When two British-born powerhouses get together — Idris Elba, an actor-director-producer of Sierra Leone, Creole and Ghanaian descent, and Nigerian-rooted Mo Abudu, largely considered the go-between for African content to the rest of the world — they have a powerful chemistry. Remarkably, though, they’ve never made anything together.
This is about to change. In March, the two quietly announced they would join forces to empower and uplift talent from Africa through their respective companies: Elba’s Green Door Pictures and Abudu’s EbonyLife TV. It’s a subject of shared passion for both. Throughout Elba’s prolific career, he’s continued to be involved in stories that are related to the African diaspora, from his early work on TV drama Sometimes in April, or The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, to his upcoming untitled Ghana project, which he will direct and star in. He’s long championed under-heard voices, and in...
This is about to change. In March, the two quietly announced they would join forces to empower and uplift talent from Africa through their respective companies: Elba’s Green Door Pictures and Abudu’s EbonyLife TV. It’s a subject of shared passion for both. Throughout Elba’s prolific career, he’s continued to be involved in stories that are related to the African diaspora, from his early work on TV drama Sometimes in April, or The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, to his upcoming untitled Ghana project, which he will direct and star in. He’s long championed under-heard voices, and in...
- 5/19/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Concourse Media has acquired worldwide sales rights to In the Eye of the Storm, a six-part documentary series about lightning rod economist, whistleblower and politician Yanis Varoufakis, who famously resigned from his post as Greece’s minister of finance in 2015.
During his struggle to resolve the debt crisis in the most bankrupt nation in Europe, he befriended and battled with political heavyweights including Emmanuel Macron, Christine Lagarde, Wolfgang Schäuble, Bernie Sanders, Angela Merkel and Barack Obama.
Since his clashes with some of the mightiest institutions on the planet, Varoufakis – celebrated by some, vilified by others – is now a recognizable political figure in the western world and a frequent talking head on news stations including the BBC and CNN. His memoir, Adults In The Room, was named by The Guardian as one of the top 100 most important books of the 21st Century.
Throughout the series, Varoufakis reflects on the challenges faced by the European Union,...
During his struggle to resolve the debt crisis in the most bankrupt nation in Europe, he befriended and battled with political heavyweights including Emmanuel Macron, Christine Lagarde, Wolfgang Schäuble, Bernie Sanders, Angela Merkel and Barack Obama.
Since his clashes with some of the mightiest institutions on the planet, Varoufakis – celebrated by some, vilified by others – is now a recognizable political figure in the western world and a frequent talking head on news stations including the BBC and CNN. His memoir, Adults In The Room, was named by The Guardian as one of the top 100 most important books of the 21st Century.
Throughout the series, Varoufakis reflects on the challenges faced by the European Union,...
- 1/4/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Hillary Clinton and Universal’s Donna Langley praised U.S. director, producer and social justice activist Ava DuVernay for being “a path breaker, a change maker, a historical filmmaker,” as Clinton put it, during the 13th Dvf Awards. The gala was held Thursday on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival by fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg to honor extraordinary women.
“Her visionary works about Black histories and experiences are more relevant today than ever,” Clinton said of DuVernay, who is among this year’s Dvf honorees. She went on to further praise DuVernay for “opening doors not just for herself, but for so many others.”
The Venice gala — held in the 14th century Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista monumental complex featuring frescoes, an inlaid marble floor and gigantic baroque paintings — was attended by Iac Chairman Barry Diller, who is Von Furstenberg’s husband, CAA co-chairman Bryan Lourd and Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,...
“Her visionary works about Black histories and experiences are more relevant today than ever,” Clinton said of DuVernay, who is among this year’s Dvf honorees. She went on to further praise DuVernay for “opening doors not just for herself, but for so many others.”
The Venice gala — held in the 14th century Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista monumental complex featuring frescoes, an inlaid marble floor and gigantic baroque paintings — was attended by Iac Chairman Barry Diller, who is Von Furstenberg’s husband, CAA co-chairman Bryan Lourd and Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,...
- 9/2/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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Venice Film Festival watchers and political obsessives got a treat Wednesday night, when former U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton was spotted at the opening night gala for the 79th edition of the festival.
Clinton walked the Venice red carpet and took in the opening night festivities, including the world premiere of Noah Baumbach’s White Noise, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, which kicked off the 2022 festival.
But just why was Clinton there? There was speculation of a Netflix connection. The streamer produced Baumbach’s new film and is backing In Her Hands, the first documentary from Hillary and Chelsea Clinton’s new production company HiddenLight Productions. The doc, from Tamana Ayazi (Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)) and Marcel Mettelsiefen (Watani: My Homeland) will have its world premiere at the Toronto...
Venice Film Festival watchers and political obsessives got a treat Wednesday night, when former U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton was spotted at the opening night gala for the 79th edition of the festival.
