On April 3, the world observed the 90th birthday of Dr. Jane Goodall, Dbe, a renowned ethologist, a conservationist, a Un Messenger of Peace and the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (Jgi).
In honor of Dr. Goodall’s milestone birthday, Mercy For Animals and Jgi have released a special short film, “Voices of Hope ~ Words of Wisdom by Dr. Jane Goodall,” produced to commemorate her lifelong advocacy for animals, people and the environment. Narrated by more than 20 public figures from around the world, the film aims to inspire people to emulate Dr. Goodall’s powerful work as an activist, a conservationist and a changemaker.
You can watch the video here.
Opening with a statement from Dr. Goodall herself, the film features a collection of profound quotes from Dr. Goodall recited by Ellen Burstyn, James Cromwell, Sen. Cory Booker, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Alicia Silverstone, Tabitha Brown, Paul Wesley, Joseph Morgan, Persia White,...
In honor of Dr. Goodall’s milestone birthday, Mercy For Animals and Jgi have released a special short film, “Voices of Hope ~ Words of Wisdom by Dr. Jane Goodall,” produced to commemorate her lifelong advocacy for animals, people and the environment. Narrated by more than 20 public figures from around the world, the film aims to inspire people to emulate Dr. Goodall’s powerful work as an activist, a conservationist and a changemaker.
You can watch the video here.
Opening with a statement from Dr. Goodall herself, the film features a collection of profound quotes from Dr. Goodall recited by Ellen Burstyn, James Cromwell, Sen. Cory Booker, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Alicia Silverstone, Tabitha Brown, Paul Wesley, Joseph Morgan, Persia White,...
- 4/4/2024
- Look to the Stars
For her 90th birthday on Wednesday, animal rights champion Dr. Jane Goodall has made a video in which she and many famous friends plead for compassion for animals. “I’m sure all of you will agree you can’t spend time with an animal and not know that we are not the only beings with personalities, minds, and emotions,” she says at the beginning of the video.
The rest of the four-minute clip finds her and others reciting a statement from her about the importance of recognizing every part of the world’s ecology.
The rest of the four-minute clip finds her and others reciting a statement from her about the importance of recognizing every part of the world’s ecology.
- 4/3/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Following his conviction in November, Sam Bankman-Fried is awaiting sentencing for the massive fraud that brought down his much-vaunted Ftx cryptocurrency exchange. Making the case for a 40-to-50-year prison term, federal prosecutors have now submitted a list of the disgraced CEO’s bad ideas for spinning his company’s bankruptcy in the weeks after it collapsed.
“Note: these are all random probably bad ideas that aren’t vetted; Confidential,” reads a note at the top of the Google Document. In the text that follows, Bankman-Fried laid out possible ways...
“Note: these are all random probably bad ideas that aren’t vetted; Confidential,” reads a note at the top of the Google Document. In the text that follows, Bankman-Fried laid out possible ways...
- 3/16/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
"I want rural America to vibrant again, that's my motivation here." Yes! Magnolia Pictures has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary sequel titled Food, Inc. 2, from filmmakers Robert Kenner & Melissa Robledo. This is a follow-up to the acclaimed, industry-shaking doc Food, Inc. from 2008 - both this film & its sequel are also based on books of the same name. This sequel is premiering at the 2024 Cph:dox Film Festival in Denmark this month. Their intro: "Turbo chickens, plant-based steaks and a pandemic. A lot has happened since the first Food Inc. film, and it's time for a fresh in-depth look at the food industry and at possible solutions." Food Inc 2 centers around innovative farmers, future-thinking food producers, workers' rights activists and prominent legislators such as U.S Senators Cory Booker and Jon Tester, who are facing these companies head-on to inspire change and build a healthier, more sustainable future.
- 3/14/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“Food, Inc. 2,” the follow-up to the 2008 Oscar-nominated documentary on the effects of agribusiness on American consumers, is set for a special screening event from Magnolia Pictures on April 9. The feature documentary will be released on digital platforms on April 12.
Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo direct the film from Participant and River Road, which reunites the directors with authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser to take a fresh look at how corporate consolidation has left the food system vulnerable.
“When the pandemic hit, the curtain was pulled back. There were whole crops being buried,” Pollan says in the trailer. “At the same time, there were shortages in the supermarket.”
In a quest for solutions, the film looks at innovative farmers, food producers, workers’ rights activists and legislators including senators Cory Booker and Jon Tester, who are working to create a sustainable future.
“I sure as hell don’t want my...
Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo direct the film from Participant and River Road, which reunites the directors with authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser to take a fresh look at how corporate consolidation has left the food system vulnerable.
“When the pandemic hit, the curtain was pulled back. There were whole crops being buried,” Pollan says in the trailer. “At the same time, there were shortages in the supermarket.”
In a quest for solutions, the film looks at innovative farmers, food producers, workers’ rights activists and legislators including senators Cory Booker and Jon Tester, who are working to create a sustainable future.
“I sure as hell don’t want my...
- 3/14/2024
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
More than a decade after the first film, Magnolia Pictures has released the trailer for Food, Inc. 2, a sequel to their critically acclaimed 2008 documentary, Food, Inc.
The film “is a timely and urgent follow-up” to the original, according to a release. The first installment earned an Oscar nomination and still holds a 95 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.
In the sequel, directors Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo reunite with authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) for another look at the country’s food system.
“There’s a lot at stake when you sit down to eat,” Pollan says in the trailer. “When the pandemic hit, the curtain was peeled back.”
Schlosser adds, “There were whole crops being buried, and at the same time there were shortages in the supermarket.”
In another scene, an activist asks: “How can I go to work for these...
The film “is a timely and urgent follow-up” to the original, according to a release. The first installment earned an Oscar nomination and still holds a 95 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes.
In the sequel, directors Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo reunite with authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) for another look at the country’s food system.
“There’s a lot at stake when you sit down to eat,” Pollan says in the trailer. “When the pandemic hit, the curtain was peeled back.”
Schlosser adds, “There were whole crops being buried, and at the same time there were shortages in the supermarket.”
In another scene, an activist asks: “How can I go to work for these...
- 3/14/2024
- by Zoe G Phillips
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jon Bon Jovi was the man of the hour at the MusiCares Person of the Year Gala on Friday, where the rock star was celebrated by a tribute lineup that included Bruce Springsteen, Shania Twain, Melissa Etheridge, Jelly Roll, Damiano David and Sammy Hagar.
The Bon Jovi frontman was awarded the annual honor for his artistic achievement in the music industry and dedication to philanthropy. Proceeds from the gala support MusiCares, the leading music charity offering health and human services to music professionals.
