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As Donald Trump says he wants a speedy end to the war, Betsy West wonders what form that will take, as her film offers a platform to the children caught up in the conflict

Director and producer Betsy West is best known for her lively, intimate portraits of remarkable women: her documentary Rbg, for example, a profile of the late US supreme court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg; and Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down, about the US congresswoman who survived an assassination attempt in 2011.

Her latest project, though, is quite different. Once Upon a Time in Ukraine, which has been shortlisted for an Oscar, is a documentary she made working with footage she did not shoot on the ground herself. Instead, it was assembled by a Ukrainian team, headed by the director of photography, Andriy Kalashnikov. The material is, in some ways, more in tune with her old life as a...

The Bold and the Beautiful (B&b) spoilers for Tuesday, November 19, 2024, tease a stalemate between Hope and Steffy that might never thaw.

The Bold And The Beautiful Spoilers – Ridge Forrester Tries To Reason With Steffy Forrester

Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) is forever the middleman between Steffy Forrester Finnegan (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Hope Logan (Annika Noelle).

The sometimes stepsisters and always frenemies always seem to be at odds. This time, Steffy finally shut down Hope’s virginal fashion line and kicked her to the curb — or at least the Forrester Creations curb.

Ridge tries to reason with Steffy and get her to change her mind, but Steffy hates those Logan women and wants them out of their lives.

Ridge reminds Steffy that Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) is his fiance and helped raise her. The Logans are a part of Forrester Creations whether Steffy likes it or not.

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The Bold and the Beautiful 2-week spoilers for November 4-15, 2024 sees Carter Walton (Lawrence Saint-Victor) and Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) leave Forrester Creations. Carter is mad that Eric Forrester (John McCook) denies proposal. And he is also angry that Hope Logan (Annika Noelle) was fired by Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood).

Bold and Beautiful spoilers see Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) finds out that Steffy fired Hope. And that Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye) supports the decision. Brooke thinks this is a total betrayal. She thinks Ridge should stand up for Hope.

Spoilers for Bold and Beautiful see Carter rage. And talks to Hope about his failed plan with Eric. Hope supports Carter’s vision. And this is despite the Forresters’ disapproval. Carter rants about Ridge and Steffy. And now, he turns to a plan to shake things up at Forrester Creations. But he has no leverage.

Bold and Beautiful: Ivy Forrester,...

Dancing with the Stars brings back the fun and funk of the legendary television series Soul Train. Celebrities and their pro partners will strut their stuff to iconic soul tunes as they continue their quest for a mirrorball trophy. The most incredible music of all time will be honored as the Soul Train chugs its way onto the ballroom floor with guest judge Rosie Perez.

What songs and dances featured as ‘Dancing with the Stars’ honors ‘Soul Train?’

Season 33‘s remaining 11 couples of Dancing with the Stars get their groove on with performances worthy of Soul Train. The night begins with a soulful opening number to “T.S.O.P. (The Sound Of Philadelphia)” by Mfsb, featuring The Three Degrees, plus guest dancer and Soul Train alum Popin Pete of The Electric Boogaloos, a street dance crew that popularized popping and electric boogaloo.

Celebrities and pros attempt to gain judges...

On what was a raucous, joyous night inside the hall, the roll call at the 2024 Democratic National Convention set social media abuzz with the innovative use of a live DJ and music to introduce each state and territory.

During night two of the Chicago convention, DJ Cassidy took on the role of setting up each state and territory with short intro music, as each representative got a chance to talk up their home before declaring their delegates. The song choices ranged from expected (“Empire State of Mind” for New York, “I’m Shipping up to Boston” for Massachusetts), to some truly inspired choices (“Raise Up” by Petey Pablo for North Carolina and “The Way I Are” by Timbaland for Virginia).

Stealing the show, though, was Georgia, which flexed by having Lil Jon perform “Turn Down for What” live inside Chicago’s United Center. In his surprise performance, he rapped the...

Netflix has shared the official trailer and key art for Simone Biles Rising, a four-part documentary series that will debut on the streaming service on July 17, 2024.

Simone Biles has unfinished business. At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, she was one of the biggest stories leading into the Games. But in sports, as in life, competitions do not always go as planned.

And for Simone, the world had a front-row seat as her private struggle with mental health exploded on the international stage – forcing her to withdraw from the competition.

Since then, Simone has put in the hard work: facing the difficult traumas of her past, learning to manage her mental health, embracing her journey, and, in the process, rebuilding her gymnastics from the ground up.

