True crime genre is getting more and more popular each day and there’s no secret why: gripping stories about things that seem impossible in real life. However, what makes them even more exciting for the viewers is the fact that what is shown on screen has actually happened in reality, and that just makes people lose their minds.
One of the recently released true crime dramas is Netflix’s Baby Reindeer. The miniseries tells the gripping story of the performer Richard Gadd, who at his young age was harassed by a female stalker.
The story is powerful and already got 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, but here we have 5 more jaw-dropping series that follow real-life terrifying stories.
1. When They See Us (2019)
When They See Us is just 3% short of a perfect score, but that means nothing in this case because the series is considered the best true crime of all time.
One of the recently released true crime dramas is Netflix’s Baby Reindeer. The miniseries tells the gripping story of the performer Richard Gadd, who at his young age was harassed by a female stalker.
The story is powerful and already got 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, but here we have 5 more jaw-dropping series that follow real-life terrifying stories.
1. When They See Us (2019)
When They See Us is just 3% short of a perfect score, but that means nothing in this case because the series is considered the best true crime of all time.
- 4/22/2024
- by info@startefacts.com (Rachel Bailey)
- STartefacts.com
A man from Florida set himself on fire outside the New York City courthouse where former President Donald Trump was on trial and died of his injuries on Saturday. The man, identified as Max Azzarello from St. Augustine, Florida, stood across the street from the courthouse as the jury finalized Trump’s trial.
Azzarello, 37, stood in the barricaded park, dumped an accelerant over him, then set himself on fire. Onlookers watched and screamed as flames engulfed Azzarello. A conspiracy theorist, Azzarello, was photographed with a poster that said, “Trump is with Biden, and they’re about to fascist coup us.”
Azzarello had also thrown pamphlets into the air before lighting himself on fire. The colorful pamphlets were titled “The True History of The World,” with a tagline that said, “Our only goal: Abolish our criminal government and replace it with one that serves all.”
In a Substack page linked in the pamphlet,...
Azzarello, 37, stood in the barricaded park, dumped an accelerant over him, then set himself on fire. Onlookers watched and screamed as flames engulfed Azzarello. A conspiracy theorist, Azzarello, was photographed with a poster that said, “Trump is with Biden, and they’re about to fascist coup us.”
Azzarello had also thrown pamphlets into the air before lighting himself on fire. The colorful pamphlets were titled “The True History of The World,” with a tagline that said, “Our only goal: Abolish our criminal government and replace it with one that serves all.”
In a Substack page linked in the pamphlet,...
- 4/21/2024
- by Ann Hoang
- Uinterview
Former President Bill Clinton is debuting a new video today in which he reflects on the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, warning of the threat that toxic political discourse has on democracy.
The video is part of an “Explainer-in-Chief” series that Clinton is doing with Attn:, the Candle Media division that publishes content fusing entertainment and topical issues.
The bombing, which killed 168 people, took place 29 years ago today. “For every president there are certain days in your presidency you will never forget,” Clinton says in the video. “April 19, 1995, the day of the largest domestic terrorist attack in U.S. history is one of those days for me.”
“In the aftermath of the Oklahoma city bombing, I knew that we had a responsibility to do everything we could to ensure that something like this would never happen again,” Clinton says. “But perhaps an even greater responsibility was to urge people...
The video is part of an “Explainer-in-Chief” series that Clinton is doing with Attn:, the Candle Media division that publishes content fusing entertainment and topical issues.
The bombing, which killed 168 people, took place 29 years ago today. “For every president there are certain days in your presidency you will never forget,” Clinton says in the video. “April 19, 1995, the day of the largest domestic terrorist attack in U.S. history is one of those days for me.”
“In the aftermath of the Oklahoma city bombing, I knew that we had a responsibility to do everything we could to ensure that something like this would never happen again,” Clinton says. “But perhaps an even greater responsibility was to urge people...
- 4/19/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Other than making records, what do Green Day, the Notorious B.I.G., classic crooners Perry Como and Johnny Mathis, Latin music giant Héctor Lavoe, and the late Bill Withers have in common? Not much, until today: Works by all those musicians, and over a dozen more, were announced as the latest additions to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry.
Signed off on by then-president Bill Clinton in 2000, the Registry has aimed to collect recordings —musical performances, speeches, and other audio — deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically important.” The first...
Signed off on by then-president Bill Clinton in 2000, the Registry has aimed to collect recordings —musical performances, speeches, and other audio — deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically important.” The first...
- 4/16/2024
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Paramount+ today announced that the critically acclaimed documentary Kiss the Future, which made its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival and opened the Tribeca Festival in 2023, will premiere exclusively on the service in the U.S. and Canada on May 7. The documentary features interviews with Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Christine Amanpour, Bill Clinton, and more.
Produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon for Artists Equity and Sarah Anthony, Kiss the Future was directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain and written by Bill S. Carter and Cicin-Sain. It is based on Carter’s memoir Fools Rush In.