The event — held in downtown Los Angeles right across the street from where Sunday’s Grammys will take place — began with an auction that included two Bon Jovi-related items: a volunteer day and dinner with the star at his Jbj Soul Kitchen restaurant in New Jersey and a tasting of his Hampton Water Rosé wine in East Hampton, with the musician and his son Jesse. After the auction,...
The Bon Jovi frontman was awarded the annual honor for his artistic achievement in the music industry and dedication to philanthropy. Proceeds from the gala support MusiCares, the leading music charity offering health and human services to music professionals.
The event — held in downtown Los Angeles right across the street from where Sunday’s Grammys will take place — began with an auction that included two Bon Jovi-related items: a volunteer day and dinner with the star at his Jbj Soul Kitchen restaurant in New Jersey and a tasting of his Hampton Water Rosé wine in East Hampton, with the musician and his son Jesse. After the auction,...
- 2/3/2024
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dogwoof boards international sales.
Magnolia Pictures has picked up US rights to Participant and River Road’s Food, Inc. 2, the follow-up to Robert Kenner’s Oscar-nominated documentary.
Kenner co-directed with Melissa Robledo on the Telluride world premiere in which investigative authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) take a fresh look at the nation’s food system.
Magnolia Pictures will release the film in the spring in the US. while Dogwoof has come on board to represent international sales.
While Food, Inc. fuelled a cultural conversation about the multinational corporations that control the food...
Magnolia Pictures has picked up US rights to Participant and River Road’s Food, Inc. 2, the follow-up to Robert Kenner’s Oscar-nominated documentary.
Kenner co-directed with Melissa Robledo on the Telluride world premiere in which investigative authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) take a fresh look at the nation’s food system.
Magnolia Pictures will release the film in the spring in the US. while Dogwoof has come on board to represent international sales.
While Food, Inc. fuelled a cultural conversation about the multinational corporations that control the food...
- 11/9/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: After serving as the distributor for Participant and River Road’s Academy Award-nominated 2008 documentary Food, Inc., Magnolia Pictures has taken U.S. rights to the sequel, with Dogwoof coming aboard to rep international sales. An urgent continuation of the original film’s story, the doc is slated to premiere in the spring.
In the sequel, which world premiered at Telluride, directors Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) to take a fresh look at food in the U.S. The film reveals how corporate consolidation has gone unchecked by our government, leaving us with a highly efficient yet shockingly vulnerable food system dedicated only towards increasing profits. Seeking solutions, it introduces innovative farmers, food producers, workers’ rights activists, and prominent legislators such as U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Jon Tester, who are facing these...
In the sequel, which world premiered at Telluride, directors Robert Kenner and Melissa Robledo reunite with investigative authors Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma) and Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) to take a fresh look at food in the U.S. The film reveals how corporate consolidation has gone unchecked by our government, leaving us with a highly efficient yet shockingly vulnerable food system dedicated only towards increasing profits. Seeking solutions, it introduces innovative farmers, food producers, workers’ rights activists, and prominent legislators such as U.S. Senators Cory Booker and Jon Tester, who are facing these...
- 11/9/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
New Jersey Congressman Andy Kim was taking his kids to their annual checkup on Friday when his phone went haywire.
“I was in the doctor’s office with them, they were running around and being absolutely crazy, but I could feel in my pocket my phone blowing up, just people calling and texting,” he says. “I looked at it, and the first thing I saw were the images of the gold bars. I was just trying to figure out what was happening.”
What was happening was a criminal indictment against...
“I was in the doctor’s office with them, they were running around and being absolutely crazy, but I could feel in my pocket my phone blowing up, just people calling and texting,” he says. “I looked at it, and the first thing I saw were the images of the gold bars. I was just trying to figure out what was happening.”
What was happening was a criminal indictment against...
- 9/28/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez is facing a rapidly growing number of calls from his Democratic colleagues to resign from office following a damning indictment on charges of corruption and bribery.
On Wednesday, Menendez pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment in Manhattan court.
The indictment, which was made public on Friday, was initially met with widespread silence from Senate Democrats, save for Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman, who on Saturday called for Menendez’s resignation. “Senator Menendez should resign,” he wrote. “He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence,...
On Wednesday, Menendez pleaded not guilty to the charges during his arraignment in Manhattan court.
The indictment, which was made public on Friday, was initially met with widespread silence from Senate Democrats, save for Pennsylvania’s John Fetterman, who on Saturday called for Menendez’s resignation. “Senator Menendez should resign,” he wrote. “He’s entitled to the presumption of innocence,...
- 9/27/2023
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Atlanta rapper Quavo walks into Washington, D.C.’s Convention Center to immense fanfare. People film him on their phones, including one man who proclaims, “That’s the man right there” as Quavo walks by with his mother, Edna Maddox, and his sister Titania Davenport. Another man calls out his name as the trio goes down an escalator. Quavo is unfazed by it all; he’s been in the public eye for more than a decade as one-third of the iconic Migos rap group and now a platinum soloist. But...
- 9/22/2023
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
Over the course of three decades, Rosario Dawson has had an incredible acting career. She got her start in the edgy 1995 indie film "Kids," which helped her gain notoriety as a young artist. Throughout the early to mid-2000s, Dawson became a household name following her roles in films like "Josie and the Pussycats," "Men in Black II," and "Rent." She also has notably starred in film adaptations of comic books, including "Sin City" and Netflix's Marvel TV series. Most recently, Dawson can be seen in the Disney+ series "Ahsoka" and "Haunted Mansion," which premiered in July 2023.
When she isn't occupied with acting jobs, though, Dawson keeps her personal life under the radar. Since being in the public eye, Dawson has been linked to comedian Eric André and politician Cory Booker. Currently, she's dating Nnamdi Okafor, whom she met in 2022. Okafor, a philanthropic strategist at California State University, connected...
When she isn't occupied with acting jobs, though, Dawson keeps her personal life under the radar. Since being in the public eye, Dawson has been linked to comedian Eric André and politician Cory Booker. Currently, she's dating Nnamdi Okafor, whom she met in 2022. Okafor, a philanthropic strategist at California State University, connected...
- 8/22/2023
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
Exclusive: Mala Chapple has been elevated to President of Story Syndicate, the decorated production company of Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan, having made a significant mark there since joining as Chief Operating Officer in 2021.
In her previous role, Chapple oversaw production, business affairs and financial operations for the company. She also served as an executive producer of Harry & Meghan — the series on the royals that last year notched Netflix’s biggest-ever doc debut, with over 81.55M hours viewed globally in its first week of release — as well as the Netflix adventure-exploration series Unknown.