Clinton walked the Venice red carpet and took in the opening night festivities, including the world premiere of Noah Baumbach’s White Noise, starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig, which kicked off the 2022 festival.
But just why was Clinton there? There was speculation of a Netflix connection. The streamer produced Baumbach’s new film and is backing In Her Hands, the first documentary from Hillary and Chelsea Clinton’s new production company HiddenLight Productions. The doc, from Tamana Ayazi (Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)) and Marcel Mettelsiefen (Watani: My Homeland) will have its world premiere at the Toronto...
- 9/1/2022
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Is Hillary Rodham Clinton making the fall film festival rounds?
The former U.S. secretary of state will be attending the Dvf Awards charity gala being held on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 1 by fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg to honor extraordinary women.
Clinton will be flying into Venice prior to her previously announced appearance as a guest speaker at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Diane von Furstenberg and The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation founded the Dvf Awards more than a decade ago. They are being held in Venice for the first time after taking place in Paris last year. This year’s Dvf honorees include groundbreaking U.S. director, producer and social justice activist Ava DuVernay; European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde; Ukrainian educator Zoya Lytvyn; climate activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim and 10 outstanding women from Afghanistan “who are working to ensure a safe and sustainable...
The former U.S. secretary of state will be attending the Dvf Awards charity gala being held on the sidelines of the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 1 by fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg to honor extraordinary women.
Clinton will be flying into Venice prior to her previously announced appearance as a guest speaker at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Diane von Furstenberg and The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation founded the Dvf Awards more than a decade ago. They are being held in Venice for the first time after taking place in Paris last year. This year’s Dvf honorees include groundbreaking U.S. director, producer and social justice activist Ava DuVernay; European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde; Ukrainian educator Zoya Lytvyn; climate activist Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim and 10 outstanding women from Afghanistan “who are working to ensure a safe and sustainable...
- 8/30/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and Microsoft chief Satya Nadella were skedded to join 2,500 politicians, business and nonprofit leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week as the annual gathering kneecapped by Covid is back in person. It reconvenes, a bit subdued, at a critical moment with the world staggering under food scarcity, raging fuel prices and war.
There’s usually a sprinkling of snow on the pines at the tony mountain resort, about a seven-hour drive from the Cannes Film Festival. The showbiz presence is also scant at an event that over the years has hosted Hollywood and music royalty like Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron, Sharon Stone, Goldie Hawn, Bono, Peter Gabriel and Will.I.Am.
Davos is the place where assembled dignitaries tittered and booed a boastful speech by former President Donald Trump in 2018, but weren’t laughing when he returned in 2020. In 2021, the event was virtual.
There’s usually a sprinkling of snow on the pines at the tony mountain resort, about a seven-hour drive from the Cannes Film Festival. The showbiz presence is also scant at an event that over the years has hosted Hollywood and music royalty like Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron, Sharon Stone, Goldie Hawn, Bono, Peter Gabriel and Will.I.Am.
Davos is the place where assembled dignitaries tittered and booed a boastful speech by former President Donald Trump in 2018, but weren’t laughing when he returned in 2020. In 2021, the event was virtual.
- 5/23/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Mo Abudu attempted to crack Hollywood for years, but her steely belief that the world needed to hear African stories was met with resounding silence. Emails went unanswered, leads from a trip to Los Angeles quickly went cold. Abudu, a megastar in Nigeria with her own chat show and TV network, grew frustrated.
Then, one day, her Lagos office got a call from a Sony Pictures Television sales executive wanting to sell Abudu’s network, EbonyLife TV, an international television format. It proved to be her Sidney Lumet moment. “I said to my head of programming, ‘Tell him we’re not effing interested in any bloody format! I’m sick and tired of someone trying to ram all these stories down our throats. You tell him, we’ve got stories we want to sell to the world.’ I was really upset,” she recalls.
Her anger proved to be a turning point.
Then, one day, her Lagos office got a call from a Sony Pictures Television sales executive wanting to sell Abudu’s network, EbonyLife TV, an international television format. It proved to be her Sidney Lumet moment. “I said to my head of programming, ‘Tell him we’re not effing interested in any bloody format! I’m sick and tired of someone trying to ram all these stories down our throats. You tell him, we’ve got stories we want to sell to the world.’ I was really upset,” she recalls.
Her anger proved to be a turning point.
- 7/11/2021
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
New Delhi, Jan 22 (Ians) As the world went gaga over the overall value of all cryptocurrencies surpassing the $1 trillion mark and Bitcoin crossing the $40,000 mark, the cryptocurrency saw its sharpest fall since September last year, hitting under $30,000 this week and hovering around $31,000 on Friday.
Two weeks ago, Bitcoin hit $42,000, but it is now down 30 per cent from that record high. According to reports, increasing calls for regulation is the reason Bitcoin has crashed so big.
At a US Senate hearing earlier this week, Janet Yellen, US President Joe Biden's nominee for Treasury Secretary, suggested that lawmakers must "curtail" the use of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin over concerns that they are being used for illegal activities.
