At a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, an American veteran and the Ukrainian president shared a poignant moment that captured the enduring spirit of heroism and sacrifice.
Retired Staff Sgt. Melvin Hurwitz, a 99-year-old World War II veteran, was introduced to the foreign dignitaries gathered to remember the Normandy landings. When he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Hurwitz, visibly moved, reached out and kissed the leader’s hand before he pulled him in for a warm embrace.
“Oh, you’re the savior of the people!” Hurwitz exclaimed. Zelenskyy, his face wreathed in a beaming smile, replied, “No, no, no, you… you saved Europe.”
The crowd erupted in thunderous applause at the witness of a powerful exchange between two men who have faced the horrors of war in different eras. Hurwitz, a veteran of the historic D-Day invasion, and Zelenskyy, the wartime leader of Ukraine, found common...
Retired Staff Sgt. Melvin Hurwitz, a 99-year-old World War II veteran, was introduced to the foreign dignitaries gathered to remember the Normandy landings. When he met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Hurwitz, visibly moved, reached out and kissed the leader’s hand before he pulled him in for a warm embrace.
“Oh, you’re the savior of the people!” Hurwitz exclaimed. Zelenskyy, his face wreathed in a beaming smile, replied, “No, no, no, you… you saved Europe.”
The crowd erupted in thunderous applause at the witness of a powerful exchange between two men who have faced the horrors of war in different eras. Hurwitz, a veteran of the historic D-Day invasion, and Zelenskyy, the wartime leader of Ukraine, found common...
- 6/7/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day in a speech with a warning of current perils to democracy, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the risks of a fracturing of the NATO alliance.
Before dozens of surviving veterans, a number of them centenarians who traveled for the Normandy ceremony, Biden said, “We are not far off from the time, the last living voices of those who fought and bled on D-Day will no longer be with us. So we have a special obligation. We cannot let what happened here be lost in the silence of years to come.”
Among those in the crowd were Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, whose Saving Private Ryan and Band Of Brothers helped elevate the stories of D-Day — including the sacrifices and heroism of servicemen — to new generations. The influence was apparent as the Band of Brothers soundtrack, by Michael Kamen, could...
Before dozens of surviving veterans, a number of them centenarians who traveled for the Normandy ceremony, Biden said, “We are not far off from the time, the last living voices of those who fought and bled on D-Day will no longer be with us. So we have a special obligation. We cannot let what happened here be lost in the silence of years to come.”
Among those in the crowd were Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, whose Saving Private Ryan and Band Of Brothers helped elevate the stories of D-Day — including the sacrifices and heroism of servicemen — to new generations. The influence was apparent as the Band of Brothers soundtrack, by Michael Kamen, could...
- 6/6/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
David Letterman’s Emmy-nominated Netflix series will be back in short order… with a curiously short order.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction is set to return for its fifth season with just two episodes. A just-released trailer (below) reveals Letterman’s two guests will be musician Miley Cyrus and former basketball player Charles Barkley.
The two-episode season breaks Netflix’s usual release pattern for the series, and comes after an extended break.
Most recently, Letterman released a standalone episode of the show in April, in which the host interviewed comedian John Mulaney. Prior to that, the show’s most recent episode was a December 2022 special with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman debuted in January 2018, releasing 7 episodes across the season, each a few weeks apart.
Season 2 consisted of 5 episodes all released at once, with another bonus episode dropping a month later.
A...
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction is set to return for its fifth season with just two episodes. A just-released trailer (below) reveals Letterman’s two guests will be musician Miley Cyrus and former basketball player Charles Barkley.
The two-episode season breaks Netflix’s usual release pattern for the series, and comes after an extended break.
Most recently, Letterman released a standalone episode of the show in April, in which the host interviewed comedian John Mulaney. Prior to that, the show’s most recent episode was a December 2022 special with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman debuted in January 2018, releasing 7 episodes across the season, each a few weeks apart.
Season 2 consisted of 5 episodes all released at once, with another bonus episode dropping a month later.
A...
- 5/22/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
David Letterman is back with a couple more episodes of his Netflix talk show.
The former Late Show host is bringing My Next Guest Needs No Introduction back for two more episodes with Miley Cyrus and Charles Barkley.
It’s hard to call two episodes a season, but it will launch on June 12.
“When you start taking it too serious, you need to take a look at yourself,” said NBA legend Barkley in the trailer.
The first season, which launched in 2018, consisted of six episodes with a bonus episode with Jerry Seinfeld. Season 2 featured five episodes with a bonus episode with Zach Galifianakis, followed by a Shah Rukh Khan special. Season 3 featured four episodes, Season 4 had six, and there have been subsequent specials with John Mulaney and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The show is produced by Jax Media and Letterman’s Worldwide Pants, Inc. Variety was first with the news.
The former Late Show host is bringing My Next Guest Needs No Introduction back for two more episodes with Miley Cyrus and Charles Barkley.
It’s hard to call two episodes a season, but it will launch on June 12.
“When you start taking it too serious, you need to take a look at yourself,” said NBA legend Barkley in the trailer.
The first season, which launched in 2018, consisted of six episodes with a bonus episode with Jerry Seinfeld. Season 2 featured five episodes with a bonus episode with Zach Galifianakis, followed by a Shah Rukh Khan special. Season 3 featured four episodes, Season 4 had six, and there have been subsequent specials with John Mulaney and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The show is produced by Jax Media and Letterman’s Worldwide Pants, Inc. Variety was first with the news.
- 5/22/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa’s filmography could be neatly divided into three genre buckets: feature films (the last two were Donbass and A Gentle Creature, both from the last decade), documentaries compiled entirely from archive sources (The Kiev Trial), and documentaries about current events, filmed by Loznitsa himself and small crews. The most well-known example from the last category would be Maidan (2014), a stirring, astringent, mosaic-like portrait of the demonstrations against Russian-supported president Viktor Yanukovych in Kiev’s main city square in 2013-14, which eventually devolved into violence.
With his latest, The Invasion, Loznitsa gives Maidan a cinematic sibling, a work that bears a strong family resemblance given its urgency and majestic, tragic sweep as it builds a portrait of a nation at war. But while the high-vérité lack of voiceover, identifying subtitles or editorializing follows the same modus operandi deployed with Maidan, there’s an even stronger sense here...
With his latest, The Invasion, Loznitsa gives Maidan a cinematic sibling, a work that bears a strong family resemblance given its urgency and majestic, tragic sweep as it builds a portrait of a nation at war. But while the high-vérité lack of voiceover, identifying subtitles or editorializing follows the same modus operandi deployed with Maidan, there’s an even stronger sense here...
- 5/18/2024
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A politician was cringy and tone-deaf — what a shock! On Tuesday (May 14th), United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken hopped on stage at a bar in Kyiv, Ukraine, to cover the Neil Young classic “Rockin’ in the Free World,” surprising Americans, Ukrainians, and, reportedly, the band.
As reported by The Guardian, the band Blinken joined at the Barman Dictat bar, 19.99, were initially told they would be performing the song with Neil Young himself. It wasn’t until just before they were set to play that they found out the special guest was, in reality, Blinken.