Going forward, Chapple will continue to steer the organization through ever-shifting market conditions, in concert with Garbus and Cogan. As she increases the scope of her responsibilities, Head of Documentary and Nonfiction Jon Bardin will assume additional oversight as far as day-to-day project management.
“As a creative company, how do you thrive in an evolving marketplace while remaining devoted to unique,...
In her previous role, Chapple oversaw production, business affairs and financial operations for the company. She also served as an executive producer of Harry & Meghan — the series on the royals that last year notched Netflix’s biggest-ever doc debut, with over 81.55M hours viewed globally in its first week of release — as well as the Netflix adventure-exploration series Unknown.
Going forward, Chapple will continue to steer the organization through ever-shifting market conditions, in concert with Garbus and Cogan. As she increases the scope of her responsibilities, Head of Documentary and Nonfiction Jon Bardin will assume additional oversight as far as day-to-day project management.
“As a creative company, how do you thrive in an evolving marketplace while remaining devoted to unique,...
- 7/11/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Bloomberg Originals is launching a new series called Breaking Bread, which will feature in-depth conversations with some of America’s political leaders over their favorite meals.
The series will see author, journalist and host Alexander Heffner (PBS’ The Open Mind) break bread, literally and figuratively, with politically and geographically diverse U.S. governors and senators. Together, they’ll discuss everything from the state of American democracy and the economy, to the nation’s security and morale, to artificial intelligence and natural resources.
Breaking Bread features narration and interviews conducted across the country and will use food as a starting point for exploring the biographies, policy concerns and cuisine preferences of the selected leaders and the places they call home.
The show’s creators say the series will focus on the things that unite Americans, instead of the things that divide them, and how to solve problems together and promote a better understanding of democracy,...
The series will see author, journalist and host Alexander Heffner (PBS’ The Open Mind) break bread, literally and figuratively, with politically and geographically diverse U.S. governors and senators. Together, they’ll discuss everything from the state of American democracy and the economy, to the nation’s security and morale, to artificial intelligence and natural resources.
Breaking Bread features narration and interviews conducted across the country and will use food as a starting point for exploring the biographies, policy concerns and cuisine preferences of the selected leaders and the places they call home.
The show’s creators say the series will focus on the things that unite Americans, instead of the things that divide them, and how to solve problems together and promote a better understanding of democracy,...
- 7/3/2023
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sen. Cory Booker (D-nj) noshes on vegan chicken and waffles, Sen. John Thune (R-Sd) likes cheeseburgers.
The rather simple concept for a series is actually the premise for wide ranging discussions of views and background of top political figures. The series, Breaking Bread, features host Alexander Heffner conversing with Booker and Thune, as well as other figures including New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Utah Governor Spencer Cox, Maine Governor Janet Mills and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-wv). One presidential candidate is in the mix on the ten-part series: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, who sits for a meal of homegrown bison, potatoes and strawberries.
The series, to debut at 7 p.m. Et on July 4 on Bloomberg Originals, is designed to feature a diversity of political figures from different geographic regions of the country, with visits to some of the state’s attractions in the mix for some of the shows.
The rather simple concept for a series is actually the premise for wide ranging discussions of views and background of top political figures. The series, Breaking Bread, features host Alexander Heffner conversing with Booker and Thune, as well as other figures including New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Utah Governor Spencer Cox, Maine Governor Janet Mills and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-wv). One presidential candidate is in the mix on the ten-part series: North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, who sits for a meal of homegrown bison, potatoes and strawberries.
The series, to debut at 7 p.m. Et on July 4 on Bloomberg Originals, is designed to feature a diversity of political figures from different geographic regions of the country, with visits to some of the state’s attractions in the mix for some of the shows.
- 6/27/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Joe Biden and his administration are being advised to “own his age” by one of Hollywood’s most politically involved moguls: DreamWorks and Quibi co-founder, Jeffrey Katzenberg.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the former Walt Disney Studios chairman has become “an influential outside adviser” to the White House and has given President Biden advice on how to counter his public image as being too old to be reelected in 2024. This past April, Katzenberg was named one of seven co-chairs for Biden’s re-election campaign.
Along with other advisers, Katzenberg has told the 80-year-old president to “own his age” and to turn a perceived negative into a positive. As examples, he pointed to two celebrities who are Biden’s age: Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, who is still performing with the band after 60 years together, and Harrison Ford, who is expected to be in Emmy contention and whose final...
According to the Wall Street Journal, the former Walt Disney Studios chairman has become “an influential outside adviser” to the White House and has given President Biden advice on how to counter his public image as being too old to be reelected in 2024. This past April, Katzenberg was named one of seven co-chairs for Biden’s re-election campaign.
Along with other advisers, Katzenberg has told the 80-year-old president to “own his age” and to turn a perceived negative into a positive. As examples, he pointed to two celebrities who are Biden’s age: Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, who is still performing with the band after 60 years together, and Harrison Ford, who is expected to be in Emmy contention and whose final...
- 6/25/2023
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
A documentary extolling the virtues of regenerative agriculture, “Common Ground” gets its world premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, where it is also claiming a Human/Nature Award.
What is regenerative agriculture, you ask? It’s farming that forgoes tillage and chemicals in favor of cover crops and planned grazing – essentially, the practices of Indigenous peoples before the arrival of colonizers.
Industrialization post WWII popularized the use of machinery, pesticides and herbicides in agriculture as, per the film, suppliers of tanks and chemical weapons looked to pivot to a steadier business model. It goes on to explain the agrichemical industry’s overwhelming pull on politicians and researchers at land-grant universities.
Per Senator Cory Booker (D-n.J.), the public is paying multiple times: in subsidies, food assistance and Medicaid costs. Farm Bill provisions mandate what to grow. Farmers incur massive debt purchasing pesticides and the seeds genetically modified to withstand them.
What is regenerative agriculture, you ask? It’s farming that forgoes tillage and chemicals in favor of cover crops and planned grazing – essentially, the practices of Indigenous peoples before the arrival of colonizers.
Industrialization post WWII popularized the use of machinery, pesticides and herbicides in agriculture as, per the film, suppliers of tanks and chemical weapons looked to pivot to a steadier business model. It goes on to explain the agrichemical industry’s overwhelming pull on politicians and researchers at land-grant universities.
Per Senator Cory Booker (D-n.J.), the public is paying multiple times: in subsidies, food assistance and Medicaid costs. Farm Bill provisions mandate what to grow. Farmers incur massive debt purchasing pesticides and the seeds genetically modified to withstand them.
