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Two well-reviewed indies are taking a bow in limited release in the shadow of Dune, A24’s Problemista by Julio Torres, and Shayda from Sony Pictures Classics, the feature debut of Noora Niasari. Torres, the comedian, actor and writer, in his directorial debut, stars with Tilda Swinton as Problemista gets its release at last after being
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Tory MP Alicia Kearns (L) berates Alba MP Neale Hanvey (R) for dropping the “T” from “LGBT”. (Parliamentlive.tv) A bill aimed at ban conversion therapy failed to move through Parliament on Friday (1 March), after a debate on it ran out of time: with anti-conversion therapy ban MPs accused of ‘filibustering’ the bill. The Conservative
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When movies come out, we grade them with reviews, define them by box office returns or eyeballs on streaming services, and maybe trophies down the line. But every successful, ambitious film starts with a dream, followed by compromise and adversity. Deadline offers the occasional peek into the creative aspirations, and the sweat and blood that
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It wasn’t until 1950 that she and her husband Carl Apfel, who passed in August 2015, started a textile company, Old World Weavers.  In addition to running the company, Iris oversaw many restoration projects for the White House, working for nine presidents, including Harry S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald
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Williams (right) is taking on Streep’s iconic role. (20th Century Studios/ABC) Vanessa Williams has spoken about taking on the role of Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada musical, telling fans that her version is “not Meryl Streep”.  The award-winning Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives star will take on the role at the Dominion Theatre
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UPDATED, Friday AM after Thursday EXCLUSIVE: Legendary/Warner Bros‘ Dune Part Two has now grown to $12 million-plus in previews, Warner Bros said Friday. That’s from 4,500 locations; Imax alone delivered $4.5M of that number, or 38%. Of that preview figure, $2M came from an Imax fan screening on February 25. Audience reactions have hit Rotten
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Budweiser factories have received bomb threats in wake of bigoted backlash over Bud Light’s collaboration with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney. (Getty) The world’s biggest brewery could lose a staggering $1.4 billion (£1.1 billion) in sales following the backlash against its partnership with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney. While Anheuser-Busch InBev boasted record revenues in 2023, in
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Eduardo Acuna, who’s kept a low profile since taking the top job at Cineworld last summer, took a bow in NYC this week to showcase the world’s largest 4DX auditorium at the renovated Regal Times Square. The exhibitor partnered with CJ 4DPLEX, a cinema tech innovator of cutting-edge formats like this one that uses immersive
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Feminist group Sisters Uncut protest outside the central criminal court as the sentencing hearing for Wayne Couzens takes place. (Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images) Wayne Couzens, the police officer who abducted, raped and murdered Sarah Everard in 2021, was wholly unsuitable for his position on the force, an inquiry has found.  A former armed protection officer
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Joey Graziadei is addressing the not-so-rosy comments on his appearance. The Bachelor star responded to social media users who have been expressing concern over his “yellow eyes” during his season of the ABC dating show. As he explained in a Feb. 29 TikTok video, he has Gilbert Syndrome, a non-serious condition in which the liver doesn’t process bilirubin normally, according to the Mayo Clinic. 
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BMG recording artist, producer and World renowned, Global Touring Electrifying Powerhouse, DRMAGDN: Cyborg Drummer and DJ will make his debut at the popular, trendy night spot Chelsea Table & Stage (located at 152 west 26th street inside the Hilton Hotel) on Friday April 12, 2024 @ 9:00PM. DRMAGDN will be celebrating his high energy brand
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Adam Aron and the AMC Entertainment board have agreed to reduce the CEO’s target compensation by 25% this year, he said, as he’s bombarded with hostility by the theater chain’s large group of retail shareholders angry at the sinking stock. It means the target amount that he’d be eligible for would be lower. Aron didn’t
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LGBTQ+ community marches to Florida Capitol in powerful protest of Trans Erasure Bill (Anatoliy Cherkasov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) The LGBTQ+ community in Florida has marched to the state capitol, to protest against proposed legislation activists are calling the “trans erasure bill”.  Hundreds of trans activists and allies marched to the capitol in Tallahassee on
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AMC Entertainment’s much talked about preshow commercial starring an earnest Nicole Kidman in a glittery pantsuit will have three new iterations, CEO Adam Aron said today, as the exhibitor plans to start rotating a trio of 30-second spots in theaters nationwide on March 1.   That campaign “took on like a cult-like nature, and became
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A survey found Scottish parents overwhelming support LGBT-inclusive education. (Getty) The majority of parents and carers overwhelmingly support LGBTQ+ inclusive education being taught in Scottish schools, a survey has found.  Research conducted by Survation, on behalf of Time for Inclusive Education (TIE), has revealed overwhelming support in Scotland for the teaching of LGBTQ+ topics in
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