“Your soldiers, your citizens — particularly in the north-east, in Kharkiv — are suffering tremendously,” Blinken said prior to launching into the song. “But they need to know, you need to know, the United States is with you, so much of the world is with you, and they’re fighting not just for a free Ukraine,...
As reported by The Guardian, the band Blinken joined at the Barman Dictat bar, 19.99, were initially told they would be performing the song with Neil Young himself. It wasn’t until just before they were set to play that they found out the special guest was, in reality, Blinken.
“Your soldiers, your citizens — particularly in the north-east, in Kharkiv — are suffering tremendously,” Blinken said prior to launching into the song. “But they need to know, you need to know, the United States is with you, so much of the world is with you, and they’re fighting not just for a free Ukraine,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Jonah Krueger
- Consequence - Music
The Cannes Film Festival is bracing for a tumultuous 77th edition. As wars rage in Gaza and Ukraine, attendees and organizers anticipate protests, politically charged speeches and pins and flags that signal solidarity with Palestinian civilians, Israeli hostages and Ukrainians looking for more military assistance from the West as they try to fend off the Russian invasion.
But if the festival has its way, there will be none of that. The city of Cannes preemptively banned protests along the Croisette and its surroundings during the 11-day festival. Likewise, the festival hired private security to trail the Competition jurors including Eva Green and Lily Gladstone to keep activists from approaching them. And while the festival was initially amenable to a plan for Arab filmmakers to wear pins showing support for the Palestinians under siege in Gaza, it changed course and will not take part in the distribution of them as well...
But if the festival has its way, there will be none of that. The city of Cannes preemptively banned protests along the Croisette and its surroundings during the 11-day festival. Likewise, the festival hired private security to trail the Competition jurors including Eva Green and Lily Gladstone to keep activists from approaching them. And while the festival was initially amenable to a plan for Arab filmmakers to wear pins showing support for the Palestinians under siege in Gaza, it changed course and will not take part in the distribution of them as well...
- 5/14/2024
- by Tatiana Siegel and Elsa Keslassy
- Variety 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
Exclusive: Following her breakout role as Shin Hati in the hit Star Wars series Ahsoka, Ivanna Sakhno has found her next big role. Sources tell Deadline she has landed a major part in M3GAN 2.0, a sequel to the hit film from Atomic Monster and Blumhouse in association with Divide/Conquer.
She joins a cast that includes Allison Williams and Violet McGraw.
Plot details on M3GAN 2.0 are unknown, but the original film revolves around a life-like AI doll that is programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. Designed by brilliant toy-company roboticist Gemma (Williams), M3GAN can listen, watch and learn as she becomes friend and teacher, playmate and protector, for the child she is bonded to. That film would go on to make $180 million worldwide on a $12 million budget, with a sequel quickly going into development.
Related: How ‘M3GAN’ Boogied Her Way To...
She joins a cast that includes Allison Williams and Violet McGraw.
Plot details on M3GAN 2.0 are unknown, but the original film revolves around a life-like AI doll that is programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. Designed by brilliant toy-company roboticist Gemma (Williams), M3GAN can listen, watch and learn as she becomes friend and teacher, playmate and protector, for the child she is bonded to. That film would go on to make $180 million worldwide on a $12 million budget, with a sequel quickly going into development.
Related: How ‘M3GAN’ Boogied Her Way To...
- 5/1/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
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
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
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
“Franklin” director Tim Van Patten, who won Emmys for “Boardwalk Empire” and “The Pacific,” says that although he loves history and is a history buff “this was a slice of history I was not aware of.”
Van Patten, who was also Emmy nominated for “The Sopranos,” “Sex and the City” and “Game of Thrones,” adds: “For me, at this point in my career, I like to take myself to a world I don’t know, and also to do the same with the audience.”
“Franklin,” which stars Michael Douglas, has its world premiere at series festival Canneseries on April 10 in Cannes, France, in the presence of cast and crew. The show, which is a co-production between ITV Studios America and Apple Studios, makes its global streaming debut April 12 on Apple TV+.
“Franklin” tells the story of how Benjamin Franklin, best known at the time as an inventor, travels to France...
Van Patten, who was also Emmy nominated for “The Sopranos,” “Sex and the City” and “Game of Thrones,” adds: “For me, at this point in my career, I like to take myself to a world I don’t know, and also to do the same with the audience.”
“Franklin,” which stars Michael Douglas, has its world premiere at series festival Canneseries on April 10 in Cannes, France, in the presence of cast and crew. The show, which is a co-production between ITV Studios America and Apple Studios, makes its global streaming debut April 12 on Apple TV+.
“Franklin” tells the story of how Benjamin Franklin, best known at the time as an inventor, travels to France...
- 4/7/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Three-time Emmy Award winner John Mulaney will join Letterman for a special upcoming episode of the Emmy-nominated My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Lettermanlater this month. Filmed at Mulaney’s high school in Chicago, the pair will discuss fatherhood, stand-up comedy, and addiction.
Letterman’s previous interviews featured a number of notable guests over its four seasons, including former President Barack Obama, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Jay-Z, Malala Yousafzai, and Billie Eilish.
The special stand-alone episode will premiere on Netflix on April 30. But in the meantime, you can watch a first look at Letterman and Mulaney’s conversation right here.
Letterman’s previous interviews featured a number of notable guests over its four seasons, including former President Barack Obama, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Jay-Z, Malala Yousafzai, and Billie Eilish.
The special stand-alone episode will premiere on Netflix on April 30. But in the meantime, you can watch a first look at Letterman and Mulaney’s conversation right here.
- 4/2/2024
- by Erin Corbett
- Tudum - Netflix
Late night legend David Letterman is returning to Netflix with a new installment of his interview series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction featuring comic John Mulaney.
The special standalone episode of the five-time Emmy Award-nominated series will premiere April 30, 2024.
The episode sees Letterman travel to Mulaney’s hometown of Chicago, where they candidly discuss fatherhood, standup comedy and addiction.
In a sneak peek clip released this afternoon (see below), Letterman accompanies Mulaney on a visit to his Chicago high school, where Mulaney recalls his earliest attempts at humor, including shocking his parents’ friends as a five year-old by reciting Dr Ruth quotes to them.
Letterman taped an interview with Mulaney in front of a live audience at Chicago’s Den Theatre on December 12, 2023.
In 23 episodes across four seasons, My Next Guest has lived up to its name, with Letterman sitting down with quite a few notables, including President Barack Obama,...
The special standalone episode of the five-time Emmy Award-nominated series will premiere April 30, 2024.
The episode sees Letterman travel to Mulaney’s hometown of Chicago, where they candidly discuss fatherhood, standup comedy and addiction.
In a sneak peek clip released this afternoon (see below), Letterman accompanies Mulaney on a visit to his Chicago high school, where Mulaney recalls his earliest attempts at humor, including shocking his parents’ friends as a five year-old by reciting Dr Ruth quotes to them.
Letterman taped an interview with Mulaney in front of a live audience at Chicago’s Den Theatre on December 12, 2023.
In 23 episodes across four seasons, My Next Guest has lived up to its name, with Letterman sitting down with quite a few notables, including President Barack Obama,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
John Mulaney’s homecoming will be captured in the forthcoming episode of Netflix’s My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman. In a special episode premiering on April 30, the comedian heads back to the high school he attended in Chicago to sit with Letterman for a deep discussion about addiction, fatherhood, and comedy.