- 6/8/2023
- by Martin Tsai
- The Wrap
The first trailer has been unveiled for Cannes, Emmy and Peabody-winning director Marc Levin’s documentary “It’s Basic,” which will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival.
The film examines several pilot programs launched in the U.S. that test the effects of giving everyday people an extra $500 to $1,000 monthly, with no strings attached. It aims to present an unbiased account of the benefits, criticisms, and outcomes of providing unconditional money to people in need, and examines whether Basic Income pilot programs eradicate child poverty and level the racial playing field through community-centric solutions.
The documentary features commentary by Michael Tubbs, the founder of Mayors for Guaranteed Income. At 26, Tubbs became mayor of Stockton, California. Under his stewardship, the city saw a 40% drop in homicides in 2018 and 2019, led the state in the decline of officer-involved shootings in 2019, was named the second most financially healthy city in California and...
The film examines several pilot programs launched in the U.S. that test the effects of giving everyday people an extra $500 to $1,000 monthly, with no strings attached. It aims to present an unbiased account of the benefits, criticisms, and outcomes of providing unconditional money to people in need, and examines whether Basic Income pilot programs eradicate child poverty and level the racial playing field through community-centric solutions.
The documentary features commentary by Michael Tubbs, the founder of Mayors for Guaranteed Income. At 26, Tubbs became mayor of Stockton, California. Under his stewardship, the city saw a 40% drop in homicides in 2018 and 2019, led the state in the decline of officer-involved shootings in 2019, was named the second most financially healthy city in California and...
- 6/1/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Ever the optimist, Jimmy Fallon tried to make Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell feel better after a recent Morning Consult poll revealed he is the least popular senator in the country, carrying an approval rating of just 28%.
In the Friday night bit, the “Tonight Show” host on NBC pulled together several fake quotes from other U.S. senators offering “words of encouragement” for McConnell — but really they just served to insult a handful of senators instead of just one.
Fallon’s writing team had each senator let McConnell know it could always be worse, revealing their own issues with feedback from their constituents. Be sure to check out the video above, as many of the hilarious digs are based on the politicians’ looks.
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First up, Sen. James Lankford...
In the Friday night bit, the “Tonight Show” host on NBC pulled together several fake quotes from other U.S. senators offering “words of encouragement” for McConnell — but really they just served to insult a handful of senators instead of just one.
Fallon’s writing team had each senator let McConnell know it could always be worse, revealing their own issues with feedback from their constituents. Be sure to check out the video above, as many of the hilarious digs are based on the politicians’ looks.
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Jimmy Fallon Jokes That Biden’s Easter Bunny Will Be ‘Different Than the Bunnies the Last President Hung Out With’
First up, Sen. James Lankford...
- 4/22/2023
- by Mason Bissada
- The Wrap
Kartemquin Films’ Gordon Quinn served as consulting producer.
Criminal justice reform documentary and Tribeca selection The First Step featuring US political commentator Van Jones has got a theatrical release and worldwide deal with DeskPop Entertainment after premiering at Tribeca Film Festival during the pandemic.
The film follows Jones as he attempts to build bipartisan support for criminal justice reform legislation that would bring thousands of incarcerated people home early.
As they face fierce opposition from both Democrats and Republicans, the bill’s champions come face-to-face with progressive politicians like Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Cory Booker, and Bernie Sanders, and conservative figures such as Senator Rand Paul,...
Criminal justice reform documentary and Tribeca selection The First Step featuring US political commentator Van Jones has got a theatrical release and worldwide deal with DeskPop Entertainment after premiering at Tribeca Film Festival during the pandemic.
The film follows Jones as he attempts to build bipartisan support for criminal justice reform legislation that would bring thousands of incarcerated people home early.
As they face fierce opposition from both Democrats and Republicans, the bill’s champions come face-to-face with progressive politicians like Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Cory Booker, and Bernie Sanders, and conservative figures such as Senator Rand Paul,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
“SNL” imagined the scariest Democratic candidates for 2024 presidential race, from Joe Biden to Beto O’Rourke, in a sketch parodying the terrifying odds for the next presidential election through a horror movie trailer.
The sketch kicks off with a mundane night for a couple, played by Chloe Fineman and Mikey Day, who learn that President Joe Biden intends to run for re-election, a scary possibility that sends them into existential dread for the future of the democratic party and the nation as the pair identifies other candidates they would prefer run in place of Biden.
“Sometimes a familiar face can be the most terrifying. You trusted him once,” the trailer echoes as Day reassures his partner — and himself — that Joe Biden isn’t too old for the job and notes that he successfully beat Donald Trump in 2020. “But can he beat DeSantis?” Fineman interjects, confirming Day’s fear that the prospect...
The sketch kicks off with a mundane night for a couple, played by Chloe Fineman and Mikey Day, who learn that President Joe Biden intends to run for re-election, a scary possibility that sends them into existential dread for the future of the democratic party and the nation as the pair identifies other candidates they would prefer run in place of Biden.
“Sometimes a familiar face can be the most terrifying. You trusted him once,” the trailer echoes as Day reassures his partner — and himself — that Joe Biden isn’t too old for the job and notes that he successfully beat Donald Trump in 2020. “But can he beat DeSantis?” Fineman interjects, confirming Day’s fear that the prospect...
- 10/30/2022
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Democrats’ 2024 Presidential Candidate Decision Gets Horror Movie Treatment By ’Saturday Night Live‘
Saturday Night Live reimagined the Democratic Party’s 2024 Presidential candidate search as a trailer for a horror movie “from the producers of Smile and the twisted minds of Morning Joe.”
In it, a group of friends in a house together at night are horrified by the prospect of President Joe Biden running for reelection at age 81.
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“Sometimes the familiar face can be the most terrifying,” the voice-over says.
The friends list some of Biden’s accomplishments until someone brings up his bike accident.
“I mean, I love the guy but he did his part,...
In it, a group of friends in a house together at night are horrified by the prospect of President Joe Biden running for reelection at age 81.
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“Sometimes the familiar face can be the most terrifying,” the voice-over says.
The friends list some of Biden’s accomplishments until someone brings up his bike accident.
“I mean, I love the guy but he did his part,...
- 10/30/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA is urging Congress to pass the federal Crown Act, designed to prevent unfair workplace treatment of people of color based on hair style or texture.
In what it describes as a strongly-worded statement signed by dozens of performers including Kerry Washington, Zoë Kravitz, Rosario Dawson, Don Cheadle, Niecy Nash-Betts, the entertainment and media union says that discrimination based on hair style or texture “is a destructive practice that has alienated and caused irreparable harm to Black Americans.”