Her courage to soar knows no bounds. This summer, she plans to return to the Olympic stage once again to do what she’s always done—be...

The Young and the Restless on CBS, fans can expect a whirlwind of emotions and tension the weeks of April 29-May 10, 2024. The gripping soap opera will see Nikki Newman (Melody Thomas Scott) struggle with sobriety, leading to serious consequences. Meanwhile, Victoria Newman (Amelia Heinle) and Cole Howard (J Eddie Peck) continue their intense search for the missing Claire Howard (Hayley Erin), with a mysterious clue leading them closer.

Young and the Restless Spoilers: Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) – Claire Grace (Haley Erin) Young and the Restless: Billy Abbott Won’t Back Down

Ashley Abbott (Eileen Davidson) will be dealing with the complexities of her personality disorder, while Victor Newman (Eric Braeden) faces suspicions about his involvement in Jordan’s fate. In corporate disputes, Billy Abbott (Jason Thompson) sets his sights on winning over Lily Winters (Christel Khalil), as Devon Hamilton (Bryton James) and Nate Hastings (Sean Dominic) plot against him.

Jack Abbott...

The news last week that Participant Media would be shutting down shocked the entertainment industry, but it hit the documentary community with particular force.

Going back 20 years, the production and distribution company has supported premium nonfiction content on a major scale, backing documentaries that took on important social and political issues ranging from climate change to race in America, education, the national security state, the U.S.-Mexico drug war, and much more. Along the way, it earned Oscars for Citizenfour, An Inconvenient Truth and American Factory, and Oscar nominations for a slew of others including Flee, Rbg, The Square, and Food, Inc.

On the latest episode of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, we discuss the developments at Participant and what they mean for a nonfiction field already been reeling from a sluggish acquisition market and slashed budgets at streamers. Our guests are Oscar-nominated filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen,...

Eddie Vedder played two intimate concerts in his hometown of Seattle at Benaroya Hall on October 23rd and 24th to bring support to a cause that is near to his heart – Eb Research Partnership (Ebrp).

Alongside the emotional shows, Ebrp hosted its first in-person Venture Into Cures Summit and Dinner.

Founded in 2010 by a group of dedicated parents, Jill Vedder, and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, Eb Research Partnership (Ebrp) is the largest nonprofit funding research aimed at finding a cure for Epidermolysis Bullosa (Eb). Since inception, Ebrp has raised over $50 million and funded more than 120 research projects around the world, transforming the clinical trial landscape by 20X and helping fund the first ever Fda approved treatment for Eb.

Over 3 days, Eddie Vedder and Ebrp gathered nearly 5,000 people and raised over $5 million to fund life-saving research focused on accelerating treatments and cures for Eb and beyond.

“I am extremely humbled...

Julius Tennon is a highly accomplished actor and producer, known for his work with wife Viola Davis at their production company JuVee Productions. Tennon has broken boundaries throughout his career, being the first African American to graduate from the University of Tulsa's theater department. He has starred alongside Davis in multiple projects, including "The Woman King," and has showcased his versatility in roles ranging from dramatic to comedic.

Though Julius Tennon is best known as Viola Davis' husband, he is also a highly accomplished actor and producer in his own right. Davis and long-time husband Tennon are one of Hollywood's big power couples behind the scenes, as the duo founded JuVee Productions in 2011. The film and TV production house specializes in lifting underrepresented voices, and has had major successes with films like The Woman King, which starred Davis in the Golden Globe-nominated lead role. Tennon served as producer on the film,...

Some movies are automatic hits for A-list actors, but not every star-studded release is guaranteed success. For every blockbuster that takes the box office by storm, even the biggest names in Hollywood can occasionally misfire – even if the actual movies themselves are actually underappreciated gems. In many cases, these underrated movies are simply forgotten.

Appearing in an underrated, underperforming movie can afflict any performer. Actors like Leonardo DiCaprio and Halle Berry have all had their box-office hits and their box-office misses. After all, not every film can see the success of Titanic. Here are 10 underrated movies starring A-list actors that deserved better upon release.

The Voices – Ryan Reynolds

Before his emergence as an entrepreneur and investor, Ryan Reynolds was known for his romcoms like The Proposal and for playing the Marvel anti-hero, Deadpool. However, a lesser-known film of his, which also stars Anna Kendrick, is 2015's The Voices. The comic-thriller...

