working at the heart of Russian power, Baranov blurs truth with lies,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Paul Dano, Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Zach Galifianakis and Tom Sturridge team up in Olivier Assayas’ political thriller “The Wizard of the Kremlin”, based on Giuliano da Empoli’s bestseller by the same name.
Produced by Olivier Delbosc’s banner Curiosa Films and Gaumont – who last partnered on Cannes prizewinning “The Taste of Things” — “The Wizard of the Kremlin” is one of the hottest packages launching at the Cannes Film Market where Alexis Cassanet, Gaumont’s EVP international sales and distribution, is kicking off pre-sales.
“The Wizard of the Kremlin” is co-written by Assayas and Emmanuel Carrère, whose novel “Limonov” has been adapted for the big screen by Kirill Serebrennikov and will premiere in official selection at Cannes.
The story opens in Russia, in the early 1990’s, in the aftermath of the Ussr’s collapse. In a new world that promises freedom and flirts with chaos, a young artist-turned-tv producer,...
Produced by Olivier Delbosc’s banner Curiosa Films and Gaumont – who last partnered on Cannes prizewinning “The Taste of Things” — “The Wizard of the Kremlin” is one of the hottest packages launching at the Cannes Film Market where Alexis Cassanet, Gaumont’s EVP international sales and distribution, is kicking off pre-sales.
“The Wizard of the Kremlin” is co-written by Assayas and Emmanuel Carrère, whose novel “Limonov” has been adapted for the big screen by Kirill Serebrennikov and will premiere in official selection at Cannes.
The story opens in Russia, in the early 1990’s, in the aftermath of the Ussr’s collapse. In a new world that promises freedom and flirts with chaos, a young artist-turned-tv producer,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
The everyday endurance of the Ukrainian population in the face of Russian aggression is to the fore in Sergei Loznitsa’s latest documentary. Shot across two years, the director uses the rhythms of the changing seasons along with the universal waypoints of life - birth, marriage and death - to show how as the years continue to turn, the latter have become brutally disrupted by Vladimir Putin’s invasion.
This disruption is evident from the off as Loznitsa takes us into the funeral of multiple soldiers, the fact this isn’t a ceremony for just one person already feeling against the natural order. The youth of those involved is also notable, taken long before they should have been, with crowds of people outside the full church as well as in speaking to an entire community who have been rocked by loss.
A wedding provides a happier setting, but the spectre of the war is there.
This disruption is evident from the off as Loznitsa takes us into the funeral of multiple soldiers, the fact this isn’t a ceremony for just one person already feeling against the natural order. The youth of those involved is also notable, taken long before they should have been, with crowds of people outside the full church as well as in speaking to an entire community who have been rocked by loss.
A wedding provides a happier setting, but the spectre of the war is there.
- 5/16/2024
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Viewers may be seeing red after Comedy Central airs Jordan Klepper’s newest Daily Show special
Comedy Central just announced the latest installment of The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse, and this one’s taking on the Republican party’s relationship with Vladimir Putin and Russia. Titled Moscow Tools, the special will premiere following The Daily Show next Monday, May 20th.
“As Vladimir Putin continues his gritty reboot of the Soviet Union, he’s getting a surprising amount of help from the party once led by Reagan,” the program’s synopsis explains. “Jordan Klepper speaks to foreign affairs experts, possible Russian assets, and probably Russian recording devices to find out whether Republicans have become the Kremlin’s useful idiots.”
One of those guests will be former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton, who is shown sitting down with Klepper in a trailer for the special.
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Comedy Central just announced the latest installment of The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse, and this one’s taking on the Republican party’s relationship with Vladimir Putin and Russia. Titled Moscow Tools, the special will premiere following The Daily Show next Monday, May 20th.
“As Vladimir Putin continues his gritty reboot of the Soviet Union, he’s getting a surprising amount of help from the party once led by Reagan,” the program’s synopsis explains. “Jordan Klepper speaks to foreign affairs experts, possible Russian assets, and probably Russian recording devices to find out whether Republicans have become the Kremlin’s useful idiots.”
One of those guests will be former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton, who is shown sitting down with Klepper in a trailer for the special.
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- 5/13/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
If he becomes president again, a recently run wargame determined NATO could collapse under another Trump administration.
Donald Trump loves to complain about NATO and what he perceives as member nations not contributing enough financially to shared defense. He has threatened to put the U.S. on a “standby” position in NATO if member nations don’t bend to his will.
The wargame, run by British defense expert Finley Grimble, predicted that even if Trump doesn’t fully withdraw the U.S. from NATO, the organization could fall apart, Business Insider reported Sunday.
Donald Trump loves to complain about NATO and what he perceives as member nations not contributing enough financially to shared defense. He has threatened to put the U.S. on a “standby” position in NATO if member nations don’t bend to his will.
The wargame, run by British defense expert Finley Grimble, predicted that even if Trump doesn’t fully withdraw the U.S. from NATO, the organization could fall apart, Business Insider reported Sunday.
- 5/12/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The “Vultures” hitmaker Kanye West will be visiting Russia with his wife Bianca Censori later this year to perform a gig at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow.
Now since hearing and confirming that the rapper would indeed step foot on Russian soil with his overly controversial wife, the news was met with mixed reactions.
While a majority of the citizens can’t wait to see Kanye, most of them are unhappy that the 46-year-old would bring his 29-year-old wife along with him.
This is because Bianca has gone on to make a name for herself as the most X-rated dresser of all time. She has kept not just the media talking but the whole world has been buzzing with mixed feelings over how confident she appears in public with nearest to nothing on.
Due to the fact that Bianca has constantly left nothing to the imagination whenever she shows up...
Now since hearing and confirming that the rapper would indeed step foot on Russian soil with his overly controversial wife, the news was met with mixed reactions.
While a majority of the citizens can’t wait to see Kanye, most of them are unhappy that the 46-year-old would bring his 29-year-old wife along with him.
This is because Bianca has gone on to make a name for herself as the most X-rated dresser of all time. She has kept not just the media talking but the whole world has been buzzing with mixed feelings over how confident she appears in public with nearest to nothing on.
Due to the fact that Bianca has constantly left nothing to the imagination whenever she shows up...
- 5/12/2024
- by Chijioke Chukwuemeka
- Celebrating The Soaps
Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed a renowned political scientist, nicknamed “Professor Doomsday,” as part of the new foreign policies team focused on “deterring the West.”
Sergei Karaganov, a 71-year-old political analyst, has sparked concerns globally due to his controversial views and alarming statements. Karaganov has advocated for extreme measures, such as nuclear strikes against the West and Europe, as a means to test the United States’ commitment to its allies. He firmly believes that the West must not defeat Russia and claims that Russians possess an inherent “despotic DNA.”