“The Crown Act is a huge step in ending discrimination based on hair in public education and work spaces,” said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher. “People should feel free to style their hair how they feel most comfortable without the threat of prejudice and unequal treatment.” Drescher added that “there is still more work to be done to ensure private institutions adopt the protections the Crown Act provides.”
The Act prohibits discrimination based...
In what it describes as a strongly-worded statement signed by dozens of performers including Kerry Washington, Zoë Kravitz, Rosario Dawson, Don Cheadle, Niecy Nash-Betts, the entertainment and media union says that discrimination based on hair style or texture “is a destructive practice that has alienated and caused irreparable harm to Black Americans.”
“The Crown Act is a huge step in ending discrimination based on hair in public education and work spaces,” said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher. “People should feel free to style their hair how they feel most comfortable without the threat of prejudice and unequal treatment.” Drescher added that “there is still more work to be done to ensure private institutions adopt the protections the Crown Act provides.”
The Act prohibits discrimination based...
- 10/19/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Kerry Washington, Zoë Kravitz, Rosario Dawson, Don Cheadle and Niecy Nash-Betts were among the 160,000 SAG-AFTRA members who urged Congress to pass the Crown Act, which prohibits discrimination based on hair style and texture.
In a strongly worded letter sent to the U.S. Senate, SAG-AFTRA encouraged Congress to pass the bill, as it is an essential step to making all workplaces safe for people of color, and it is consistent with the Guild’s efforts to advance equity and inclusion in the media and entertainment industry.
The Crown Act stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.
“The Crown Act is a huge step in ending discrimination based on hair in public education and work spaces,” said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher. “People should feel free to style their hair how they feel most comfortable without the threat of prejudice and unequal treatment. The Crown Act will protect...
In a strongly worded letter sent to the U.S. Senate, SAG-AFTRA encouraged Congress to pass the bill, as it is an essential step to making all workplaces safe for people of color, and it is consistent with the Guild’s efforts to advance equity and inclusion in the media and entertainment industry.
The Crown Act stands for Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.
“The Crown Act is a huge step in ending discrimination based on hair in public education and work spaces,” said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher. “People should feel free to style their hair how they feel most comfortable without the threat of prejudice and unequal treatment. The Crown Act will protect...
- 10/19/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
This House of the Dragon review contains spoilers.
House of the Dragon Episode 6
“The Princess and the Queen” is effectively a second pilot episode for House of the Dragon. The installment flashes further forward into the future than ever before and ages its characters up so severely that they may as well be entirely different people. And that’s not even to mention the nearly dozen actually new characters that the episode does introduce in the form of Queen Alicent, Princess Rhaenyra, and Prince Daemon’s respective broods of children.
The decision to jump so far down the timeline midseason is as bold a one as you’re likely to see on television. It has every reason to be a disastrous one as well. Shuffling the board to this extent halfway through a story shouldn’t work. And yet, work “The Princess and The Queen” does. This episode isn’t just an impressive technical maneuver.
House of the Dragon Episode 6
“The Princess and the Queen” is effectively a second pilot episode for House of the Dragon. The installment flashes further forward into the future than ever before and ages its characters up so severely that they may as well be entirely different people. And that’s not even to mention the nearly dozen actually new characters that the episode does introduce in the form of Queen Alicent, Princess Rhaenyra, and Prince Daemon’s respective broods of children.
The decision to jump so far down the timeline midseason is as bold a one as you’re likely to see on television. It has every reason to be a disastrous one as well. Shuffling the board to this extent halfway through a story shouldn’t work. And yet, work “The Princess and The Queen” does. This episode isn’t just an impressive technical maneuver.
- 9/26/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Looks like Rosario Dawson is back off the market. On Aug. 8, the Mandalorian actress, 43, seemingly confirmed her new romance with Nigerian poet Nnamdi Okafor, sharing a video on Instagram of the two laughing at each other and making funny faces while riding in the back of a golf cart at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo. Fans filled her comments section with heart emojis and the clip even caught the eye of Rosario's ex, New Jersey Senator Cory Booker, who "liked" the video on Instagram. E! News has reached out to Rosario's rep for comment but has not heard back yet. Rosario's post comes just six months after a source confirmed to E! News that she and the...
- 8/9/2022
- E! Online
In his monologue on Monday’s broadcast of “The Late Show,” host Stephen Colbert addressed recent news that a field production team for his late-night program was detained at the Capitol while filming a comedy segment involving the foulmouthed puppet Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
“How was your weekend?” Colbert joked at the top of his opening monologue. “I certainly had an interesting one, because some of my staff had a memorable one.”
“Triumph offered to go down to D.C. to interview some Congress people to highlight some January 6 hearings,” Colbert continued. “I said, ‘Sure, if you can get anyone to agree to talk to you. Because, and please don’t take this as an insult, you’re a puppet.”
On June 16, seven people working for “The Late With Stephen Colbert” were arrested due to an unauthorized location shoot in Congress. Among the seven people arrested was Robert Smigel,...
“How was your weekend?” Colbert joked at the top of his opening monologue. “I certainly had an interesting one, because some of my staff had a memorable one.”
“Triumph offered to go down to D.C. to interview some Congress people to highlight some January 6 hearings,” Colbert continued. “I said, ‘Sure, if you can get anyone to agree to talk to you. Because, and please don’t take this as an insult, you’re a puppet.”
On June 16, seven people working for “The Late With Stephen Colbert” were arrested due to an unauthorized location shoot in Congress. Among the seven people arrested was Robert Smigel,...
- 6/21/2022
- by Carson Burton and J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
The Emmett Till Antilynching Act passed through Congress in March, with all but three Republicans voting for it in the House of Representatives and the Senate approving it unanimously. The bill, which designates lynching as a hate crime punishable by up to 30 years in prison, would have gone into effect sooner if Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) didn’t singlehandedly block its passage in the summer of 2020 — just days after George Floyd was murdered by police in Minnesota.
Paul is up for reelection this year, and though he voted in favor...
Paul is up for reelection this year, and though he voted in favor...
- 6/1/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The Senate voted to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, clearing the way for her to become the first Black woman to serve on the high court.
The vote was 53-47, reflecting the increasing partisan divisions over recent confirmations of nominees to the bench. Three Republicans — Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney — joined with all members of the Democratic caucus to confirm her.
Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the vote, a rare event in which all members were present in their seats during the roll call. After she announced the final tally, the chamber erupted into sustained applause. Many Republican left the chamber during the ovation, but Romney stayed and clapped.
Major broadcast networks provided special reports of the moment, in addition to cable news networks. There was a moment of some drama, as senators waited for Sen. Rand Paul (R-ky) to show up.