When it comes to movie soundtracks, the Fast & Furious franchise excels. Over 22 years and 10 movies, the franchise has produced countless musical hits tied to its films. From classics like "2 Fast 2 Furious"'s "Act a Fool" by Ludacris and "Fast & Furious"'s "Blanco" by Pitbull and Pharrell to the more emotional offerings like "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth from "Furious 7," there's a Fast & Furious franchise hit for fans of any musical genre.

The franchise added another standout track to its roster with the May 18 release of "Angel Pt. 1." The song featured a lineup of musical artists from all different corners of the music industry: Nle Choppa, Kodak Black, BTS's Jimin, Jvke, and Muni Long. The music video featured high-octane clips from "Fast X" interspersed with the artists performing their verses passionately.

"Angel Pt. 1" followed the release of three other original tracks...

“John Wick” star Keanu Reeves and director Chad Stahelski expressed their heartbreak over the recent death of actor Lance Reddick.

“We are deeply saddened and heartbroken at the loss of our beloved friend and colleague Lance Reddick,” they said in a joint statement to E! News. “He was the consummate professional and a joy to work with.”

They continued, “Our love and prayers are with his wife Stephanie, his children, family and friends. We dedicate the film to his loving memory. We will miss him dearly.”

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Lance Reddick Remembered by James Gunn, Ben Stiller, Wendell Pierce: ‘A Man of Great Strength and Grace’

Reddick — who reprised the role of Charon, the concierge at the Continental Hotel in New York, a neutral territory for the criminal underworld, in “John Wick: Chapter 4” — was found dead in his L.A. home on Friday morning. He was 60 years old. He leaves behind his wife,...

Lance Reddick, a veteran character actor best known for key supporting roles in films like “John Wick” and “One Night in Miami” and TV series like “Fringe” and “The Wire,” has died at the age of 60.

The actor was found in his Studio City home Friday morning at around 9:30 a.m., according to media reports. The cause of death has, at this time, not been revealed, though it is alleged to be natural. His rep at Portrait PR confirmed the news to TheWrap.

The actor was currently promoting his fourth appearance as Charon, the loyal and beloved concierge at the Continental in “John Wick: Chapter 4” following the first “John Wick” in 2014 and the second and third installments in 2017 and 2019. That was just one high-profile property on which he put his unique stamp, offering a mix of subtle menace and above-it-all bemusement to all five seasons of “Fringe” and the later seasons of “Lost.

American football fans and the Rihanna “Navy” alike are waiting with bated breath for this Sunday’s Super Bowl and its infamous halftime show.

The 57th edition of the Super Bowl will take place on Sunday 12 February at the State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona.

In the UK, viewers will be able to watch live on ITV for the first time since 2007, with kickoff at 11.30pm. Coverage will also be available via Sky Sports on the dedicated Sky Sports NFL channel and Sky Sports Main Event.

Aside from the game itself, the biggest talking point of the Super Bowl is the halftime show, where some of the world’s most famous artists – from Bruce Springsteen to Katy Perry – have entertained fans at the stadium.

This time around, all eyes will be on Rihanna at halftime, as she prepares to make a grand return to the stage. The singer and beauty...

Paramount’s newly minted Oscar Best Picture nominee Top Gun: Maverick won Best Picture at the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, held Saturday at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

The Tom Cruise-starring sequel beat out competition for the group’s marquee award that included fellow Oscar nominees in Warner Bros’ Elvis, A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once, Universal/Amblin’s The Fabelmans, Focus Features’ Tár and Orion/Uar’s Women Talking as well as Sony’s The Woman King.

Elvis‘ Baz Luhrmann won the Best Director award and the film took the Best Time Capsule award, giving it the most wins on the night of any movie.

Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Brendan Fraser (The Whale) won the top actress and actor prize, respectively.

In the TV categories, FX’s The Old Man won Best TV Series while the drama’s star Jeff Bridges won Best TV Actor.

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The Scad Savannah Film Festival, which takes place at the Savannah College of Art and Design each year shortly before the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences votes to determine its Oscar shortlists, and which has become a premier showcase for documentary programming, in particular, has revealed the names of the 10 documentary features that it will highlight on this year’s edition of its celebrated Docs to Watch panel.