The film tells a story of defiance amid the 1990s siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War, focusing on a vibrant, underground community that used art and music to affect change; a community that garnered global attention by ultimately inspiring an American aid worker to reach out to the band U2 to help raise awareness of the devastating conflict.
Produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon for Artists Equity and Sarah Anthony, Kiss the Future was directed by Nenad Cicin-Sain and written by Bill S. Carter and Cicin-Sain. It is based on Carter’s memoir Fools Rush In.
The film tells a story of defiance amid the 1990s siege of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War, focusing on a vibrant, underground community that used art and music to affect change; a community that garnered global attention by ultimately inspiring an American aid worker to reach out to the band U2 to help raise awareness of the devastating conflict.
- 4/11/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Update: Paul Simon performed “Graceland” at the White House State Dinner for Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Kishida Yuko.
Kishida also made a Star Trek reference at one moment, using the phrase, “To boldly go where no one has gone before,” then naming cast member George Takei.
Previously: Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are making a return visit to the White House as guests at tonight’s White House State Dinner for Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Kishida Yuko.
Paul Simon performs "Graceland" at White House State Dinner for Japan pic.twitter.com/8SCF6llOd3
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) April 11, 2024
Star Trek State Dinner:
Japan Pm Fumio Kishida: "Let me conclude with the line from Star Trek: To boldly go where no one has gone before. By the way, @GeorgeTakei who played Hikaru Sulu, the helmsman of the USS Enterprise,...
Kishida also made a Star Trek reference at one moment, using the phrase, “To boldly go where no one has gone before,” then naming cast member George Takei.
Previously: Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are making a return visit to the White House as guests at tonight’s White House State Dinner for Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Kishida Yuko.
Paul Simon performs "Graceland" at White House State Dinner for Japan pic.twitter.com/8SCF6llOd3
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) April 11, 2024
Star Trek State Dinner:
Japan Pm Fumio Kishida: "Let me conclude with the line from Star Trek: To boldly go where no one has gone before. By the way, @GeorgeTakei who played Hikaru Sulu, the helmsman of the USS Enterprise,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Civil rights icon and labor leader Dolores Huerta is getting the biopic treatment in a new film.
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Gregory Nava is set to direct. He will also write and produce alongside the Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated Barbara Martinez.
Huerta, who turns 94 today, is a renowned American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers Union alongside Cesar Chavez. She is the originator of the famous rallying cry “Sí, se puede,” which means “Yes, we can.”
She has received numerous awards, including the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award from President Clinton in 1998, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama in 2012.
Her work has continues today as she advocates for the working poor, women and children through her Dolores Huerta Foundation.
The biopic film will dramatize Huerta’s life for the first time, delivering a multi-faceted portrait of woman who became a movement leader, political activist,...
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Gregory Nava is set to direct. He will also write and produce alongside the Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated Barbara Martinez.
Huerta, who turns 94 today, is a renowned American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers Union alongside Cesar Chavez. She is the originator of the famous rallying cry “Sí, se puede,” which means “Yes, we can.”
She has received numerous awards, including the Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award from President Clinton in 1998, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama in 2012.
Her work has continues today as she advocates for the working poor, women and children through her Dolores Huerta Foundation.
The biopic film will dramatize Huerta’s life for the first time, delivering a multi-faceted portrait of woman who became a movement leader, political activist,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
“I’m so nervous,” says Olivia, a photographer with Jewish Voice for Peace. “I’m so nervous.” She keeps repeating it. Olivia and about a dozen other activists are huddled in a cluster of booths in the Astro diner in midtown Manhattan. Cara, another Jvp member, has propped up her phone next to a ketchup bottle so we can see a livestream of the action taking place a few blocks away at Radio City Music Hall: President Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton, are onstage with Stephen Colbert, before...
- 4/9/2024
- by Jack Crosbie
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump promised to keep billionaires’ taxes low at a fundraising dinner Saturday night in Palm Beach, Fla., held at the home of billionaire John Paulson.
A Trump campaign official told NBC News that the former president “spoke on the need to win back the White House so we can turn our country around, focusing on key issues including unleashing energy production, securing our southern border, reducing inflation, extending the Trump Tax Cuts, eliminating Joe Biden’s insane [electric vehicle] mandate, protecting Israel, and avoiding global war.” NBC News requested to have...
A Trump campaign official told NBC News that the former president “spoke on the need to win back the White House so we can turn our country around, focusing on key issues including unleashing energy production, securing our southern border, reducing inflation, extending the Trump Tax Cuts, eliminating Joe Biden’s insane [electric vehicle] mandate, protecting Israel, and avoiding global war.” NBC News requested to have...
- 4/7/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Lin-Manuel Miranda returned to Broadway on Wednesday night to host a fundraiser, alongside Hillary Clinton, for President Joe Biden ahead of the 2024 election.
