‘Sugarcane’ Filmmakers Still Have Questions About Infant Deaths At St. Joseph’s Indian Residential School – Contenders Documentary

It uncovers cases of infants thrown in incinerators and buried in unmarked graves. Although the film provided some answers, the filmmakers say the government still is concealing important records. At the same time, they havent opened the records. And theres a question of what justice or reparations might look like. Thats a question that Indigenous communities obviously will need to lead. Kassie said she never heard about residential schools growing up in Canada....

December 8, 2024 · 2 min · 231 words · Shawn Holmes

‘War Game’ Filmmakers Caution About Potential Rise In Extremism – Contenders Documentary

The documentaryWar Gamefilms a simulation of a military coup after a disputed presidential election. The 2024 electionended decisively in favor of Donald Trump, who will take office in January. Retired Marine Lt. Col.Alexander Vindmanalso consulted on the scenario and appears in the film. At Contenders, Vindman expressed concern to Deadlines Matthew Carey that reservists could be weaponized by future presidents. I think what we realized is that there is a vulnerability with extermists within the ranks, Vindman added....

December 8, 2024 · 2 min · 215 words · Kathy Jackson

Barry Keoghan Calls Out Fans For Showing Up At Family’s House: “Crossing A Line”

Barry Keoghanhas deactivated hisInstagramaccount amid fans response to his reported split withSabrina Carpenter. I can only sit and take so much. I deactivated my account because I can no longer let this stuff distract from my family and my work. Barry KeoghanTaylor Hill/WireImage The messages I have received no person should ever have to read them, he continued. like be respectfulxpic.twitter.com/N03eHAIbC8 Thats crossing a line, added Keoghan. I want to provide opportunities for him to learn, fail and grow....

December 7, 2024 · 1 min · 133 words · Kenneth Williams

Breaking Baz: UK Panto King Michael Harrison On How Andrew Lloyd Webber Put His Name In Lights, And William & Kate’s Family Night At Palladium

Plus he oversees 22 pantos the length and breadth of the UK. And it happened to Harrison on Thursday night. On Friday, he was still stunned and deeply moved. Andrew Lloyd Webber, Michael Harrison and Madeleine Lloyd Webber in the Harrison lounge at the London Palladium.LW Theatres Watch on Deadline Forgive me, but these things are usually done posthumously. Thats why I was so overwhelmed. This doesnt happen when youre alive, does it?...

December 7, 2024 · 5 min · 861 words · Ronald Hunter

Brendan Carr, Soon To Be FCC Chair, Says Commission Will Back Local TV Stations “Even If That’s In Conflict” With Broadcast Networks

At the same time, when you think about media, separate it into two issues, right? Youve got the national networks, for instance ABC, NBC, CBS. They provide a lot of the content that the actual licensed local broadcasts disseminate. Lets see to it they feel empowered to do the right thing by their local community. Carrvowedlast month to hold CBS accountable for its editing of the60 Minutespiece on Harris. The wide-ranging CNBC conversation also touched on the American publics vastly diminished faith in the news media overall....

December 7, 2024 · 1 min · 186 words · Mary Meyers

Director Damian Kocur On Poland’s Oscar Entry ‘Under The Volcano’ Set During Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine: “We Had An Obligation” – Contenders International

In defiance of the impending war, the Kovalenko family have decided to take their vacation anyway. Flanked by producersMikoaj LizutandAgnieszka Jastrzebskaat Deadlines Contenders Film: International award-season event, Kocur spoke about the films evolution. That was the starting point for writing. Its a fictional story, but I was researching a lot. Many scenes were based on some peoples [actual] experiences. We had a very classical casting [process], he explained. We hired two casting directors, two Ukrainians....

