Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh is among this year’s 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the White House announced Friday.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom, presented annually, is the nation’s highest civilian honor, bestowed on individuals “who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,” per the White House.
Yeoh made history in with her starring turn in 2022’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” becoming the first Asian woman to receive the Oscar for best actress. She began her career starring in martial-arts action movies, notably “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,” and has starred in numerous other films including the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies,” “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” and Kenneth Branagh’s “A Haunting in Venice.” Yeoh also stars in the first Star Trek TV movie, “Section 31,” which recently wrapped filming.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom, presented annually, is the nation’s highest civilian honor, bestowed on individuals “who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace or other significant societal, public or private endeavors,” per the White House.
Yeoh made history in with her starring turn in 2022’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” becoming the first Asian woman to receive the Oscar for best actress. She began her career starring in martial-arts action movies, notably “Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon,” and has starred in numerous other films including the James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies,” “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” and Kenneth Branagh’s “A Haunting in Venice.” Yeoh also stars in the first Star Trek TV movie, “Section 31,” which recently wrapped filming.
- 5/3/2024
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
President Biden on Friday announced that he would be awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 19 recipients, including a handful of names familiar to the world of media and entertainment.
The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor that the President can bestow, and is given to those “who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors.”
This year’s list of honorees include Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh, who “continues to shatter stereotypes and enrich American culture,” according to the White House.
It also includes Phil Donahue, the journalist whose daytime talk show transformed syndicated TV and become one of the most influential programs of its era.
Other honorees include Bloomberg founder Michael Bloomberg, former Vice President (and the focus of An Inconvenient Truth) Al Gore and Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky.
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The Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian honor that the President can bestow, and is given to those “who have made exemplary contributions to the prosperity, values, or security of the United States, world peace, or other significant societal, public or private endeavors.”
This year’s list of honorees include Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh, who “continues to shatter stereotypes and enrich American culture,” according to the White House.
It also includes Phil Donahue, the journalist whose daytime talk show transformed syndicated TV and become one of the most influential programs of its era.
Other honorees include Bloomberg founder Michael Bloomberg, former Vice President (and the focus of An Inconvenient Truth) Al Gore and Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky.
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- 5/3/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Phil Donahue and Michelle Yeoh are among the media and entertainment recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which Joe Biden will present at the White House later today.
Other honorees include former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. James Clyburn (D-sc), former Vice President Al Gore, former Secretary of State John Kerry and former senator Elizabeth Dole. Jesuit priest Gregory Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, also will be honored.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. The White House last held a ceremony in July, 2022.
Donahue is being recognized as “a journalist and television pioneer who pioneered the daytime issue-oriented television talk show.” Yeoh is being recognized as the first Asian to win the Academy Award for best actress, and as someone who “continues to shatter stereotypes and enrich American culture.”
Others on the list include Clarence B. Jones,...
Other honorees include former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. James Clyburn (D-sc), former Vice President Al Gore, former Secretary of State John Kerry and former senator Elizabeth Dole. Jesuit priest Gregory Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, also will be honored.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. The White House last held a ceremony in July, 2022.
Donahue is being recognized as “a journalist and television pioneer who pioneered the daytime issue-oriented television talk show.” Yeoh is being recognized as the first Asian to win the Academy Award for best actress, and as someone who “continues to shatter stereotypes and enrich American culture.”
Others on the list include Clarence B. Jones,...
- 5/3/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Steven Spielberg has made no secret of his support for Joe Biden’s reelection, and now the Oscar winner is rolling up his sleeves for the team.
Spielberg is involved strategically in the incumbent’s campaign and even the specifics of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August, Deadline has confirmed.
“Steven wants to be as helpful as possible to the president,” a well-placed source says. “He believes this is one of the most important elections in the nation’s history.”
The filmmaker is unlikely to helm a short movie at the DNC about Biden this year the way he helped do for John Kerry in 2004, and again at the 2008 convention when Barack Obama was nominated. However, Spielberg has been working with key advisors on how to “convey the president’s successes and his vision for the country” to viewers and delegates, I’m told.
Representatives for Spielberg had...
Spielberg is involved strategically in the incumbent’s campaign and even the specifics of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August, Deadline has confirmed.
“Steven wants to be as helpful as possible to the president,” a well-placed source says. “He believes this is one of the most important elections in the nation’s history.”
The filmmaker is unlikely to helm a short movie at the DNC about Biden this year the way he helped do for John Kerry in 2004, and again at the 2008 convention when Barack Obama was nominated. However, Spielberg has been working with key advisors on how to “convey the president’s successes and his vision for the country” to viewers and delegates, I’m told.
Representatives for Spielberg had...
- 4/26/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: M88 has expanded its roster of multihyphenate talent with the signing of actor, environmental advocate and social entrepreneur Stephanie Suganami aka “Steph Shep.”
Since acquiring its sister firm Uncmmn in 2023, M88 continues to diversify its services for clients in traditional and new media.
“Now more than ever, it is obvious that the lines that once divided digital and traditional talent have all but disappeared,” M88 president and co-founder Phillip Sun said. “At M88 we have a deep understanding of what it takes to elevate multihyphenate talent like Stephanie Suganami and we look forward to our future together.”
Next up, Suganami will be seen in the A24 thriller Opus opposite Ayo Edebiri and directed by Mark Anthony Green, as well as the final season of Starz’s Power spinoff Ghost opposite Michael Ealy. Previous credits include Amazon’s Something From Tiffany’s and the FX/Hulu series Dave.
Outside of acting,...
Since acquiring its sister firm Uncmmn in 2023, M88 continues to diversify its services for clients in traditional and new media.
“Now more than ever, it is obvious that the lines that once divided digital and traditional talent have all but disappeared,” M88 president and co-founder Phillip Sun said. “At M88 we have a deep understanding of what it takes to elevate multihyphenate talent like Stephanie Suganami and we look forward to our future together.”
Next up, Suganami will be seen in the A24 thriller Opus opposite Ayo Edebiri and directed by Mark Anthony Green, as well as the final season of Starz’s Power spinoff Ghost opposite Michael Ealy. Previous credits include Amazon’s Something From Tiffany’s and the FX/Hulu series Dave.
Outside of acting,...
- 4/22/2024
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Jonathan Powell has been hired as the MPA’s senior vice president for strategic communications.
Powell will shape “the organization’s messaging to local, national, and regional stakeholders around the world,” the MPA said. In the newly created position, he will report to Charles Rivkin, MPA chairman and CEO, and the executive vice president of media relations and communications. Emily Lenzner, who has been in the latter role since 2019, is departing and the MPA has posted her position.
Powell previously worked at the State Department, where he served under then-Secretary of State John Kerry and most recently as a senior advisor to deputy secretaries Wendy Sherman, Richard Verma and Victoria Nuland. He previously was an adviser to other public officials including Nancy Pelosi, as well as Alejandro Mayorkas, Penny Pritzker, Eric Garcetti and Antonio Villaraigosa.
Rivkin said in a statement that Powell’s “global policy expertise and his gift for...