Karaganov has previously urged Putin to launch a preemptive nuclear attack on Europe with the assertion that such an action would prevent a full-scale war. His thought process suggested that no country would dare retaliate due to the catastrophic consequences of leaving the world in “radioactive ruins.” He further argued that the West would be compelled to strategically retreat or even...
Sergei Karaganov, a 71-year-old political analyst, has sparked concerns globally due to his controversial views and alarming statements. Karaganov has advocated for extreme measures, such as nuclear strikes against the West and Europe, as a means to test the United States’ commitment to its allies. He firmly believes that the West must not defeat Russia and claims that Russians possess an inherent “despotic DNA.”
Karaganov has previously urged Putin to launch a preemptive nuclear attack on Europe with the assertion that such an action would prevent a full-scale war. His thought process suggested that no country would dare retaliate due to the catastrophic consequences of leaving the world in “radioactive ruins.” He further argued that the West would be compelled to strategically retreat or even...
- 5/11/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
However enthusiastic Netflix may be about The Crown’s revival, the show’s creator Peter Morgan has a very different priority.
With the recent rumors that suggest the streaming giant made a U-turn regarding the royal family’s story brought on screen, some may already be raving about The Crown’s potential prequel diving deeper into the royals’ life and its piquant details.
Though nothing has yet been decided about it for sure, it still seems like Netflix needs to be patient for a while as Morgan proceeds with its Broadway show’s big plans.
Are They Reviving The Crown?
According to Deadline’s reports, Peter Morgan is currently keeping himself busy with bringing his Broadway play Patriots to bigger screens. The brand new Broadway show that kicked its 12-week run off earlier in April stars Michael Stuhlbarg as Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky recounting the latter’s story through his...
With the recent rumors that suggest the streaming giant made a U-turn regarding the royal family’s story brought on screen, some may already be raving about The Crown’s potential prequel diving deeper into the royals’ life and its piquant details.
Though nothing has yet been decided about it for sure, it still seems like Netflix needs to be patient for a while as Morgan proceeds with its Broadway show’s big plans.
Are They Reviving The Crown?
According to Deadline’s reports, Peter Morgan is currently keeping himself busy with bringing his Broadway play Patriots to bigger screens. The brand new Broadway show that kicked its 12-week run off earlier in April stars Michael Stuhlbarg as Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky recounting the latter’s story through his...
- 5/10/2024
- by benjamin-patel@startefacts.com (Benjamin Patel)
- STartefacts.com
Putin, a new political biopic being shopped to international distributors at next week’s Cannes film market, could test the waters for how much AI the film industry, and the audience, is prepared to accept.
The drama from Polish director Besaleel, also known as Patryk Vega, recreates Russian leader Vladimir Putin using artificial intelligence that was developed in-house with his own technology company Aio, creating what the director terms the “first deepfake” feature film.
German group Kinostar is handling world sales for Putin and will be shopping it to international distributors at the upcoming Cannes film market. Kinostar began sales on the film at the AFM last year and will release the film itself in several European territories.
Putin
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Besaleel said he shot scenes of the Russian leader using a Polish actor with a similar build and used AI technology to “overlay Putin’s face on the actor,...
The drama from Polish director Besaleel, also known as Patryk Vega, recreates Russian leader Vladimir Putin using artificial intelligence that was developed in-house with his own technology company Aio, creating what the director terms the “first deepfake” feature film.
German group Kinostar is handling world sales for Putin and will be shopping it to international distributors at the upcoming Cannes film market. Kinostar began sales on the film at the AFM last year and will release the film itself in several European territories.
Putin
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Besaleel said he shot scenes of the Russian leader using a Polish actor with a similar build and used AI technology to “overlay Putin’s face on the actor,...
- 5/10/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Peter Morgan’s next project for Netflix is likely to be a film adaptation of his stage play Patriots rather than more of The Crown, according to sources close to the writer.
There has been a flurry of reports in the UK this week about The Crown returning following the success of Scoop, but Deadline understands that Morgan is planning to take a break from the royals.
One project Morgan is prioritizing is a screen version of Patriots, which chronicles the rise of billionaire Boris Berezovsky and the deputy mayor of St. Petersburg, Vladimir Putin.
The play recouped during its 12-week run at the Noel Coward Theatre in London’s West End, helping it transfer to Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
Netflix backed the Broadway show, marking its Broadway producing debut. A source said the deal also included a commitment to develop a Patriots film. The project is yet to be fully greenlit.
There has been a flurry of reports in the UK this week about The Crown returning following the success of Scoop, but Deadline understands that Morgan is planning to take a break from the royals.
One project Morgan is prioritizing is a screen version of Patriots, which chronicles the rise of billionaire Boris Berezovsky and the deputy mayor of St. Petersburg, Vladimir Putin.
The play recouped during its 12-week run at the Noel Coward Theatre in London’s West End, helping it transfer to Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
Netflix backed the Broadway show, marking its Broadway producing debut. A source said the deal also included a commitment to develop a Patriots film. The project is yet to be fully greenlit.
- 5/9/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) shot back at Fox News after columnist Liz Peek wrote an op-ed in which she called the Georgia representative an “idiot.”
“It’s high time someone in the Republican Party told Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to turn all that bombastic self-serving showmanship and drama queen energy on Democrats and stop trying to defeat her own party,” Peek wrote in her op-ed, which was titled, “Marjorie Taylor Greene is an idiot. She is trying to wreck the GOP.”
Peek noted that the representative “would rather burn down the House, metaphorically speaking, than work towards the greater good.”
She added, “The greater good, unless she and her fellow discontents in Congress have forgotten, is defeating Joe Biden in November.”
She later mentioned in her op-ed that “the internal squabbles of the party” must end.
“If Marjorie Taylor Greene and others want to oppose aid to Ukraine or the Fisa bill,...
“It’s high time someone in the Republican Party told Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to turn all that bombastic self-serving showmanship and drama queen energy on Democrats and stop trying to defeat her own party,” Peek wrote in her op-ed, which was titled, “Marjorie Taylor Greene is an idiot. She is trying to wreck the GOP.”
Peek noted that the representative “would rather burn down the House, metaphorically speaking, than work towards the greater good.”
She added, “The greater good, unless she and her fellow discontents in Congress have forgotten, is defeating Joe Biden in November.”
She later mentioned in her op-ed that “the internal squabbles of the party” must end.
“If Marjorie Taylor Greene and others want to oppose aid to Ukraine or the Fisa bill,...
- 5/7/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
The New Yorker’s Justin Chang won a Pulitzer Prize for his movie criticism during his tenure at the Los Angeles Times.
Chang also is the former film critic for Variety. The judges recognized Chang for his “richly evocative and genre-spanning film criticism that reflects on the contemporary moviegoing experience.”
