Nightbitch review – Amy Adams turns into a dog in rough dark comedy | Toronto film festival 2024
circleWhile the film itself may fade quickly, it will take a while for people to tire of repeating the phrase “Amy Adams is a night bitch.” The six-time Oscar nominee, coming off a recent losing streak in obscure try-hard flops like Hillbilly Elegy and Dear Evan Hansen, plays a goofy, slightly cruel character in a […]
Nicole Kidman Misses Venice Film Festival Honor Due to Mom’s Death
VENICE, Italy (AP) “The Room Next Door” Pedro Almodóvar's English-language debut “The Prisoner of Azkaban,” starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, topped the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, winning the Golden Lion award. Nicole Kidman is A graphic and explicit portrayal of the CEO In “Baby Girl,” she was embroiled in an affair with an […]
Anti-Israel Activists Crash Toronto Film Festival Opening Night Screening
The opening night of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was disrupted on Thursday after anti-Israel protesters attempted to briefly disrupt a screening of the opening film. Their slogan was aimed at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), the official banking partner of the annual film festival. of The Hollywood Reporter Notes The protest took […]
Hillary Clinton Goes on ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Abortion Rant at Telluride Film Festival
Like Hillary Clinton herself, The The Handmaid's Tale / The abortion metaphor is old and overused and it never seems to go away. Hillary Clinton reportedly used the cliche again last weekend while appearing at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado to promote a new documentary on abortion. Zulawski v. Texas; She produced a documentary […]
Palestinian Filmmaker Hany Abu-Assad Among 300 Calling for Boycott of Israeli Movies at Venice Film Festival
More than 300 directors and actors participated Paradise Now Film director Hany Abu-Assad has called for a boycott of Israeli films screening at this year's Venice Film Festival in Italy, claiming the films are engaged in so-called “artwashing” of “apartheid, occupation and now genocide.” The petition accuses Israel of numerous crimes but makes no mention […]
Shooting leaves one dead at historically bloody West Indian Day Festival Parade in NYC
A 25-year-old man has died after being shot at Brooklyn's West Indian Day Parade on Monday, police sources said. The victim, who was shot in the abdomen, was pronounced dead Monday evening after a lone gunman opened fire on him and four others along the afternoon parade route in the 300 block of Eastern Parkway, […]
At least 6 shot in NYC near West Indian Day Festival parade route: cops
Brooklyn's joyous West Indian Days Parade turned bloody on Monday with at least six people shot along the route, authorities said. Police said shots were fired around 2:35 p.m. in the 300 block of Eastern Parkway, where a colorful celebration of Caribbean life was taking place. One male victim was shot in the head, another […]
Israeli-American hostage abducted at music festival on Oct. 7 confirmed dead
Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg Pollin has been confirmed dead, his family announced early Sunday morning. Goldberg Pollin, 23, was abducted from a music festival in southern Israel during a Hamas attack on Israel on October 7. He lost part of his left arm to a grenade during the attack. His body was found on Saturday […]
Brad Pitt and girlfriend Ines de Ramon all smiles in matching white while arriving at Venice Film Festival
Brad Pitt and girlfriend Ines de Ramon looked in great spirits as they arrived in Venice, Italy on Saturday. The 60-year-old actor and the 34-year-old jewelry designer were all smiles as they strolled along the pier ahead of Sunday's premiere of Pitt's action-comedy “Wolves” at the 2024 Venice Film Festival. The couple, who have previously […]
Woman dies on opening day of Burning Man festival: ‘Heavy hearts’
Authorities are investigating a fatal accident that occurred on the opening day of the infamous Burning Man festival in the northern Nevada desert. The Pershing County Sheriff’s Office said emergency crews responded to a call about noon Sunday about an unconscious woman in Black Rock City, a temporary town set up for the festival about […]