Powell will shape “the organization’s messaging to local, national, and regional stakeholders around the world,” the MPA said. In the newly created position, he will report to Charles Rivkin, MPA chairman and CEO, and the executive vice president of media relations and communications. Emily Lenzner, who has been in the latter role since 2019, is departing and the MPA has posted her position.
Powell previously worked at the State Department, where he served under then-Secretary of State John Kerry and most recently as a senior advisor to deputy secretaries Wendy Sherman, Richard Verma and Victoria Nuland. He previously was an adviser to other public officials including Nancy Pelosi, as well as Alejandro Mayorkas, Penny Pritzker, Eric Garcetti and Antonio Villaraigosa.
Rivkin said in a statement that Powell’s “global policy expertise and his gift for...
- 2/13/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
In a holiday weekend surprise, The Baltimore Sun was sold by the investment firm Alden Global Capital to David Smith, the chairman of local TV station giant Sinclair Broadcast Group.
The Sun broke the news Monday, also revealing that Smith is joined in the venture by Armstrong Williams, a conservative political commentator who hosts a program syndicated on Sinclair’s 185 TV stations.
News of the sale sparked immediate interest in a reaction from David Simon, creator of the acclaimed HBO series The Wire. Simon spent years working as a journalist at the Sun, and made a fictional version of the newspaper a focal point of season five of the series.
“What is left to say about American newspapering?” Simon said on X, afyter being tagged by the sportswriter and political pundit Charles Pierce.
“Everyone who is in within the sound of an honest Bawlamer accent needs to subscribe to the @BaltimoreBanner right fucking now.
The Sun broke the news Monday, also revealing that Smith is joined in the venture by Armstrong Williams, a conservative political commentator who hosts a program syndicated on Sinclair’s 185 TV stations.
News of the sale sparked immediate interest in a reaction from David Simon, creator of the acclaimed HBO series The Wire. Simon spent years working as a journalist at the Sun, and made a fictional version of the newspaper a focal point of season five of the series.
“What is left to say about American newspapering?” Simon said on X, afyter being tagged by the sportswriter and political pundit Charles Pierce.
“Everyone who is in within the sound of an honest Bawlamer accent needs to subscribe to the @BaltimoreBanner right fucking now.
- 1/16/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A speech written by Pope Francis was delivered by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, at the COP28, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
In this speech, the pope called for an end to fossil fuels.
The leader of the Catholic Church was unable to attend the Dubai summit and deliver the speech himself. He is continuing to recover from the flu and inflammation in his lungs.
“The destruction of the environment is an offense against God, a sin . . . that greatly endangers all human beings, especially the most vulnerable in our midst and threatens to unleash a conflict between generations,” the pope said. “Are we working for a culture of life or a culture of death? To all of you I make this heartfelt appeal: Let us choose life!”
The pope demanded that the planet should be kept safe by developing energy-efficient and renewable resources.
In this speech, the pope called for an end to fossil fuels.
The leader of the Catholic Church was unable to attend the Dubai summit and deliver the speech himself. He is continuing to recover from the flu and inflammation in his lungs.
“The destruction of the environment is an offense against God, a sin . . . that greatly endangers all human beings, especially the most vulnerable in our midst and threatens to unleash a conflict between generations,” the pope said. “Are we working for a culture of life or a culture of death? To all of you I make this heartfelt appeal: Let us choose life!”
The pope demanded that the planet should be kept safe by developing energy-efficient and renewable resources.
- 12/5/2023
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Senator Meghan Markle? Or how about President Markle? A royal commentator says if the Duchess of Sussex were to pursue a career in politics, it simply wouldn’t make “sense.” Furthermore, the career move would reveal Meghan’s “initial intentions” in the years before her 2018 royal wedding to Prince Harry.
A career in politics isn’t the ‘logical next step’ for Meghan
Amid questions of what’s next for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — signing a deal with Audible, cameos on The Kardashians — royal commentator Kinsey Schofield believes politics isn’t the answer amid speculation in the British press it’s on the way.
The “To Di For Daily” podcast host discussed the speculation Meghan is “considering run for office,” specifically to fill the late California Senator Dianne Feinstein’s seat.
“It is not a logical next step,” Schofield said on the “Royally Us” podcast. “If anything, I think...
A career in politics isn’t the ‘logical next step’ for Meghan
Amid questions of what’s next for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex — signing a deal with Audible, cameos on The Kardashians — royal commentator Kinsey Schofield believes politics isn’t the answer amid speculation in the British press it’s on the way.
The “To Di For Daily” podcast host discussed the speculation Meghan is “considering run for office,” specifically to fill the late California Senator Dianne Feinstein’s seat.
“It is not a logical next step,” Schofield said on the “Royally Us” podcast. “If anything, I think...
- 10/30/2023
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
King Charles III’s coronation is making headlines five months later. A royal family friend has revealed what John Kerry said to her about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the ceremony. Here’s what the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate supposedly had to say about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
‘What do you think in America about Harry and Meghan?’ is what a royal family friend asked John Kerry at the coronation
Lady Anne Glenconner, a maid of honor at Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation, shared during The Barnes BookFest that she spoke with the one-time presidential hopeful at the coronation.
Kerry attended the May 6 ceremony alongside First Lady Jill Biden. As Glenconner recalled, she and the 79-year-old happened to be seated together. At one point, Glenconner asked: “‘What do you think in America about Harry and Meghan?”’ (via Newsweek).
As for Harry, he watched his...
‘What do you think in America about Harry and Meghan?’ is what a royal family friend asked John Kerry at the coronation
Lady Anne Glenconner, a maid of honor at Queen Elizabeth II’s 1953 coronation, shared during The Barnes BookFest that she spoke with the one-time presidential hopeful at the coronation.
Kerry attended the May 6 ceremony alongside First Lady Jill Biden. As Glenconner recalled, she and the 79-year-old happened to be seated together. At one point, Glenconner asked: “‘What do you think in America about Harry and Meghan?”’ (via Newsweek).
As for Harry, he watched his...
- 10/25/2023
- by Mandi Kerr
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein scheduled multiple meetings with conservative financial operatives, including billionaire Peter Thiel and real-estate mogul Thomas Barrack, in the run-up to the 2016 election, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Over the course of his life, Epstein established connections throughout the upper echelons of politics, industry, and society, at the same time building a sex trafficking ring involving underage girls. In 2008 he leveraged those connections to secure a sweetheart nom-prosecution deal when faced with charges related to procuring underage girls for sex work. Epstein...
Over the course of his life, Epstein established connections throughout the upper echelons of politics, industry, and society, at the same time building a sex trafficking ring involving underage girls. In 2008 he leveraged those connections to secure a sweetheart nom-prosecution deal when faced with charges related to procuring underage girls for sex work. Epstein...
- 8/30/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Chelsea Handler took on a new (temporary) gig over the weekend: serving as bartender at a Bruce Springsteen concert in London’s Hyde Park.
The actress-comedian shared on Instagram on Sunday that she had stepped behind the bar at the Boss’ concert the night before to mix some drinks.
She posted a video of herself pouring a cocktail while dancing to Springsteen, who can be seen performing in huge monitors behind her — and, if you look closely, you can make him out on the stage as well. She also had set out a cup that read, “Tips for Chelsea.”
