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☆ Double Agent Rates 12 Spy Scenes In Movies And TV
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Margaret Guzman | Korey Isbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Former double agent Naveed Jamali rates 12 spy scenes in movies and TV, such as "Casino Royale," for realism. Jamali was a double agent, operating as an FBI asset posing as a recruit for the Russian GRU, from 2005 to 2009. After the operation, Jamali was appointed as an Intelligence Officer in the United States Navy Reserve. He also cowrote a book detailing his double agent operation, "How to Catch a Russian Spy: The True Story of an American Civilian Turned Double Agent." You can find "How to Catch a Russian Spy: The True Story of an American Civilian Turned Double Agent" here.

Persons: Naveed Jamali, Jamali, Charlize Theron, Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Simon Pegg, Daniel Craig, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Jon Favreau, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lawrence, Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tom Hardy, Brad Pitt, Robert Redford, S2E9, Oleg Kulikov Organizations: FBI, United States Navy Reserve, Newsweek, American, YouTube Locations: American, Russian, United States

☆ This woman sculpts celebrity busts – from sushi
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Lianne Kolirin | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —When Ed Sheeran wrote “Shape of You,” he probably didn’t have this vision of himself sculpted from sushi ingredients in mind. The British megastar is just one of several celebrities whose image has been recreated using ingredients like rice, salmon and pickled ginger by British food artist Michelle Wibowo. Wibowo puts the finishing touches to Sheeran, whose pun-y likeness is pictured alongside "Eelton" John and British TV host Alison "Salmond" Hammond. The unusual creations were on display at the CasildArt Gallery in London as part of a collaboration with Japanese food brand Yutaka to mark International Sushi Day on Tuesday. “I’m used to creating sculptures from unconventional materials, but working with sushi ingredients was a whole other kettle of fish!” Wibowo said in a press release sent to CNN by the organizers.

Persons: Ed Sheeran, ”, Michelle Wibowo, Elton John, Benedict Cumberbatch, Harry Kane, Wibowo, Sheeran, Eelton, John, Alison, Salmond, Hammond, Simon Jacobs, PinPep Wibowo, “ I’m, Benedict Cucumberbatch, Edamame Sheeran, Ken Furukawa, “ Organizations: London CNN, England, CNN, Bukayo, Tazaki Foods Locations: British, London

☆ Insider Today: Arizona's 'Beverly Hills'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. It's time for tech workers to transition into their summer styles. AdvertisementBI spoke with fashion experts, who gave us a tech worker's guide to summer fashion. "We Are Lady Parts": The British sitcom, about an all-female Muslim punk rock band called Lady Parts, returns for its second season on Peacock. The British sitcom, about an all-female Muslim punk rock band called Lady Parts, returns for its second season on Peacock.

Persons: —, Hollis Johnson, Samantha Lee, Let's, Jason Guerrasio, Jason, Mark, Jeff Bezos, Tyler Le, Sara Dubnow, Alyssa Powell, she's, Joey Haden, Eric, Benedict Cumberbatch, Peacock Organizations: Service, Business, MoviePass, Big Tech, Scottsdale BI's, Silverleaf, Netflix, 7M Films Locations: Los Angeles, Scottsdale, Silverleaf

☆ The 10 best things to stream this weekend, from a riveting new Netflix drama to a MoviePass documentary
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Read previewThere's a great blend of scripted and unscripted content to watch this weekend. If you're looking for something more comedic, "We Are Lady Parts" is also back for season two. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Here's a complete rundown of all the best movies, shows, and documentaries to stream this weekend, broken down by what kind of entertainment you're looking for.

Persons: —, Eric, Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffmann, Jeremy Renner's Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Kingstown

☆ Gaby Hoffmann on Her Movies & TV Shows: 'Now and Then,' 'Field of Dreams,' 'Eric'
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Caralynn Matassa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

But I was really a kid when I wasn't on set," Hoffmann tells Business Insider. To have a partner in crime, saying, 'We don't really know what we're doing. On the paternal energy on the 'Field of Dreams' set and working with child actors as an adultHoffmann played Kevin Costner's daughter in "Field of Dreams." Christina and I met and we became really, really, really close. And after a decade of feeling like I didn't know what the hell I was doing, that was such a profound relief.