The walk down memory lane begins in the trailer for the episode, where Mulaney recalls a childhood memory while standing in front of a framed Class of 1950 photo hanging on the wall. It wasn’t...
The walk down memory lane begins in the trailer for the episode, where Mulaney recalls a childhood memory while standing in front of a framed Class of 1950 photo hanging on the wall. It wasn’t...
- 4/2/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
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
And the award for good timing goes to Netflix. In the wake of Oppenheimer’s inevitable Oscar coronation Sunday night, a celebration of a movie about the tormented father of the atomic bomb and the world he helped create, the mega-streamer has dropped Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War, which includes an extensive account of the events leading up to the Manhattan Project, the atomic testing at Los Alamos, the annihilation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the arms race that defined the second half of the Twentieth Century.
- 3/12/2024
- by Chris Vognar
- Rollingstone.com
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With Oscar-nominated 'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan calling 'Dune Part Two' the Denis Villeneuve's 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' - let us take a look at Star Wars and its universe.
May is a special time of year. It is special in multiple ways, there are graduation celebrations, and it's the start of summer (your writer's favorite time of year). But for us Cinephiles it brings us so much more, May is the official month of Star Wars! after all, the original ‘Star Wars: Episode 4’ was released on May 25th, 1977 and George Lucas's birthday is on May 14th. That's not all, May 4th and 5th are Star Wars days where fans around the world celebrate by having watch parties for their favorite episodes. May the 4th be with you, but beware of the revenge of the 5th!
Related Video: Full...
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With Oscar-nominated 'Oppenheimer' director Christopher Nolan calling 'Dune Part Two' the Denis Villeneuve's 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' - let us take a look at Star Wars and its universe.
May is a special time of year. It is special in multiple ways, there are graduation celebrations, and it's the start of summer (your writer's favorite time of year). But for us Cinephiles it brings us so much more, May is the official month of Star Wars! after all, the original ‘Star Wars: Episode 4’ was released on May 25th, 1977 and George Lucas's birthday is on May 14th. That's not all, May 4th and 5th are Star Wars days where fans around the world celebrate by having watch parties for their favorite episodes. May the 4th be with you, but beware of the revenge of the 5th!
Related Video: Full...
- 3/3/2024
- by Noah Spencer
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Greg Gutfeld hosts the prime-time comedy talk show “Gutfeld!” on the Fox News Channel. (Photo courtesy Fox News Media)
The Fox News Channel was cable television’s most-watched news network for the 36th straight month, notching higher total day and key demographic viewers throughout the month of February when compared to its two closest competitors, according to Nielsen data.
The channel was also the most-watched in prime-time across cable news for the 37th straight month, the Nielsen ratings showed, with programs like “Hannity,” “The Ingraham Angle,” “Jesse Watters Primetime” and “Gutfeld!” drawing millions of viewers to the network during the week.
Fox News grew its television audience 8 percent during the day among total viewers and 5 percent in prime-time among the key demographic of adults ages 25 to 54 years old (A25-54), a group that is most attractive to advertisers, according to Nielsen data. The increases were compared to the prior month.
The Fox News Channel was cable television’s most-watched news network for the 36th straight month, notching higher total day and key demographic viewers throughout the month of February when compared to its two closest competitors, according to Nielsen data.
The channel was also the most-watched in prime-time across cable news for the 37th straight month, the Nielsen ratings showed, with programs like “Hannity,” “The Ingraham Angle,” “Jesse Watters Primetime” and “Gutfeld!” drawing millions of viewers to the network during the week.
Fox News grew its television audience 8 percent during the day among total viewers and 5 percent in prime-time among the key demographic of adults ages 25 to 54 years old (A25-54), a group that is most attractive to advertisers, according to Nielsen data. The increases were compared to the prior month.
- 2/28/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
With the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Saturday, Fox News’ Bret Baier sat down with Volodymyr Zelensky for an interview on the front lines.
The fate of a U.S. aid package, now all but stalled in the House, was a centerpiece of the interview, but Baier also brought up former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s recent sit down with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Baier asked Zelensky, “My former colleague Tucker Carlson recently traveled to Moscow and sat down for an interview with Vladimir Putin. Did you happen to see that or coverage of it?”
The Ukrainian leader responded, “I heard some messages in media, and, also, my guys who are advisers, they said. So I don’t have to do — I don’t have time to hear more than two hours of bullshit about us, about the world, about the United States, about our relations,...
The fate of a U.S. aid package, now all but stalled in the House, was a centerpiece of the interview, but Baier also brought up former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s recent sit down with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Baier asked Zelensky, “My former colleague Tucker Carlson recently traveled to Moscow and sat down for an interview with Vladimir Putin. Did you happen to see that or coverage of it?”
The Ukrainian leader responded, “I heard some messages in media, and, also, my guys who are advisers, they said. So I don’t have to do — I don’t have time to hear more than two hours of bullshit about us, about the world, about the United States, about our relations,...
- 2/23/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Abel Ferrara has made a career out of staring unflinchingly into the abyss, interrogating man’s weakness and depravity and daring his audiences to look away. Faced with the catastrophic violence of the war in Ukraine, however, which he chronicles in the Berlin-premiering documentary “Turn in the Wound,” even the iconoclastic director finds himself at a loss — for words, and for easy answers.
“Why is the violence — that’s what it’s about,” Ferrara tells Variety. “Whether it’s there, whether it’s happening in Gaza and Israel — it’s happening all over the world. It has happened, it is happening, and it’s going to happen, and the question is, Why?”
Ferrara returns to Berlin four years after competing for the Golden Bear with “Siberia,” which starred Willem Dafoe in what Variety’s Guy Lodge described as a “beautiful, unhinged, sometimes hilarious trek into geographical and psychological wilderness.” The...
“Why is the violence — that’s what it’s about,” Ferrara tells Variety. “Whether it’s there, whether it’s happening in Gaza and Israel — it’s happening all over the world. It has happened, it is happening, and it’s going to happen, and the question is, Why?”
Ferrara returns to Berlin four years after competing for the Golden Bear with “Siberia,” which starred Willem Dafoe in what Variety’s Guy Lodge described as a “beautiful, unhinged, sometimes hilarious trek into geographical and psychological wilderness.” The...
- 2/21/2024
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
European Orgs Could Step Up Ukrainian Biz Support as Filmmakers and Supporters Point to Funding Gaps
European film agencies, festivals and organizations could do more to support Ukrainian filmmakers, the head of Germany’s state film promotion body, German Films, says.
Simone Baumann, managing director of German Films — which supports the promotion of national filmmakers at festivals and events worldwide — says there is a lot of talk at festival panels and industry gatherings of supporting Ukrainians, but little financial backing.
“Festivals, especially the Berlinale, are trying to help by giving the Ukrainians a discount on the European Film Market booth, but there are not many other organisations that are helping them pay their way,” Baumann says.
“It could be better. In Cannes last year, it was the Estonians and German Films that supported the Ukrainian pavilion. Poland has also been helping — many Ukrainian (and Belarusian) filmmaker have got asylum there, and they are trying to help with projects too.”