"Cryptocurrencies are a particular concern. I think many are used -- at least in a transaction sense -- mainly for illicit financing. I think we really need to examine ways in which we can...
Two weeks ago, Bitcoin hit $42,000, but it is now down 30 per cent from that record high. According to reports, increasing calls for regulation is the reason Bitcoin has crashed so big.
At a US Senate hearing earlier this week, Janet Yellen, US President Joe Biden's nominee for Treasury Secretary, suggested that lawmakers must "curtail" the use of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin over concerns that they are being used for illegal activities.
"Cryptocurrencies are a particular concern. I think many are used -- at least in a transaction sense -- mainly for illicit financing. I think we really need to examine ways in which we can...
- 1/22/2021
- by IANS
- GlamSham
Silverback Films made a splash last year with Emmy-winning natural history hit “Our Planet,” which quickly became Netflix’s most-watched docuseries soon after launching.
Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, the ground-breaking series mixed jaw-dropping scenes of nature with an urgent reminder to viewers that everything they are witnessing on screen is imperilled by human activity.
This month, Silverback returns with feature documentary “David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet.”
Billed as Attenborough’s witness statement to the world, it documents the famed 94-year-old naturalist’s life in filmmaking, the destructive impact of humans on the natural world — and his vision for change to save the planet.
Backed by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the film has a theatrical release around the world from Sept. 28, and will then launch globally on Netflix this autumn, and is also accompanied by a book.
“When David first started travelling in the 1950s, the natural world was pretty much intact,...
Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, the ground-breaking series mixed jaw-dropping scenes of nature with an urgent reminder to viewers that everything they are witnessing on screen is imperilled by human activity.
This month, Silverback returns with feature documentary “David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet.”
Billed as Attenborough’s witness statement to the world, it documents the famed 94-year-old naturalist’s life in filmmaking, the destructive impact of humans on the natural world — and his vision for change to save the planet.
Backed by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the film has a theatrical release around the world from Sept. 28, and will then launch globally on Netflix this autumn, and is also accompanied by a book.
“When David first started travelling in the 1950s, the natural world was pretty much intact,...
- 9/24/2020
- by Tim Dams
- Variety Film + TV
President Trump has all but admitted he asked the Ukrainian government to investigate a political opponent, and there’s plenty of reason to believe he threatened to withhold Congress-approved aid if the country were to refuse to comply.
For Trump and his allies, however, the real scandal is not Trump’s actions in the Ukraine. The real problem here is about Joe Biden.
Specifically, the president and his surrogates are pressing the media to investigate Biden’s connection to the ouster of a prosecutor there. “Sleepy Joe Biden … forced...
For Trump and his allies, however, the real scandal is not Trump’s actions in the Ukraine. The real problem here is about Joe Biden.
Specifically, the president and his surrogates are pressing the media to investigate Biden’s connection to the ouster of a prosecutor there. “Sleepy Joe Biden … forced...
- 9/23/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Far too many adults, in far too many rooms, have far too many repetitive conversations about the arcane ins-and-outs of EU policymaking in Costa-Gavras’ maddeningly unfocused “Adults in the Room.” Amounting as much to a hagiography of erstwhile Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis (solidly played by Christos Loulis) as a very long-exposure snapshot of the closed-door 2015 negotiations when Greece attempted to revisit the disastrous terms of its EU debt repayment program, the film is worthily intended, meticulously researched and very dull. “I know you’re tired of this Greek drama — so are we Greeks!” quips Yanis at one point and if the play on “Greek drama” is as close as the movie gets to a bona fide joke, it is also a wild overstatement. Events here barely feel dramatized at all, let alone to the point that anyone kills his father or sleeps with his mother.
Apart from Yanis, whose...
Apart from Yanis, whose...
- 8/31/2019
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
An Instagram video from the French government, showing President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka inserting herself into a conversation with world leaders at the G-20 summit, went viral Saturday night. Ivanka attended the G-20 along with her father and gave an address about women’s economic empowerment.
The viral video begins with French president Emmanuel Macron making a comment about social justice. Then UK Prime Minister Theresa May joined in, saying that people pay more attention when you address the topic from an economic angle. “As soon as you talk about the economic aspect,...
The viral video begins with French president Emmanuel Macron making a comment about social justice. Then UK Prime Minister Theresa May joined in, saying that people pay more attention when you address the topic from an economic angle. “As soon as you talk about the economic aspect,...
- 6/30/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
The United States has spent more subsidizing fossil fuels in recent years than it has on defense spending, according to a new report from the International Monetary Fund.
The Imf found that direct and indirect subsidies for coal, oil and gas in the U.S. reached $649 billion in 2015. Pentagon spending that same year was $599 billion.
The study defines “subsidy” very broadly, as many economists do. It accounts for the “differences between actual consumer fuel prices and how much consumers would pay if prices fully reflected supply costs plus the taxes...