Persons: Gaby Hoffmann, —, Hoffmann, Warhol, Viva, Anthony Herrera, Kevin Costner's, Uncle Buck, Macaulay Culkin, Michael Cera, Adam Driver's, Lena Dunham's, Eric, Vincent, Benedict Cumberbatch, Cassie, Edgar disappears, Eric whom he's, Edgar, Cumberbatch, Ray Liotta, Christina Ricci, Ivan Morris Howe, Ivan —, isn't, they're, Ivan, Benedict, Ray, Amy Madigan, Kevin Costner, We'll, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Thora Birch, You've, Christina, Lesli Linka Glatter, Demi Moore, you've, I, I've, I'd, Sebastián Silva Organizations: Chelsea Hotel, Business, Sundance, Lena Dunham's HBO, Netflix, Hollywood, New York Times Locations: Hollywood

☆ ‘Eric’ review: Benedict Cumberbatch pulls the right strings in Netflix series about a puppeteer and his missing son
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Weird, dark but compulsively watchable, “Eric” stars Benedict Cumberbatch and a hulking foul-mouthed puppet, not necessarily in that order. When Edgar abruptly goes missing, both parents blame Vincent, who becomes convinced his child’s drawings of an ogre-like puppet named Eric are somehow the key to finding him. As Vincent turns to self-medication to ease his anxiety and guilt, Eric appears to him, and him alone, ostensibly to help him locate the boy. Ivan Howe plays the missing child in Netflix's "Eric." Eric might need somebody to pull his strings, but give credit to “Eric” – especially considering the challenging nature of the concept – for so effectively tying those threads together.

Persons: “ Eric ”, Benedict Cumberbatch, Edgar, Ivan Howe, Vincent, Cumberbatch, ”, Cassie, Gaby Hoffmann, isn’t, Eric, Lennie, Dan Fogler, Abi Morgan, McKinley Belcher III, –, hasn’t, Henry Sugar, Morgan, Eric ”, “ Eric ” – Organizations: CNN, Netflix, “ Locations: New York, Netflix's, Welsh, York

☆ London's elite Garrick Club votes to allow women for the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON — Members of Britain's exclusive all-male Garrick Club has reportedly voted to permit women to join the institution for the first time in its 193-year history. The historic vote comes after the club has been under immense scrutiny over recent weeks following the publication by the U.K.'s Guardian newspaper of some of the elite club's most influential members. The closely-guarded membership list showed the club to be an emblem of Britain's patriarchal establishment, with the majority of members white and aged over 50. Notable public figures from the arts, including actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Brian Cox, were also named. The Garrick Club, named after the 18th-century actor David Garrick, was founded in 1831 as a place where "actors and men of refinement and education might meet on equal terms," according to a statement on the club's website.

Persons: Garrick, King Charles III, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brian Cox, David Garrick Organizations: U.K, Secret Intelligence Service, Garrick Locations: London

☆ Every single Zendaya movie, ranked
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Savanna Swain-Wilson | Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

She also returned as MJ in "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021). Tom Holland in "Spider-Man: No Way Home." Courtesy of Sony PicturesAudience score: 98%In this follow-up to the 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe film, the hero's identity is revealed. Again, like the previous installment, the film was lauded by both critics and audience members, with some even calling it the "best" "Spider-Man" movie of all time. Keep in mind this list doesn't include movies that she wasn't credited in, nor does it include films without a score.