“I bartended the Springsteen show last night, and it felt incredible to be of service,” she wrote. “I Love London, but no one is as lovable than Bruce Springsteen. What a ducking show!”
The post also included photos of Handler along with some other famous faces at the concert, including Springsteen bandmate Steven Van Zandt,...
The actress-comedian shared on Instagram on Sunday that she had stepped behind the bar at the Boss’ concert the night before to mix some drinks.
She posted a video of herself pouring a cocktail while dancing to Springsteen, who can be seen performing in huge monitors behind her — and, if you look closely, you can make him out on the stage as well. She also had set out a cup that read, “Tips for Chelsea.”
“I bartended the Springsteen show last night, and it felt incredible to be of service,” she wrote. “I Love London, but no one is as lovable than Bruce Springsteen. What a ducking show!”
The post also included photos of Handler along with some other famous faces at the concert, including Springsteen bandmate Steven Van Zandt,...
- 7/10/2023
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Prince William and the Princess of Wales (formerly known as Kate Middleton) were among the 4,000 guests to attend the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan and Saudi architect Rajwa Al-Saif.
For the affair, the princess wore a dress by Lebanese designer Elie Saab. She and William were greeted warmly by the groom’s parents, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, when they arrived at the Zahran Palace. Now, a lip reader is revealing what the couples appeared to be talking about.
Prince William and Kate Middleton traveling in a vehicle to attend a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace | Karwai Tang/WireImage What William and Kate said to King Abdullah II and Queen Rania when they arrived
Upon arrival, William bowed to King Abdullah and shook his hand while Kate hugged and curstied to both the king and queen, before they began catching up. The last time they saw each...
For the affair, the princess wore a dress by Lebanese designer Elie Saab. She and William were greeted warmly by the groom’s parents, King Abdullah II and Queen Rania, when they arrived at the Zahran Palace. Now, a lip reader is revealing what the couples appeared to be talking about.
Prince William and Kate Middleton traveling in a vehicle to attend a State Banquet at Buckingham Palace | Karwai Tang/WireImage What William and Kate said to King Abdullah II and Queen Rania when they arrived
Upon arrival, William bowed to King Abdullah and shook his hand while Kate hugged and curstied to both the king and queen, before they began catching up. The last time they saw each...
- 6/2/2023
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
King Charles III has gathered a star-studded guest list for his Coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey.
Emma Thompson, Judi Dench, and Maggie Smith were among the British acting royalty in attendance. Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley were also present.
Guests from the world of music included Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, both of whom will perform at a Coronation concert on Sunday.
Political figures on the guest list included First Lady Jill Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron. John Kerry, the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, was also present.
Every living British Prime Minister gathered to celebrate King Charles. This included Tony Blair, Boris Johnson, and current Pm Rishi Sunak.
Scroll on for images of the famous faces in attendance.
Katy Perry Jill Biden Prince Harry Lionel Richie Nick Cave Maggie Smith Joanna Lumley Stephen Fry John Kerry with Facebook executive Nick Clegg French President Emmanuel Macron and...
Emma Thompson, Judi Dench, and Maggie Smith were among the British acting royalty in attendance. Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley were also present.
Guests from the world of music included Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, both of whom will perform at a Coronation concert on Sunday.
Political figures on the guest list included First Lady Jill Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron. John Kerry, the U.S. special presidential envoy for climate, was also present.
Every living British Prime Minister gathered to celebrate King Charles. This included Tony Blair, Boris Johnson, and current Pm Rishi Sunak.
Scroll on for images of the famous faces in attendance.
Katy Perry Jill Biden Prince Harry Lionel Richie Nick Cave Maggie Smith Joanna Lumley Stephen Fry John Kerry with Facebook executive Nick Clegg French President Emmanuel Macron and...
- 5/6/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Not too long ago, Jen Psaki spent her days trying to explain the inner machinations of Washington to a crowd of skeptical journalists. On Sunday, she will become part of that horde.
But if the former White House press secretary has her way, her new MSNBC program, “Inside With Jen Psaki,” won’t be as grizzled or as cynical as the reporters with whom she often parried. Instead, she says in an interview, “the hope is that when people watch the show, they come away and they learn something they didn’t know before, whether it’s about a person or an issue.”
In doing so, Psaki may have to answer a question as complex as anything she had to respond to at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: Is there really room for nuance on one of the nation’s cable-news outlets?
On “Inside,” which launches Sunday at noon, Psaki hopes to give viewers at least a little.
But if the former White House press secretary has her way, her new MSNBC program, “Inside With Jen Psaki,” won’t be as grizzled or as cynical as the reporters with whom she often parried. Instead, she says in an interview, “the hope is that when people watch the show, they come away and they learn something they didn’t know before, whether it’s about a person or an issue.”
In doing so, Psaki may have to answer a question as complex as anything she had to respond to at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: Is there really room for nuance on one of the nation’s cable-news outlets?
On “Inside,” which launches Sunday at noon, Psaki hopes to give viewers at least a little.
- 3/16/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is getting a self-titled MSNBC news program, “Inside With Jen Psaki,” an hour-long news show that aims to cover the most pressing political and cultural stories. The show will launch Sunday, March 19 at 12 p.m. Et on MSNBC, with next-day streaming on Peacock.
Psaki will also contribute a regular column for the network’s morning newsletter, “MSNBC Daily,” and is currently in the process of developing a new original streaming and social show, both set to launch this spring.
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According to the network, “Inside With Jen Psaki” will leverage Psaki’s wide-ranging expertise to tackle the biggest issues of the week, featuring one-on-one interviews with newsmakers. Each Sunday, she will break down complex public policy discussions happening in Washington D.C., from the debt ceiling to the...
Psaki will also contribute a regular column for the network’s morning newsletter, “MSNBC Daily,” and is currently in the process of developing a new original streaming and social show, both set to launch this spring.
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Former ABC News Chief James Goldston to Head New Nonfiction Division at Candle Media
According to the network, “Inside With Jen Psaki” will leverage Psaki’s wide-ranging expertise to tackle the biggest issues of the week, featuring one-on-one interviews with newsmakers. Each Sunday, she will break down complex public policy discussions happening in Washington D.C., from the debt ceiling to the...
- 2/21/2023
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Jen Psaki is about to test whether MSNBC viewers are ready to embrace another political aide who hopes to make a jump from the White House to their house.
MSNBC plans to launch “Inside With Jen Psaki,” a new program led by the former White House Press Secretary, on Sundays at noon, starting on March 19. The program will stream on the NBCUniversal Peacock hub a day later. Psaki is also developing “a new original streaming and social show, both set to launch this spring,” MSNBC said in a statement Monday. Psaki’s program will replace an hour that has long been anchored by weekend veteran Alex Witt, who will continue to hold forth Saturdays from noon to 2 p.m. and Sundays between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
In “Inside,” Psaki will use her inside knowledge of how public policy discussions are shaped to break down big issues. She will also devote a new recurring segment,...