The vote was 53-47, reflecting the increasing partisan divisions over recent confirmations of nominees to the bench. Three Republicans — Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney — joined with all members of the Democratic caucus to confirm her.
Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the vote, a rare event in which all members were present in their seats during the roll call. After she announced the final tally, the chamber erupted into sustained applause. Many Republican left the chamber during the ovation, but Romney stayed and clapped.
Major broadcast networks provided special reports of the moment, in addition to cable news networks. There was a moment of some drama, as senators waited for Sen. Rand Paul (R-ky) to show up.
- 4/7/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Ketanji Brown Jackson will become the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court.
The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm President Biden’s pick to replace the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. The 53-47 vote went as expected, with all 50 Democrats voting to confirm Jackson, along with three Republicans: Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitt Romney. Collins, Murkowski, and Romney had all announced previously that they intended to vote for Jackson. Jackson will take the bench upon Breyer’s retirement at the conclusion of the court’s summer session.
The Senate on Thursday voted to confirm President Biden’s pick to replace the retiring Justice Stephen Breyer. The 53-47 vote went as expected, with all 50 Democrats voting to confirm Jackson, along with three Republicans: Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitt Romney. Collins, Murkowski, and Romney had all announced previously that they intended to vote for Jackson. Jackson will take the bench upon Breyer’s retirement at the conclusion of the court’s summer session.
- 4/7/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has repeatedly brushed off and at times defended the violence at the Capitol last Jan. 6. The conspiracy theorist on Wednesday is taking a joke Jimmy Kimmel made at her expense very seriously, though — so much so that she says she’s filed complaint with the Capitol Police.
“.@ABC, this threat of violence against me by @jimmykimmel has been filed with the @CapitolPolice,” she wrote on Wednesday, along with a clip of Kimmel’s joke.
Here’s what he said:
“This woman, Klan mom, is especially upset...
“.@ABC, this threat of violence against me by @jimmykimmel has been filed with the @CapitolPolice,” she wrote on Wednesday, along with a clip of Kimmel’s joke.
Here’s what he said:
“This woman, Klan mom, is especially upset...
- 4/7/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Ketanji Brown Jackson is almost certainly going to become the first Black woman to be confirmed to the Supreme Court later this week. Senate Democrats appear to be united in supporting President Biden’s nominee, and three Republican senators — Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitt Romney — have said they will support her.
The only recourse of Senate Republicans who oppose Jackson’s confirmation is to make their arguments against her as ludicrous as possible — ostensibly as part of a last-ditch effort to get their moderate colleagues to rethink their position,...
The only recourse of Senate Republicans who oppose Jackson’s confirmation is to make their arguments against her as ludicrous as possible — ostensibly as part of a last-ditch effort to get their moderate colleagues to rethink their position,...
- 4/5/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. Marsha Blackburn last month asked Ketanji Brown Jackson how she defines a woman. It’s a ludicrous question and the Supreme Court nominee was right to decline to answer it. “I’m not a biologist,” Jackson said during the hearing. The exchange threw right-wing media and bigoted Republican lawmakers into a tizzy, just as Blackburn intended. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, one such bigoted Republican lawmaker, attacked Jackson over the weekend while offering her own definition of a woman.
“We are a creation of God. We came from Adam’s rib.
“We are a creation of God. We came from Adam’s rib.
- 4/5/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The Senate Judiciary Committee was split on whether to approve the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. The vote on Monday went as expected, with the committee’s Democrats voting in favor of holding a Senate-wide confirmation vote, and the Republicans opposing her nomination’s advancement.
The vote was split, but Democrats control the Senate, allowing Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to discharge Jackson’s nomination to floor of the chamber. He did so shortly after the committee vote, and the full floor is expected to vote Monday...
The vote was split, but Democrats control the Senate, allowing Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to discharge Jackson’s nomination to floor of the chamber. He did so shortly after the committee vote, and the full floor is expected to vote Monday...
- 4/4/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Whoopi Goldberg, moderator of ABC’s The View and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors, said today that she accepts Will Smith’s apology for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday, but she added: “There are consequences. There are big consequences because nobody is Ok with what happened. Nobody, nobody, nobody.”
Goldberg also explained why producers did not publicly console Rock during the telecast and said she supported producer Will Packer’s decision to not eject Smith from the event.
Watch the entire View segment below.
Hollywood Reacts To The Oscar Slap: Physical Assault, Say Many; “How We Do It”, Says Jaden Smith
In The View‘s second day of discussing The Slap, Academy Governor Goldberg — a former Oscars host and an Oscar winner — said today that she would not disclose details about what the Academy had discussed or was...
Goldberg also explained why producers did not publicly console Rock during the telecast and said she supported producer Will Packer’s decision to not eject Smith from the event.
Watch the entire View segment below.
Hollywood Reacts To The Oscar Slap: Physical Assault, Say Many; “How We Do It”, Says Jaden Smith
In The View‘s second day of discussing The Slap, Academy Governor Goldberg — a former Oscars host and an Oscar winner — said today that she would not disclose details about what the Academy had discussed or was...
- 3/29/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, 4:38 Pm Pt: The Senate Judiciary Committee wrapped up nearly 24 hours of testimony and questions of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson with the committee’s chairman decrying what he called “offensive treatment” by some of the Republican members.
“My colleagues promised a fair and respectful hearing,” Durbin said. “Most, including my Republican colleague Senator Grassley, followed that admonition. He always does. But there were a few obvious glaring exceptions. I’m sorry for that. But your patience, dignity and grace in the face of what was some frankly offensive treatment is a real testament to your judicial temperament.”
Durbin was likely referring to the questioning of Jackson by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-tx) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-mo), both potential 2024 presidential contenders, and some Democrats also expressed their frustration over Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-sc). All three zeroed in on Jackson’s sentencing record of defendants convicted of accessing child porn images.
“My colleagues promised a fair and respectful hearing,” Durbin said. “Most, including my Republican colleague Senator Grassley, followed that admonition. He always does. But there were a few obvious glaring exceptions. I’m sorry for that. But your patience, dignity and grace in the face of what was some frankly offensive treatment is a real testament to your judicial temperament.”
Durbin was likely referring to the questioning of Jackson by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-tx) and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-mo), both potential 2024 presidential contenders, and some Democrats also expressed their frustration over Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-sc). All three zeroed in on Jackson’s sentencing record of defendants convicted of accessing child porn images.
- 3/24/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO has acquired the Oscar-nominated documentary short “When We Were Bullies,” which will premiere on March 30.