The Tony winner and the former secretary of state presented a performance of Suffs, the musical by Shaina Taub based on the suffragists and American Women’s suffrage movement. Tickets for the show ranged from $500 to $5,000.
“My friend Shaina Taub is the future of musical theater, and you’re about to see her Broadway show tonight,” Miranda said to the packed crowd at the Music Box Theatre. “It’s incredible, and I love her and this entire company, and you’re doing good and helping save American democracy while you’re doing that. Thanks for being a part of tonight, and now I get to introduce another chapter in this story: Hillary Rodham Clinton.”
Clinton and Malala Yousafzai co-produced the show, which focuses on the historical events...
The Tony winner and the former secretary of state presented a performance of Suffs, the musical by Shaina Taub based on the suffragists and American Women’s suffrage movement. Tickets for the show ranged from $500 to $5,000.
“My friend Shaina Taub is the future of musical theater, and you’re about to see her Broadway show tonight,” Miranda said to the packed crowd at the Music Box Theatre. “It’s incredible, and I love her and this entire company, and you’re doing good and helping save American democracy while you’re doing that. Thanks for being a part of tonight, and now I get to introduce another chapter in this story: Hillary Rodham Clinton.”
Clinton and Malala Yousafzai co-produced the show, which focuses on the historical events...
- 4/4/2024
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former President Bill Clinton plans to debut a memoir about his experiences after his presidency, with with publication date set for November 19.
In a statement, the former president said that the memoir, Citizen: My Life After the White House, “is the story of my twenty-three-plus years since leaving the White House, told largely through the stories of other people who changed my life as I tried to help change theirs, of those who supported me, including those I loved and lost, and of the mistakes I made along the way.”
Alfred A. Knopf will publish the memoir, which it says will be “remarkably candid” and “richly detailed.” While Clinton writes about major issues and cultural wars since he left office, the publisher also indicated that Clinton will share his experiences during the 2008 and 2016 elections, when his wife, Hillary Clinton, ran for the presidency. The former president also writes about the...
In a statement, the former president said that the memoir, Citizen: My Life After the White House, “is the story of my twenty-three-plus years since leaving the White House, told largely through the stories of other people who changed my life as I tried to help change theirs, of those who supported me, including those I loved and lost, and of the mistakes I made along the way.”
Alfred A. Knopf will publish the memoir, which it says will be “remarkably candid” and “richly detailed.” While Clinton writes about major issues and cultural wars since he left office, the publisher also indicated that Clinton will share his experiences during the 2008 and 2016 elections, when his wife, Hillary Clinton, ran for the presidency. The former president also writes about the...
- 4/4/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeffrey Epstein is back in the news with the release of the sex trafficker’s private files earlier this year, so it’s good timing that Netflix is releasing its thriller on the exposé. Unfortunately, the would-be prestige drama Scoop feels like all bark and no bite, lacking the insight or audacity to make it a meaningful entry to the genre.
Scoop tells the story of the BBC journalists who obtained the Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Although this story is undeniably interesting, the film’s fundamental flaw is treating it as a nail-biting thriller when the situation’s results are so well-known. Had the movie taken a more satirical, perhaps even farcical, approach, it would have been far more compelling.
The film also struggles to straddle the line between technical and accessible. At some points, it seems like the filmmakers...
Scoop tells the story of the BBC journalists who obtained the Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Although this story is undeniably interesting, the film’s fundamental flaw is treating it as a nail-biting thriller when the situation’s results are so well-known. Had the movie taken a more satirical, perhaps even farcical, approach, it would have been far more compelling.
The film also struggles to straddle the line between technical and accessible. At some points, it seems like the filmmakers...
- 4/4/2024
- by Sean Boelman
- FandomWire
“The Big Door Prize” Season 2 Gets Trailer
Let’s see what’s behind door number two! Apple TV+ has released the trailer for the upcoming second season of its critically acclaimed comedy series “The Big Door Prize,” which will premiere on the streamer on Wednesday, April 24.
Led by Chris O’Dowd and based on the novel of the same name by M.O. Walsh, the series is set in a small town that is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears, promising to reveal everyone’s true potential. In Season 2, the residents of Deerfield ready themselves as the Morpho machine prepares them for the mysterious “next stage.”
Watch the trailer for “The Big Door Prize” Season 2 below:
In addition to O’Dowd, the ensemble comedy stars Gabrielle Dennis, Djouliet Amara, Sammy Fourlas, Josh Segarra, Crystal Fox, Ally Maki, and Damon Gupton. Season 2 will also feature Justine Lupe, Aaron Roman Weiner, Mary Holland,...
Let’s see what’s behind door number two! Apple TV+ has released the trailer for the upcoming second season of its critically acclaimed comedy series “The Big Door Prize,” which will premiere on the streamer on Wednesday, April 24.
Led by Chris O’Dowd and based on the novel of the same name by M.O. Walsh, the series is set in a small town that is forever changed when a mysterious machine appears, promising to reveal everyone’s true potential. In Season 2, the residents of Deerfield ready themselves as the Morpho machine prepares them for the mysterious “next stage.”