The New York Times, Reuters, the New Yorker and The Washington Post were among the multiple winners.
A special citation also was given to the journalists covering the war in Gaza. The Times’ prizes included one for its international reporting of the Hamas attack on Israel and the war in Gaza.
A special citation also was awarded to Greg Tate, the late writer and critic. “His aesthetic innovations and intellectual originality, particularly in his pioneering hip hop criticism, continue to influence subsequent generations, particularly writers and critics of color.”
The New York Times won prizes for investigative reporting, international reporting and feature writing.
Chang also is the former film critic for Variety. The judges recognized Chang for his “richly evocative and genre-spanning film criticism that reflects on the contemporary moviegoing experience.”
The New York Times, Reuters, the New Yorker and The Washington Post were among the multiple winners.
A special citation also was given to the journalists covering the war in Gaza. The Times’ prizes included one for its international reporting of the Hamas attack on Israel and the war in Gaza.
A special citation also was awarded to Greg Tate, the late writer and critic. “His aesthetic innovations and intellectual originality, particularly in his pioneering hip hop criticism, continue to influence subsequent generations, particularly writers and critics of color.”
The New York Times won prizes for investigative reporting, international reporting and feature writing.
- 5/6/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Now that nearly two years have passed since W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner served a nine-month sentence for cannabis possession at a Russian penal colony, she has begun speaking out about the suffering she experienced while behind bars. In a New York Times interview, Griner said she felt dehumanized when a guard fastened a chain to her handcuffs, treating her like a dog, and how, in another instance, doctors forced her to undress so they could photograph her nude. In her darkest moments, she contemplated death by suicide.
- 5/2/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
After calling Time magazine’s long interview with Donald Trump “shocking” and “reprehensible” earlier today, Joe Biden this evening doubled down on his predecessor’s dystopian second term plans.
“Trump did a long interview with Time magazine,” the president told an Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander fundraiser at Washington DC’s Mayflower Hotel on Wednesday. “It’s coming out, you gotta read it. It’s a mandatory read.”
“This election is about competing values and competing visions for America,” Biden added to a crowd that had Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-il) and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai among the attendees. “Trump’s values and visions are ones of anger, hate, revenge, retribution.”
In case his audience didn’t take his advice, the incumbent then cited a couple of the topics in the wide ranging “How Far Would Trump Go?’ piece like letting the states control abortion rights, monitoring pregnant women,...
“Trump did a long interview with Time magazine,” the president told an Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander fundraiser at Washington DC’s Mayflower Hotel on Wednesday. “It’s coming out, you gotta read it. It’s a mandatory read.”
“This election is about competing values and competing visions for America,” Biden added to a crowd that had Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-il) and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai among the attendees. “Trump’s values and visions are ones of anger, hate, revenge, retribution.”
In case his audience didn’t take his advice, the incumbent then cited a couple of the topics in the wide ranging “How Far Would Trump Go?’ piece like letting the states control abortion rights, monitoring pregnant women,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
In a significant blow to the Russian military, new reports indicate substantial losses in Ukraine, with the Ukrainian General Staff’s announcement on April 30 that approximately 1,250 Russian soldiers were killed in a single day.
This figure brings the total Russian casualties to an estimated 468,720 since the commencement of the full-scale invasion. The Ukrainian General Staff shared this update on their official Facebook page, shedding light on the scale of the conflict.
The reported losses encompass not only human lives but also a significant amount of military hardware. The breakdown of equipment losses is as follows:
Tanks: 7,307 (increased by 22) Armored combat vehicles: 14,046 (increased by 39) Artillery systems: 12,011 (increased by 26) Multiple launch rocket systems (Mlrs): 1,053 (increased by 2) Air defense systems: 779 (increased by 1) Aircraft: 348 Helicopters: 325 Operational and tactical level UAVs: 9,531 (increased by 3) Cruise missiles: 2,126 (increased by 2) Ships/boats: 26 Submarines: 1 Motor vehicles and tank trucks: 16,142 (increased by 33) Special equipment: 1,977 (increased by 3)
Andriy Kovalev, the...
This figure brings the total Russian casualties to an estimated 468,720 since the commencement of the full-scale invasion. The Ukrainian General Staff shared this update on their official Facebook page, shedding light on the scale of the conflict.
The reported losses encompass not only human lives but also a significant amount of military hardware. The breakdown of equipment losses is as follows:
Tanks: 7,307 (increased by 22) Armored combat vehicles: 14,046 (increased by 39) Artillery systems: 12,011 (increased by 26) Multiple launch rocket systems (Mlrs): 1,053 (increased by 2) Air defense systems: 779 (increased by 1) Aircraft: 348 Helicopters: 325 Operational and tactical level UAVs: 9,531 (increased by 3) Cruise missiles: 2,126 (increased by 2) Ships/boats: 26 Submarines: 1 Motor vehicles and tank trucks: 16,142 (increased by 33) Special equipment: 1,977 (increased by 3)
Andriy Kovalev, the...
- 5/1/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) lashed out at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), stating that she is “bringing down brand of the Republican Party” and is placing the Republican Senate majority at risk.
“I think she’s uninformed,” Tillis stated in a clip played on CNN news anchor Erin Burnett.
“She is a total waste of time,” he added. “She is a horrible leader. She is dragging our brand down. She – not the Democrats – are the biggest risks to us getting back to a majority.”
The North Carolina senator’s comments came after Greene criticized the GOP’s move to pass a $95 billion foreign aid bill.
This bill, passed by the Senate on April 23 and signed by President Joe Biden the next day, includes aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and provisions that might lead to a national ban on TikTok.
The package provides $60 billion in aid to Ukraine, $26 billion...
“I think she’s uninformed,” Tillis stated in a clip played on CNN news anchor Erin Burnett.
“She is a total waste of time,” he added. “She is a horrible leader. She is dragging our brand down. She – not the Democrats – are the biggest risks to us getting back to a majority.”
The North Carolina senator’s comments came after Greene criticized the GOP’s move to pass a $95 billion foreign aid bill.
This bill, passed by the Senate on April 23 and signed by President Joe Biden the next day, includes aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and provisions that might lead to a national ban on TikTok.
The package provides $60 billion in aid to Ukraine, $26 billion...
- 4/30/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Stereophonic became the most nominated play in Tony Awards history Tuesday, scoring a surprisingly strong 13 nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards, including acting nods for almost the entire cast. Several other shows also saw most of their leading roles nominated, including Days of Wine and Roses, which closed early but still saw nominations for its leads Kelli O’Hara and Brian D’Arcy James, as well as Merrily We Roll Along, which saw nominations for its three leads, Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez.