The Imf found that direct and indirect subsidies for coal, oil and gas in the U.S. reached $649 billion in 2015. Pentagon spending that same year was $599 billion.
The study defines “subsidy” very broadly, as many economists do. It accounts for the “differences between actual consumer fuel prices and how much consumers would pay if prices fully reflected supply costs plus the taxes...
- 5/8/2019
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Michael Bloomberg today announced the second Bloomberg Global Business Forum will be held in New York City on September 26th at the Plaza Hotel during the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the daylong forum is the sole convening dedicated to encouraging presidents, prime ministers and CEOs to collaborate on trade issues by reaching a better understanding of one another’s challenges and mutual opportunities, thereby strengthening global economic prosperity. With protectionism on the rise – as well as worldwide population growth, economic inequality and climate change threats – it has never been more important for the world’s public and private sector leaders to uncover common goals and engage in economic diplomacy to promote continued globalization, innovation and competition. This one-of-a-kind forum will move beyond analysis and provide participants with the chance to shape the next stage of the global economy.
“The Forum comes at...
Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the daylong forum is the sole convening dedicated to encouraging presidents, prime ministers and CEOs to collaborate on trade issues by reaching a better understanding of one another’s challenges and mutual opportunities, thereby strengthening global economic prosperity. With protectionism on the rise – as well as worldwide population growth, economic inequality and climate change threats – it has never been more important for the world’s public and private sector leaders to uncover common goals and engage in economic diplomacy to promote continued globalization, innovation and competition. This one-of-a-kind forum will move beyond analysis and provide participants with the chance to shape the next stage of the global economy.
“The Forum comes at...
- 7/11/2018
- Look to the Stars
No matter what, Ivanka Trump always maintains her poise. During her first international trip as an official representative of the United States in Berlin Tuesday, she fielded a series of tough questions. Miriam Meckel first asked her to define her role in President Donald Trump's administration, then to defend his feelings towards women. Miriam, editor-in-chief of WirtschaftsWoche, moderated a panel discussion during the W20 Summit. Ivanka sat on stage next to Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund; Queen Maxima of the Netherlands also participated. At the beginning of the Q&A, Miriam asked Ivanka about her position. "You're the first daughter of the United...
- 4/25/2017
- E! Online
Mark Zuckerberg will agree, behind every great man is a great woman. The Facebook CEO showed off his Time 100 Most Influential People cover on his social media website Thursday, and adorably gushed about his wife Priscilla Chan, who is also on the cover with Zuckerberg, 31. "Most days Priscilla works outside the spotlight in the hospital or the classroom. This is the first time she's on the cover of a magazine," he wrote in the caption along with a photo of the 2016 issue. "I'm looking forward to the world getting to know the strong, kind, compassionate person I love so much.
- 4/22/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
Mark Zuckerberg will agree, behind every great man is a great woman. The Facebook CEO showed off his Time 100 Most Influential People cover on his social media website Thursday, and adorably gushed about his wife Priscilla Chan, who is also on the cover with Zuckerberg, 31. "Most days Priscilla works outside the spotlight in the hospital or the classroom. This is the first time she's on the cover of a magazine," he wrote in the caption along with a photo of the 2016 issue. "I'm looking forward to the world getting to know the strong, kind, compassionate person I love so much.
- 4/22/2016
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
The White House is rolling out the red carpet for French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday, throwing the first state dinner in two years. The extravagant affair will feature VIPs like French head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde and one very handsome fluent French speaker: Bradley Cooper! Thanks to a stint studying abroad in Aix-en-Provence, Bradley is fluent in the language of love, as demonstrated below in an interview he gave on French TV - the best part comes when he says "Zach Galifianakis" with a French accent. Source: Getty View Slideshow ›...
- 2/10/2014
- by Annie Gabillet
- Popsugar.com
Forbes has released its annual list of the 100 Most Powerful Women. This year there were 15 new faces, including South Korean President Park Guen-hye and Spanx founder Sara Blakely.
There are also 15 women who were on the inaugural list 10 years ago and are still on there today, including Oprah, Hillary Clinton, Queen Elizabeth II and J.K. Rowling.
Celebrities who made the list include Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie and Sofia Vergara.
Here's the full list:
Angela Merkel, Chancellor, Germany
Dilma Rousseff, President, Brazil
Melinda Gates, Cochair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Michelle Obama, First Lady, United States
Hillary Clinton, Personality, Philanthropist
Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, United States
Sonia Gandhi, President, Indian National Congress, India
Indra Nooyi, CEO, PepsiCo
Geun-hye Park, President, South Korea
Virginia Rometty, CEO, Ibm
Oprah Winfrey, Entrepreneur, Personality
Ursula Burns, Chairman and CEO, Xerox
Meg Whitman,...
There are also 15 women who were on the inaugural list 10 years ago and are still on there today, including Oprah, Hillary Clinton, Queen Elizabeth II and J.K. Rowling.