Persons: Tom Holland, Peter Parker, Doctor Strange, Benedict Cumberbatch, wasn't, Read Organizations: Sony Locations: Holland

☆ A complete timeline of Tom Holland and Zendaya's relationship
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +53 min

AdvertisementNovember 2016: Holland and Zendaya appear in their first-ever joint cover, for The Hollywood ReporterZendaya and Tom Holland in June 2017. March 2021: Holland describes Zendaya as 'very sensible and humble'Zendaya and Tom Holland in June 2017. November 17, 2021: Holland and Zendaya comment on their relationship going publicZendaya and Tom Holland in "Spider-Man: No Way Home." February 18, 2022: Tom Holland denies reports that he bought a new house in London with ZendayaTom Holland in February 2022. I visited a lot while they were shooting it and I really, really enjoyed it.

Persons: —, Tom Holland, Zendaya, they've, Sony Pictures Entertainment Holland, Peter Parker, Holland, didn't, I've, He's, Con Tom Holland, Albert L, Ortega, Laura Harrier, Liz, Tony Revolori, Flash Thompson, Jacob Batalon, Ned Leeds, ove, hank y, hank, ove y 'all!, hanks, eing, hy, H, ada, ike, huck, Tom Hol, le tag ove, g the, Hol, MJ', ake, hal l, taki, as h, Rob K, ate fame, abou, ..ha, lea, Kev, edd, Josh Flor, birt, rie, stor, Ric, aske, Tom H, ed then, hal, ong, winn, Q, iva, riva, ory, oba, Fran, and S, Jacob, him ", nic, Eric C, y, 2022:, enda y, Kelly, siti, ted, Hunter, Marc, Marin, inger, his ap, Rajan, Ze, kee, enjoy,, "I wa, stu, shou, olly, ing each o, I love, It's, Elvin R odrig, bert Downey Jr. an, Harry, l ove, bec, Room,", enda, fini Organizations: Service, Sony, Business, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Marvel, America, Hollywood, San Diego Comic, Con, San Diego Convention Center, ust, pla, imi, ucc, MTV, ppr, a pl, Norton, rac, eas, CP, ACP, Fr, rit, acc, klan, ely Locations: Holland, Zendaya, ife, uman, pla, Hol, " he, sens, nsw, pula, India, Italy

☆ Milan Fashion Week: Stars and style align at the Spring-Summer 2024 shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Marianna Cerini | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Milan CNN —Milan Fashion Week picked up where London left off last Wednesday, at least weather-wise. Both hit their strides with highly well received collections, as did a number of other familiar faces to Italy’s fashion capital. Overall, however, the festivities showed a consistency of form that continues to make the Italian city Paris’s greatest rival to the fashion scene throne. Cinematic sets and performative showsAlongside the clothes, many brands made their sets a main talking point at fashion week. Lodovico Colli di Felizzano/WWD/Getty ImagesRyan Gosling and Juila Roberts were among the star-studded crowd to pile into the Gucci show.

Persons: Milan, Gucci, Sabato de Sarno, Tom Ford’s, Peter Hawkings, Ford’s, Versace, Giulio Tanzini, Julia Roberts, Ryan Gosling, Gabrielle Union, Jessica Chastain, Paul Mescal, Jodie Comer, Emma Watson, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Prada, Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Anna Wintour, Kim Jones, Karl Lagerfeld, Rome, Tom Ford, georgette, Brigitte Bardot, Priscilla Presley, Lorenzo Serafini, Max Mara, Ian Griffiths, Carlyne Cerf, Dudzeele, Katie Grand, Lucia Liu, Gabriella Karefa, Johnson, Franco, Jeremy Scott, Cerf, Lucia Liu’s, Donatella Versace, Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Natalia Bryant, Precious Lee, Claudia Schiffer, lacy, Simone Bellotti, Francesca Murri, Matthieu Blazy, Blazy, Italy —, —, Paolo Fichera, Cavalli, Fendi, Shawn Kolodny, Pietro S, Beate Karlsson, Avavav, Sabato de Sarno's, Gregoire Avanel, Tom Ford's, Gaspar Ruiz, Pietro D'Aprano, Mattieu, Alfonso Catalano, Kim Jones nodded, Fendi Jones, Daniele Venturelli, Zakirova, Lodovico Colli di, Juila Roberts, Roberto Cavalli, Isidore Montag Organizations: Milan CNN — Milan, London, Bottega Veneta, Diesel, Prada, Britain’s Land Army, Dolce, Gabbana, Bally, Fondazione Prada, Accademia di Brera, Getty, Gucci Locations: British, Milan, Bottega, Hollywood, Fendi, organza, Los Angeles, Cannes, Bottega Veneta, Italy, French, Belgian, —, Missoni, Milan’s, Sunnei, Stockholm