Stereophonic also landed a best score nomination, a bit unusual since the production is a play, but it features original songs written by ex-Arcade Fire member Will Butler for the fictional band at the center of the story. While the songs in the play have been praised, the nomination is a bit atypical given that most of the songs featured in the musical are delivered in snippets,...
Stereophonic also landed a best score nomination, a bit unusual since the production is a play, but it features original songs written by ex-Arcade Fire member Will Butler for the fictional band at the center of the story. While the songs in the play have been praised, the nomination is a bit atypical given that most of the songs featured in the musical are delivered in snippets,...
- 4/30/2024
- by Caitlin Huston and Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With 36 productions eligible for this year’s Tony Awards, there were plenty of names missing when nominations were announced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry on Tuesday morning. Among the most surprising 2024 Tony nominations snubs was “Patriots.” Peter Morgan‘s history play about Russia earned three Olivier Award nominations last year, including Best New Play, Actor (Tom Hollander) and Featured Actor (Will Keen). In New York, it only scored one for Michael Stuhlbarg, who took over the role played by Hollander in the UK; Keen, who reprises his role as Vladimir Putin, did not score a nomination in a category stuffed with “Stereophonic” performers.
The revival of “The Who’s Tommy” also significantly underperformed. Gold Derby users predicted it would land three nominations for Best Musical Revival, Best Actor for Ali Louis Bourzgui and Best Choreographer for Lorin Latarro, but it only earned one bid in the top revival category.
The revival of “The Who’s Tommy” also significantly underperformed. Gold Derby users predicted it would land three nominations for Best Musical Revival, Best Actor for Ali Louis Bourzgui and Best Choreographer for Lorin Latarro, but it only earned one bid in the top revival category.
- 4/30/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Russian mercenaries are chasing one of the world’s most notorious fugitives: the warlord Joseph Kony, who abducted tens of thousands of children from across central Africa, brutalizing and brainwashing them as child soldiers and sex slaves in a decadeslong maelstrom of terror.
Multiple sources independently describe to Rolling Stone a bloody near-capture of Kony by Russian mercenaries working for the Wagner Group, in a remote corner of the Central African Republic in early April. A social media post affiliated with Wagner also confirms some aspects of the group’s interest in the warlord.
Multiple sources independently describe to Rolling Stone a bloody near-capture of Kony by Russian mercenaries working for the Wagner Group, in a remote corner of the Central African Republic in early April. A social media post affiliated with Wagner also confirms some aspects of the group’s interest in the warlord.
- 4/27/2024
- by Mac William Bishop
- Rollingstone.com
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell condemned former Fox News’ host Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump after senators approved a $95 million foreign aid package that would send funds to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
Under the law, the United States will send $60 billion in support to Ukraine, $17 billion for Israel, $9 billion in humanitarian aid for Gaza and $8 billion to Taiwan.
“I think the demonization of Ukraine began by Tucker Carlson, who, in my opinion, ended up – or he should have been all along – which is interviewing Vladimir Putin,” McConnell told reporters during a news conference.
“And so, he had an enormous audience, which convinced a lot of rank-and-file Republicans that maybe this was a mistake,” he added. “I think the former president had sort of mixed reviews on it. We all felt the border was a complete disaster, myself included.”
The Senate minority leader went on to talk about the negotiation phases.
Under the law, the United States will send $60 billion in support to Ukraine, $17 billion for Israel, $9 billion in humanitarian aid for Gaza and $8 billion to Taiwan.
“I think the demonization of Ukraine began by Tucker Carlson, who, in my opinion, ended up – or he should have been all along – which is interviewing Vladimir Putin,” McConnell told reporters during a news conference.
“And so, he had an enormous audience, which convinced a lot of rank-and-file Republicans that maybe this was a mistake,” he added. “I think the former president had sort of mixed reviews on it. We all felt the border was a complete disaster, myself included.”
The Senate minority leader went on to talk about the negotiation phases.
- 4/25/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Missed Wednesday’s late-night monologues? We’ve got you covered with our round-up of the night’s best laughs from across the dial.
Minimum Johnson
After six months of needless delays (at least partly due to not-President Donald Trump suspiciously ordering Republicans to reject it) the House and Senate finally passed a major aid package to Ukraine this week. The package also contains military aid to Taiwan and, controversially considering the current climate, Israel. But at least everyone not on Vladimir Putin’s Christmas card list is happy about the badly needed Ukraine aid to combat the ongoing Russian invasion there.
So what finally tipped the scales away from Putin and toward necessary help for a battered nation fighting to fend off a fascist takeover? One Mike Johnson, improbably, as the far-right GOP House Speaker actually stood up to the pro-Putin Republican fringe threatening his job and allowed a vote,...
Minimum Johnson
After six months of needless delays (at least partly due to not-President Donald Trump suspiciously ordering Republicans to reject it) the House and Senate finally passed a major aid package to Ukraine this week. The package also contains military aid to Taiwan and, controversially considering the current climate, Israel. But at least everyone not on Vladimir Putin’s Christmas card list is happy about the badly needed Ukraine aid to combat the ongoing Russian invasion there.
So what finally tipped the scales away from Putin and toward necessary help for a battered nation fighting to fend off a fascist takeover? One Mike Johnson, improbably, as the far-right GOP House Speaker actually stood up to the pro-Putin Republican fringe threatening his job and allowed a vote,...
- 4/25/2024
- by Dennis Perkins
- LateNighter
Peter Morgan’s new play Patriots, now on Broadway, opens with an awareness of its audience. “In the West you have no idea,” Boris Berezovksy (an excellent Michael Stuhlbarg) says through a voiceover. “You think of Russia as a cold, bleak place, full of hardship and cruelty.” The stage is bare, and the oligarch, who played an instrumental role in Vladimir Putin’s rise to power, speaks to us from a liminal space. He goes on to describe the beauty of his country, Russian music, the sounds of children laughing in the streets and the taste of ice cream on a cold day.
When the stage comes into view (set design by Miriam Buether, lighting design by Jack Knowles), it’s 1955. Berezovsky is a schoolboy gifted in mathematics. A teacher urges his parents — congenial and full of quips — to push their son. “Anyone can be a doctor, Mrs. Berezovsky,” says...
When the stage comes into view (set design by Miriam Buether, lighting design by Jack Knowles), it’s 1955. Berezovsky is a schoolboy gifted in mathematics. A teacher urges his parents — congenial and full of quips — to push their son. “Anyone can be a doctor, Mrs. Berezovsky,” says...
- 4/23/2024
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Elon Musk’s X platform is continuing its video push, launching a dedicated app for smart TV sets.
The X video app launched Tuesday, with the company touting a handful of key features, including a trending video algorithm, artificial intelligence-powered trending topics and cross-device compatibility, so users can start watching on their phone and continue watching on TV.