The one-of-a-kind Docs to Watch gathering, which features discussion about the challenges and rewards of documentary filmmaking, will take place at the Lucas Theatre on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 26, midway through the 25th edition of the fest, which will run from Oct. 22 through Oct. 29. For the ninth year in a row, it will be presented by The Hollywood Reporter and moderated by yours truly.

The films represented on the panel will be:...

Is their label forcing Pink Floyd to go viral on TikTok, too? On Monday, the iconic band joined the video platform by sharing generic-ish videos with some of their most iconic songs. But hey, now they’re on the app.

“Pink Floyd has arrived,” the group captioned one of the posts, featuring “Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2.” By Tuesday morning, the group had garnered more than 14,000 followers.

Their arrival on the platform comes as their record The Dark Side of the Moon turns 50. Their first post featured a simple...

“Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down” begins with the former Arizona representative placing flowers in memorial vases for victims of gun violence. With a voiceover rife with potent pauses, her cadence sounds for a moment like a spoken word poem. While her rhythm is indeed intentional and meaningful, it’s not out of a sense of artistry. Instead, it’s a sign of the aphasia Giffords has wrestled with since a bullet ripped through her brain on Jan. 8, 2011. A gunman obsessed with the congressperson attempted to assassinate her as she was greeting constituents at a Tucson supermarket. Giffords and 12 others survived the mass shooting, but six people did not, including civics-interested Christina-Taylor Green, 9, and federal judge John Roll.

With their latest film, documentary duo Julie Cohen and Betsy West (“Rgb”) create a portrait of Giffords and her husband, Sen. Mark Kelly, that is both inspiring and infuriating. Watching the vibrant...

Julie Cohen and Betsy West knew they had to make their movie “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down” about former U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords when, in their first video call with her, they saw that she and her husband, Sen. Mark Kelly, had kept a piece of her skull in a tupperware in their freezer. Right next to the empanadas.

“They showed that to us early on and we immediately were like, that’s a scene in our film,” Cohen told TheWrap, even though in the moment, their documentary didn’t yet exist. “We were just dazzled really by Gabby in particular from that very first wonderful meeting.”

“From the very moment we met Gabby, it was obvious she would make an incredible subject for a documentary,” West added.

Giffords was a rising star in the Democratic Party when in 2011 she was shot in the head during a mass shooting in Arizona.

At this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival, three documentaries – Camille Hardman and Gary Lane’s “Still Working 9 to 5,” Julie Cohen and Betsy West’s “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down” and Ron Howard’s “We Feed People” – use a celebrity lens to take a deep dive into hot button political issues.

Hardman’s “Still Working 9 to 5” explores the origins and success of the 1980 film “9 to 5,” which addresses gender inequality and discrimination in the workplace and stars Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Dabney Coleman. All four stars appear in the docu to discuss the iconic comedy. Rita Moreno, who starred in the “9 to 5” television series, Allison Janney from the “9 to 5” Broadway show, and women’s movement activists also appear in the doc to discuss the movie and why gender parity in the workplace is still an issue...

More than another close examination of the life and times of United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez, the documentary “Song for Cesar,” from co-directors Andrés Alegria and Abel Sanchez, constitutes a compendium of Chicano artists in the second half of the 20th century. Across a multitude of disciplines, their communal motivator was social-justice advocacy.

Sanchez, a veteran musician turned first-time filmmaker, sets the tone with footage from Fantasy Studios before talking-head interviews and archival footage begin unspooling a thread that extends from his contemporaries to current performers like the band Ozomatli or songstress Lila Downs.

In this roll call of Chicano storytellers, the tunes serve as sonic picket signs and tributes to the power of organizing: Joan Baez’s “No nos moverán,” El Chicano’s “Don’t Put Me Down (If I’m Brown),” Little Joe’s “Viva la Huelga,” or Joel Rafael’s “El Bracero,” about exploited Mexican migrant...

Ned Eisenberg, an actor best known for his work on “Law and Order: Svu” and for starring in Clint Eastwood’s “Million Dollar Baby,” has died. He was 65.

Eisenberg died at his home in New York on Sunday after battling cancer, his agents confirmed to TheWrap.

“As Ned would say, he was attacked by two very rare assassins — cholangiocarcinoma and ocular melanoma,” his wife Patricia said in a statement. “Over the course of two years, he bravely fought the cancers in private while continuing to work in show business to ensure that his medical coverage paid for himself and his family.”