MSNBC plans to launch “Inside With Jen Psaki,” a new program led by the former White House Press Secretary, on Sundays at noon, starting on March 19. The program will stream on the NBCUniversal Peacock hub a day later. Psaki is also developing “a new original streaming and social show, both set to launch this spring,” MSNBC said in a statement Monday. Psaki’s program will replace an hour that has long been anchored by weekend veteran Alex Witt, who will continue to hold forth Saturdays from noon to 2 p.m. and Sundays between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
In “Inside,” Psaki will use her inside knowledge of how public policy discussions are shaped to break down big issues. She will also devote a new recurring segment,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Sharm El-Sheikh, Nov 16 (Ians) Senior officials from several governments, the Un Environment Program (Unep) and the Un Framework Convention on Climate Change (Unfccc) launched a new five-year work programme at the COP27 to promote climate technology solutions in developing countries.
The Technology Executive Committee (Tec) and Climate Technology Centre and Network (Ctcn), the two bodies of the Technology Mechanism under the Unfccc and Paris Agreement, launched their joint work programme to accelerate the deployment of transformative climate technologies that are urgently required to tackle climate change.
“The launch of this joint work programme is an important opportunity for us to step up rapidly efforts to deploy technology to address through mitigation and adaptation,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of Unep.
The new joint work programme of the Technology Mechanism, launched on Tuesday, covers work from 2023-2027.
It foresees specific joint activities to be implemented by the Tec and Ctcn, including technology roadmaps,...
The Technology Executive Committee (Tec) and Climate Technology Centre and Network (Ctcn), the two bodies of the Technology Mechanism under the Unfccc and Paris Agreement, launched their joint work programme to accelerate the deployment of transformative climate technologies that are urgently required to tackle climate change.
“The launch of this joint work programme is an important opportunity for us to step up rapidly efforts to deploy technology to address through mitigation and adaptation,” said Inger Andersen, Executive Director of Unep.
The new joint work programme of the Technology Mechanism, launched on Tuesday, covers work from 2023-2027.
It foresees specific joint activities to be implemented by the Tec and Ctcn, including technology roadmaps,...
- 11/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Production has begun on the psychological thriller The Eye, starring Shruti Haasan (Salaar) and Mark Rowley (The Last Kingdom) from Fingerprint Content.
Daphne Schmon directs the flick from a screenplay by Emily Carlton. Set in 1980, the pic is billed as a dark psychological thriller. The story centers on a young widow who travels back to the island where her husband died, to spread his ashes. Upon learning the true nature of what may have claimed his life, she is tempted by a dark choice that could bring him back.
The cast is rounded out by Sarika Thakur (Baar Baar Dekho), Anna Savva (The Durrells), Linda Marlowe (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), and Christos Stergioglou (Dogtooth).
Greek production company Argonauts Productions is a co-producer on the project alongside Fingerprint. Shooting stars in Athens and Corfu later this month.
Fingerprint also announced that it is partnering with sustainability consultancy Greenshoot to deliver a...
Daphne Schmon directs the flick from a screenplay by Emily Carlton. Set in 1980, the pic is billed as a dark psychological thriller. The story centers on a young widow who travels back to the island where her husband died, to spread his ashes. Upon learning the true nature of what may have claimed his life, she is tempted by a dark choice that could bring him back.
The cast is rounded out by Sarika Thakur (Baar Baar Dekho), Anna Savva (The Durrells), Linda Marlowe (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), and Christos Stergioglou (Dogtooth).
Greek production company Argonauts Productions is a co-producer on the project alongside Fingerprint. Shooting stars in Athens and Corfu later this month.
Fingerprint also announced that it is partnering with sustainability consultancy Greenshoot to deliver a...
- 10/20/2022
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Back in the mid-eighties, a filmmaker named Kevin Rafferty decided he wanted to include footage from a Ku Klux Klan rally in his documentary about white supremacists. A colleague suggested Rafferty give Michael Moore a call. The editor of a progressive weekly newspaper in his hometown of Flint, Michigan, Moore regularly embarrassed neo-Nazis and other right-wingers on his local radio show, so he was able to set up a lunch date with the grand wizard of the Klan and secure an invitation to a weekend rally. There would be Klan weddings,...
- 10/19/2022
- by Mark Binelli
- Rollingstone.com
HBO debuted the trailer for Year One: A Political Odyssey, which examines President Joe Biden’s first year in office, with what the premium network calls a “rare glimpse into the inner working of the White House.”
A standout moment from the trailer is via Secretary of State Antony Blinken, talking about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. “President [Ashraf] Ghani said to me on the phone, ‘I will stay and fight to the death. he fled the country the next day,” Blinken says, underscoring the extent to which the administration was taken by surprise as the country so quickly fell to the Taliban.
But other moments suggest that key figures learned from Afghanistan and sought to get ahead of the Russian threat to Ukraine, as Biden built alliances that were in place when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion.
Blinken is among those interviewed for the project, along with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan,...
A standout moment from the trailer is via Secretary of State Antony Blinken, talking about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan. “President [Ashraf] Ghani said to me on the phone, ‘I will stay and fight to the death. he fled the country the next day,” Blinken says, underscoring the extent to which the administration was taken by surprise as the country so quickly fell to the Taliban.
But other moments suggest that key figures learned from Afghanistan and sought to get ahead of the Russian threat to Ukraine, as Biden built alliances that were in place when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion.
Blinken is among those interviewed for the project, along with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Last Of The Winthrops explores powerful and stunning revelations as a woman reclaims her sense of self after taking an Ancestry DNA test. The directorial debut for co-directors Viviane G. Winthrop and Adam K. Singer will arrive on multiple digital platforms including iTunes/AppleTV and Amazon on November 11 worldwide following a limited theatrical release in Los Angeles beginning October 7.
When Reginald Winthrop and his beautiful French-Canadian wife Claire had their “miracle child,” Viviane, they raised her as an heir to the historic Winthrop exceptionalism. “Reg” could follow the Winthrop heritage down a very prestigious path to the founders of America. However, after Reg’s passing, Viviane is compelled to take her own journey down that path and learn everything she can about the Winthrop lineage… until an Ancestry DNA result sends all her plans into upheaval.
Born in the 1580s, John Winthrop was one of the leading figures...
When Reginald Winthrop and his beautiful French-Canadian wife Claire had their “miracle child,” Viviane, they raised her as an heir to the historic Winthrop exceptionalism. “Reg” could follow the Winthrop heritage down a very prestigious path to the founders of America. However, after Reg’s passing, Viviane is compelled to take her own journey down that path and learn everything she can about the Winthrop lineage… until an Ancestry DNA result sends all her plans into upheaval.
Born in the 1580s, John Winthrop was one of the leading figures...
- 9/30/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
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In 2004, Whoopi Goldberg was one of a number of Hollywood figures who performed at a fundraiser for then-Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, where her comments about then-incumbent president George W. Bush were criticized by media outlets at the time as being too sexually charged.
Goldberg has claimed that her career went dark amid the backlash, but her exact joke hasn’t been widely covered until now.
As part of a profile on the comedian, The New York Times magazine dug up the text of her joke and printed it.