Watch the trailer for “The Big Door Prize” Season 2 below:
In addition to O’Dowd, the ensemble comedy stars Gabrielle Dennis, Djouliet Amara, Sammy Fourlas, Josh Segarra, Crystal Fox, Ally Maki, and Damon Gupton. Season 2 will also feature Justine Lupe, Aaron Roman Weiner, Mary Holland,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Music artist Lizzo (real name: Melissa Viviane Jefferson) is one of the most influential artists who rose to fame with the release of her third studio album in 2019: Cuz I Love You. The artist’s 2017 single Truth Hurts became a sleeper hit two years after its release and topped the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the longest-leading solo by a female rapper.
The artist, due to her weight, has been the subject of constant trolling online, but she decided to use the opportunity and advocate for plus-size women, and she has faced a lot of challenges in doing so. She has expressed over the years how she feels constantly dragged down just because she doesn’t fit in the standards of an ideal woman body type. The last couple of months haven’t been as smooth for the artist as she would have liked, and her recent statement has forced...
The artist, due to her weight, has been the subject of constant trolling online, but she decided to use the opportunity and advocate for plus-size women, and she has faced a lot of challenges in doing so. She has expressed over the years how she feels constantly dragged down just because she doesn’t fit in the standards of an ideal woman body type. The last couple of months haven’t been as smooth for the artist as she would have liked, and her recent statement has forced...
- 3/30/2024
- by Avneet Ahluwalia
- FandomWire
Lizzo has made a statement on social media, announcing that she has had enough of negative criticism and signing off, “I quit.”
The American singer and rapper, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, last year denied allegations of sexual harassment towards some of her dancers on tour.
Now, the star has posted an emotional statement on Instagram, saying: “I’m getting tired up putting up with getting dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet. All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than how I found it. But I’m starting to feel like the world doesn’t want me in it.
“I’m constantly up against lies being told about me for clout & views … being the butt of the joke every single time because of how I look … my character being picked apart by...
The American singer and rapper, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, last year denied allegations of sexual harassment towards some of her dancers on tour.
Now, the star has posted an emotional statement on Instagram, saying: “I’m getting tired up putting up with getting dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet. All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than how I found it. But I’m starting to feel like the world doesn’t want me in it.
“I’m constantly up against lies being told about me for clout & views … being the butt of the joke every single time because of how I look … my character being picked apart by...
- 3/30/2024
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump and other Republicans may fear Taylor Swift actively campaigning for Joe Biden’s reelection this year, but top Democrats are shoring up their Beyoncé base today.
The release of Queen Bey’s Cowboy Carter Friday saw probable 2028 contenders Vice President Kamala Harris and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitner take to social media to praise the artist and her eighth solo album.
“You have redefined a genre and reclaimed country music’s Black roots,” the Veep said, adding that Beyoncé’s “music continues to inspire us all.”
Beyoncé: Thank you for reminding us to never feel confined to other people's perspective of what our lane is. You have redefined a genre and reclaimed country music’s Black roots.
Your music continues to inspire us all.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) March 29, 2024
Referencing the fictional Kntry radio station that appears on Cowboy Carter, Whitner let her boots do the talkin’ on...
The release of Queen Bey’s Cowboy Carter Friday saw probable 2028 contenders Vice President Kamala Harris and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitner take to social media to praise the artist and her eighth solo album.
“You have redefined a genre and reclaimed country music’s Black roots,” the Veep said, adding that Beyoncé’s “music continues to inspire us all.”
Beyoncé: Thank you for reminding us to never feel confined to other people's perspective of what our lane is. You have redefined a genre and reclaimed country music’s Black roots.
Your music continues to inspire us all.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) March 29, 2024
Referencing the fictional Kntry radio station that appears on Cowboy Carter, Whitner let her boots do the talkin’ on...
- 3/30/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Lizzo is done with online haters.
“I’m getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet,” the Emmy- and Grammy-winning artist wrote in an Instagram post shared Friday afternoon. “All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than how I found it. But I’m starting to feel like the world doesn’t want me in it.”
The 35-year-old continued by stating that she’s constantly finding herself up against “lies being told about me for clout and views,” being the butt of the joke “every single time because of how I look” and having her character picked apart by strangers. She closed her emotional post with the words, “I quit” and a peace sign. It’s unclear if she meant she was quitting Instagram or all of her social platforms,...
“I’m getting tired of putting up with being dragged by everyone in my life and on the internet,” the Emmy- and Grammy-winning artist wrote in an Instagram post shared Friday afternoon. “All I want is to make music and make people happy and help the world be a little better than how I found it. But I’m starting to feel like the world doesn’t want me in it.”