One example of good practice, she says,...
Simone Baumann, managing director of German Films — which supports the promotion of national filmmakers at festivals and events worldwide — says there is a lot of talk at festival panels and industry gatherings of supporting Ukrainians, but little financial backing.
“Festivals, especially the Berlinale, are trying to help by giving the Ukrainians a discount on the European Film Market booth, but there are not many other organisations that are helping them pay their way,” Baumann says.
“It could be better. In Cannes last year, it was the Estonians and German Films that supported the Ukrainian pavilion. Poland has also been helping — many Ukrainian (and Belarusian) filmmaker have got asylum there, and they are trying to help with projects too.”
One example of good practice, she says,...
- 2/19/2024
- by Nick Holdsworth
- Variety Film + TV
As the Israel-Hamas war continues to rage in Gaza, repercussions are being felt at the Berlinale, which looks to be one of the most politically charged editions in recent history.
Several filmmakers have already canceled their participation to the festival in protest of Germany’s attitude towards Palestinian voices, while more than 50 Berlinale workers have signed an open letter this week demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and asking that the festival leadership take a “stronger institutional stance” on what the statement calls “the current assault on Palestinian life” and calling on the festival to take a stance that is “consistent with those taken in response to other events that have struck the international community in recent years.”
The war in Gaza followed Hamas’ attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, which resulted in approximately 1,200 deaths and 250 hostages taken. As the death toll continues to rise, with nearly 30,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza...
Several filmmakers have already canceled their participation to the festival in protest of Germany’s attitude towards Palestinian voices, while more than 50 Berlinale workers have signed an open letter this week demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and asking that the festival leadership take a “stronger institutional stance” on what the statement calls “the current assault on Palestinian life” and calling on the festival to take a stance that is “consistent with those taken in response to other events that have struck the international community in recent years.”
The war in Gaza followed Hamas’ attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, which resulted in approximately 1,200 deaths and 250 hostages taken. As the death toll continues to rise, with nearly 30,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza...
- 2/16/2024
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
Tucker Carlson’s just-released interview with Vladimir Putin shows the former Fox News host has left shameless behind for pure sycophancy.
It would be one thing if the much-hyped sit down from the Kremlin was merely fawning, but instead Carlson abdicated any sense of being a significant participant in the interview to let the internationally-scorned Russian president deliver what is for all practical purposes a stump speech. On the handful of occasions when Carlson actually did try to get a word or a question in, Putin knocks him down faster than a shot of vodka at a wedding banquet.
Name-dropping Stalin, Dostoyevsky, the slow fall of Roman Empire, and “how Russian people think more about the eternal,” Putin rambled on and on for much of the interview with little interjection or fact checking from the bemused-looking Carlson. In fact, for all Carlson’s incorrect claims that American media aren’t...
It would be one thing if the much-hyped sit down from the Kremlin was merely fawning, but instead Carlson abdicated any sense of being a significant participant in the interview to let the internationally-scorned Russian president deliver what is for all practical purposes a stump speech. On the handful of occasions when Carlson actually did try to get a word or a question in, Putin knocks him down faster than a shot of vodka at a wedding banquet.
Name-dropping Stalin, Dostoyevsky, the slow fall of Roman Empire, and “how Russian people think more about the eternal,” Putin rambled on and on for much of the interview with little interjection or fact checking from the bemused-looking Carlson. In fact, for all Carlson’s incorrect claims that American media aren’t...
- 2/9/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Not that many are expecting Tucker Carlson to be a source of absolute truth, but his claim that Western journalists haven’t even tried to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin about the war in Ukraine is being ripped by reporters who have been trying to do exactly that for years.
The former Fox News personality’s Tuesday announcement that he’s interviewed Putin included the claim that journalists have done “scores of interviews” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky but “not a single Western journalist has bothered to interview the president of the other country involved in this conflict, Vladimir Putin. Most Americans have no idea why Putin invaded Ukraine or what his goals are now. They’ve never heard his voice. That’s wrong.”
First, Putin’s reasons for invading Ukraine have been widely and repeatedly reported in the U.S. from his speeches and official statements (which often include his “voice”).
But second,...
The former Fox News personality’s Tuesday announcement that he’s interviewed Putin included the claim that journalists have done “scores of interviews” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky but “not a single Western journalist has bothered to interview the president of the other country involved in this conflict, Vladimir Putin. Most Americans have no idea why Putin invaded Ukraine or what his goals are now. They’ve never heard his voice. That’s wrong.”
First, Putin’s reasons for invading Ukraine have been widely and repeatedly reported in the U.S. from his speeches and official statements (which often include his “voice”).
But second,...
- 2/7/2024
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive, updated with Biković’s statement: HBO has parted ways with actor Miloš Biković who will no longer be part of The White Lotus‘ upcoming third season set at a Thailand hotel, sources tell Deadline.
The series does not reveal character details but Biković is believed to have been cast in the small recurring role of a Russian. The part will now be recast as production is about to start in and around Koh Samui, Phuket, and Bangkok.
“I was honored to be chosen to be a part of White Lotus, a TV series that I hold in high regard and with colleagues whom I deeply respect,” Biković said in a statement, which you can read in full below. “However, my participation is not possible due to reasons beyond the realm of art and I will not bow to any narrative that seeks to compromise my integrity.”
The decision comes...
The series does not reveal character details but Biković is believed to have been cast in the small recurring role of a Russian. The part will now be recast as production is about to start in and around Koh Samui, Phuket, and Bangkok.
“I was honored to be chosen to be a part of White Lotus, a TV series that I hold in high regard and with colleagues whom I deeply respect,” Biković said in a statement, which you can read in full below. “However, my participation is not possible due to reasons beyond the realm of art and I will not bow to any narrative that seeks to compromise my integrity.”
The decision comes...
- 2/2/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Ukraine is not happy with HBO for hiring Serbian actor Miloš Biković for season three of The White Lotus.
The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs put out a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) calling out the hiring.
Keep reading to find out more…
The tweet from Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs read, “Miloš Biković, Serbian actor who has been supporting Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion, is now set to star in HBO’s The White Lotus Season 3 @HBO, is it all right for you to work with a person who supports genocide & violates international law?”
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Biković apparently posted a poll on social media sharing that there was higher trust in Russia’s Vladimir Putin than Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
In 2018, he was given an award by Putin: the Pushkin medal, which is given out to people who help advance the culture of Russia.
The country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs put out a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) calling out the hiring.
Keep reading to find out more…
The tweet from Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs read, “Miloš Biković, Serbian actor who has been supporting Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion, is now set to star in HBO’s The White Lotus Season 3 @HBO, is it all right for you to work with a person who supports genocide & violates international law?”
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Biković apparently posted a poll on social media sharing that there was higher trust in Russia’s Vladimir Putin than Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
In 2018, he was given an award by Putin: the Pushkin medal, which is given out to people who help advance the culture of Russia.
- 1/25/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Ukraine has attacked HBO after The White Lotus cast Miloš Biković, a Serbian actor who has voiced his admiration for Russia and accepted a medal from Vladimir Putin.