“When We Were Bullies” focuses on director Jay Rosenblatt, as he tries to track down people from his 5th grade class to interview them about a severe bullying incident that occurred at their school 50 years ago. Using a mix of archival footage, animation and modern day interviews, Rosenblatt both reconstructs the event and comes to terms with his own sense of shame about what occurred.
“Everyone carries pain,” Rosenblatt narrates in the trailer for the short that HBO released. “Yet through that pain, I can see yours.”
In addition to directing, Rosenblatt wrote, produced and edited “When We Were Bullies.” The short is one of five nominees in the best documentary short category at the 94th Academy Awards.
“When We Were Bullies” will premiere on HBO at 9 p.m Et on March 30. The short...
“When We Were Bullies” focuses on director Jay Rosenblatt, as he tries to track down people from his 5th grade class to interview them about a severe bullying incident that occurred at their school 50 years ago. Using a mix of archival footage, animation and modern day interviews, Rosenblatt both reconstructs the event and comes to terms with his own sense of shame about what occurred.
“Everyone carries pain,” Rosenblatt narrates in the trailer for the short that HBO released. “Yet through that pain, I can see yours.”
In addition to directing, Rosenblatt wrote, produced and edited “When We Were Bullies.” The short is one of five nominees in the best documentary short category at the 94th Academy Awards.
“When We Were Bullies” will premiere on HBO at 9 p.m Et on March 30. The short...
- 3/21/2022
- by Sasha Urban and Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
SAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity Association are praising the passage Friday of the Crown Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act, Hr 2116, would prohibit discrimination in education and employment based on a person’s texture or style of hair. Several states, including California and New York, already have such laws.
“SAG-AFTRA performers of color routinely find themselves on sets where their hair care and styling needs are not met in an equitable manner with other performers,” the union said in a statement today. “This legislation will help address that disparate treatment on our sets nationwide and end this discriminatory practice in the workplace once and for all.”
“Now is the time to reevaluate norms in a multiracial, multiethnic nation such as the United States of America,” said SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher. “We must all refine our eyes to see...
“SAG-AFTRA performers of color routinely find themselves on sets where their hair care and styling needs are not met in an equitable manner with other performers,” the union said in a statement today. “This legislation will help address that disparate treatment on our sets nationwide and end this discriminatory practice in the workplace once and for all.”
“Now is the time to reevaluate norms in a multiracial, multiethnic nation such as the United States of America,” said SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher. “We must all refine our eyes to see...
- 3/18/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
“Above all, I fought the fuck back.” It was Feb. 2, 2019, and Jussie Smollett, the most talked-about celebrity of the moment, was performing at a sold-out show at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. Days earlier, the young, Black, queer star of Empire had told police he’d been assaulted on the streets of Chicago; in the coming weeks, it would emerge that he had planned the attack himself. But that night, talking to a cheering crowd, Smollett finally had a spotlight on his music and the world stage.
Smollett pauses, waits...
Smollett pauses, waits...
- 3/10/2022
- by Ernest Owens
- Rollingstone.com
Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) and Rosario Dawson have ended their relationship of over two years. The two reportedly remain good friends. They first met at a fundraiser for a mutual friend in 2018 but didn’t hit it off right away. They met again months later, and Dawson later reflected that he was “so charming” […]
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- 2/16/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
Any way we can veto this split? After a little more than two years of dating, actress Rosario Dawson and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker have gone their separate ways, a source confirmed to E! News, sharing that the pair are "still friends." (Sen. Booker's office declined to comment.) The 42-year-old Someone Great actress and Booker, 52, first met in 2018 at a political fundraiser, but the sparks didn't immediately fly. Months later, the two reconnected and that's when, the lawmaker revealed to the Washington Post in 2019, the two "talked for hours and hours." Booker told the outlet that...
- 2/14/2022
- E! Online
The Smithsonian Channel has shared a clip promoting “One Thousand Years of Slavery,” a new docuseries that aims to tell the global story of slavery.
The four-part series features interviews and discussions with notable Black actors, celebrities and leaders, who will dive into their own family connections to slavery and unpack the legacy it has left today. Some of the people interviewed for the series include Debbie Allen, Valerie Jarrett, Lorraine Toussaint, Soledad O’Brien, Cch Pounder, Senator Cory Booker, Marc Morial and Dulé Hill.
The series is executive produced by Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance’s Bassett Vance Productions, with Vance narrating every episode. In the clip, Vance speaks at a private panel discussion with Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, Aafca President Gil Robertson, Smithsonian Channel Head James Blue and Dr. Jessica Mildward. Vance discussed why he thinks the miniseries is necessary, and how it can help young people who...
The four-part series features interviews and discussions with notable Black actors, celebrities and leaders, who will dive into their own family connections to slavery and unpack the legacy it has left today. Some of the people interviewed for the series include Debbie Allen, Valerie Jarrett, Lorraine Toussaint, Soledad O’Brien, Cch Pounder, Senator Cory Booker, Marc Morial and Dulé Hill.
The series is executive produced by Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance’s Bassett Vance Productions, with Vance narrating every episode. In the clip, Vance speaks at a private panel discussion with Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch, Aafca President Gil Robertson, Smithsonian Channel Head James Blue and Dr. Jessica Mildward. Vance discussed why he thinks the miniseries is necessary, and how it can help young people who...
- 2/7/2022
- by Sasha Urban, Wilson Chapman and Wyatte Grantham-Philips
- Variety Film + TV
February is Black History Month, and new content celebrating Black stories across television and film is on its way.
Over the course of Black History Month, many channels will premiere nonfiction specials and programming that spotlight Black leaders in politics, entertainment and social justice. PBS will premiere specials about civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer and singer Marian Anderson, while Starz will premiere a feature length documentary on Congresswoman Barbara Lee.
In addition, the Smithsonian Channel will debut a four-part miniseries tracing the origins exploring the legacy of slavery around the world. Aside from new documentaries and docuseries, streaming channels like Tubi will offer hundreds of hours of Black Cinema to watch, as well as original fiction programming.
Check out the full list of Black History Month programming below. (This list will be updated as more titles are announced).
“Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power” — This feature-length documentary follows the career of congresswoman Barbara Lee,...
Over the course of Black History Month, many channels will premiere nonfiction specials and programming that spotlight Black leaders in politics, entertainment and social justice. PBS will premiere specials about civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer and singer Marian Anderson, while Starz will premiere a feature length documentary on Congresswoman Barbara Lee.
In addition, the Smithsonian Channel will debut a four-part miniseries tracing the origins exploring the legacy of slavery around the world. Aside from new documentaries and docuseries, streaming channels like Tubi will offer hundreds of hours of Black Cinema to watch, as well as original fiction programming.