The X TV app will not have any ads at launch, according to a note sent to the company’s corporate partners Tuesday.
“We’re focusing on launching this new feature for consumers first, but we do plan to monetize it, and will discuss different forms of partnerships — and that may include ads,” the note said.
The company also posted a preview video of the video experience, providing a brief glimpse of the TV app. The videos included in the preview video included Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin and footage...
The X video app launched Tuesday, with the company touting a handful of key features, including a trending video algorithm, artificial intelligence-powered trending topics and cross-device compatibility, so users can start watching on their phone and continue watching on TV.
The X TV app will not have any ads at launch, according to a note sent to the company’s corporate partners Tuesday.
“We’re focusing on launching this new feature for consumers first, but we do plan to monetize it, and will discuss different forms of partnerships — and that may include ads,” the note said.
The company also posted a preview video of the video experience, providing a brief glimpse of the TV app. The videos included in the preview video included Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin and footage...
- 4/23/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Polish director Besaleel’s film will feature an AI-rendered Russian president and footage shot by Ukrainian film-makers during the Russian invasion
The “world premiere” of a new biopic of Russian president Vladimir Putin featuring an AI-rendered central character, has been announced for 26 September. In a statement released via PR Leap, Polish studio Aio said the film, titled Putin, will be released in 35 countries, and describes itself as “up close and personal with the Kremlin leader’s story”.
First announced in May 2022, Putin is the English-language debut of Polish director Besaleel, also known as Patryk Vega, who was responsible for a string of homegrown box-office hits characterised by grisly violence and glossy production values including Pitbull, Mafia Women and Botoks.
The “world premiere” of a new biopic of Russian president Vladimir Putin featuring an AI-rendered central character, has been announced for 26 September. In a statement released via PR Leap, Polish studio Aio said the film, titled Putin, will be released in 35 countries, and describes itself as “up close and personal with the Kremlin leader’s story”.
First announced in May 2022, Putin is the English-language debut of Polish director Besaleel, also known as Patryk Vega, who was responsible for a string of homegrown box-office hits characterised by grisly violence and glossy production values including Pitbull, Mafia Women and Botoks.
- 4/23/2024
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the U.S. House for approving aid to Ukraine that he said will give the nation a “chance at victory” as it fights against Russian aggression and incursion on its land.
“I think this support will really strengthen the armed forces, I pray, and we will have a chance at victory if Ukraine really gets the weapons system, which we need so much, which thousands of soldiers need so much,” Zelensky said via a translator during an interview Sunday on Meet the Press.
Watch: After...
“I think this support will really strengthen the armed forces, I pray, and we will have a chance at victory if Ukraine really gets the weapons system, which we need so much, which thousands of soldiers need so much,” Zelensky said via a translator during an interview Sunday on Meet the Press.
Watch: After...
- 4/21/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Former GOP Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colorado) slammed GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for getting talking points from Russian President Vladimir Putin while threatening to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Now that Congress has returned from recess, Johnson has to figure out how he can pass new aid for Ukraine, something that far-right Republicans such as Greene oppose.
Greene slammed Johnson for holding a vote to fund Ukraine, saying it was one of the most “egregious things” he could do.
“Moscow Marjorie is focused now on this Ukraine issue, getting her talking points from the Kremlin, making sure she is popular, and getting a lot of coverage,’ Buck told CNN’s Erin Burnett Outfront.
Buck, one of the eight Republicans who voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker, accused the Georgia representative of always focusing on her social media account instead of the national interest.
The retired Colorado Representative claimed...
Now that Congress has returned from recess, Johnson has to figure out how he can pass new aid for Ukraine, something that far-right Republicans such as Greene oppose.
Greene slammed Johnson for holding a vote to fund Ukraine, saying it was one of the most “egregious things” he could do.
“Moscow Marjorie is focused now on this Ukraine issue, getting her talking points from the Kremlin, making sure she is popular, and getting a lot of coverage,’ Buck told CNN’s Erin Burnett Outfront.
Buck, one of the eight Republicans who voted to remove Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker, accused the Georgia representative of always focusing on her social media account instead of the national interest.
The retired Colorado Representative claimed...
- 4/14/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
The Breakthrough Prize Ceremony, also known as “the Oscars of Science,” is an awards show unlike any other.
Founded and funded by Silicon Valley titan Yuri Milner and his artist wife Julia Milner, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative co-founder Priscilla Chan, the Breakthrough Prize recognizes “scientists changing the world” with award statuettes and sizable cash prizes. And on Saturday night, at the ceremony’s 10th edition — the second in a row held on the roof of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, with the Hollywood Hills glistening in the background — presenters, performers and audience members included a collection of A-listers that could give the Oscars a run for their money.
One could turn left and spot Bill Gates and Robert Downey Jr. sitting at the same table, or right and find tablemates Bradley Cooper and Rupert Murdoch schmoozing.
Founded and funded by Silicon Valley titan Yuri Milner and his artist wife Julia Milner, Google co-founder Sergey Brin, 23andMe co-founder Anne Wojcicki, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative co-founder Priscilla Chan, the Breakthrough Prize recognizes “scientists changing the world” with award statuettes and sizable cash prizes. And on Saturday night, at the ceremony’s 10th edition — the second in a row held on the roof of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, with the Hollywood Hills glistening in the background — presenters, performers and audience members included a collection of A-listers that could give the Oscars a run for their money.
One could turn left and spot Bill Gates and Robert Downey Jr. sitting at the same table, or right and find tablemates Bradley Cooper and Rupert Murdoch schmoozing.
- 4/14/2024
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Tony Award nominations are set to take place April 30, and in the lead-up, the month is jam-packed with Broadway openings, with 14 taking place over the course of 11 days.
While the days before the Tony Awards eligibility cutoff, on April 25, are typically filled with openings, many industry insiders are optimistic that this year’s rush spells somewhat of a return to normalcy. But with the influx of shows and changing audience makeup, producers are also anxious about making sure their shows stand out to ticket-buyers and can make it to the Tony Awards ceremony on June 16 and beyond.
“It largely feels very exciting. For the first time in a while, it really feels like we are back to pre-pandemic levels of volume,” says Greg Nobile, producer of several shows on Broadway this season, including the new musicals Lempicka and Illinoise and the play revival of An Enemy of the People.
While the days before the Tony Awards eligibility cutoff, on April 25, are typically filled with openings, many industry insiders are optimistic that this year’s rush spells somewhat of a return to normalcy. But with the influx of shows and changing audience makeup, producers are also anxious about making sure their shows stand out to ticket-buyers and can make it to the Tony Awards ceremony on June 16 and beyond.
“It largely feels very exciting. For the first time in a while, it really feels like we are back to pre-pandemic levels of volume,” says Greg Nobile, producer of several shows on Broadway this season, including the new musicals Lempicka and Illinoise and the play revival of An Enemy of the People.