Biković joined Season 3 of Mike White’s hit drama earlier this month, with production set to begin in Thailand next month on a story following a new group of guests at another White Lotus hotel.
Character details have not been confirmed, but Deadline understands that Biković is believed to be playing a Russian.
Ukraine posted a social media video calling out Warner Bros.Discovery’s decision to give Biković work. Tagging HBO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked: “Is it all right for you to work with a person who supports genocide & violates international law?”
Miloš Biković, Serbian actor who has been supporting Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion, is now set to star in HBO's The White Lotus Season 3@HBO,...
Biković joined Season 3 of Mike White’s hit drama earlier this month, with production set to begin in Thailand next month on a story following a new group of guests at another White Lotus hotel.
Character details have not been confirmed, but Deadline understands that Biković is believed to be playing a Russian.
Ukraine posted a social media video calling out Warner Bros.Discovery’s decision to give Biković work. Tagging HBO, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked: “Is it all right for you to work with a person who supports genocide & violates international law?”
Miloš Biković, Serbian actor who has been supporting Russia since the start of the full-scale invasion, is now set to star in HBO's The White Lotus Season 3@HBO,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
A declassified U.S. intelligence assessment shared with Congress revealed that Russia has experienced a staggering 87% reduction in its active-duty ground troops and two-thirds of its pre-invasion tanks since the start of its invasion of Ukraine.
The assessment states that out of the 360,000 troops that made up Russia’s pre-invasion ground force (which includes contract and conscript personnel), 315,000 have been lost in battle. Additionally, 2,200 out of 3,500 tanks and 4,400 out of 13,600 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers have been destroyed. This equals a loss rate of 32%.
To sustain its war efforts, Russia has relaxed recruitment standards and utilized older equipment from Soviet-era stockpiles. However, the assessment highlights that the war has significantly hindered Russia’s previous 15-year endeavor to modernize its ground forces.
Despite the heavy losses in personnel and equipment, Russian President Vladimir Putin remains determined to continue the war, which will soon mark its second anniversary.
The intelligence...
The assessment states that out of the 360,000 troops that made up Russia’s pre-invasion ground force (which includes contract and conscript personnel), 315,000 have been lost in battle. Additionally, 2,200 out of 3,500 tanks and 4,400 out of 13,600 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers have been destroyed. This equals a loss rate of 32%.
To sustain its war efforts, Russia has relaxed recruitment standards and utilized older equipment from Soviet-era stockpiles. However, the assessment highlights that the war has significantly hindered Russia’s previous 15-year endeavor to modernize its ground forces.
Despite the heavy losses in personnel and equipment, Russian President Vladimir Putin remains determined to continue the war, which will soon mark its second anniversary.
The intelligence...
- 12/17/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
In a joint news conference with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky this week, President Joe Biden made clear to Republicans that if the U.S. refuses to extend further aid to Ukraine, it would be a huge win for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Biden emphasized that failure to approve additional funding for Ukraine would not only embolden Putin but also jeopardize Ukraine’s journey towards “[Becoming] proud, free and firmly rooted in the West.” He stressed, “History will judge harshly those who turn their back on freedoms — because today Ukraine’s freedom is on the line, but if we don’t stop putting people in danger, it’s the freedom of everyone almost everywhere.”
On Russian state TV, one commentator said, “Well done Republicans, they are standing firm.”
While another said, “What’s happening in the U.S. is beneficial to us. Russia is winning. Ukraine is losing. This is it...
Biden emphasized that failure to approve additional funding for Ukraine would not only embolden Putin but also jeopardize Ukraine’s journey towards “[Becoming] proud, free and firmly rooted in the West.” He stressed, “History will judge harshly those who turn their back on freedoms — because today Ukraine’s freedom is on the line, but if we don’t stop putting people in danger, it’s the freedom of everyone almost everywhere.”
On Russian state TV, one commentator said, “Well done Republicans, they are standing firm.”
While another said, “What’s happening in the U.S. is beneficial to us. Russia is winning. Ukraine is losing. This is it...
- 12/16/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Vikings star Katheryn Winnick made her character Lagertha — a shield maiden, or female warrior — as tough and determined as any of the male warriors fighting in bloody battles on the popular history drama.
And she’s a a kick-ass woman in real life, having earned her first black belt at 13 and opened three martial arts studios in her native Toronto by age 21. But Winnick says her onscreen bravado in Vikings is nothing compared to the fighting spirit she has seen among the Ukrainian people as they defend her family’s ancestral homeland against a continuing Russian onslaught.
“Yes, I may play a warrior on TV. But they’re the real warriors,” Winnick tells The Hollywood Reporter as her fundraising efforts include serving as a UNITED24 Ambassador, alongside fellow actors Liev Schreiber, Mark Strong and Mark Hamill, and her charity The Winnick Foundation partnering with Ukrainian organizations to help rebuild the country.
And she’s a a kick-ass woman in real life, having earned her first black belt at 13 and opened three martial arts studios in her native Toronto by age 21. But Winnick says her onscreen bravado in Vikings is nothing compared to the fighting spirit she has seen among the Ukrainian people as they defend her family’s ancestral homeland against a continuing Russian onslaught.
“Yes, I may play a warrior on TV. But they’re the real warriors,” Winnick tells The Hollywood Reporter as her fundraising efforts include serving as a UNITED24 Ambassador, alongside fellow actors Liev Schreiber, Mark Strong and Mark Hamill, and her charity The Winnick Foundation partnering with Ukrainian organizations to help rebuild the country.
- 12/14/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Is the Saudi-Hollywood love affair back on?
Judging by the third edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, which wrapped on Dec. 9, the answer is yes. A parade of stars including Will Smith, Michelle Williams, Chris Hemsworth, Johnny Depp and Halle Berry made the pilgrimage to Jeddah even as the Israel-Hamas conflict raged just 700 miles north.
This year’s guest list signals a dramatic reversal in relations from five years ago, when Hollywood’s outrage campaign was in full swing following the murder of The Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the hands of Saudi government agents. In the aftermath, WME’s Ari Emanuel cut ties with the kingdom, returning its $400 million investment just six months after courting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visit to Los Angeles.
While enticing big-name talent this year generated positive publicity, the real Saudi mandate is to diversify the country’s economy beyond oil,...
Judging by the third edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, which wrapped on Dec. 9, the answer is yes. A parade of stars including Will Smith, Michelle Williams, Chris Hemsworth, Johnny Depp and Halle Berry made the pilgrimage to Jeddah even as the Israel-Hamas conflict raged just 700 miles north.
This year’s guest list signals a dramatic reversal in relations from five years ago, when Hollywood’s outrage campaign was in full swing following the murder of The Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the hands of Saudi government agents. In the aftermath, WME’s Ari Emanuel cut ties with the kingdom, returning its $400 million investment just six months after courting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his visit to Los Angeles.
While enticing big-name talent this year generated positive publicity, the real Saudi mandate is to diversify the country’s economy beyond oil,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Tatiana Siegel
- Variety Film + TV
An app where mid-level celebrities can make beer money by carrying out the instructions of a total stranger via a selfie video… what could possibly go wrong? Elijah Wood, Dean Norris of “Breaking Bad,” Kate Flannery from “The Office,” Priscilla Presley (“The Naked Gun”), and “Scrubs” curmudgeon John McGinley found out the answer the hard way this summer.
