Month: April 2022

Disruption will continue to weigh on the international theatrical system as the Russia-Ukraine war drags on and well over half of China’s theaters are shuttered in the latest Covid crackdown. Andrew Cripps, president, international theatrical distribution, Warner Bros Pictures, said that Russia — which is currently being boycotted by studios — makes up about 5%
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Alabama state representative Neil Rafferty on fighting the rise of anti-LGBT+ bills in the state. (Getty/Julie Bennett) Alabama’s only openly gay lawmaker Neil Rafferty has slammed conservatives for “exploiting the public’s misunderstanding of what it is to be trans” to push vile legislation.  Earlier this month, Democratic Party state representative Rafferty took to the Alabama
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Prolific actor Nicolas Cage has crafted an entire career out of creating unforgettable characters that often outshine the films themselves. From his unhinged, manic turn as Peter Loew in Vampire’s Kiss to pulling double duty in brand new movie The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (our review), the troubadour commits no matter the role. This week’s streaming
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Japanese actress and singer Youki Kudoh was 36 years old when she was cast as the ‘dragon lady’ aka Jasmine — the main antagonist and assassin with many superpowers like convincing, manipulating and seducing Lee before attempting to murder him — in the 2007 action/comedy film “Rush Hour 3.” Youki shared the big screen with
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Sheila Lumumba. (Twitter) In a grisly attack that has appalled Kenya, a non-binary lesbian reportedly was raped and murdered by six men in their home. Sheila Lumumba, a 25-year-old hospitality worker, was found dead in their home in Karatina, a town in Nyeri County, earlier this week, LGBT+ groups and activists and BBC Africa reported. K24TV said
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CinemaCon launches Monday at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the second in-person gathering of theater owners and Hollywood studios since August, and Covid. That edition was shadowed by the Delta Variant, ongoing theater closures and shifting release dates. Now the picture is significantly brighter. Domestic attendance at the confab, including a full complement of studio
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Florida governor Ron DeSantis. (James Gilbert/Getty Images) Florida’s cruel crackdown on LGBT+ rights has deepened after governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill all but censoring queer topics in schools and workplaces. On top of the reviled ‘Don’t Say Gay‘ bill that blocks educators from discussing LGBT+ identities in K-12 schools, DeSantis signed the “Stop WOKE
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Crime fiction land is awash with whodunnits, but whydunnits are a little thinner on the ground. Time to swell those sparse ranks with this gripping and original debut novel by Manchester author Stephanie Sowden. The setting couldn’t be much further away from Sowden’s home city though. The year is 1966 when a young woman regains
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Joe Biden has blasted Republicans for their obsession with dismantling Disney. (Karen Ducey/Getty Images) US president Joe Biden has thrashed Republicans obsessed with attacking the Walt Disney Company amid the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law. Biden told a Democratic fundraiser on Thursday (21 April) that the GOP has swung so deeply to the far-right, so much
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Think of the traditional alpha male romance hero. Now think about his polar opposite. Gentle rather than domineering, warm rather than arrogant male characters have grown increasingly popular in the genre. You could call them betas, but you could also call them “cinnamon rolls.” (The term comes from this iconic headline from The Onion.) And
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