Eisenberg portrayed defense attorney Roger Kressler on “Law & Order: Svu,” a high-powered attorney who went toe-to-toe in the courtroom with the “Svu” regulars on numerous occasions. He separately played a different character on the standard “Law & Order,” another recurring defense attorney who appeared in seven different episodes dating...

Ned Eisenberg, a stage and screen actor who played defense attorney Roger Kressler on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and Detective Hauser in “Mare of Easttown,” has died. He was 65.

His agents at Nicolosi & Co. confirmed his death. Eisenberg’s wife Patricia said in a statement, “As Ned would say, he was attacked by two very rare assassins — cholangiocarcinoma and ocular melanoma. Over the course of two years, he bravely fought the cancers in private while continuing to work in show business to ensure that his medical coverage paid for himself and his family.”

Eisenberg also worked in feature films, playing Sally Mendoza in Clint Eastwood’s “Million Dollar Baby” and photographer Joe Rosenthal in “Flags of Our Fathers.”

Among his other feature roles were Oliver Stone’s “World Trade Center,” “Limitless,” “Won’t Back Down,” “Experimenter,” “Asher,” “The Exterminator,” “The Burning,” “Moving Violations,” “Air America,” “Last Man Standing,...

Ned Eisenberg, a prolific stage, television and film character actor perhaps most widely recognized for his long-running recurring role as defense attorney Roger Kressler on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, died of cancer Feb. 27 at his home in New York. He was 65.

His death was announced by his agents at Nicolosi & Co. speaking on behalf of his wife, the actress Patricia Dunnock, and family.

In a statement, Dunnock said “As Ned would say, he was attacked by two very rare assassins — cholangiocarcinoma and ocular melanoma. Over the course of two years, he bravely fought the cancers in private while continuing to work in show business to ensure that his medical coverage paid for himself and his family.”

Born in the Bronx, Eisenberg began his film and TV career in the early 1980s, most notably in four episodes of Miami Vice and, in 1990, a starring role in...

In-person festival to run in Austin, Texas, from March 11-20.

A starry SXSW 2022 film line-up announced on Wednesday (2) includes world premieres of new work from Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Richard Linklater and Nicolas Cage, among many others.

The Austin, Texas, festival ran online editions over the past two years and is planned to take place from March 11-20 as an in-person event against a backdrop of declining Omicron infection levels across the United States.

The roster includes Irish filmmaker and actor Campbell-Hughes’s It Is In Us All (pictured) in Narrative Feature Competition starring Cosmo Jarvis, Claes Bang and Campbell-Hughes about a...

Julia Child knew her way around a sauce the way Leonard Bernstein knew his way around a sympathy, the way Patrick Mahomes knows his way through a defense. That is to say, with panache.

The renowned cookbook author and pioneering TV personality is the subject of the documentary Julia, directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen, which is in contention for an Oscar nomination.

“Julie and I both grew up in a time of frozen food, weird Jell-o salads, mushroom soup casserole, and Julia changed all of that,” West tells Deadline. “Julia’s the reason why cooking shows are so incredibly popular, why Americans are much more adventuresome in the kind of food they eat. Julia introduced us to French food, but it just took off from there and America is a very different place after Julia.”

The documentary marks the second collaboration between the directors and CNN Films, the...

Betsy West and Julie Cohen, the filmmaking team behind “Rbg” and “Julia,” have found their next project.

The duo will partner on “Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down,” a look at the former congresswoman’s courage and perseverance in the aftermath of a 2021 assassination attempt the left her partially paralyzed and with the language impairment, aphasia. In total, 13 people were wounded and six were killed in the attack, including a 9-year-old girl.

The directors have been granted access to home movies that were taken at the hospital. It will also include current-day cinema verité footage documenting Gifford’s painstaking recovery from a gunshot to her head and emergence as one of America’s most passionate and powerful advocates for gun violence prevention.

The filmmakers tell a more personal story, as Giffords’ husband Mark Kelly gives up his job as a NASA astronaut to support his wife’s recovery, before launching...

Exclusive: Deadline has the first exclusive tracks from Marcelo Zarvos’ A Journal for Jordan score, which is set for release tomorrow via Sony Music Masterworks—ahead of the Sony Pictures title’s release in theaters on December 25.

The latest film directed by two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington is based on the true story of First Sergeant Charles Monroe King (Michael B. Jordan), a soldier deployed to Iraq who begins to keep a journal of love and advice for his infant son. Back at home, senior New York Times editor Dana Canedy (Chanté Adams) revisits the story of her unlikely, life-altering relationship with King and his enduring devotion to her and their child.