- 4/9/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Republican Rep. Mike Turner accused some of his colleagues of having “uttered” Russian propaganda “on the House floor” amid Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
“We see directly coming from Russia attempts to mask communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor,” the chair of the House Intelligence Committee told Jake Tapper in an interview that aired Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union.
.@RepMikeTurner tells @jaketapper it's "absolutely true" that Russian propaganda has "infected" a portion of the GOP base,...
“We see directly coming from Russia attempts to mask communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor,” the chair of the House Intelligence Committee told Jake Tapper in an interview that aired Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union.
.@RepMikeTurner tells @jaketapper it's "absolutely true" that Russian propaganda has "infected" a portion of the GOP base,...
- 4/7/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The mysterious “Havana syndrome” illness that has affected U.S. diplomats and spies may have ties to Russia. The findings came from The Insider, Der Spiegel and CBS’s 60 Minutes investigation.
Havana syndrome refers to a series of symptoms affecting U.S. diplomats and spies who spent time in Havana, Cuba and other nations serving the federal government. The first reports of this illness originated in 2016 from U.S. and Canadian officials in Cuba.
Over the years, government officials have reported similar experiences globally in countries such as China and India. The illnesses were also known as “anomalous health incidents.” Symptoms include dizziness, headaches, tinnitus and even cognitive impairment.
Investigations into the illnesses hypothesized that they were the result of “acoustic weapons” or “sonic attacks,” but findings have not been conclusive. Now, a report from 60 Minutes claims Russia is behind “Havana syndrome.”
The Kremlin denied these claims, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov telling reporters,...
Havana syndrome refers to a series of symptoms affecting U.S. diplomats and spies who spent time in Havana, Cuba and other nations serving the federal government. The first reports of this illness originated in 2016 from U.S. and Canadian officials in Cuba.
Over the years, government officials have reported similar experiences globally in countries such as China and India. The illnesses were also known as “anomalous health incidents.” Symptoms include dizziness, headaches, tinnitus and even cognitive impairment.
Investigations into the illnesses hypothesized that they were the result of “acoustic weapons” or “sonic attacks,” but findings have not been conclusive. Now, a report from 60 Minutes claims Russia is behind “Havana syndrome.”
The Kremlin denied these claims, with spokesman Dmitry Peskov telling reporters,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Former President Bill Clinton plans to debut a memoir about his experiences after his presidency, with with publication date set for November 19.
In a statement, the former president said that the memoir, Citizen: My Life After the White House, “is the story of my twenty-three-plus years since leaving the White House, told largely through the stories of other people who changed my life as I tried to help change theirs, of those who supported me, including those I loved and lost, and of the mistakes I made along the way.”
Alfred A. Knopf will publish the memoir, which it says will be “remarkably candid” and “richly detailed.” While Clinton writes about major issues and cultural wars since he left office, the publisher also indicated that Clinton will share his experiences during the 2008 and 2016 elections, when his wife, Hillary Clinton, ran for the presidency. The former president also writes about the...
In a statement, the former president said that the memoir, Citizen: My Life After the White House, “is the story of my twenty-three-plus years since leaving the White House, told largely through the stories of other people who changed my life as I tried to help change theirs, of those who supported me, including those I loved and lost, and of the mistakes I made along the way.”
Alfred A. Knopf will publish the memoir, which it says will be “remarkably candid” and “richly detailed.” While Clinton writes about major issues and cultural wars since he left office, the publisher also indicated that Clinton will share his experiences during the 2008 and 2016 elections, when his wife, Hillary Clinton, ran for the presidency. The former president also writes about the...
- 4/4/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Thanks to Vladimir Putin, Russia might soon have its own video game console entering the market. By soon, that would be a minimum of 5 years according to the proposal.
In a surprising move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed the government to explore the possibility of entering the gaming hardware market. This directive possibly comes as a reaction to the broad steps that other video game companies have taken in Russia.
Vladimir Putin Targets Domestic Gaming Consoles for Russia
Vladimir Putin wants Russia to make its own consoles.
On Vladimir Putin‘s order, Russia has set its sights on developing its own gaming consoles.
The Organization for Developing the Video Game Industry (Rvi) presented a detailed roadmap to the government earlier this year, outlining an extensive program spanning five years with 83 key points aimed at fostering the growth of the video game sector in Russia.
This directive was announced through the Kremlin’s official website.
In a surprising move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has directed the government to explore the possibility of entering the gaming hardware market. This directive possibly comes as a reaction to the broad steps that other video game companies have taken in Russia.
Vladimir Putin Targets Domestic Gaming Consoles for Russia
Vladimir Putin wants Russia to make its own consoles.
On Vladimir Putin‘s order, Russia has set its sights on developing its own gaming consoles.
The Organization for Developing the Video Game Industry (Rvi) presented a detailed roadmap to the government earlier this year, outlining an extensive program spanning five years with 83 key points aimed at fostering the growth of the video game sector in Russia.
This directive was announced through the Kremlin’s official website.
- 4/2/2024
- by Vibha Hegde
- FandomWire
Actor Michael Stuhlbarg will perform in the first preview of Patriots on Broadway on Monday after being attacked near Central Park on Sunday evening, according to a spokesperson for the production.
According to media reports, Stuhlbarg was walking in Central Park when a man threw a rock and hit Stuhlbarg in the back of the neck. Stuhlbarg chased the man, later identified as Xavier Israel, out of the park. Israel was taken into custody and charged with assault and Stuhlbarg declined medical attention, according to reports.
“The entire Patriots company fully supports Mr. Stuhlbarg, who feels fine and is looking forward to performing on stage tonight,” the statement from the production reads.
Stuhlbarg, known for his onscreen work in A Serious Man, Call Me by Your Name, Dopesick and Boardwalk Empire, among many others, is due to appear onstage in Patriots as Boris A. Berezovsky, a Russian billionaire trying to...
According to media reports, Stuhlbarg was walking in Central Park when a man threw a rock and hit Stuhlbarg in the back of the neck. Stuhlbarg chased the man, later identified as Xavier Israel, out of the park. Israel was taken into custody and charged with assault and Stuhlbarg declined medical attention, according to reports.
“The entire Patriots company fully supports Mr. Stuhlbarg, who feels fine and is looking forward to performing on stage tonight,” the statement from the production reads.
Stuhlbarg, known for his onscreen work in A Serious Man, Call Me by Your Name, Dopesick and Boardwalk Empire, among many others, is due to appear onstage in Patriots as Boris A. Berezovsky, a Russian billionaire trying to...
- 4/1/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appears in an undated photograph.