Celebrities who made the list include Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Angelina Jolie and Sofia Vergara.
Here's the full list:
Angela Merkel, Chancellor, Germany
Dilma Rousseff, President, Brazil
Melinda Gates, Cochair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Michelle Obama, First Lady, United States
Hillary Clinton, Personality, Philanthropist
Sheryl Sandberg, COO, Facebook
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, United States
Sonia Gandhi, President, Indian National Congress, India
Indra Nooyi, CEO, PepsiCo
Geun-hye Park, President, South Korea
Virginia Rometty, CEO, Ibm
Oprah Winfrey, Entrepreneur, Personality
Ursula Burns, Chairman and CEO, Xerox
Meg Whitman,...
- 5/23/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
New York -- Meryl Streep is fresh off her Oscar win for playing Margaret Thatcher. But she had an entire theater at Lincoln Center wondering if an even better role for her would be a political icon closer to home: Hillary Rodham Clinton.
The question arose as Streep paid a glowing and affectionate tribute to the secretary of state at the Women in the World summit, an annual gathering of prominent women leaders and unsung heroines from across the globe that closed over the weekend.
"This is what you get when you play a world leader," Streep said Saturday, hoisting up her best-actress Oscar for "The Iron Lady."
"But if you want a real world leader," Streep continued, "This is what you get!" Clinton strolled onstage at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts' David H. Koch Theater, and Streep enveloped her in a hug.
The three-day summit, now in its third year,...
The question arose as Streep paid a glowing and affectionate tribute to the secretary of state at the Women in the World summit, an annual gathering of prominent women leaders and unsung heroines from across the globe that closed over the weekend.
"This is what you get when you play a world leader," Streep said Saturday, hoisting up her best-actress Oscar for "The Iron Lady."
"But if you want a real world leader," Streep continued, "This is what you get!" Clinton strolled onstage at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts' David H. Koch Theater, and Streep enveloped her in a hug.
The three-day summit, now in its third year,...
- 3/13/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Angelina Jolie was decked out in Gucci last night at the third annual Women in the World Summit conference held at NYC's Lincoln Center. It was International Women's Day and Angelina's on the East Coast to participate in the three-day conference. She is among the impressive group of speakers, including Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and Diane von Furstenberg. The inspirational leaders are in the Big Apple to discuss a range of topics that include foreign issues, the global economic crisis, and other challenges facing women around the globe. Angelina took the stage to address the crowd, and also took a few moments to catch up with Newsweek and The Daily Beast editor Tina Brown, as well as Imf chief Christine Lagarde. While Angelina is in Manhattan, the Jolie-Pitt kids are enjoying time in New Orleans with Brad Pitt. Brad took his motorcycle for a spin a few days ago while Shiloh,...
- 3/9/2012
- by Katie Henry
- Popsugar.com
Liz Hoggard and Peter Lilley debate the accuracy of Meryl Streep's film portrayal of Margaret Thatcher
Liz Hoggard, author and journalist
The Iron Lady is not a hagiography. But nor is it a political biopic. The film is filtered through Margaret Thatcher's consciousness, from her 10-year bid to win her first parliamentary seat to the sheer physical assault of entering the macho House of Commons. It's very much her story. The film's director Phyllida Lloyd has described the treatment as operatic. We see a woman who has sacrificed everything for politics. Who can barely live in the real world when the party dismisses her. For Lloyd (a veteran theatre director), her story is like a female King Lear.
But for me it is too soon – too dangerous – for such an abstract treatment of recent events. Meryl Streep inevitably makes Maggie a radiant figure – even I found myself cheering...
Liz Hoggard, author and journalist
The Iron Lady is not a hagiography. But nor is it a political biopic. The film is filtered through Margaret Thatcher's consciousness, from her 10-year bid to win her first parliamentary seat to the sheer physical assault of entering the macho House of Commons. It's very much her story. The film's director Phyllida Lloyd has described the treatment as operatic. We see a woman who has sacrificed everything for politics. Who can barely live in the real world when the party dismisses her. For Lloyd (a veteran theatre director), her story is like a female King Lear.
But for me it is too soon – too dangerous – for such an abstract treatment of recent events. Meryl Streep inevitably makes Maggie a radiant figure – even I found myself cheering...
- 1/4/2012
- by Liz Hoggard
- The Guardian - Film News
The 'Hair' singer has beat Oprah Winfrey to a higher position on the annual World's 100 Most Powerful Women list compiled by the business and finance analysts, but could only reach number 11 in the total list.
Oprah Winfrey Network owner and former chat show host Oprah is placed at number 14, dropping from third place in 2010.
No showbiz stars made the top ten of the list, which is comprised of politicians and businesswomen including German Chancellor Angela Merkel at number one and other entrants Us Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chief Operating officer of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg and Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (Imf).