The romantic drama scripted by Virgil Williams marked Zarvos’ second collaboration with Washington, on the heels of his Oscar-winning August Wilson adaptation, Fences. The composer says that for this “story about love, sacrifice and family that spans 20 years,...

Pink Floyd will release a “restored and re-edited” edition of their Pulse concert film, which documented the band’s gargantuan Division Bell tour, next year. The film will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on Feb. 18.

The film documented the band’s Oct. 20, 1994 appearance at London’s Earl’s Court and features a full performance of The Dark Side of the Moon. The band’s core lineup for the concerts featured guitarist David Gilmour, keyboardist Richard Wright, and drummer Nick Mason.

The upgraded film previously featured in Pink Floyd’s...

Jewish Story Partners, the non-profit film fund that launched six months ago, announced its second round of grant recipients on Monday. The winners came after an open submissions call that saw a 226% increase in participation from the first round.

An additional $280,000 has been awarded this year, bringing Jsp’s 2021 spend to $500,000 as they identify nonfiction work telling diverse Jewish stories. International filmmakers and fiction projects will be sought in the future. The group anticipates to hand out $800,000 in 2022 and $1 million by 2023.

New funders include the Lynn and Jules Kroll Fund for Jewish Documentary Films, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, Kronhill Pletka Foundation and Koret Foundation.

Monday’s grants will fund noted documentary filmmakers including: Kate Amend, Marilyn Ness, Pratibha Parmar, Dan Sturman and Ondi Timoner.

“Jewish documentary films are a window into the richness and complexity of the arc of Jewish history and Jewish lives today,” said Lynn and...

This Supergirl article contains spoilers for Season 6, Episode 10, “Still I Rise.”

Supergirl Season 6 Episode 10

This episode felt simultaneously packed and like it barely moved along. Suddenly Nia, Nyxly and Orlando’s stories were all off to the races at once, and with Supergirl’s journey using her public platform as the main thread, there’s still so much left to cover. It felt like a possible backlash against Supergirl may have been left on the cutting room floor, and it was never really clear if that veggie promo went viral in a good way or a bad way, because every time someone mentioned it their reactions were cut short.

In a welcome move, Orlando and Joey’s story continues. In something of a meta commentary, Supergirl’s writers have figured out that if they’re going to tackle a series of systemic issues, it’s better to filter them through...

Pink Floyd will break out the streamlined remix of their 1987 album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, that recently appeared on their box set, The Later Years, as its own release this fall. For the release, frontman David Gilmour and engineer Andy Jackson reconfigured the album from scratch, with help from Damon Iddins, getting rid of a lot of Eighties signposts (like ultrareverberated drums) and boosting the contributions of late Floyd keyboardist Rick Wright. It also features newly recorded drum parts by the band’s Nick Mason. The album is home...

Supergirl Still I Rise Plot Synopsis, Director, and Air Date — The CW‘s Supergirl: Season 6, Episode 10: Still I Rise plot synopsis, director, and air date have been released. Cast and crew Supergirl stars Melissa Benoist, Chyler Leigh, Nicole Maines, Jon Cryer, David Harewood, Jesse Rath, and Azie Tesfai. The people [...]

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LeBron James might be out of the NBA playoffs, but he’s still angling to be a big part of the summer entertainment season. That’s because HBO Max’s list of new releases for July 2021 is highlighted by a very special sequel.

Space Jam: A New Legacy premieres on July 16. will find LeBron teaming up with the Looney Tunes in a Warner Bros. IP-extravaganza. Can ‘Bron and the Looney Tunes beat the Goon Squad before Warner Bros.’ server steals LeBron “Bronny” Jr.’s soul (or something)? Let’s hope so. The two other major WB releases this month, No Sudden Move and Tom and Jerry in New York, both come to HBO Max on July 1.

HBO Max is also bringing some fun TV shows to its stream this month. The long-awaited Gossip Girl revival premieres on July 8. That will be followed by Mike White’s satirical limited series The White Lotus...

Updated with winners: Still I Rise Films has set 11 recipients for its inaugural Still I Rise Films Fellowship, a program that will offer financial and mentorship support to complete winners’ 15- to 30-minute short films. The list came from more than 90 submissions, with a total of $55,000 in support to be donated.

