The Trust Fall: Julian Assange review – partisan portrait of WikiLeaks man | Movies
RRemember Julian Assange? The WikiLeaks founder, who dominated headlines in the 2010s, has been incarcerated in London’s Belmarsh Prison since 2019 and has disappeared from sight. And that was a plan, this impassioned documentary argues, with the help of staunch advocates including the late John Pilger. Tariq Ali, Jill Stein, Pentagon document leaker Daniel Ellsworth, […]
Movies Can Now Be Graded By ‘Climate Reality Check’ Test
Recently released films can now be scored on a new ‘Climate Reality Check’ test that assesses whether a film deals with the so-called ‘climate crisis’. “A new ‘climate reality check’ test has been taken – these three Oscar-nominated features pass,” reads the headline of the article by Chloe Veltman. NPR. Veltman said the new test […]
‘Climate Reality Check’ measures accurate representation of climate change in movies, TV shows
new research is calling on the entertainment industry to do a proper “reality check” and acknowledge that “climate change is our reality.” “It’s something that’s happening here and now, not somewhere else or in the future. It affects every aspect of life. But that reality is still largely absent from the stories on our screens.” […]
Paolo Taviani, acclaimed director of classic Italian films, dies aged 92 | Movies
Italian film director Paolo Taviani, whose gritty biopic Padre Padrone won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, has died at the age of 92, Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri announced Thursday. For more than 30 years, Taviani and his brother Vittorio formed one of cinema’s greatest directorial duos. Gualtieri: “Paolo Taviani, a great master […]
If Apple Can ‘Lose’ 650 of Steven Van Zandt’s Movies, Yours Sure Aren’t Safe
Steven Van Zandt claims Apple TV has caused him to lose 650 of his movies. If it can happen to Steven Van Zandt, it certainly can happen to you. he laid what happened in a little while Tweet Edit it into several paragraphs. I lost 650 movies on my Apple TV. That’s what I own. […]
Israeli director receives death threats after officials call Berlinale ‘antisemitic’ | Movies
An Israeli filmmaker who won one of the top prizes at the Berlin Film Festival is planning to shut down his plans after German authorities described the ceremony as “anti-Semitic”, leading to death threats and physical intimidation of his family. He said that it has been postponed. to return to Israel. Yuval Abraham, 29, won […]
Theatre of Violence review â questions of culpability as Lordâs Resistance Army killer comes to trial | Movies
DOminik Ongwen was nine years old when he was kidnapped from his village in northern Uganda and conscripted as a child soldier by the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army rebels led by Joseph Kony. During his childhood, Onwen was an abused and brainwashed victim. As an adult, he rose through the ranks and became a feared […]
Like All Rob Reiner Movies, ‘God and Country’ Flops with $38K Opening
As with all Rob Reiner movies and Rob Reiner documentaries, God and Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalismnot only did box office revenue skyrocket; humiliating. In 85 theaters, Reiner’s bigoted attack on Christians who dared vote for Donald Trump grossed just $38,415 in four days.as one website put itthat’s “average $451” [per] The four-day theatrical […]
âWeâre going to become fishâ: how a ânatural history fantasyâ found its way to the Baftas | Movies
a A strange-looking woman in a wetsuit leans out on a gravel beach in a remote corner of Iceland. Her mouth is swollen and abnormally wide, her hands are webbed, and she wears a huge black diving mask and her flippers. She suddenly stopped her movements and lay breathless and still, her arms and legs […]
Henry Cavill doesn’t ‘understand’ sex scenes in movies and TV: ‘I’m not a fan’
Henry Cavill shares his thoughts on sex scenes in movies and TV. During an appearance on the “Happy, Sad, Confused” podcast on Monday, the 40-year-old “Argyle” star and director Matthew Vaughn shared their thoughts on the intimate scene. Bourne said he did not “actually” direct the sex scenes, adding that he “doesn’t understand” them. “I […]