Beginning in July, “Russia-aligned influence actors have tricked celebrities into providing video messages that were then used in pro-Russian propaganda,” the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center found and shared in a Thursday blog post. The videos were then “manipulated to falsely paint Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a drug addict.”
Ok, so that could go wrong.
American actors and other celebrities, including musician Shavo Odadjian, were apparently asked to provide messages of support on Cameo (almost certainly; the popular website will not confirm the specific activity) to someone named “Vladimir.” The unwitting stars...
Beginning in July, “Russia-aligned influence actors have tricked celebrities into providing video messages that were then used in pro-Russian propaganda,” the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center found and shared in a Thursday blog post. The videos were then “manipulated to falsely paint Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a drug addict.”
Ok, so that could go wrong.
American actors and other celebrities, including musician Shavo Odadjian, were apparently asked to provide messages of support on Cameo (almost certainly; the popular website will not confirm the specific activity) to someone named “Vladimir.” The unwitting stars...
- 12/7/2023
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Sean Penn-starring Ukrainian anthology movie War Through the Eyes of Animals has wrapped shooting in LA and more details have emerged about Penn’s involvement.
The movie is told in nine parts and shines a spotlight on animals affected by ecocide due to the war in Ukraine, which has been raging for nearly two years. Filming recently wrapped in LA and a second phase will begin in Ukraine shortly.
Penn stars in the final story titled ‘The Eagle,’ written and filmed by renowned director Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi (The Tribe), which pays tribute to a Ukrainian nature reserve around Chernobyl ravaged by war. It features a recording of rare bird voices in a national reserve, where a young sound engineer has ventured at the request of a foreign producer. The engineer is then interrupted by the sudden outbreak of war.
“It was a pleasure to collaborate with a global cinema...
The movie is told in nine parts and shines a spotlight on animals affected by ecocide due to the war in Ukraine, which has been raging for nearly two years. Filming recently wrapped in LA and a second phase will begin in Ukraine shortly.
Penn stars in the final story titled ‘The Eagle,’ written and filmed by renowned director Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi (The Tribe), which pays tribute to a Ukrainian nature reserve around Chernobyl ravaged by war. It features a recording of rare bird voices in a national reserve, where a young sound engineer has ventured at the request of a foreign producer. The engineer is then interrupted by the sudden outbreak of war.
“It was a pleasure to collaborate with a global cinema...
- 12/7/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Crimean televisions were hacked by displaying a message from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy mocking Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The screens showed multiple messages declaring Putin “a d—-.”
Viewers were also shown a message vowing that Crimea will eventually return to Ukraine.
“Ukraine will return its territory, our people,” Zelensky said in the message. “We will not leave anyone to the occupiers.”
The hack was confirmed by Oleg Kryuchkov, an official based in Crimea. Russian officials looked to end Zelensky’s broadcast.
In June, broadcasts of two Russian cable channels were interrupted by a video featuring Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense.
According to leaked U.S. military cables, it is believed that Putin has been receiving chemotherapy for cancer for several years. In a speech last week, Putin demanded that Russian women have “eight or more children” to increase the population, which war casualties have depleted.
-occupied Crimea TV was...
The screens showed multiple messages declaring Putin “a d—-.”
Viewers were also shown a message vowing that Crimea will eventually return to Ukraine.
“Ukraine will return its territory, our people,” Zelensky said in the message. “We will not leave anyone to the occupiers.”
The hack was confirmed by Oleg Kryuchkov, an official based in Crimea. Russian officials looked to end Zelensky’s broadcast.
In June, broadcasts of two Russian cable channels were interrupted by a video featuring Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense.
According to leaked U.S. military cables, it is believed that Putin has been receiving chemotherapy for cancer for several years. In a speech last week, Putin demanded that Russian women have “eight or more children” to increase the population, which war casualties have depleted.
-occupied Crimea TV was...
- 12/6/2023
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
The Taylor Swift era continues.
The superstar singer-songwriter has been named Time‘s 2023 Person of the Year, the first time that an entertainer has received the honor from the long-running publication.
Time announced the Person of the Year on Wednesday morning.
“The selections over the years have tended to follow certain patterns. The person chosen has typically been a ruler over traditional domains of power. He — and yes, usually it has been a ‘he’ — is very often a politician or a titan of industry. Fourteen U.S. presidents, five leaders of Russia or the Soviet Union and three Popes have all been recognized,” the magazine’s editor Sam Jacobs wrote about naming Swift.
“And yet the person whose singular influence was revealed throughout 2023 has held none of these roles — or anything remotely similar,” he added. “Every year contains light and dark; 2023 was a year with significant shares of darkness. In a divided world,...
The superstar singer-songwriter has been named Time‘s 2023 Person of the Year, the first time that an entertainer has received the honor from the long-running publication.
Time announced the Person of the Year on Wednesday morning.
“The selections over the years have tended to follow certain patterns. The person chosen has typically been a ruler over traditional domains of power. He — and yes, usually it has been a ‘he’ — is very often a politician or a titan of industry. Fourteen U.S. presidents, five leaders of Russia or the Soviet Union and three Popes have all been recognized,” the magazine’s editor Sam Jacobs wrote about naming Swift.
“And yet the person whose singular influence was revealed throughout 2023 has held none of these roles — or anything remotely similar,” he added. “Every year contains light and dark; 2023 was a year with significant shares of darkness. In a divided world,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Taylor Swift, Barbie and Hollywood strikers are among the nine contenders for Time’s 2023 Person of the Year, the magazine announced today.
Also up for the designation, in addition to various world figures, is Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.
The annual selection chooses the individual, group, or concept that has had the most influence on the world throughout the previous 12 months. The 2023 Person of the Year will be announced on Wednesday.
The nine candidates were announced on NBC’s Today show this morning. See the full list below.
In considering the striking Hollywood writers and actors, Time said the workers displayed “a rare show of the power of both labor and the entertainment industry.”
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie, Time said, “made clear the possibility for theatrical success remains even in a streaming world,” while Swift was noted for the re-release of her albums and “the highest-grossing global tour of all time.
Also up for the designation, in addition to various world figures, is Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI.
The annual selection chooses the individual, group, or concept that has had the most influence on the world throughout the previous 12 months. The 2023 Person of the Year will be announced on Wednesday.
The nine candidates were announced on NBC’s Today show this morning. See the full list below.
In considering the striking Hollywood writers and actors, Time said the workers displayed “a rare show of the power of both labor and the entertainment industry.”
Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie, Time said, “made clear the possibility for theatrical success remains even in a streaming world,” while Swift was noted for the re-release of her albums and “the highest-grossing global tour of all time.
- 12/4/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood has a strong presence on the shortlist for Time‘s 2023 Person of the Year.
The magazine and global media brand announced the finalists for its annual Person of the Year Monday morning. The 2023 honoree will be officially announced Wednesday morning.
Among the finalists this year are the Hollywood strikers at the WGA and SAG-AFTRA, Barbie and Taylor Swift.