December 7, 2024 · 1 min · 167 words · Erica Lopez

Director Hsaio Ya-Chuan On Taiwan’s Oscar Entry ‘Old Fox’: “With This Movie I Can Plant Some Seeds” – Contenders International

Thats the conundrum explored in Hsaio Ya-chuansOld Fox, theTaiwanese submission for the Best International Feature Oscar. Liao Tai-Lai is a gifted musician who dreams of opening his own barber shop but cannot afford it. So I kept on asking myself, Is there? And what should I teach my kids? Significantly, the film takes place during a specific period in Taiwans recent history. So, a little background about 1990 and Taiwan, said Hsaio....

December 7, 2024 · 1 min · 184 words · Samuel Rios

Eva Nathena & Dionyssis Samiotis On Crafting Their Surprising Greek Box Office Hit ‘Murderess’ – Contenders International

She turns to murdering young girls in the town, to release them from their social fate. And I was frightened. How could I ever be related to a woman that kills babies? So I took some distance from the book. Nathena said she revisited the book after learning of a past trauma in her mothers life. At that point, she said, the philosophical depth of the books plot began to reveal itself....

December 7, 2024 · 2 min · 222 words · Matthew Hamilton

Film Clinic, Front Row, Arabia Pictures & Rotana Team On Jeddah-Set Rom-Com ‘A Matter Of Life And Death’ With Sarah Taibah & Yaqoub Alfarhan

Their fates collide as she is wishing for an end, while he is wrestling with even darker thoughts. The local stars credits also includeRashashand the upcoming Telfaz11 productionAlGhaid. Were absolutely excited to unveil this one-of-a-kind Saudi tale, says Film Clinic producer Moh Hefzy. Sarah Taibah & Yaqoub AlfarhanFront Row Productions - courtesy This collaboration highlights how essential partnerships are for elevating the production industry in Saudi Arabia and the wider region....

December 7, 2024 · 1 min · 87 words · David Thornton

James Gunn Reveals Ryan Reynolds’ Answer To Potential ‘Green Lantern’ Return

AlthoughRyan Reynoldsunited several familiar faces inDeadpool & Wolverine, theres one superhero not evenJames Gunncould convince him to revive. Ryan doesnt give a s, said Gunn of the 2011Martin Campbell-helmed DC movie on theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast. One of the first people I talked to after I got the job was Ryan Reynolds. DC boss James Gunn jokingly asked Ryan Reynolds if he’d be open to returning to his ‘Green Lantern’ role.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Warner Bros....

December 7, 2024 · 1 min · 105 words · Stephanie Boyd

Jessica Chastain Receives American Cinematheque Award; Chuck Roven Accepts Power Of Cinema Honor

Can you believethis?,I am so stressed out tonight. I have never been so stressful. Chastain isnt even 50 yet. Charles Roven, recipient of the Power of Cinema Award and Jessica Chastain, recipient of the American Cinematheque Award on Friday nightGetty Images I tried three times before I could even get tickets, and then I went at 8:30AM. She is just spectacular. To watch her do those stunts with wires and all....

December 7, 2024 · 2 min · 394 words · Alexander Henderson

John Waters Calls ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Critics “Stupid” As He Praises Lady Gaga: “Cinematic Astonishment”

Critics be damned,John Watersis not afraid to drop a cinematic hot take. Finally, a love story I can relate to, wrote Waters in hisVultureTop 10 list. So insane, so well thought out, so well directed, so much smoking! John Waters praises Lady Gaga’s performance in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’.Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures/Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection Die, dumbbells, die! TheTodd Phillips-helmed musical landed at number six on Waters list, which was topped byRose GlassLove Lies Bleeding....

December 7, 2024 · 1 min · 163 words · Jeremiah Gonzalez

Keira Knightley Thought ‘Love Actually’ Cue Card Scene Was “Quite Creepy” While Filming

The slightly stalkerish aspect of it I do remember that, Knightley told theLos Angeles Times. And then having to redo it to fix my face to make him seem not creepy. I mean, there was a creep factor at the time, right? Andrew Lincoln and Keira Knightley in ‘Love Actually’ (2003).Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection Also, I knew I was 17, she noted. It only seems like a few years ago that everybody else realized I was 17....

December 7, 2024 · 1 min · 117 words · Amy Moss