The 35-year-old continued by stating that she’s constantly finding herself up against “lies being told about me for clout and views,” being the butt of the joke “every single time because of how I look” and having her character picked apart by strangers. She closed her emotional post with the words, “I quit” and a peace sign. It’s unclear if she meant she was quitting Instagram or all of her social platforms,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Donald Trump‘s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC), has recently unveiled a new song that has been met with scathing criticism – even from many of her own social media followers.
Last year, Lara showcased her musical aspirations with a widely mocked cover of Tom Petty‘s iconic hit, “I Won’t Back Down.” Her latest track, titled “Anything is Possible,” now faces similar derision from internet critics.
The song itself is intended as an inspirational ballad and features lyrics such as “Don’t think, just jump / You can’t give up / Know that anything is possible.”
Numerous X users among Lara’s have not held back in their scrutiny. “‘Anything’ isn’t possible,” quipped one user. “Even auto-tune couldn’t salvage your karaoke-like voice. Just leave us alone and walk away. You have the means to travel anywhere on a private plane with your wealth.
Last year, Lara showcased her musical aspirations with a widely mocked cover of Tom Petty‘s iconic hit, “I Won’t Back Down.” Her latest track, titled “Anything is Possible,” now faces similar derision from internet critics.
The song itself is intended as an inspirational ballad and features lyrics such as “Don’t think, just jump / You can’t give up / Know that anything is possible.”
Numerous X users among Lara’s have not held back in their scrutiny. “‘Anything’ isn’t possible,” quipped one user. “Even auto-tune couldn’t salvage your karaoke-like voice. Just leave us alone and walk away. You have the means to travel anywhere on a private plane with your wealth.
- 3/29/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Hillary Clinton will appear on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this coming Monday, April 1.
The former Secretary of State, First Lady, and 2016 Presidential nominee is no stranger to Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show: She has appeared on the program six times since 2015.
This will be former Sec. Clinton’s first appearance on a late night talk show since September 2022, when she appeared alongside daughter Chelsea Clinton on Late Night with Seth Meyers, a week after her most recent visit to Fallon.
Clinton and Fallon have a lot to talk about as the 2024 presidential race continues to heat up, with Democratic incumbent Joe Biden facing off against Donald Trump, who defeated Clinton in 2016.
Last night, her husband, former President Bill Clinton was interviewed alongside President Biden and former President Barack Obama by Late Show host Stephen Colbert in a live event at Radio City Music Hall — part of a...
The former Secretary of State, First Lady, and 2016 Presidential nominee is no stranger to Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show: She has appeared on the program six times since 2015.
This will be former Sec. Clinton’s first appearance on a late night talk show since September 2022, when she appeared alongside daughter Chelsea Clinton on Late Night with Seth Meyers, a week after her most recent visit to Fallon.
Clinton and Fallon have a lot to talk about as the 2024 presidential race continues to heat up, with Democratic incumbent Joe Biden facing off against Donald Trump, who defeated Clinton in 2016.
Last night, her husband, former President Bill Clinton was interviewed alongside President Biden and former President Barack Obama by Late Show host Stephen Colbert in a live event at Radio City Music Hall — part of a...
- 3/29/2024
- by Nick Riccardo
- LateNighter
Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton arrived at Radio City Music Hall in New York on Thursday night to garner support and funds for President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign. The event drummed up more than $25 million in what Biden’s campaign is calling the “most successful political fundraiser in American history.”
While moderator Stephen Colbert gathered with the trio in an armchair conversation, dubbing them “champion talkers,” the occasion was frequently interrupted by protestors inside the theater. Throughout different moments of the event, attendees would shout over the discussion,...
While moderator Stephen Colbert gathered with the trio in an armchair conversation, dubbing them “champion talkers,” the occasion was frequently interrupted by protestors inside the theater. Throughout different moments of the event, attendees would shout over the discussion,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Update: Protesters interrupted President Joe Biden’s conversation with his predecessors, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, a signature feature of the blockbuster fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall.
The disruption isn’t all that surprising, given that many of Biden’s events have seen hecklers calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. This time, according to a pool report, one of the protesters was yelling obscenities about a nuclear war with Russia. Other protesters interrupted over the situation in Gaza.
When one protester interrupted, Obama snapped back, “You can’t just talk and not listen… That’s what the other side does.”
Stephen Colbert, moderating the conversation, first asked what was at stake in the election.
“I think our democracy is at stake, no joke,” Biden said, adding that if “we get by this election,’ then “we’re in a position where we can set the course for the next four or five,...
The disruption isn’t all that surprising, given that many of Biden’s events have seen hecklers calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. This time, according to a pool report, one of the protesters was yelling obscenities about a nuclear war with Russia. Other protesters interrupted over the situation in Gaza.
When one protester interrupted, Obama snapped back, “You can’t just talk and not listen… That’s what the other side does.”
Stephen Colbert, moderating the conversation, first asked what was at stake in the election.
“I think our democracy is at stake, no joke,” Biden said, adding that if “we get by this election,’ then “we’re in a position where we can set the course for the next four or five,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
An instrument replacement fund for the musicians of the Gulf Coast affected by Hurricane Katrina.