Fellows will also participate in an online rough-cut lab with peer feedback and one-on-one mentorship with Mimi Chakarova, founder and creative director of Still I Rise Films, and Hélène Goupil, 2020-2021 Sir fellow and series producer; and a MasterClass on Distribution and Impact led by Liz Manashil, former manager at Sundance Institute’s Creative Distribution Initiative, and Kristen Fitzpatrick, managing director at Field of Vision and a former director at Women Make Movies.

“Still I Rise Films exists to provide a platform and support for visual storytellers who take risks and challenge the norm. Each of the 11 women filmmakers...

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Taylor Cassidy, a TikTok creator with more than 2 million followers, has signed with WME.

Cassidy spotlights Black culture, history and voices on her TikTok page, where she has built a following through series Fast Black History and Black Girl Magic Minute.

The creator, who is also known for her self-empowerment and activism content, was named one of TikTok’s 2020 Voices of Change: Most Impactful Voices. She was also honored at the 2020 Streamy Awards. Her work has included selling shirts inspired by Maya Angelou’s Still I Rise and donating the sales proceeds to the Equal Justice Initiative.

Most recently, TikTok ...

Taylor Cassidy, a TikTok creator with more than 2 million followers, has signed with WME.

Cassidy spotlights Black culture, history and voices on her TikTok page, where she has built a following through series Fast Black History and Black Girl Magic Minute.

The creator, who is also known for her self-empowerment and activism content, was named one of TikTok’s 2020 Voices of Change: Most Impactful Voices. She was also honored at the 2020 Streamy Awards. Her work has included selling shirts inspired by Maya Angelou’s Still I Rise and donating the sales proceeds to the Equal Justice Initiative.

Most recently, TikTok ...

Smooch Music has dropped a new video for Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise,” released in celebration of Black History Month.

The video features Angelou’s voice reading the iconic poem across hip-hop beats — “You may shoot me with your words/You may cut me with your eyes/You may kill me with your hatefulness/But still, like air, I’ll rise” — as footage of the Civil Rights Movement and current protests play.

The track is off Caged Bird Songs, a posthumous album released in 2014. A deluxe edition of the...

New year, new me. Christina Anstead appears to be embracing the annual motto because she recently unveiled a daring back tattoo. Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Jan. 12, the HGTV star showed off her new ink, the title of legendary poet Maya Angelou's most recognizable poems. The words, "Still I Rise," were written in cursive and draped down her back. Moreover, Christina celebrated her new look by sharing a few lines from the famous poem. She captioned her post, "Just like moons and like suns / With the certainty of tides / Just like hopes springing high / Still I'll rise / Still I Rise." The Flip or Flop star's expressive tattoo comes just two...

A special one-hour livestream airing Tuesday, December 8th, will offer a deep dive into Tom Petty’s music videos and conclude with the premiere of a new video for “Something Could Happen.”

The special, hosted by journalist David Fricke, will air on Petty’s YouTube channel and feature appearances from artists and directors who have collaborated with Petty. Guests include directors Julien Temple (who helmed the videos for “Free Fallin’,” “Into the Great Wide Open,” “Yer So Bad” and, “Learning to Fly”) and Jeff Stein (“Don’t Come Around Here...

The November 2020 lineup for The Criterion Channel has been unveiled, toplined by a Claire Denis retrospective, including the brand-new restoration of Beau travail, along with Chocolat, No Fear, No Die, Nenette and Boni, Towards Mathilde, 35 Shots of Rum, and White Material.

There will also be a series celebrating 30 years of The Film Foundation, featuring a new interview with Martin Scorsese by Ari Aster, as well as a number of their most essential restorations, including films by Jia Zhangke, Ritwik Ghatak, Luchino Visconti, Shirley Clarke, Med Hondo, and more.

There’s also David Lynch’s new restoration of The Elephant Man, retrospectives dedicated to Ngozi Onwurah, Nadav Lapid, and Terence Nance, a new edition of the series Queersighted titled Queer Fear, featuring a new conversation between series programmer Michael Koresky and filmmaker and critic Farihah Zaman, and much more.

See the lineup below and learn more on the official site.

Pink Floyd will re-release Delicate Sound of Thunder — a document of their blockbuster tour supporting 1987’s A Momentary Lapse of Reason — this fall in a variety of formats.

The concert film, which has been restored and re-edited from the original 35mm film and remixed into 5.1 surround sound, will be available on Blu-ray and DVD, while the live album, which was certified three times platinum in its original release, will be available in sets of two CDs, three LPs or a deluxe, four-disc set with bonus tracks. All of the versions...