Gaga topped a celebrity-only version of the list earlier this year, with Forbes giving the reason as "not just because of her $90 million in earnings, but also because of her 32 million Facebook fans and 10 million twitter followers".
Other notable figures on the list...
Oprah Winfrey Network owner and former chat show host Oprah is placed at number 14, dropping from third place in 2010.
No showbiz stars made the top ten of the list, which is comprised of politicians and businesswomen including German Chancellor Angela Merkel at number one and other entrants Us Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chief Operating officer of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg and Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (Imf).
Gaga topped a celebrity-only version of the list earlier this year, with Forbes giving the reason as "not just because of her $90 million in earnings, but also because of her 32 million Facebook fans and 10 million twitter followers".
Other notable figures on the list...
- 8/26/2011
Lady Gaga has been named the most powerful female celebrity in the world by Forbes
The 'Hair' singer has beat Oprah Winfrey to a higher position on the annual World's 100 Most Powerful Women list compiled by the business and finance analysts, but could only reach number 11 in the total list.
Oprah Winfrey Network owner and former chat show host Oprah is placed at number 14, dropping from third place in 2010.
No showbiz stars made the top ten of the list, which is comprised of politicians and businesswomen including German Chancellor Angela Merkel at number one and other entrants Us Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chief Operating officer of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg and Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (Imf).
Gaga topped a celebrity-only version of the list earlier this year, with Forbes giving the reason as ...
The 'Hair' singer has beat Oprah Winfrey to a higher position on the annual World's 100 Most Powerful Women list compiled by the business and finance analysts, but could only reach number 11 in the total list.
Oprah Winfrey Network owner and former chat show host Oprah is placed at number 14, dropping from third place in 2010.
No showbiz stars made the top ten of the list, which is comprised of politicians and businesswomen including German Chancellor Angela Merkel at number one and other entrants Us Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chief Operating officer of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg and Christine Lagarde, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (Imf).
Gaga topped a celebrity-only version of the list earlier this year, with Forbes giving the reason as ...
- 8/25/2011
- by Alice
- Gossipvita
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge has been named to Vanity Fair's International Best-Dressed list. It's the second time she has been honored; the first was in 2008 when she was simply Kate Middleton , Prince William's girlfriend. She's not the only royal to be picked by the venerable magazine. Princess Charlene of Monaco (who recently wed Prince Albert ) and Sheika Moza Bint Nasser also made the list. Men were also honored, including singer/actor/designer Justin Timberlake and his "Social Network" costar Armie Hammer . Even Paris Hilton's ex Stavros Nicharchos was named among the most dapper dudes. Click on the "Launch Gallery" below to see a selection of the honorees, and read on for the full list: Vanity Fair's International Best-Dress List Women: Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Sheika Moza Bint Masser Catherine, Duchess of Cambrige Andrea Dellal Carey Mulligan Christine Lagarde Tilda Swinton Lizzie Tisch Princess Charlene of Monaco Jane Lauder Warsh Men:...
- 8/4/2011
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
• Democrat Kathy Hochul upset to win a House seat in a New York special election, dealing a serious blow to Republicans. The seat became vacant after Republican representative Christopher Lee abruptly resigned in February. [The New York Times] • At least 122 people were killed in Joplin, Missouri, in what was the deadliest tornado in the U.S. since 1950. [The Huffington Post] • Air traffic is slowly returning in Germany after being grounded over the weekend because of volcanic ash that erupted from Iceland’s Grimsvotn volcano. [BBC News] • French finance minister Christine Lagarde formally announced her candidacy yesterday to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as leader of the International Monetary Fund. Lagarde is the frontrunner despite growing opposition from emerging economies to give the position to another Western European. [The Washington Post] • President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron will announce today their joint pressure for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to step down. [MSNBC]...
- 5/25/2011
- Vanity Fair
Men like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dominique Strauss-Kahn have been abusing women and cheating on their wives since the invention of wedlock-but now more women are making them pay the tough consequences, writes Leslie Bennetts.
Loud as the gunshot reports of frozen floes being wrenched apart at the end of an overlong Ice Age, those sonic booms you hear in the air are the sounds of male privilege cracking.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Life in Jail at Rikers Island
Men have cheated on their wives since the invention of wedlock, but it didn't used to ruin their reputations; indeed, it often burnished them, at least among their fellow miscreants. Even when illicit liaisons resulted in unplanned offspring, it didn't necessarily end their marriages.
But now Arnold Schwarznegger's name is synonymous with douchebaggery, his family is destroyed, his wife is divorcing him, and he's going to have...
Loud as the gunshot reports of frozen floes being wrenched apart at the end of an overlong Ice Age, those sonic booms you hear in the air are the sounds of male privilege cracking.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Dominique Strauss-Kahn's Life in Jail at Rikers Island
Men have cheated on their wives since the invention of wedlock, but it didn't used to ruin their reputations; indeed, it often burnished them, at least among their fellow miscreants. Even when illicit liaisons resulted in unplanned offspring, it didn't necessarily end their marriages.