The charity was launched in November 2005, and has already received the 2005 Gold Halo award for Cause Marketing and on their one-year anniversary shall be receiving the coveted Billboard Humanitarian Award.
Celebrity supporters
Music Rising has 31 known supporters, including Bill Clinton, Ellen DeGeneres, and Scarlett Johansson
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The charity was launched in November 2005, and has already received the 2005 Gold Halo award for Cause Marketing and on their one-year anniversary shall be receiving the coveted Billboard Humanitarian Award.
Celebrity supporters
Music Rising has 31 known supporters, including Bill Clinton, Ellen DeGeneres, and Scarlett Johansson
Areas of work Creative ArtsDisaster ReliefUnemployment/Career Support Read more about Music Rising's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles The Edge's Music Rising Green Day and U2 single to benefit Music RisingMusic Memorabilia Charity Auction Raises $2.4 MillionIcons Of Music Rock On For CharityCelebrities Sign iPods For Charity Auction
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- 3/28/2024
- Look to the Stars
Joe Biden’s New York fundraiser this evening with Barack Obama and Bill Clinton is expected to raise more than $25 million, an enormous haul for a one-evening event.
Biden’s reelection campaign has heavily promoted the Radio City Music Hall gathering, which will include musical performances by Queen Latifah, Ben Platt, Lizzo, Cynthia Erivo and Lea Michele, among others.
Around 5,000 are expected to attend the event, while the campaign also has been raising smaller-dollar contributions via an online contest in which participants could win a trip to New York and a photo with the three presidents. Proceeds go to the Biden Victory Fund, a joint committee of the Biden Campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state parties. The fund accepts individual donations up to $929,600.
The Biden campaign said that the event was “the most successful political fundraiser in history.” In a statement, Jeffrey Katzenberg, the co-chair of the campaign, called...
Biden’s reelection campaign has heavily promoted the Radio City Music Hall gathering, which will include musical performances by Queen Latifah, Ben Platt, Lizzo, Cynthia Erivo and Lea Michele, among others.
Around 5,000 are expected to attend the event, while the campaign also has been raising smaller-dollar contributions via an online contest in which participants could win a trip to New York and a photo with the three presidents. Proceeds go to the Biden Victory Fund, a joint committee of the Biden Campaign, the Democratic National Committee and state parties. The fund accepts individual donations up to $929,600.
The Biden campaign said that the event was “the most successful political fundraiser in history.” In a statement, Jeffrey Katzenberg, the co-chair of the campaign, called...
- 3/28/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Last week, former President Barack Obama recently paid a visit to President Joe Biden at the White House, where they discussed the upcoming election, voicing concern about Biden’s campaign. Obama’s return to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue served primarily as a working visit, as he joined Biden and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a call to commemorate the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (Aca).
In the call, Obama expressed his belief that Biden’s State of the Union remarks had been effective and resonated with the public. He also highlighted the significance of health care as a politically influential issue in the upcoming election. The campaign has recorded additional content that features both presidents, which will be released in the coming weeks.
Obama voiced his concern again that the Biden campaign needs to take the threat of Donald Trump returning to the White House very seriously.
Obama and Biden maintain regular communication,...
In the call, Obama expressed his belief that Biden’s State of the Union remarks had been effective and resonated with the public. He also highlighted the significance of health care as a politically influential issue in the upcoming election. The campaign has recorded additional content that features both presidents, which will be released in the coming weeks.
Obama voiced his concern again that the Biden campaign needs to take the threat of Donald Trump returning to the White House very seriously.
Obama and Biden maintain regular communication,...
- 3/28/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo and Lea Michele will perform at Joe Biden’s Thursday night fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall.
Biden will be joined by Barack Obama and Bill Clinton for the event, with Stephen Colbert moderating a discussion between the three presidents.
Mindy Kaling will host the event, which has been heavily promoted by the Biden campaign as a key end-of-quarter fundraiser. First Lady Jill Biden also will speak.
The producers of the event are Jordan Roth and Alex Timbers. Jeffrey Katzenberg, Biden campaign co-chair; Rufus Gifford, campaign finance chair; Chris Korge, Biden Victory Fund finance chair; and Anna Wintour spearheaded the event. Another highlight will be a chance for certain attendees to get their photo taken with the three presidents by Annie Leibovitz. NBC News first reported on some of the details of the event.
Biden will be joined by Barack Obama and Bill Clinton for the event, with Stephen Colbert moderating a discussion between the three presidents.
Mindy Kaling will host the event, which has been heavily promoted by the Biden campaign as a key end-of-quarter fundraiser. First Lady Jill Biden also will speak.
The producers of the event are Jordan Roth and Alex Timbers. Jeffrey Katzenberg, Biden campaign co-chair; Rufus Gifford, campaign finance chair; Chris Korge, Biden Victory Fund finance chair; and Anna Wintour spearheaded the event. Another highlight will be a chance for certain attendees to get their photo taken with the three presidents by Annie Leibovitz. NBC News first reported on some of the details of the event.