Check out the full list of Black History Month programming below. (This list will be updated as more titles are announced).
“Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power” — This feature-length documentary follows the career of congresswoman Barbara Lee,...
- 1/31/2022
- by Wilson Chapman, Selome Hailu, Sasha Urban and Wyatte Grantham-Philips
- Variety Film + TV
Joe Biden aimed today to assure Americans that the nation can weather the frantic surge of the Covid-19 virus. In doing so, a stern President verbally linked arms with his predominant political foe to pull the unvaccinated into the tent and put his Rupert Murdoch-employed critics on the hot seat.
“Over 60 million Americans, including 62% of elderly seniors, our most vulnerable group, have gotten their booster shots,” an often emotional Biden said in an address from the White House on Tuesday. “I got my booster shot as soon as they were available, and just the other day, former President Trump announced that he had gotten his booster shot,” the Democrat added of the former Celebrity Apprentice host, throwing out praise to the “previous administration” for getting vaccines to Americans
“Maybe one of the few things he and I agree on” Biden went on to say with somewhat-gritted teeth. It should be...
“Over 60 million Americans, including 62% of elderly seniors, our most vulnerable group, have gotten their booster shots,” an often emotional Biden said in an address from the White House on Tuesday. “I got my booster shot as soon as they were available, and just the other day, former President Trump announced that he had gotten his booster shot,” the Democrat added of the former Celebrity Apprentice host, throwing out praise to the “previous administration” for getting vaccines to Americans
“Maybe one of the few things he and I agree on” Biden went on to say with somewhat-gritted teeth. It should be...
- 12/21/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated: America’s winter Covid-19 surge has hit deep inside the beltway.
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-ma) and Cory Booker (D-nj) evealed today that they have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Fully vaccinated and boostered, Warren, 72, declared on social media Sunday that she is “only experiencing mild symptoms” right now.
As cases increase across the country, I urge everyone who has not already done so to get the vaccine and the booster as soon as possible – together, we can save lives. https://t.co/lyVapoCE3A
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) December 19, 2021
Sen Warren reference to her situation being a “breakthrough case” implies the former Presidential candidate caught the Omicron variant that has exploded all over the world in recent weeks. On December 17, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said that Omicron will certainly become the “dominant strain” of the infection in the United States within a matter of weeks.
Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-ma) and Cory Booker (D-nj) evealed today that they have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Fully vaccinated and boostered, Warren, 72, declared on social media Sunday that she is “only experiencing mild symptoms” right now.
As cases increase across the country, I urge everyone who has not already done so to get the vaccine and the booster as soon as possible – together, we can save lives. https://t.co/lyVapoCE3A
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) December 19, 2021
Sen Warren reference to her situation being a “breakthrough case” implies the former Presidential candidate caught the Omicron variant that has exploded all over the world in recent weeks. On December 17, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said that Omicron will certainly become the “dominant strain” of the infection in the United States within a matter of weeks.
- 12/19/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
In 2016, Rosario Dawson was a hardcore Bernie Sanders supporter and dating Eric Andre. How things have changed, for the country and her love life. Sanders ran again for president in 2020, but it was New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker who earned the actress-activist's wholehearted endorsement. "I'm in love!" Dawson exclaimed to the Washington Post in September 2019. "I am absolutely in love, and it is so exciting." So, your eyes did not deceive you—that was the presidential hopeful on Dawson's arm at the premiere of Zombieland: Double Tap that summer, as it was Dawson looking proud while Booker was doing interviews after...
- 10/9/2021
- E! Online
More than 100 Democrats in the House and Senate and independent Bernie Sanders have signed a letter urging the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers to negotiate a fair contract with IATSE, saying, “We are united in our belief in the importance of livable wages, sustainable benefits, and reasonable rest periods between shifts and during the workday” – three of the union’s core demands.
The letter was signed by 31 senators and 87 representatives and sent to AMPTP president Carol Lombardini.
The union’s members begin voting on strike authorization Friday in advance of what could be the last round of bargaining before a strike that would shut down film and TV productions across the country.
The politicians also reminded Lombardini that industry workers “risked their health and safety” during the pandemic, and that “the entertainment you jointly produce is helping to heal our nation.”
Here is their letter:
Dear Ms. Lombardini:...
The letter was signed by 31 senators and 87 representatives and sent to AMPTP president Carol Lombardini.
The union’s members begin voting on strike authorization Friday in advance of what could be the last round of bargaining before a strike that would shut down film and TV productions across the country.
The politicians also reminded Lombardini that industry workers “risked their health and safety” during the pandemic, and that “the entertainment you jointly produce is helping to heal our nation.”
Here is their letter:
Dear Ms. Lombardini:...
- 10/1/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Paul Rabil, the most recognizable name in the sport of lacrosse, is retiring as a player in order to focus on building the Professional Lacrosse League.
The Pll, which played its first season in 2019, is coming to the end of a three-year rights deal with NBCUniversal. Its games initially aired on NBCSports Network and subscription streaming outlet NBC Sports Gold, but this season have shifted mostly to Peacock’s premium tier. (Nbcsn is shutting down at the end of this year.) The Pll’s 2021 championship game, between the Chaos and the Whipsnakes (teams in the Pll are not tied to cities as in other sports), will be simulcast on NBC and Peacock on Sunday at noon Et.
“Going into this season, the idea of transitioning to a role that’s more centered on business was definitely on my mind,” Rabil told Deadline in an interview. The midfielder graduated in 2008 from Johns Hopkins,...
The Pll, which played its first season in 2019, is coming to the end of a three-year rights deal with NBCUniversal. Its games initially aired on NBCSports Network and subscription streaming outlet NBC Sports Gold, but this season have shifted mostly to Peacock’s premium tier. (Nbcsn is shutting down at the end of this year.) The Pll’s 2021 championship game, between the Chaos and the Whipsnakes (teams in the Pll are not tied to cities as in other sports), will be simulcast on NBC and Peacock on Sunday at noon Et.
“Going into this season, the idea of transitioning to a role that’s more centered on business was definitely on my mind,” Rabil told Deadline in an interview. The midfielder graduated in 2008 from Johns Hopkins,...
- 9/14/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Not Going Quietly Greenwich Entertainment Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Nicholas Bruckman Writer: Nicholas Bruckman, Amanda Roddy Cast: Ady Barkan, Tracey Corder, Elizabeth Jaff, Rachael King, Ana Maria Archila, Nate Smith, Jeff Flake, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 7/10/21 […]
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The post Not Going Quietly Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com.
- 8/8/2021
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
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