But now Arnold Schwarznegger's name is synonymous with douchebaggery, his family is destroyed, his wife is divorcing him, and he's going to have...
- 5/24/2011
- by Leslie Bennetts
- The Daily Beast
Photo via I.M.F.Late yesterday evening Dominique Strauss-Kahn stepped down as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, a position he has held since November 2007. Intergovernmental-economic-institution insiders speculate that his replacement may be the witty and well-liked French finance minister Christine Lagarde, who, if instated as managing director, would be the first woman to hold that position. Strauss-Kahn’s resignation letter is posted on the I.M.F.’s Web site. “To all, I want to say that I deny with the greatest possible firmness all of the allegations that have been made against me,” he wrote. “I want to protect this institution which I have served with honor and devotion, and especially—especially—I want to devote all my strength, all my time, and all my energy to proving my innocence.” His lawyers, meanwhile, are devoting their time and energy to getting their client out of Rikers on bail.
- 5/19/2011
- Vanity Fair
Free on a $1 million bail and under house arrest in Manhattan, ex-imf head Dominique Strauss-Kahn is seeking "crisis management" advice from a team staffed by ex CIA officers. Read the latest updates below. Plus:
Cheryl Thomas says Strauss-Kahn's case is already a victory for the U.S. legal system. Mansfield Frazier to Strauss-Kahn: Don't flee prison. Dsk arrest leaves his French supporters in despair, Paris-based writer Nina Sutton reports. "Money, women, and my Jewishness," Dsk said were his liabilities with French voters. "Yes, I love women, so what?" Michelle Goldberg on the narcissists defending Strauss-Kahn. Bernard-Henri Lévy defends his friend: Don't assume he's guilty! (Plus, read Laila Lalami's satire of Lévy's column here.) Former TV producer Joe Halderman, who was also jailed at Rikers Island after he pleaded guilty to blackmailing David Letterman, describes the Imf chief's new life under lockdown. The Dish's Andrew Sullivan on the false moral certainty of defending Strauss-Kahn.
Cheryl Thomas says Strauss-Kahn's case is already a victory for the U.S. legal system. Mansfield Frazier to Strauss-Kahn: Don't flee prison. Dsk arrest leaves his French supporters in despair, Paris-based writer Nina Sutton reports. "Money, women, and my Jewishness," Dsk said were his liabilities with French voters. "Yes, I love women, so what?" Michelle Goldberg on the narcissists defending Strauss-Kahn. Bernard-Henri Lévy defends his friend: Don't assume he's guilty! (Plus, read Laila Lalami's satire of Lévy's column here.) Former TV producer Joe Halderman, who was also jailed at Rikers Island after he pleaded guilty to blackmailing David Letterman, describes the Imf chief's new life under lockdown. The Dish's Andrew Sullivan on the false moral certainty of defending Strauss-Kahn.
- 5/16/2011
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
Inside Job director Charles Ferguson caused a stir with his Oscar speech, but his suggestion that people should be jailed over the financial meltdown is simplistic
It was an easy line for an eager crowd. Picking up an Oscar for his scattergun credit crunch documentary Inside Job, director Charles Ferguson got a cheer from Hollywood's finest for a rant about the absence of prison time handed down to Wall Street banking bosses.
"Forgive me," Ferguson told his fellow movie-making luminaries. "But I must start by pointing out that three years after a horrific financial crisis caused by massive fraud, not a single financial executive has gone to jail. And that's wrong."
The baldness of his sentiment, widely shared by the public on both sides of the Atlantic, has caused a stir in the financial community. Interviewed afterwards by the Wall Street Journal, Ferguson expanded on his theme, declaring that "there...
It was an easy line for an eager crowd. Picking up an Oscar for his scattergun credit crunch documentary Inside Job, director Charles Ferguson got a cheer from Hollywood's finest for a rant about the absence of prison time handed down to Wall Street banking bosses.
"Forgive me," Ferguson told his fellow movie-making luminaries. "But I must start by pointing out that three years after a horrific financial crisis caused by massive fraud, not a single financial executive has gone to jail. And that's wrong."
The baldness of his sentiment, widely shared by the public on both sides of the Atlantic, has caused a stir in the financial community. Interviewed afterwards by the Wall Street Journal, Ferguson expanded on his theme, declaring that "there...
- 3/7/2011
- by Andrew Clark
- The Guardian - Film News
Charles Ferguson's exemplary documentary about the USA's recent banking crisis is intelligent and jaw-dropping
Ingmar Bergman once recalled the seminal experience of watching Danish TV in the 1950s in Sweden (he was then head of Malmö's municipal theatre). He became fascinated by talking heads and how truly cinematic they were. His observation is brought to mind by the most widely discussed films of recent weeks. None involves special effects or leans heavily on violent action. Instead, they centre on people talking, on what we deduce from their appearance, facial expressions and body language. I'm thinking of The King's Speech, The Social Network, Of Gods and Men and True Grit. To these we can now add Charles Ferguson's exemplary documentary Inside Job.