Michelle Obama kicked off her “Dear Class of 2020” graduation speech with a list of uncomfortable questions and truths.

“Over the past couple of months, our foundation has been shaken,” Mrs. Obama said. “Not just by a pandemic that stole too many of our loved ones, upended our daily lives and sent tens of millions into unemployment. But also by the rumbling of the age-old fault lines that our country was built on. The lines of race and power that are now, once again, so nakedly exposed for all of us to grapple with.”

The former First Lady opened up, revealing that she too feels overwhelmed by the current state of the world. “If any of you are scared, or confused, or angry, or just plain overwhelmed by it all, if you feel like you’re searching for a lifeline just to steady yourself, you are not alone. I am feeling all of that too.

YouTube’s rescheduled graduation ceremony, originally slated for Saturday, is taking place this Sunday, June 7, and will feature voices from the Former First Lady Michelle Obama and Former President Barack Obama, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Lady Gaga and Bts, along with other big names in the industry. Here’s how to watch the virtual commencement.

The commencement ceremony, “Dear Class of 2020,” will be live streamed at this link and can be found on the YouTube Originals channel and YouTube’s Learn@Home site, learnathome.withyoutube.com. The event will also be available across mobile devices, desktops and connected TVs.

Michelle Obama’s “Reach Higher” initiative is set to host the first hour of the YouTube original special, beginning at 12 p.m. Pt, which includes a commencement addresses from Mrs. Obama and Beyoncé. At 4 p.m. Pt, former President Obama will give his keynote address, followed by the ceremonial tassel-turn at the...

Updated, 9 Am: YouTube has moved the date of its global virtual commencement ceremony Dear Class of 2020 to June 7 from its previous date of June 6 in honor of George Floyd’s memorial service, which will be held Saturday in Raeford, Nc. More speakers and celebrities also have been to the multi-hour special, joining Barack and Michelle Obama, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Lady Gaga and others.

Tracee Ellis Ross and Shonda Rhimes will join previously announced Yara Shahidi Kelly Rowland, Misty Copeland and Janelle Monáe for a performance of Maya Angelou’s Still I Rise. The cast of Schitt’s Creek also will reunite for a musical tribute to teachers. Others joining the special include musical artists Leon Bridges, Camila Cabello, Noah Cyrus, Cynthia Erivo, Khalid, Tove Lo, Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Ben Platt,...

A Lena Dunham-produced high school dramedy has scored a series pickup at HBO Max.

The WarnerMedia streaming platform has picked up 10 episodes of Generation, co-created by 18-year-old Zelda Barnz and her father, screenwriter Daniel Barnz (Won't Back Down). The series follows a group of high school students whose exploration of modern sexuality (devices and all) tests deeply entrenched beliefs about life, love and the nature of family in their conservative community.

HBO Max ordered a pilot for the show in August. Generation becomes the first scripted pilot at the streamer to earn a series pickup; some 20 other projects scored ...

Luke Bryan says Jason Aldean's terrifying experience at the tragic Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas earlier this month has given him "a whole new level of perspective" on life.

Speaking with Et's Sophie Schillaci on the red carpet at the Cmt Artists of the Year celebration at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Wednesday, Bryan reflected on how it felt to see Aldean and his band mates for the first time since the horrific mass shooting.

"[Tonight] is the first time I've gotten to see some of his band members and it's funny, you kinda hug them a little longer now," Bryan shared. "It's an eye-opening thing."

Bryan said that Aldean showed him some photos he took in the aftermath the shooting, and he was shocked at how close Aldean and his band mates came to being seriously hurt, or worse.

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Jason Aldean paid tribute to the late Tom Petty at the Cmt Artists of the Year celebration on Wednesday, and he got some help from his fellow country superstars.

Aldean, who received his sixth Artist of the Year honor on Wednesday, took the stage at the Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center to play a powerful cover of Petty's iconic tune "I Won't Back Down."

The 40-year-old singer was joined by fellow Artist of the Year honorees Chris Stapleton and Keith Urban, as well as Little Big Town, for the emotional performance.

Luke Bryan, another honoree at this year's event, introduced Aldean and his performance, and gave a little insight into why he chose that particular song.

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"Jason gave a lot of thought about what he wanted to play on this show, and he kept coming back to a song from a...