“When Bush comes to shove, don’t whine,” she told the crowd, according to the Times. “Vote Kerry. And that’s why I’m here tonight. Because I love bush. But someone’s giving bush a bad name. Someone has tarnished the name of bush. Someone has waged war, someone has deliberately misled the country,...
In 2004, Whoopi Goldberg was one of a number of Hollywood figures who performed at a fundraiser for then-Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry, where her comments about then-incumbent president George W. Bush were criticized by media outlets at the time as being too sexually charged.
Goldberg has claimed that her career went dark amid the backlash, but her exact joke hasn’t been widely covered until now.
As part of a profile on the comedian, The New York Times magazine dug up the text of her joke and printed it.
“When Bush comes to shove, don’t whine,” she told the crowd, according to the Times. “Vote Kerry. And that’s why I’m here tonight. Because I love bush. But someone’s giving bush a bad name. Someone has tarnished the name of bush. Someone has waged war, someone has deliberately misled the country,...
- 9/29/2022
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chinese trolls are taking a page from Russia’s 2016 playbook and trying to meddle in America’s midterm elections. But unlike their colleagues from St. Petersburg, these trolls aren’t trying very much and they’re failing — badly.
In a report released on Tuesday, Meta, Facebook’s parent company, says it found networks of trolls based in China criticizing prominent Democrats and Republicans, all the while pretending to be liberals and conservatives on social media.
Meta researchers found four clusters of China-based trolls targeting politics in the U.S., Czech Republic,...
In a report released on Tuesday, Meta, Facebook’s parent company, says it found networks of trolls based in China criticizing prominent Democrats and Republicans, all the while pretending to be liberals and conservatives on social media.
Meta researchers found four clusters of China-based trolls targeting politics in the U.S., Czech Republic,...
- 9/27/2022
- by Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
Click here to read the full article.
If, as Tolstoy put it, happy families are all alike, that’s probably because they’re opaque to the rest of us, for whom friction and rifts are as much a part of the kindred experience as love. Jesse, the hyper-observant only child at the center of Ricky D’Ambrose’s The Cathedral, takes in all the specifics of his unhappy family — not just his parents’ divorce when he’s 10, not just his father’s ongoing struggles, financial and otherwise, but the awkward silences and generational baggage, the rite-of-passage celebrations straining toward grace. The writer-director-editor’s microbudgeted sophomore film, now streaming on Mubi, juxtaposes remembered interactions and still-life shots with a deliberate, elliptical precision, the minor-key notes building to a chord that resounds with the ache of lost time and unexpressed emotions.
Through the eyes of the filmmaker’s alter ego, an artist in...
If, as Tolstoy put it, happy families are all alike, that’s probably because they’re opaque to the rest of us, for whom friction and rifts are as much a part of the kindred experience as love. Jesse, the hyper-observant only child at the center of Ricky D’Ambrose’s The Cathedral, takes in all the specifics of his unhappy family — not just his parents’ divorce when he’s 10, not just his father’s ongoing struggles, financial and otherwise, but the awkward silences and generational baggage, the rite-of-passage celebrations straining toward grace. The writer-director-editor’s microbudgeted sophomore film, now streaming on Mubi, juxtaposes remembered interactions and still-life shots with a deliberate, elliptical precision, the minor-key notes building to a chord that resounds with the ache of lost time and unexpressed emotions.
Through the eyes of the filmmaker’s alter ego, an artist in...
- 9/16/2022
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Southern District of New York attorney Geoffrey Berman claims the Trump administration’s Justice Department pushed investigations into Trump’s critics that “would directly further Mr. Trump’s desires for revenge and advantage,” according to a copy of his new book Holding the Line, which was obtained by The New York Times.
The claim comes as Trump and his allies have accused the Biden administration of politicizing the Justice Department after it executed a search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last month. The FBI recovered a trove of...
The claim comes as Trump and his allies have accused the Biden administration of politicizing the Justice Department after it executed a search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last month. The FBI recovered a trove of...
- 9/8/2022
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Jen Psaki is officially heading to MSNBC.
On Tuesday, the network announced she’ll join the ranks and appear across the brand’s platforms, including NBC and streaming, this fall. Psaki’s original streaming series is set to debut in the first quarter of 2023 and will utilize her government experience from behind the podium and knowledge of presidential politics to inform and entertain MSNBC audiences.
“Jen’s sharp wit and relatability combined with the mastery of the subjects she covers have made her a household name across the nation,” MSNBC President Rashida Jones said. “Her extensive experience in government and on the campaign trail and perspective as a White House and Washington insider is the type of analysis that sets MSNBC apart. She’s a familiar face and trusted authority to MSNBC viewers, and we look forward to her insight during this consequential election season.”
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Jen Psaki Defends...
On Tuesday, the network announced she’ll join the ranks and appear across the brand’s platforms, including NBC and streaming, this fall. Psaki’s original streaming series is set to debut in the first quarter of 2023 and will utilize her government experience from behind the podium and knowledge of presidential politics to inform and entertain MSNBC audiences.
“Jen’s sharp wit and relatability combined with the mastery of the subjects she covers have made her a household name across the nation,” MSNBC President Rashida Jones said. “Her extensive experience in government and on the campaign trail and perspective as a White House and Washington insider is the type of analysis that sets MSNBC apart. She’s a familiar face and trusted authority to MSNBC viewers, and we look forward to her insight during this consequential election season.”
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Jen Psaki Defends...
- 5/24/2022
- by Brandon Katz and Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
One of the news industry’s worst-kept secrets is finally seeing the light of day.
Jen Psaki, the White House Press Secretary who resigned from the role a few weeks ago, is slated to join MSNBC in the fall, where she will host a new streaming program that is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2023. She will also appear on NBC and during MSNBC’s special programming related to the 2022 midterm elections and the 2024 presidential election. MSNBC is confirming a hire that has been known about in TV-news circles for several months.
“Her extensive experience in government and on the campaign trail and perspective as a White House and Washington insider is the type of analysis that sets MSNBC apart,” said Rashida Jones, MSNBC’s president, in a prepared statement. “She’s a familiar face and trusted authority to MSNBC viewers, and we look forward to her insight during this consequential election season.
Jen Psaki, the White House Press Secretary who resigned from the role a few weeks ago, is slated to join MSNBC in the fall, where she will host a new streaming program that is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2023. She will also appear on NBC and during MSNBC’s special programming related to the 2022 midterm elections and the 2024 presidential election. MSNBC is confirming a hire that has been known about in TV-news circles for several months.
“Her extensive experience in government and on the campaign trail and perspective as a White House and Washington insider is the type of analysis that sets MSNBC apart,” said Rashida Jones, MSNBC’s president, in a prepared statement. “She’s a familiar face and trusted authority to MSNBC viewers, and we look forward to her insight during this consequential election season.
- 5/24/2022
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki and Microsoft chief Satya Nadella were skedded to join 2,500 politicians, business and nonprofit leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this week as the annual gathering kneecapped by Covid is back in person. It reconvenes, a bit subdued, at a critical moment with the world staggering under food scarcity, raging fuel prices and war.