Having made the highly regarded No End in Sight: The American Occupation of Iraq, which was nominated three years ago for the best full-length documentary Oscar,...
Ingmar Bergman once recalled the seminal experience of watching Danish TV in the 1950s in Sweden (he was then head of Malmö's municipal theatre). He became fascinated by talking heads and how truly cinematic they were. His observation is brought to mind by the most widely discussed films of recent weeks. None involves special effects or leans heavily on violent action. Instead, they centre on people talking, on what we deduce from their appearance, facial expressions and body language. I'm thinking of The King's Speech, The Social Network, Of Gods and Men and True Grit. To these we can now add Charles Ferguson's exemplary documentary Inside Job.
Having made the highly regarded No End in Sight: The American Occupation of Iraq, which was nominated three years ago for the best full-length documentary Oscar,...
- 2/20/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Inside Job ****
Stars: Matt Damon (narrator), Christine Lagarde, Glenn Hubbard, Lee Hsien Loong, William Ackman | Written and Directed by Charles Ferguson
The financial crisis has affected everyone, from middle class home owners to outsourced factory workers in some of the world’s poorest communities. Inside Job lifts the lid on exactly how the catastrophic collapse of the world’s economy was not only perpetrated but in some cases actually pre-meditated.
Narrated by Matt Damon, it traces the root of the problem back to the Reagan administration and its policy of deregulation and shows how through the corruption and greed of banks we came to be in the situation we are today.
It uses clearly laid out and well explained graphics to not only explain technical terms like CDOs (Collateralised Debt Obligations), derivatives, and MBSs (Mortgage Backed Securities) but to show exactly how this large scale fraud was accomplished - a...
Stars: Matt Damon (narrator), Christine Lagarde, Glenn Hubbard, Lee Hsien Loong, William Ackman | Written and Directed by Charles Ferguson
The financial crisis has affected everyone, from middle class home owners to outsourced factory workers in some of the world’s poorest communities. Inside Job lifts the lid on exactly how the catastrophic collapse of the world’s economy was not only perpetrated but in some cases actually pre-meditated.
Narrated by Matt Damon, it traces the root of the problem back to the Reagan administration and its policy of deregulation and shows how through the corruption and greed of banks we came to be in the situation we are today.
It uses clearly laid out and well explained graphics to not only explain technical terms like CDOs (Collateralised Debt Obligations), derivatives, and MBSs (Mortgage Backed Securities) but to show exactly how this large scale fraud was accomplished - a...
- 2/17/2011
- by Jez Sands
- Nerdly
New York - The following is Time magazine's 2010 list of the world's most influential people. Leaders: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Jt Wang Admiral Mike Mullen Barack Obama Ron Bloom Yukio Hatoyama Dominique Strauss-Kahn Nancy Pelosi Sarah Palin Salam Fayyad Jon Kyl Glenn Beck Annise Parker Tidjane Thiam Jenny Beth Martin Christine Lagarde Recep Tayyip Erdogan General Stanley McChrystal Manmohan Singh Bo Xilai Mark Carney Sister Carol Keehan Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan Robin Li Scott Brown Heroes: Bill Clinton Kim Yu-Na...
- 4/29/2010
- Monsters and Critics
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The annual Time 100 issue names the people who most affect our world.
Indians who made it to the list are Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (3rd time), Sachin Tendulkar (1st time) and Chetan Bhagat (1st time).
Unfortunately Shah Rukh Khan (0 times) couldn't make it to the list. Preity Zinta (0 times) was also said to be in the running, but she couldn't make it either!
Interestingly, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made a wild card entry into the Time 100 Alumnae list along with the likes of Condoleezza Rice, Sarah Palin, Alicia Keys and Serena Williams. What is interesting to note is that, where as Singh, Srk, Preity, Bhagat made (or didn't make) to the list through votes, The Time 100 alumnae list was exclusively chosen by the Time panel of judges choosing the ones from the previous lists who had made the most impact and had the highest influence on the world...
The annual Time 100 issue names the people who most affect our world.
Indians who made it to the list are Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (3rd time), Sachin Tendulkar (1st time) and Chetan Bhagat (1st time).
Unfortunately Shah Rukh Khan (0 times) couldn't make it to the list. Preity Zinta (0 times) was also said to be in the running, but she couldn't make it either!
Interestingly, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan made a wild card entry into the Time 100 Alumnae list along with the likes of Condoleezza Rice, Sarah Palin, Alicia Keys and Serena Williams. What is interesting to note is that, where as Singh, Srk, Preity, Bhagat made (or didn't make) to the list through votes, The Time 100 alumnae list was exclusively chosen by the Time panel of judges choosing the ones from the previous lists who had made the most impact and had the highest influence on the world...
- 4/29/2010
- by OMG
- Pinkvilla
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