☆ Fringes and slime at Prada Milan Fashion Week show
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] A model presents a creation from the Prada Spring/Summer 2024 collection during Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, September 21, 2023. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo Acquire Licensing RightsMILAN, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Models walked amid slime falling from the ceiling at Prada's catwalk show on Thursday, as the Italian luxury label presented its latest womenswear collection at Milan Fashion Week. Designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons opened the Spring/Summer 2024 show with an all-grey shirt and shorts look, worn with a patterned scarf on top. Milan, which will host shows by other fashion heavyweights including Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana and Versace, is the third leg of the month-long Spring/Summer 2024 catwalk calendar that began in New York in early September. Milan Fashion Week runs until Monday.

Persons: Alessandro Garofalo, Miuccia Prada, Raf Simons, Miu Miu, Scarlett Johansson, Emma Watson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Vincent Cassel, Simons, Fabio Zambernardi, Giorgio Armani, Gucci, Versace, Marie, Louise Gumuchian, Elisa Anzolin, Christina Fincher Organizations: Prada, REUTERS, Milan Fashion, Dolce, Milan, Thomson Locations: Milan, Italy, Hong Kong, New York, London, Paris

MILAN (AP) — Designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons achieved a state of unbearable lightness in a series of translucent chiffon dresses that gently cosseted the form, trailed by wispy strands of chiffon. The series of dresses dubbed “Haze,” previewed during the runway show Thursday for Prada Spring-Summer 2024 womenswear collection, never altered shape; only the shades of muted pastels shifted. “The whole thing started from lightness,’’ Prada told reporters backstage. “We wanted to do a really light, light show. The accessory of the season were belts with long trailing fringe: tinsel silver, coppery gold, leather with eyelets or silky strands.

Persons: Miuccia Prada, Raf Simons, “ Haze, ”, ’ Prada, “, Miuccia’s, Mario Prada, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch Organizations: MILAN, Prada Locations: Hollywood

☆ Actors' strike stalks Venice film festival from start to end
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Crispian Balmer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Actors went on strike in July, joining writers who had walked off the job in May, to demand that streaming sites and film studios improve their contracts and impose curbs on the use of artificial intelligence. SOLIDARITYVenice's artistic director Alberto Barbera had predicted that the actors of just three of the 23 films in competition would not be able to come to the festival because of the strike. No official reason was given, but one festival insider said she believed it was out of solidarity. Without their actors, the directors did most of the talking and were regularly quizzed about the dispute. Some of the actors who did make it to the festival wore T-shirts promoting the strike, as did the president of the main jury, Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle.

Persons: Oscar, Jessica Chastain, Chastain, AFTRA, " Chastain, Alberto Barbera, Emma Stone, Michael Fassbender, Bradley Cooper, Maestro, Lea Seydoux, Penelope Cruz, Liam Neeson, Ava DuVernay's, I'm, Sofia Coppola, Priscilla, Wes Anderson, Henry Sugar, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Damien Chazelle, it's, Hanna Rantala, Alison Williams Organizations: Hollywood, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Thomson Locations: Venice, VENICE, Hollywood

☆ Roald Dahl shouldn't be touched, director Wes Anderson tells Venice
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] The 80th Venice Film Festival - Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker 2023 Award - Venice, Italy, September 1, 2023 - Director Wes Anderson receives the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker 2023 Award. I would say, no," he told reporters at the Venice Film Festival. He's dead," said Anderson, who has had a busy year having just presented his last film "Asteroid City" at the Cannes Film Festival. "Henry Sugar" is the second Dahl book that Anderson has brought to the screen, following his hugely successful 2009 stop-motion animated movie "Fantastic Mr. Fox". It will show on the streamer Netflix, which bought the rights in 2021 to adapt Roald Dahl stories.