- 3/26/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Nearly five decades before Kamala Harris ran for the U.S. presidency in 2020, Shirley Chisholm was the first Black woman to run for president in 1972. She had also made history in 1968 becoming the first Black woman elected to the U.S. congress serving in the House of Representatives. The Democrat’s slogan in her first campaign was “Fighting Shirley-Unbought and Unbossed.” Serving in the House of Representatives until 1983, Chisholm introduced numerous pieces of legislation and was at the forefront of the fight for racial and gender equality and the plight of the poor. She was also the founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus.
And now the trailblazer is the subject of a new Netflix film, “Shirley,” written and directed by Oscar winner John Ridley (“12 Years a Slave”) and starring another Oscar champ Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”).“Shirley” is a passion project for King who...
And now the trailblazer is the subject of a new Netflix film, “Shirley,” written and directed by Oscar winner John Ridley (“12 Years a Slave”) and starring another Oscar champ Regina King (“If Beale Street Could Talk”).“Shirley” is a passion project for King who...
- 3/22/2024
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Bill Clinton wasn’t really feeling Emma when it screened at the White House.
During a Hot Ones interview Thursday, Gwyneth Paltrow answered a question about a rumor that Bill Clinton had “passed out asleep” during a showing of the 1996 film based on the Jane Austen book.
“True!” Paltrow said. “He was snoring right in front of me.”
“I was like, ‘Wow, I guess this is going to be a real hit movie.'” she added. “But it was! So fuck you, Bill Clinton!”
Paltrow’s performance in that film...
During a Hot Ones interview Thursday, Gwyneth Paltrow answered a question about a rumor that Bill Clinton had “passed out asleep” during a showing of the 1996 film based on the Jane Austen book.
“True!” Paltrow said. “He was snoring right in front of me.”
“I was like, ‘Wow, I guess this is going to be a real hit movie.'” she added. “But it was! So fuck you, Bill Clinton!”
Paltrow’s performance in that film...
- 3/22/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Gwyneth Paltrow confirmed on “Hot Ones” that a rumor about Bill Clinton sleeping through a screening of “Emma” at the White House is true. The 1996 Jane Austen adaptation was directed by Douglas McGrath and featured Paltrow in the title role. She earned critical acclaim for the performance, which continued her hot streak as one of the most recognizable actors of the 1990s indie film boom.
“Is it true that Bill Clinton passed out asleep during a White House screening of ‘Emma’?” host Sean Evans asked Paltrow.
“True!” Paltrow answered. “He was snoring right in front of me. I was like, ‘Wow, I guess this is going to be a real hit movie.’ But it was! So fuck you, Bill Clinton!
“Emma” was a box office success with nearly $40 million worldwide on a production budget under $8 million. The film picked up two Academy Award nominations, one for costume design and another for original score.
“Is it true that Bill Clinton passed out asleep during a White House screening of ‘Emma’?” host Sean Evans asked Paltrow.
“True!” Paltrow answered. “He was snoring right in front of me. I was like, ‘Wow, I guess this is going to be a real hit movie.’ But it was! So fuck you, Bill Clinton!
“Emma” was a box office success with nearly $40 million worldwide on a production budget under $8 million. The film picked up two Academy Award nominations, one for costume design and another for original score.
- 3/21/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Jane Austen adaptation “Emma” wasn’t a snooze at the box office, but a certain politician couldn’t help but nod off during its screening.
According to Paltrow, President Bill Clinton was sound asleep at the premiere — emphasis on the sound part.
“He was snoring right in front of me,” Paltrow said during an appearance on First We Feast’s “Hot Ones” series. “I was like, ‘Wow, I guess this is going to be a real hit movie.’ But it was, so fuck you Bill Clinton.”
This was 1996, when Clinton was still the president of the United States. (Our 42nd Potus held the post from 1993-2001.)
Romantic comedy “Emma,” based on Austen’s iconic novel about a woman (Paltrow) determined to play matchmaker in her small English town, was released in 1996. If the plot sounds familiar now, it sounded very familiar in ’96; the book was adapted for...
According to Paltrow, President Bill Clinton was sound asleep at the premiere — emphasis on the sound part.
“He was snoring right in front of me,” Paltrow said during an appearance on First We Feast’s “Hot Ones” series. “I was like, ‘Wow, I guess this is going to be a real hit movie.’ But it was, so fuck you Bill Clinton.”
This was 1996, when Clinton was still the president of the United States. (Our 42nd Potus held the post from 1993-2001.)
Romantic comedy “Emma,” based on Austen’s iconic novel about a woman (Paltrow) determined to play matchmaker in her small English town, was released in 1996. If the plot sounds familiar now, it sounded very familiar in ’96; the book was adapted for...