There’s usually a sprinkling of snow on the pines at the tony mountain resort, about a seven-hour drive from the Cannes Film Festival. The showbiz presence is also scant at an event that over the years has hosted Hollywood and music royalty like Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron, Sharon Stone, Goldie Hawn, Bono, Peter Gabriel and Will.I.Am.
Davos is the place where assembled dignitaries tittered and booed a boastful speech by former President Donald Trump in 2018, but weren’t laughing when he returned in 2020. In 2021, the event was virtual.
There’s usually a sprinkling of snow on the pines at the tony mountain resort, about a seven-hour drive from the Cannes Film Festival. The showbiz presence is also scant at an event that over the years has hosted Hollywood and music royalty like Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron, Sharon Stone, Goldie Hawn, Bono, Peter Gabriel and Will.I.Am.
Davos is the place where assembled dignitaries tittered and booed a boastful speech by former President Donald Trump in 2018, but weren’t laughing when he returned in 2020. In 2021, the event was virtual.
- 5/23/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Dick Cavett has been named as the recipient of Writers Guild of America, East’s Evelyn F. Burkey Award for 2022. Late Night’s Seth Meyers will present the late night host, comedian and writer with the honor at the virtual WGA Awards ceremony taking place on March 20.
The award, recognizing someone who has brought honor and dignity to writers, was established in 1978 to honor Burkey, who dedicated her professional life to supporting writers, helping to create the Writers Guild of America, East in 1954, and serving as its executive director until her retirement in 1972. Past recipients include James Schamus, Edward Albee, Walter Bernstein, Joan Didion, Claire Labine, Walter Cronkite, Arthur Miller, Sidney Lumet and Martin Scorsese.
“Thank you to the Writers Guild of America, East for honoring me with the Evelyn F. Burkey Award,” said Cavett. “I am very grateful to receive this distinguished award from my union and want to thank all the people,...
The award, recognizing someone who has brought honor and dignity to writers, was established in 1978 to honor Burkey, who dedicated her professional life to supporting writers, helping to create the Writers Guild of America, East in 1954, and serving as its executive director until her retirement in 1972. Past recipients include James Schamus, Edward Albee, Walter Bernstein, Joan Didion, Claire Labine, Walter Cronkite, Arthur Miller, Sidney Lumet and Martin Scorsese.
“Thank you to the Writers Guild of America, East for honoring me with the Evelyn F. Burkey Award,” said Cavett. “I am very grateful to receive this distinguished award from my union and want to thank all the people,...
- 3/14/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Republican politicians and conservative media pundits have been a little confused about how to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The GOP, once known for its hawkishness toward Russia, softened its stance toward the murderous authoritarian as Donald Trump praised him incessantly throughout his time in office. He continued to do so even as Putin sent tanks into Ukraine last week, leaving conservatives in a quandary.
They’ve responded the same way they’ve responded to pretty much every other bad thing, from infectious diseases to high gas prices,...
They’ve responded the same way they’ve responded to pretty much every other bad thing, from infectious diseases to high gas prices,...
- 3/1/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Ameenah Sawwan was up late on Aug. 21, 2013, scrolling through Facebook on her phone, when she saw the first report that a town not far from hers had been hit by a chemical attack. She watched footage from Eastern Ghouta, then saw another post that said that her hometown, Moadamiyat al-Sham, had been hit as well. She started tapping out a reply in the comments: “This is wrong. This is fake news. I’m in Moadamiyat and we were not hit by chemicals.” Then she started hearing screams.
Sawwan and her...
Sawwan and her...
- 2/27/2022
- by Tessa Stuart
- Rollingstone.com
Thomas Massie has done it.
It took nearly two years of batting back competition from hordes of right-wing commentators and conservative lawmakers, but the Republican from Kentucky appears to have devised the single dumbest take on the Covid-19 pandemic, which has now killed nearly a million Americans. He tweeted it out on Wednesday.
“Over 70% of Americans who died with Covid, died on Medicare, and some people want #MedicareForAll?” Massie wrote.
Over 70% of Americans who died with Covid, died on Medicare, and some people want #MedicareForAll ?
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) February 9, 2022
Massie...
It took nearly two years of batting back competition from hordes of right-wing commentators and conservative lawmakers, but the Republican from Kentucky appears to have devised the single dumbest take on the Covid-19 pandemic, which has now killed nearly a million Americans. He tweeted it out on Wednesday.
“Over 70% of Americans who died with Covid, died on Medicare, and some people want #MedicareForAll?” Massie wrote.
Over 70% of Americans who died with Covid, died on Medicare, and some people want #MedicareForAll ?
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) February 9, 2022
Massie...
- 2/9/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
George Tyssen Butler, a documentary filmmaker best known for co-directing the 1977 feature “Pumping Iron,” died on Oct. 21 of pneumonia at his home in New Hampshire. He was 78 years old.
Butler’s death was confirmed to Variety by his longtime companion Caroline Alexander.
Butler was born in England in 1943 and grew up in Somalia and Jamaica. He graduated from the Groton School in Massachusetts before earning a bachelor’s degree in English at the University of North Carolina and a master’s in creative writing from Hollins College. Butler became involved in the world of bodybuilding in the early 1970s by photographing competitions for Life magazine and The Village Voice.
Collaborating with author Charles Gaines, the pair penned a book about the culture of bodybuilding. The success of “Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding” led to the making of the documentary “Pumping Iron,” for which Butler and Gaines wrote the script.
Butler’s death was confirmed to Variety by his longtime companion Caroline Alexander.
Butler was born in England in 1943 and grew up in Somalia and Jamaica. He graduated from the Groton School in Massachusetts before earning a bachelor’s degree in English at the University of North Carolina and a master’s in creative writing from Hollins College. Butler became involved in the world of bodybuilding in the early 1970s by photographing competitions for Life magazine and The Village Voice.
Collaborating with author Charles Gaines, the pair penned a book about the culture of bodybuilding. The success of “Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding” led to the making of the documentary “Pumping Iron,” for which Butler and Gaines wrote the script.
- 10/30/2021
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Documentary filmmaker George Butler, best known for his 1977 film Pumping Iron that raised Austrian bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger to Hollywood prominence, died of pneumonia Oct. 21 at home in New Hampshire. He was 78 and his death was confirmed by his son, Desmond Butler, a Washington Post reporter.
Butler directed more than 10 films during his four-decade career. He co-directed Pumping Iron with Robert Fiore.
The son of a British Army officer, he spent his childhood in Somalia and Jamaica.
His final project, Tiger Tiger, is scheduled for next year. The film follows a big cat conservationist into the wilds of India and Bangladesh.
Butler had covered bodybuilding as a journalist in the 1970s, collaborating on a book on the subject before raising funds for the film. The film exponentially raised the profile of Schwarzenegger, who had scored just a few small TV and film roles at the time. The film depicted his training at Gold’s Gym in Venice,...
Butler directed more than 10 films during his four-decade career. He co-directed Pumping Iron with Robert Fiore.
The son of a British Army officer, he spent his childhood in Somalia and Jamaica.
His final project, Tiger Tiger, is scheduled for next year. The film follows a big cat conservationist into the wilds of India and Bangladesh.