News organizations and press freedom groups have marked one year since a Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested and detained in Russia on unsubstantiated charges of spying.
Evan Gershkovich, an American citizen, was detained by Russian security officials in the town of Yekaterinburg while he was having dinner with an acquaintance.
Gershkovich was fully accredited to work under Russian law, with the Journal obtaining all necessary press credentials to allow him to work in the country.
The journalist has been detained on espionage charges in Russia for the past year, with a local judge denying requests to release him on bail. No one from the Russian government has produced any public evidence to support the charges, which the Journal describes as baseless.
Lefortovo Prison in Moscow, where American journalist Evan Gershkovich is jailed. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
On Friday,...
News organizations and press freedom groups have marked one year since a Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested and detained in Russia on unsubstantiated charges of spying.
Evan Gershkovich, an American citizen, was detained by Russian security officials in the town of Yekaterinburg while he was having dinner with an acquaintance.
Gershkovich was fully accredited to work under Russian law, with the Journal obtaining all necessary press credentials to allow him to work in the country.
The journalist has been detained on espionage charges in Russia for the past year, with a local judge denying requests to release him on bail. No one from the Russian government has produced any public evidence to support the charges, which the Journal describes as baseless.
Lefortovo Prison in Moscow, where American journalist Evan Gershkovich is jailed. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
On Friday,...
- 3/30/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
In a social media post made at 1 a.m. on Tuesday, former President Donald Trump made an unexpected statement regarding the Affordable Care Act (Aca), commonly known as Obamacare. Trump followed with a more concerning all-caps rant that featured multiple misspellings and the misuse of multiple words.
On Tuesday, Trump posted the rant, “I’m not running to terminate the Aca, As Crooked Joe Buden Disinformates And Misinformates All The Time, I’m running to Close The Border, Stop Inflation, Make Our Economy Great, Strengthen Our Military, And Make The Aca, or Obamacare, As It Is Known, Much Better, Stronger, And Far Less Expensive. In Other Words, Make The Aca Much, Much, Much Better For Far Less Money (Or Cost) To Our Grest American Citizens, Who Have Been Decimated By Biden, His Record Inflation, Bad Economy, Afghanistan Catastrophe, And Just About Everything Else. Crooked Joe Biden Is, By Far, The...
On Tuesday, Trump posted the rant, “I’m not running to terminate the Aca, As Crooked Joe Buden Disinformates And Misinformates All The Time, I’m running to Close The Border, Stop Inflation, Make Our Economy Great, Strengthen Our Military, And Make The Aca, or Obamacare, As It Is Known, Much Better, Stronger, And Far Less Expensive. In Other Words, Make The Aca Much, Much, Much Better For Far Less Money (Or Cost) To Our Grest American Citizens, Who Have Been Decimated By Biden, His Record Inflation, Bad Economy, Afghanistan Catastrophe, And Just About Everything Else. Crooked Joe Biden Is, By Far, The...
- 3/28/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
On Friday, four gunmen killed more than 130 people in Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia. Over 100 more people are hospitalized. The men, who are citizens of Tajikistan, were taken into custody. Following the attack, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the men had ties to the radical Islamic terrorist group Isis.
The attack is said to be the worst terror attack in 20 years and the deadliest Isis attack in Europe. Video footage from the men’s bodycams has been released. Isis also released an alleged photo of the four men wearing masks and posing in front of their flag.
However, Putin is also shifting the blame onto Ukraine despite no evidence of its involvement.
In a statement on Saturday, Putin claimed the four gunmen were “traveling toward Ukraine” where they would receive help to cross the border.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to Putin on the same day. In a video address,...
The attack is said to be the worst terror attack in 20 years and the deadliest Isis attack in Europe. Video footage from the men’s bodycams has been released. Isis also released an alleged photo of the four men wearing masks and posing in front of their flag.
However, Putin is also shifting the blame onto Ukraine despite no evidence of its involvement.
In a statement on Saturday, Putin claimed the four gunmen were “traveling toward Ukraine” where they would receive help to cross the border.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to Putin on the same day. In a video address,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Amor Towles’s A Gentleman in Moscow was published in 2016, five years before Russia’s top opposition leader (and Vladimir Putin’s fiercest foe) Alexei Navalny returned to his homeland and was immediately imprisoned. Showtime’s eight-part adaptation of Towles’s novel, about a Navalny-like political prisoner in Russia, serendipitously makes its premiere not long after Navalny died in a Russian prison camp. But the comparisons between reality and fiction largely end there. A Gentleman in Moscow is a glossy, romanticized series that mostly suggests rather than shows the horrors of a totalitarian regime.
The story of the show echoes Navalny’s with its occasionally tin-eared, though still potent, portrayal of an unlikely dissident who refuses to abandon his country but has limited means to fight for it. In 1921, the perky-mustached Count Alexander Rostov (Ewan McGregor) is given a life sentence by a Soviet court for vague counterrevolutionary reasons. But instead of a gulag,...
The story of the show echoes Navalny’s with its occasionally tin-eared, though still potent, portrayal of an unlikely dissident who refuses to abandon his country but has limited means to fight for it. In 1921, the perky-mustached Count Alexander Rostov (Ewan McGregor) is given a life sentence by a Soviet court for vague counterrevolutionary reasons. But instead of a gulag,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Chris Barsanti
- Slant Magazine
Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that the country would observe a national day of mourning Monday in memory of the 133 victims of the Crocus City Hall mass shooting outside of Moscow.
“The whole country, our whole people, mourns with you,” Putin said Saturday following the deadliest terror attack in Russia in two decades. The Russian president also vowed to punish the perpetrators of the attack on the concert hall. “The main thing now is to prevent those who were behind this bloody massacre from committing new crimes.”
Despite the Russian...
“The whole country, our whole people, mourns with you,” Putin said Saturday following the deadliest terror attack in Russia in two decades. The Russian president also vowed to punish the perpetrators of the attack on the concert hall. “The main thing now is to prevent those who were behind this bloody massacre from committing new crimes.”
Despite the Russian...
- 3/24/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
At least 133 people were killed and more than 140 were injured during a mass shooting at a concert venue outside Moscow Friday, The New York Times reports.
The attack took place at Crocus City Hall, a massive complex in Krasnogorsk that includes a concert venue, shopping mall, convention center, hotels, and restaurants. The shooting reportedly took place as fans were awaiting the start of a show by the longstanding Russian rock band Picnic.
Videos posted on social media showed gunmen entering Crocus City Hall and opening fire on the crowd as...
The attack took place at Crocus City Hall, a massive complex in Krasnogorsk that includes a concert venue, shopping mall, convention center, hotels, and restaurants. The shooting reportedly took place as fans were awaiting the start of a show by the longstanding Russian rock band Picnic.