Time notes that the Person of the Year is the “individual, group, or concept that has had the most influence on the world throughout the previous 12 months,” and is not necessarily about someone who is good, bad or powerful, but rather a reflection of influence.
But its hard to argue with any of those choices, given Swift’s emergence as a global musical icon, selling out stadiums around the world; the success of the Barbie movie and its transformative take on the classic toy, or the impact that Hollywood’s labor...
The magazine and global media brand announced the finalists for its annual Person of the Year Monday morning. The 2023 honoree will be officially announced Wednesday morning.
Among the finalists this year are the Hollywood strikers at the WGA and SAG-AFTRA, Barbie and Taylor Swift.
Time notes that the Person of the Year is the “individual, group, or concept that has had the most influence on the world throughout the previous 12 months,” and is not necessarily about someone who is good, bad or powerful, but rather a reflection of influence.
But its hard to argue with any of those choices, given Swift’s emergence as a global musical icon, selling out stadiums around the world; the success of the Barbie movie and its transformative take on the classic toy, or the impact that Hollywood’s labor...
- 12/4/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Early this morning a video began gaining steam online purporting that Danny Trejo refused a paid PR visit to Ukraine because President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office wanted a “kickback” from the sum paid to the Machete actor for the visit.
Deadline contacted Trejo’s representatives who confirmed that the entire story is false. Trejo was never invited to Ukraine by Zelensky. He was never offered a fee for such a trip. Zelensky’s office never asked for a kickback.
In other words – Trejo said, via his rep: “It never happened. Someone is making things up.”
The video cites “the actor’s manager Ryan Davis” as the source of the story. Trejo has no such representative and never has, per his actual representation.
Political journalist Brian Krassenstein was among those questioning the veracity of the video this morning.
“This is a Fake video being shared by mainly Russian-affiliated accounts, pretending to be from MSNBC,...
Deadline contacted Trejo’s representatives who confirmed that the entire story is false. Trejo was never invited to Ukraine by Zelensky. He was never offered a fee for such a trip. Zelensky’s office never asked for a kickback.
In other words – Trejo said, via his rep: “It never happened. Someone is making things up.”
The video cites “the actor’s manager Ryan Davis” as the source of the story. Trejo has no such representative and never has, per his actual representation.
Political journalist Brian Krassenstein was among those questioning the veracity of the video this morning.
“This is a Fake video being shared by mainly Russian-affiliated accounts, pretending to be from MSNBC,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News will launch a weekly podcast with correspondent Benjamin Hall, devoted to telling stories of “community and compassion,” including those who helped him recover from severe injuries he suffered in Ukraine last year.
Searching for Heroes with Benjamin Hall will debut on Monday, with Hall looking back at his experience in Ukraine. In March, 2022, his car was struck by a missile, killing his colleagues photojournalist Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kuvshynova. Hall lost part of his leg and suffered other serious injuries.
In the podcast, Hall also will feature figures including Rich Fierro, the Army veteran who stopped a gunman that opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs, and Brandonn Mixon, the former Afghanistan War veteran who started the Veterans Community Project to help homeless veterans. After the debut, new episodes will be posted on Sunday afternoons at 3 p.m. Et at FoxNewsPodcasts.com and other major platforms.
Searching for Heroes with Benjamin Hall will debut on Monday, with Hall looking back at his experience in Ukraine. In March, 2022, his car was struck by a missile, killing his colleagues photojournalist Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra Kuvshynova. Hall lost part of his leg and suffered other serious injuries.
In the podcast, Hall also will feature figures including Rich Fierro, the Army veteran who stopped a gunman that opened fire at Club Q in Colorado Springs, and Brandonn Mixon, the former Afghanistan War veteran who started the Veterans Community Project to help homeless veterans. After the debut, new episodes will be posted on Sunday afternoons at 3 p.m. Et at FoxNewsPodcasts.com and other major platforms.
- 11/28/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that Moscow is ready to end the conflict with Ukraine, deeming it a “tragedy.”
Putin blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the continued violence during a Group of Twenty (G20) meeting on Wednesday.
“Military actions are always a tragedy,” he said. “And of course, we should think about how to stop this tragedy. Russia has never refused peace talks with Ukraine.”
In October 2022, Zelensky signed a declaration that peace talks between Ukraine and Russia would be “impossible.”
Putin is reportedly getting ready to deliver a speech at another G20 meeting to urge world leaders to come up with tactics for ending the war.
Both Russia and Ukraine have lost thousands of soldiers since the war broke out in February 2022.
In May, a leaked U.S. military cable suggested that Putin has been receiving chemotherapy for cancer.
The post Vladimir Putin Says Russia Is...
Putin blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the continued violence during a Group of Twenty (G20) meeting on Wednesday.
“Military actions are always a tragedy,” he said. “And of course, we should think about how to stop this tragedy. Russia has never refused peace talks with Ukraine.”
In October 2022, Zelensky signed a declaration that peace talks between Ukraine and Russia would be “impossible.”
Putin is reportedly getting ready to deliver a speech at another G20 meeting to urge world leaders to come up with tactics for ending the war.
Both Russia and Ukraine have lost thousands of soldiers since the war broke out in February 2022.
In May, a leaked U.S. military cable suggested that Putin has been receiving chemotherapy for cancer.
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- 11/23/2023
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
Exclusive: Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment is partnering with Wattpad Webtoon Studios to develop a feature adaptation of Love Advice from the Great Duke of Hell, the hit comic from the creator known as Unfins, which has thus far garnered more than 160 million views on digital comic publishing platform, Webtoon.
Attached to script the live-action take is Cody Blue Snider, a veteran of the commercial and music video worlds, who is best known for his award-winning shorts All That Remains and Fool’s Day. Imagine will produce alongside Wattpad Webtoon Studios, with Karen Lunder and Allan Mandelbaum overseeing for Imagine, and Aron Levitz, David Madden and Lindsey Weems Ramey overseeing for Wattpad Webtoon.
Unfins’ Ringo Award-nominated comic tells the story of Paul, a hapless high schooler madly in love with “the girl next door.” After mistakenly summoning The Great Duke of Hell, Astaroth, Paul offers his soul...
Attached to script the live-action take is Cody Blue Snider, a veteran of the commercial and music video worlds, who is best known for his award-winning shorts All That Remains and Fool’s Day. Imagine will produce alongside Wattpad Webtoon Studios, with Karen Lunder and Allan Mandelbaum overseeing for Imagine, and Aron Levitz, David Madden and Lindsey Weems Ramey overseeing for Wattpad Webtoon.
Unfins’ Ringo Award-nominated comic tells the story of Paul, a hapless high schooler madly in love with “the girl next door.” After mistakenly summoning The Great Duke of Hell, Astaroth, Paul offers his soul...
- 11/20/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Sean Pean says the cost in human lives of Russia’s continuing war on Ukraine is on “all of us.”
Political dithering in the West has given Russia great advantages in the conflict, Penn argued, speaking to the audience Friday in Torun, Poland, after screening “Superpower,” his documentary on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Camerimage cinematography film fest.
If Ukraine had been supplied with enough military support to control its airspace early on, Penn argues, the war that began with Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion last year could have been ended by now. Instead, he said, the measured U.S. response was “shameful.”