Persons: Wes Anderson, Yara, Roald Dahl, Henry Sugar, Puffin, Anderson, I'm, Renoir, Dahl, Fox, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Rupert Friend, Hanna Rantala, Crispian Balmer, Alison Williams Organizations: Cartier, REUTERS, Venice Film, Cannes Film, Netflix, Thomson Locations: Venice, Italy, U.S, British

☆ An ‘Oppenheimer’ Reading List
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Amanda Taub | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Rhodes’s Pulitzer-winning book has been having a renaissance among people grappling with the potential destructive force of other new technologies. Writing in The Atlantic, Charlie Warzel called it “a kind of holy text for a certain type of A.I. researcher — namely, the type who believes their creations might have the power to kill us all.”Long before “Oppenheimer,” a different portrayal of atomic science captured my imagination. (I think it works best as a live play, but if you’re looking for streaming options, the BBC did make a television version starring Daniel Craig in 2002 and a radio version starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Simon Russell Beale in 2013.) But inside, readers found that the entire thing was devoted to one single article: “Hiroshima,” by John Hersey.

Persons: Rhodes’s Pulitzer, Charlie Warzel, ”, “ Oppenheimer, Michael Frayn, Werner Heisenberg, Nils Bohr, Heisenberg, Bohr, Margrethe —, Daniel Craig, Benedict Cumberbatch, Simon Russell Beale, John Hersey, Hersey, Suzanne Batchelor, “ Organizations: BBC, Yorker Locations: Copenhagen, Danish, Hiroshima, ”, Central Texas, “ Hiroshima

☆ Venice film fest attracts top names despite Hollywood strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Crispian Balmer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Although many stars will miss the traditional red carpet openings for big studio productions, Venice artistic director Alberto Barbera still managed to attract a slew of top movies to the Lido. The world's oldest film festival, regarded as a launchpad for Oscar contenders as awards season approaches, features movies from 55 countries, including 23 titles running for the prestigious Golden Lion award. The SAG-AFTRA guild called the strike this month after failing to reach an agreement with studios on a new three-year contract. Barbera said he hoped stars of smaller independent movies would be able to publicise their work in person regardless of the stoppage. Both Allen, with his French language picture "Coup De Chance", and Polanski, with "The Palace" will show out of competition.

Persons: Bradley Cooper, Karl Lagerfeld, Andrew Kelly, Alberto Barbera, Yorgos Lanthimos, David Fincher, Michael Mann, Sofia Coppola, Ava DuVernay, Wes Anderson, Woody Allen, Roman Polanski, Luc Besson, MeToo, Besson, Oscar, Barbera, Luca Guadagnino, Zendaya, Maestro, Leonard Bernstein, Cooper, Priscilla, Elvis Presley's, Cailee Spaeny, Ferrari, Mann, Adam Driver, Enzo Ferrari, Penelope Cruz, Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Allen, Chance, Polanski, Anderson, Henry Sugar, Roald Dahl, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley, Crispian Balmer, Alison Williams Organizations: Metropolitan Museum, Art's, REUTERS, Hollywood, Golden Lion, SAG, Netflix, Lion, Thomson Locations: New York City , New York, U.S, Venice, ., Italian, American, United States

LONDON, July 18 (Reuters) - King Charles will mark 400 years since William Shakespeare's plays were published in collective form on Tuesday, bringing actors and directors together to celebrate his love for the bard and a book hailed as one of the most important in English literature. Compiled by Shakespeare's friends seven years after his death, the Folio contained plays which had never before been published. Now he is sovereign, Charles, 74, wants to shape a monarchy fit for the future. He has been president of the Royal Shakespeare Company since 1991. At the Windsor Castle reception on Tuesday, actors will perform including Simon Russell Beale and Harriet Walter, two of Britain's greatest stage actors.