Videos posted on social media showed gunmen entering Crocus City Hall and opening fire on the crowd as...
- 3/23/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Update, Saturday Am: Authorities now say 133 people are dead in the concert hall attack. Russia’s top state investigative agency said Saturday they have arrested 11 suspects, four directly involved in the onslaught.
“All four direct perpetrators of the terrorist attack, all those who shot and killed people, were found and detained,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border.”
He declared Sun., March 24, a day of mourning.
Updated with details and White House statement: The Associated Press, CNN and other outlets are reporting that Isis has claimed responsibility for the attack at a Moscow concert hall that left least 40 people are dead and 100 others wounded. AP reported that the claim was posted by the group’s Aamaq news agency, but “it was not immediately possible...
“All four direct perpetrators of the terrorist attack, all those who shot and killed people, were found and detained,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “They tried to hide and moved towards Ukraine, where, according to preliminary data, a window was prepared for them from the Ukrainian side to cross the state border.”
He declared Sun., March 24, a day of mourning.
Updated with details and White House statement: The Associated Press, CNN and other outlets are reporting that Isis has claimed responsibility for the attack at a Moscow concert hall that left least 40 people are dead and 100 others wounded. AP reported that the claim was posted by the group’s Aamaq news agency, but “it was not immediately possible...
- 3/23/2024
- by Erik Pedersen and Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Lev Parnas, the former associate of Rudy Giuliani, testified to Congress that he participated in a coordinated effort to accuse President Joe Biden‘s family of corruption. Parnass stated that former President Donald Trump, Giuliani and many GOP politicians and conservative media members helped spread these lies.
Parnas was sentenced in June 2022 for fraud and campaign finance crimes.
On March 21, he gave his testimony at Biden’s impeachment hearing after Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) asked him about when “the campaign to dig up dirt on Biden” turned into “a campaign to spread disinformation and lies about Biden.”
“Shortly after my arrest on October 9, 2019, to now, I have been trying to share the irrefutable truth with you,” Parnas stated. “The American people have been lied to by Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and various cohorts of individuals in government and media positions. They created falsehoods to serve their own interests knowing it...
Parnas was sentenced in June 2022 for fraud and campaign finance crimes.
On March 21, he gave his testimony at Biden’s impeachment hearing after Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) asked him about when “the campaign to dig up dirt on Biden” turned into “a campaign to spread disinformation and lies about Biden.”
“Shortly after my arrest on October 9, 2019, to now, I have been trying to share the irrefutable truth with you,” Parnas stated. “The American people have been lied to by Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and various cohorts of individuals in government and media positions. They created falsehoods to serve their own interests knowing it...
- 3/22/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Less than two weeks after 20 Days in Mariupol won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, another important film about Ukraine has bowed on the world stage.
A Poem for Little People, directed by Ivan Sautkin, held its international premiere Thursday at Cph:dox in Copenhagen. It screens again on Saturday. In cinéma vérité style, the film documents the most vulnerable people on front lines of the war in Ukraine, and the volunteers of an evacuation team who risk their lives to save them.
“Through its two parallel plotlines, the film follows the exploits of a volunteer evacuation team in the front lines of Eastern Ukraine, led by young, precociously stoic Anton, as well as the wartime daily lives and unlikely friendship of two elderly women – pragmatic Zinaida and dreamy, starry-eyed Taisia – who decided to stay at their homes in the now de-occupied Chernihiv region,” according to a synopsis of the documentary.
A Poem for Little People, directed by Ivan Sautkin, held its international premiere Thursday at Cph:dox in Copenhagen. It screens again on Saturday. In cinéma vérité style, the film documents the most vulnerable people on front lines of the war in Ukraine, and the volunteers of an evacuation team who risk their lives to save them.
“Through its two parallel plotlines, the film follows the exploits of a volunteer evacuation team in the front lines of Eastern Ukraine, led by young, precociously stoic Anton, as well as the wartime daily lives and unlikely friendship of two elderly women – pragmatic Zinaida and dreamy, starry-eyed Taisia – who decided to stay at their homes in the now de-occupied Chernihiv region,” according to a synopsis of the documentary.
- 3/22/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
When the National Press Club hosted a post-screening panel on the upcoming movie Anna, about Russian journalist and Vladimir Putin critic Anna Politkovskaya, the conversation — to not much of a surprise — led to Donald Trump and what his potential return to the White House would mean for democracy.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-ca) and former CIA director John Brennan joined journalist Bob Woodward for the post-screening event Wednesday evening, and each chimed in on the potential impact of another Trump presidency.
Woodward, who released 20 audio interviews with Trump as part of The Trump Tapes in 2022, said, “I think an important question about Trump is, ‘Who is he?'”
“In the course of these interviews I asked him, ‘What’s the job of the president?’ And he said, ‘To protect the people.’ Now that’s a good answer. He did not protect the people [in the Covid crisis]. And if you get into this — I think...
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-ca) and former CIA director John Brennan joined journalist Bob Woodward for the post-screening event Wednesday evening, and each chimed in on the potential impact of another Trump presidency.
Woodward, who released 20 audio interviews with Trump as part of The Trump Tapes in 2022, said, “I think an important question about Trump is, ‘Who is he?'”
“In the course of these interviews I asked him, ‘What’s the job of the president?’ And he said, ‘To protect the people.’ Now that’s a good answer. He did not protect the people [in the Covid crisis]. And if you get into this — I think...
- 3/21/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated, with additional details from the hearing: The three major news networks largely bypassed live coverage of the latest chapter in a House GOP-led inquiry of whether to impeach President Joe Biden.
That in and of itself was a sign of just how much the effort has been losing steam, even among Republican lawmakers.
The House Oversight hearing, titled “Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office,” featured Tony Bobulinski a former associate of Hunter Biden. Also testifying, albeit remotely, was Jason Galanis, another associate, who is in an Alabama prison serving a sentence for securities fraud.
Also testifying, as a Democratic witness, was Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani. Parnas said that Giuliani, in advance of the 2020 presidential election, trafficked in false claims that the Biden’s were involved in a Ukrainian corruption scheme, and that the Russians were behind the disinformation effort.
CNN, MSNBC...
That in and of itself was a sign of just how much the effort has been losing steam, even among Republican lawmakers.
The House Oversight hearing, titled “Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden’s Abuse of Public Office,” featured Tony Bobulinski a former associate of Hunter Biden. Also testifying, albeit remotely, was Jason Galanis, another associate, who is in an Alabama prison serving a sentence for securities fraud.
Also testifying, as a Democratic witness, was Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani. Parnas said that Giuliani, in advance of the 2020 presidential election, trafficked in false claims that the Biden’s were involved in a Ukrainian corruption scheme, and that the Russians were behind the disinformation effort.
CNN, MSNBC...
- 3/20/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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
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