Butler had covered bodybuilding as a journalist in the 1970s, collaborating on a book on the subject before raising funds for the film. The film exponentially raised the profile of Schwarzenegger, who had scored just a few small TV and film roles at the time. The film depicted his training at Gold’s Gym in Venice,...
- 10/30/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC News announced a series of promotions and changes to their White House team on Friday, with Kelly O’ Donnell named senior White House correspondent.
“You’d be hard pressed to find any journalist currently on the beat with more experience, having covered Presidents W. Bush, Obama, Trump, and now Biden,” Ken Strickland, NBC News senior vice president and Washington bureau chief, and Stacey Klein, director of NBC News’ White House unit, wrote in a memo to staff.
Elyse Perlmutter-Gumbiner was promoted to White House Coordinating Producer, tasked with planning and scheduling, coordinating large projects, and overseeing domestic presidential travel.
Meanwhile, White House correspondent Geoff Bennett said that he is leaving his post, but he will be sticking around as a contributor. He has not yet announced his next career move.
Bennett also has been a fill-in anchor in the 2 Pm hour on MSNBC. Bennett previously covered the White House...
“You’d be hard pressed to find any journalist currently on the beat with more experience, having covered Presidents W. Bush, Obama, Trump, and now Biden,” Ken Strickland, NBC News senior vice president and Washington bureau chief, and Stacey Klein, director of NBC News’ White House unit, wrote in a memo to staff.
Elyse Perlmutter-Gumbiner was promoted to White House Coordinating Producer, tasked with planning and scheduling, coordinating large projects, and overseeing domestic presidential travel.
Meanwhile, White House correspondent Geoff Bennett said that he is leaving his post, but he will be sticking around as a contributor. He has not yet announced his next career move.
Bennett also has been a fill-in anchor in the 2 Pm hour on MSNBC. Bennett previously covered the White House...
- 10/29/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Take a look at the 1:6 scale 'Herman Munster' maquette statue in the likeness of actor Fred Gwynne:
"...'Herman Munster', the 5th Earl of 'Shroudshire' was created in 1815 at the University of Heidelberg by 'Dr. Victor Frankenstein'.
"Work on him along with his twin brother 'Charlie' was finally completed in 1850.
"Leaving Germany for Great Britain at a young age, Herman was adopted by the 'Munsters of Munster Hall', a noble family living in Shroudshire, England.
"When Herman traveled to 'Transylvania', a region in Romania, he met 'Lily Dracula'.
"In 1865 Herman married Lily, and eventually the couple and 'Grandpa' (Lily's father) moved to America, where Herman joined the US Army, fighting in World War II as the original 'Creature Commando'.
Currently Herman excels at golfing...
...basketball...
...and donating his time to charitable sporting functions as a 'John Kerry' lookalike..
Click the images to enlarge...
"...'Herman Munster', the 5th Earl of 'Shroudshire' was created in 1815 at the University of Heidelberg by 'Dr. Victor Frankenstein'.
"Work on him along with his twin brother 'Charlie' was finally completed in 1850.
"Leaving Germany for Great Britain at a young age, Herman was adopted by the 'Munsters of Munster Hall', a noble family living in Shroudshire, England.
"When Herman traveled to 'Transylvania', a region in Romania, he met 'Lily Dracula'.
"In 1865 Herman married Lily, and eventually the couple and 'Grandpa' (Lily's father) moved to America, where Herman joined the US Army, fighting in World War II as the original 'Creature Commando'.
Currently Herman excels at golfing...
...basketball...
...and donating his time to charitable sporting functions as a 'John Kerry' lookalike..
Click the images to enlarge...
- 10/6/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The extraordinary Jonathan Ross discusses his favorite movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Kick-Ass (2010)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) – Dennis Cozzalio’s 2015 year-end list
The Woman in Black (2012)
Stardust (2007)
The Green Knight (2021) – Our podcast interview with director David Lowery, Dennis Cozzalio’s best-of-2021-so-far list
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
The Astro-Zombies (1968) – Dennis Cozzalio’s drive-in director list
The Corpse Grinders (1971) – Dennis Cozzalio’s drive-in director list
Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living And Became Zombies (1964) – Dennis Cozzalio’s drive-in director list
Blood Feast (1963) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
The Wizard of Gore (1970)
Police Story (1985) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (1989)
Re-Animator (1985) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Society (1989)
Eraserhead (1977) – Karyn Kusama’s Blu-ray review
Faster Pussycat Kill Kill (1965) – Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (1970) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Randy...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Kick-Ass (2010)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) – Dennis Cozzalio’s 2015 year-end list
The Woman in Black (2012)
Stardust (2007)
The Green Knight (2021) – Our podcast interview with director David Lowery, Dennis Cozzalio’s best-of-2021-so-far list
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
The Astro-Zombies (1968) – Dennis Cozzalio’s drive-in director list
The Corpse Grinders (1971) – Dennis Cozzalio’s drive-in director list
Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living And Became Zombies (1964) – Dennis Cozzalio’s drive-in director list
Blood Feast (1963) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
The Wizard of Gore (1970)
Police Story (1985) – Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (1989)
Re-Animator (1985) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Society (1989)
Eraserhead (1977) – Karyn Kusama’s Blu-ray review
Faster Pussycat Kill Kill (1965) – Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (1970) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Randy...
- 10/5/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
America’s War on Terror began with ill-defined intentions and led to 20 years of brutality that eroded the country’s international goodwill while fostering paranoia, mistrust of public institutions, and xenophobia at home. This is the crux of “America After 9/11,” the latest investigative journalism project from PBS’ Frontline team, and it’s a belief that the two-hour film effectively relays via its facts-first reporting and extensive sourcing.
To call the film timely is both stating the obvious and an understatement; while “America After 9/11” is one of numerous media productions being published this month to coincide with the 20th anniversary of World Trade Center attacks, the film’s release also comes just weeks after the United States’ contentious exit from Afghanistan. As its title implies (and as is to be expected from Frontline), “America After 9/11,” which is directed by longtime political documentarian Michael Kirk, centers on the United States’ political and...
To call the film timely is both stating the obvious and an understatement; while “America After 9/11” is one of numerous media productions being published this month to coincide with the 20th anniversary of World Trade Center attacks, the film’s release also comes just weeks after the United States’ contentious exit from Afghanistan. As its title implies (and as is to be expected from Frontline), “America After 9/11,” which is directed by longtime political documentarian Michael Kirk, centers on the United States’ political and...
- 9/7/2021
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Now you can see how it works, this whole climate collapse scenario that writers and scientists have been hollering about for years. In the space of a few short months, the Pacific Northwest was baked by an extreme heat wave, California was (and still is) consumed by wildfire and parched by drought, Tennessee was hit by 17 inches of rain that caused devastating floods that killed 22 people, a major hurricane flattened towns and knocked out power for nearly a million people along the Gulf Coast and then moved north and drowned...
- 9/3/2021
- by Jeff Goodell
- Rollingstone.com
The Nantucket Project is pleased to announce that former First Lady Michelle Obama will join the conversation and an impressive lineup of guests at The Nantucket Project’s 10th annual gathering in September.