Persons: King Charles, William Shakespeare's, Shakespeare, Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Camilla, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Tennant, Shakespeare's, Henry IV, Simon Russell Beale, Harriet Walter, Sarah Young, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: ROYAL, Royal Shakespeare Company, Alexandra Hudson Our, Thomson Locations: Windsor, Britain

☆ Stanley Tucci says he thinks straight actors should be able to play gay characters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Stanley Tucci weighed in on the debate about straight actors portraying gay characters in a new interview with BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs on Saturday. Tucci, who is married to literary agent Felicity Blunt, said he believes that as an actor, “you’re supposed to play different people.”“You just are. Tucci has portrayed gay characters in 2006’s “The Devil Wears Prada” and in the 2020 film “Supernova” alongside Oscar-winner Colin Firth. “Because often, it’s not done the right way.”For decades, Hollywood has cast actors in heterosexual relationships for gay roles. Conversations around inclusivity in casting transgender actors in transgender roles have also become pertinent, and casting cisgender actors for those roles has recently fallen out of popular practice.

Persons: CNN — Stanley Tucci, Tucci, Felicity Blunt, “ you’re, ”, Oscar, Colin Firth, ’ ”, Heath, Jake Gyllenhaal, Cate Blanchett, “ Carol, ” Benedict Cumberbatch, “, Alan Turing, Gyllenhaal, Blanchett, Cumberbatch, James Corden, isn’t, it’s, Guy Lodge, Firth, Felicity Organizations: CNN, BBC Radio, Hollywood, Awards, GLAAD, Guardian Locations: ”, “, Hollywood, Felicity Blunt's

☆ DC Studios' future begins with Marvel's 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

And, for once, the success of a Marvel film could bode well for the future of its longtime adversary. On the theatrical side, DC Studios has announced five new projects that will roll out starting in 2025 with Gunn's own "Superman: Legacy." "And I think Marvel Studios, sooner rather than later, needs to tell us what's going on with Spider-Man." He sees this as the result of predictable plotlines within the genre that are repeated across both studios' films. Marvel Studios

☆ Scores of world figures urge Putin to free Navalny in open letter
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 28 (Reuters) - Scores of famous figures, including writers and actors, have signed an open letter urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to free opposition politician Alexei Navalny and to end what they called his torture in prison. Russian authorities say Navalny and his supporters are extremists with links to the U.S. CIA intelligence agency intent on trying to destabilise Russia. They have outlawed his movement and Navalny himself is facing new charges that could add years to his prison sentence. Navalny's supporters have grown increasingly worried about his health in recent weeks, saying they fear he could die in jail. The Kremlin denied trying to kill him and said there was no evidence he was poisoned with a nerve agent.

☆ 1 in 5 studio films included an LGBTQ character in 2021, GLAAD report finds
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Jo Yurcaba | Jo Yurcaba Is A Reporter For Nbc Out. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Sixteen of the 77 films released by those studios (20.8%) featured 28 LGBTQ characters, the report found. That percentage is down slightly from 2020, during which 10 of the 44 theatrical releases (23%) featured 20 LGBTQ characters, according to the report. Of the 16 films that included LGBTQ characters in 2021, 11 films (69%) included gay male characters, four (25%) included lesbian characters and two (13%) included bisexual characters, according to the report. For the second year in a row, GLAAD found that there were zero LGBTQ characters with disabilities or LGBTQ characters living with HIV represented in the year’s films. The majority of the 28 characters, 17, received fewer than five minutes, and six of those characters received less than a minute of screen time.

☆ Best new family movies on Netflix? 'Enola Holmes 2' is excellent
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Ani Bundel | Ani Bundel Is A Cultural Critic Who Has Been Writing Regularly Since Her Work Can Also Be Found At Elite Daily | Weta'S Telly Visions | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

The sequel to Netflix’s hit feature film “Enola Holmes” may not have the cleverest title, but “Enola Holmes 2” is just as quick-witted and charming as the original. A quirky take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mysteries, Enola is more than ready for another adorable, all-ages romp. Springer’s books, and the films, invent a female character that Doyle never conceived of, and put her front and center. “Sherlock Holmes” is one of the most adapted mysteries series in history. Hopefully the success of the “Enola Holmes” franchise encourages them to make more.