When asked by one audience member whether Penn had tried to speak to Vladimir Putin while shooting the film, Penn said he had – though he confessed it personally revolted him to meet with the Russian president’s top people, who declined an interview, preferring to gossip about...
Political dithering in the West has given Russia great advantages in the conflict, Penn argued, speaking to the audience Friday in Torun, Poland, after screening “Superpower,” his documentary on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Camerimage cinematography film fest.
If Ukraine had been supplied with enough military support to control its airspace early on, Penn argues, the war that began with Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion last year could have been ended by now. Instead, he said, the measured U.S. response was “shameful.”
When asked by one audience member whether Penn had tried to speak to Vladimir Putin while shooting the film, Penn said he had – though he confessed it personally revolted him to meet with the Russian president’s top people, who declined an interview, preferring to gossip about...
- 11/17/2023
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
Husband and wife Gael Monfils and Elina Svitolina will both play at the Asb Classic in Auckland, where they'll kick off their 2024 season.
Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils had exciting 2023 campaigns. On the one hand, Svitolina was amazing, making some incredible runs and earning the respect of the whole tennis community by doing that. Monfils didn't play as well but hit some solid peaks at different times of the year.
There are a couple of things important for him to do in 2024, one of which is the Olympics, so the start of the season will be crucial for him. He'll begin in Auckland together with his wife, as they both signed up for it.
Tournament director Nicolas Lamperin confirmed it and spoke about Monfils particularly, whom he knows really well.
He knew he could still play at that level, but the big difference was to show it on court. He...
Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils had exciting 2023 campaigns. On the one hand, Svitolina was amazing, making some incredible runs and earning the respect of the whole tennis community by doing that. Monfils didn't play as well but hit some solid peaks at different times of the year.
There are a couple of things important for him to do in 2024, one of which is the Olympics, so the start of the season will be crucial for him. He'll begin in Auckland together with his wife, as they both signed up for it.
Tournament director Nicolas Lamperin confirmed it and spoke about Monfils particularly, whom he knows really well.
He knew he could still play at that level, but the big difference was to show it on court. He...
- 11/16/2023
- Tennis Infinity
Presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, called Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, a “comedian in cargo pants” and a “Nazi” during the NBC News Republican debate Wednesday.
Zelensky, who is Jewish, has expressed his solidarity with Israel amid its war in Gaza and has reportedly sent an official request to the Israeli Prime Minister’s office asking to coordinate a visit. In 2021, Zelensky signed a law combating anti-Semitism.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has repeatedly claimed Ukraine’s government is “openly neo-Nazi” and controlled by “Nazis” in order to justify his...
Zelensky, who is Jewish, has expressed his solidarity with Israel amid its war in Gaza and has reportedly sent an official request to the Israeli Prime Minister’s office asking to coordinate a visit. In 2021, Zelensky signed a law combating anti-Semitism.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has repeatedly claimed Ukraine’s government is “openly neo-Nazi” and controlled by “Nazis” in order to justify his...
- 11/9/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Update: As expected, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis clashed at the third Republican debate, engaging in extended tussles and accusations that the other has been coddling China.
Their clashes were largely between themselves, with relatively little time spent on the runaway front runner in the race, Donald Trump.
Haley has been critical of Trump in previous debates for running up the deficit, and DeSantis tonight ran through a list of criticisms, including why he didn’t “drain the swamp.” But neither candidate engaged in the kind of sustained barrage of Trump that would be expected, particularly since the former president has not only skipped the debate and belittled them, he has been counter programming the events.
“This is the debate … in case Donald Trump chokes on a cheeseburger,” MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said in some of the post-commentary.
Trump’s decision to skip the debates — initially viewed as a risk...
Their clashes were largely between themselves, with relatively little time spent on the runaway front runner in the race, Donald Trump.
Haley has been critical of Trump in previous debates for running up the deficit, and DeSantis tonight ran through a list of criticisms, including why he didn’t “drain the swamp.” But neither candidate engaged in the kind of sustained barrage of Trump that would be expected, particularly since the former president has not only skipped the debate and belittled them, he has been counter programming the events.
“This is the debate … in case Donald Trump chokes on a cheeseburger,” MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said in some of the post-commentary.
Trump’s decision to skip the debates — initially viewed as a risk...
- 11/9/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The 31st edition of the Camerimage Film Festival, Europe’s top cinematography event, will welcome a host of stellar guests to the Gothic Polish town of Torun, including Adam Driver, Sean Penn and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences CEO Bill Kramer.
Driver and Penn will screen their latest films, respectively, the high-octane biopic “Ferrari” and the portrait of Eastern Europe’s most remarkable wartime president, Volodymyr Zelensky, “Superpower.”
As regular fest guests have learned, the calendar of film screenings is just as important to study as the schedule for panels, seminars and masterclasses. That’s because Camerimage, with limited event space for now, strategically holds filmmaker talks following film projections, often in the same hall of the Jordanki cinema space.
Which means opening-night audiences who linger after Camerimage screens Robbie Ryan-shot “Poor Things,” the Frankenstein-esque fairytale by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Emma Stone, will be able to...
Driver and Penn will screen their latest films, respectively, the high-octane biopic “Ferrari” and the portrait of Eastern Europe’s most remarkable wartime president, Volodymyr Zelensky, “Superpower.”
As regular fest guests have learned, the calendar of film screenings is just as important to study as the schedule for panels, seminars and masterclasses. That’s because Camerimage, with limited event space for now, strategically holds filmmaker talks following film projections, often in the same hall of the Jordanki cinema space.
Which means opening-night audiences who linger after Camerimage screens Robbie Ryan-shot “Poor Things,” the Frankenstein-esque fairytale by Yorgos Lanthimos, starring Emma Stone, will be able to...
- 11/6/2023
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
New House Speaker Mike Johnson is eager to send military aid to Israel but is not willing to prioritize aid to Ukraine as it continues to suffer under attack from Vladimir Putin’s army.
“We are going to move a stand-alone Israeli funding bill,” said Johnson during an appearance on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures. Johnson picked up the speaker’s gavel this week after the ouster of former GOP speaker Kevin McCarthy.
"We are going to move a stand-alone Israeli funding bill" — Mike Johnson on Fox News says he's...
“We are going to move a stand-alone Israeli funding bill,” said Johnson during an appearance on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures. Johnson picked up the speaker’s gavel this week after the ouster of former GOP speaker Kevin McCarthy.
"We are going to move a stand-alone Israeli funding bill" — Mike Johnson on Fox News says he's...
- 10/29/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Nearly two weeks ago, media reported that Donald Trump reportedly revealed information about U.S. nuclear submarine capabilities to Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt. And on Sunday, 60 Minutes Australia played recordings of secret tapes where Pratt disclosed other non-public information Trump shared with him, including information about U.S. military operations in Iraq and Trump’s conversations with the presidents of Iraq and Ukraine.
According to Pratt, Trump shared a lot with him, such as information about U.S. bombings in Iraq before they were publicly reported. “I hadn’t even heard it,...
According to Pratt, Trump shared a lot with him, such as information about U.S. bombings in Iraq before they were publicly reported. “I hadn’t even heard it,...
- 10/22/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
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