The Circus of Ideas and Conversations will take place from September 23rd through 26th, 2021. For four days, attendees and speakers will convene to explore big ideas and compelling stories through a series of live talks, original films, and unforgettable experiences. Individuals can apply for a ticket through the Nantucket Project’s website NantucketProject.com.
This gathering will mark the official launch of the Neighborhood Project, designed as an on-line conversation engine, The Neighborhood Project has been growing since its beta release in October 2020. Powered by the Nantucket Project’s decade long commitment to story-telling, it is a proprietary digital gathering platform committed to the healing and restorative power of conversation. Members, known as Neighbors, join groups or start their own,...
The Circus of Ideas and Conversations will take place from September 23rd through 26th, 2021. For four days, attendees and speakers will convene to explore big ideas and compelling stories through a series of live talks, original films, and unforgettable experiences. Individuals can apply for a ticket through the Nantucket Project’s website NantucketProject.com.
This gathering will mark the official launch of the Neighborhood Project, designed as an on-line conversation engine, The Neighborhood Project has been growing since its beta release in October 2020. Powered by the Nantucket Project’s decade long commitment to story-telling, it is a proprietary digital gathering platform committed to the healing and restorative power of conversation. Members, known as Neighbors, join groups or start their own,...
- 7/22/2021
- Look to the Stars
On the plane home from Jordan, Antony Blinken seems relieved to be talking about something other than his day job. In January, Blinken was sworn in as secretary of state under President Biden. When Blinken’s name surfaced as a nominee, his longtime passion for music made the headlines: It turns out he could play guitar reasonably well, wrote record reviews during his college days, and had penned his own songs (even making indie recordings of some of them, available on streaming services).
Shortly before the latest flare-up in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,...
Shortly before the latest flare-up in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,...
- 6/8/2021
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
After the first day of President Biden’s two-day climate summit this week, one could easily have the impression that global leaders are very, very good people who take the climate crisis very, very seriously. Biden had summoned together 40 heads of state from all the most powerful nations of the world for what amounted to a giant Zoom meeting to discuss how concerned they all are about the fate of human civilization on a superheated planet.
And they all had important things to say. Biden called climate change “the existential...
And they all had important things to say. Biden called climate change “the existential...
- 4/23/2021
- by Jeff Goodell
- Rollingstone.com
As President Biden prepares to announce a U.S. emissions pledge, a group of electricity companies sent him a letter urging the president to set clean energy standard (CES) goal of reducing the industry’s carbon emissions by 2030.
The coalition of thirteen power companies, which includes Pseg, Exelon Corp. and Talen Energy Corp., proposed a goal similar to one set by environmental advocacy group Evergreen Action in February.
“A federal policy framework can be designed to support the power sector’s deployment of strategies that are technically feasible, ensure reliability,...
The coalition of thirteen power companies, which includes Pseg, Exelon Corp. and Talen Energy Corp., proposed a goal similar to one set by environmental advocacy group Evergreen Action in February.
“A federal policy framework can be designed to support the power sector’s deployment of strategies that are technically feasible, ensure reliability,...
- 4/19/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story.
The Earth’s climate has always been a work in progress. In the 4.5 billion years the planet has been spinning around the sun, ice ages have come and gone, interrupted by epochs of intense heat. The highest mountain range in Texas was once an underwater reef. Camels wandered in evergreen forests in the Arctic. Then a few million years later, 400 feet of ice formed over what is now New York City. But amid this geologic mayhem,...
The Earth’s climate has always been a work in progress. In the 4.5 billion years the planet has been spinning around the sun, ice ages have come and gone, interrupted by epochs of intense heat. The highest mountain range in Texas was once an underwater reef. Camels wandered in evergreen forests in the Arctic. Then a few million years later, 400 feet of ice formed over what is now New York City. But amid this geologic mayhem,...
- 4/14/2021
- by Jeff Goodell
- Rollingstone.com
Long before it was fashionable to embrace environmental causes, Robert Redford was fighting the good fight, using his celebrity status to bring attention to causes ranging from keeping power plants out of Southeastern Utah to the use of “clean energy” to combat carbon pollution. He’s been on the board of the National Resources Defense Council for decades; helped facilitate a “greenhouse glasnost” by inviting the Soviet Academy of Sciences to an environmental summit at the Sundance Institute, the independent-filmmaking haven he established in 1981; and has lent his name (and...
- 4/6/2021
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Gina McCarthy logged on to Zoom one day in early February and saw a crowd of Cabinet secretaries and other agency chiefs staring back at her, a Brady Bunch of senior bureaucrats. It was the first meeting of the Biden administration’s National Climate Task Force, a team of nearly two dozen top officials from across the government. Created by executive order, the task force is in charge of jump-starting Biden’s “whole-of-government” climate agenda and putting the government on track to meet ambitious targets like decarbonizing the nation’s...
- 3/12/2021
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Nordine Zouareg is a former two-time Mr. Universe champion, an internationally acclaimed high-performance coach, fitness and wellness expert, author of the books Mind Over Body and InnerFitness. He began his career in 1986 as a professional bodybuilder. In 1999 he settled in Tucson, Arizona, where he helped the famous resort spa Miraval get to #1 in the world. There he worked with top celebrities such as Barbra Streisand, Charlie Sheen, Jim Carey, Sugar Ray Leonard, John Kerry, and many others. 1. Nordine was held at gunpoint. Nordine recounts this horrifying story as a
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Nordine Zouareg...
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Nordine Zouareg...
- 3/4/2021
- by Wendy Shepherd
- TVovermind.com
When John Kerry was a kid, his mother took him for walks in the Massachusetts woods, where they often stopped and stood among the trees. “Just listen,” she told her son.
Whatever he heard, it stuck with him. Kerry, who is 77, has been on the front lines of the war for a habitable planet since the first Earth Day in 1970, when he was just back from Vietnam, carrying shrapnel in his leg and a Silver Star for bravery in combat. Over the past 30 years, Kerry has been a central player...
Whatever he heard, it stuck with him. Kerry, who is 77, has been on the front lines of the war for a habitable planet since the first Earth Day in 1970, when he was just back from Vietnam, carrying shrapnel in his leg and a Silver Star for bravery in combat. Over the past 30 years, Kerry has been a central player...
- 3/1/2021
- by Jeff Goodell
- Rollingstone.com
Joe Biden pledged before the election that once in office he would prioritize the climate crisis. It appears he meant it.
President Biden on Wednesday took a host of executive actions centered around promoting environmental justice, building a green economy, and fostering what he calls a “whole of government” approach to taking on the climate crisis. The actions amount to a top-to-bottom overhaul of the government’s approach to what the president has called the “number one issue facing humanity.”
“It’s about jobs. It’s about workers. It’s...
President Biden on Wednesday took a host of executive actions centered around promoting environmental justice, building a green economy, and fostering what he calls a “whole of government” approach to taking on the climate crisis. The actions amount to a top-to-bottom overhaul of the government’s approach to what the president has called the “number one issue facing humanity.”
“It’s about jobs. It’s about workers. It’s...
- 1/27/2021
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
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