☆ Zelenskyy met with Benedict Cumberbatch about the war in Ukraine: 'Famous people help us get through to those nations whose government does not support Ukraine'
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Rebecca Cohen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Benedict Cumberbatch about the war in Ukraine"And such famous people help us get through to those nations whose government does not support Ukraine," Zelenskyy said. "I've had a conversation with the British actor Benedict Cumberbatch," Zelenskyy wrote Thursday. "And such famous people help us get through to those nations whose government does not support Ukraine." Cumberbatch is not the first celebrity to have met with Zelenskyy since Russia invaded Ukraine in March. In June, Ben Stiller met with the Ukrainian leader in Kyiv and told Zelenskyy he is his hero.

☆ (video) Recomandări de la Mircea, fără spoilere: acum pe Netflix – cinci filme existențiale care te vor ajuta să înțelegi cine ești
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-26 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +6 min

(video) Recomandări de la Mircea, fără spoilere: acum pe Netflix – cinci filme existențiale care te vor ajuta să înțelegi cine eștiCând eram copil, obișnuiam să cred că toate familiile sunt la fel, că au aceleași probleme, rutină și model de educație. Cu acest gând și pentru că totul începe din familie, am pregătit o listă de filme disponibile pe Netflix, despre cinci modele de familii disfuncționale și despre dificultățile cu care se confruntă acestea. O poveste profund personală, chiar înfricoșătoare, în care o femeie învață să trăiască purtând în suflet durerea unei pierderi copleșitoare. Prezentarea cu umor a unei lumi crude pe care o recunoști sau de care trebuie să te bucuri că n-a trebuit să o înfrunți. Boyhood este atât o capsulă nostalgică trecutului recent, cât și o odă adusă maturizării și educării unui copil.

Persons: Mircea, Martin Scorsese, Martha, Sean, Vanessa Kirby, Noah Baumbach, Charlie, Adam, Nicole, Scarlett Johansson, Henry, Rachel, Richard, Kathryn Hahn, Paul Giamatti, dinadins, Richard Linklater, Mason, Coltrane, Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, Samantha, Coldplay, O, John Wells, Tracy Letts, Violet Weston, Meryl Streep, Beverly, Sam Shepard, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Julianne Nicholson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Cooper, Margo, Juliette Lewis Organizations: Deep Blue, Pulitzer Locations: Boston, New York, Los Angeles, copilăriei, Osage

☆ Aflat în pericol de moarte, Alexei Navalnîi a fost transferat la spital
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

„O comisie de medici a decis să-l transfere pe A. Navalnîi la spitalul regional pentru deținuți”, se spune într-un comunicat al Serviciul penitenciar din regiunea Vladimir, în subordinea căruia se află colonia penitenciară în care se află Navalnîi, potrivit The Moscow Times. „Starea de sănătate a lui Navalnîi este evaluată ca fiind satisfăcătoare și este examinat zilnic de către un medic generalist”, se mai spune în comunicat. Vineri, procurorii ruși au cerut unei instanțe să declare Fundația Anticorupție Navalnîi și birourile regionale organizații „extremiste”, într-o încercare de a le scoate în afara legii, iar membrii și susținătorii să fie închiși. Miniștrii de externe ai Uniunii Europene intenționează să discute situația lui Navalnîi luni. Între timp, ambasadorul Rusiei la Londra, Andrei Kelin, a declarat că Navalnîi „nu va fi lăsat să moară în închisoare”.

Persons: Alexei Navalnîi, Navalnîi, Ivan Zhdanov, Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden, Miniștrii, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Benedict Cumberbatch, Putin, Andrei Kelin Organizations: Moscow Times, Vineri, Uniunii Europene Locations: Vladimir, Rusia, SUA, Rusiei, Londra

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