- 3/21/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Gwyneth Paltrow is taking on the Hot Ones challenge!
The goop entrepreneur sat down with Sean Evans to eat spicy wings while answering burning questions about her life and career in the latest episode of the hit First We Feast series, out now.
During her appearance, she discussed her business, mastering a British accent for Shakespeare in Love, an Emma screening with Bill Clinton, and much more.
New episodes of Hot Ones Season 23 air Thursdays at 11 a.m. Et on the First We Feast YouTube channel.
Click through to watch and read highlights…...
The goop entrepreneur sat down with Sean Evans to eat spicy wings while answering burning questions about her life and career in the latest episode of the hit First We Feast series, out now.
During her appearance, she discussed her business, mastering a British accent for Shakespeare in Love, an Emma screening with Bill Clinton, and much more.
New episodes of Hot Ones Season 23 air Thursdays at 11 a.m. Et on the First We Feast YouTube channel.
Click through to watch and read highlights…...
- 3/21/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
There is alleged friction between Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton, two of the country’s most powerful former First Ladies.
]Is it true that these two alpha females are fussing and feuding when instead they should be collaborating? Here’s what to know about this sensational situation!
Celebrity News – Are Michelle Obama And Hillary Clinton Friends?
For years there have been rumors about the supposed feud between the Obamas and the Clintons. Kate Andersen Brower wrote about the sitch in “The Grace and Power of America’s Modern First Ladies.”
According to her, Michelle Obama was disgusted about Bill Clinton’s cheating while in office and she considered both Bill and Hillary Clintons to be “overly ambitious.”
Brower states that this alleged beef began during the 2008 competition for the Democratic Party nomination.
Celebrity News – Michelle Obama And Hillary Clinton’s Alleged Feud
At that time, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama...
]Is it true that these two alpha females are fussing and feuding when instead they should be collaborating? Here’s what to know about this sensational situation!
Celebrity News – Are Michelle Obama And Hillary Clinton Friends?
For years there have been rumors about the supposed feud between the Obamas and the Clintons. Kate Andersen Brower wrote about the sitch in “The Grace and Power of America’s Modern First Ladies.”
According to her, Michelle Obama was disgusted about Bill Clinton’s cheating while in office and she considered both Bill and Hillary Clintons to be “overly ambitious.”
Brower states that this alleged beef began during the 2008 competition for the Democratic Party nomination.
Celebrity News – Michelle Obama And Hillary Clinton’s Alleged Feud
At that time, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama...
- 3/20/2024
- by Tanya Clark
- Celebrating The Soaps
Last year, Frasier Crane returned to TV screens in the "Frasier" revival series. While it struggled to capture the magic of the original series, "Frasier" 2023 certainly had some high points. The festive season finale was one of the better Christmas episodes, and the show handled the passing of Martin Crane actor John Mahoney beautifully. Then there were the guest stars, which included actress Peri Gilpin, who played Frasier's producer on the original sitcom, and Bebe Neuwirth, who played Lilith Sternin on both "Frasier" and "Cheers."
Lilith debuted in the 1986 "Cheers" episode "Second Time Around," becoming a series regular and eventually starting a relationship with Kelsey Grammer's Frasier before the pair got married. By the end of the series they had broken up, and when "Frasier" debuted in 1993 the titular doctor had moved to Seattle while Lilith stayed in Boston with her and her ex-husband's son, Freddy. Still, Lilith remained...
Lilith debuted in the 1986 "Cheers" episode "Second Time Around," becoming a series regular and eventually starting a relationship with Kelsey Grammer's Frasier before the pair got married. By the end of the series they had broken up, and when "Frasier" debuted in 1993 the titular doctor had moved to Seattle while Lilith stayed in Boston with her and her ex-husband's son, Freddy. Still, Lilith remained...
- 3/17/2024
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Exclusive: More citizens will head to the polls this year for elections than any other in history, and the political fever has reached Series Mania.
This year’s event in Lille, France contains four political dramas in competition — not surprising given almost 50% of the world will vote for new leaders in more than 64 elections (including the European Union), according to Time magazine.
“It is all things political in 2024,” said Leona Connell, Chief Commercial Officer at Newen Connect, the sales arm of TF1 Group’ owned French sales house’s Newen Studios that will representing two of the highest profile political titles at Series Mania, In the Shadows and 8 Months.
In the Shadows (Dans L’Ombre) comes from Versailles and Rembrandt director Pierre Schoeller, who adapted a novel from former French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and Gilles Boyer, a political insider who served as Philippe’s advisor.
The series stars Swann Arlaud as...
This year’s event in Lille, France contains four political dramas in competition — not surprising given almost 50% of the world will vote for new leaders in more than 64 elections (including the European Union), according to Time magazine.
“It is all things political in 2024,” said Leona Connell, Chief Commercial Officer at Newen Connect, the sales arm of TF1 Group’ owned French sales house’s Newen Studios that will representing two of the highest profile political titles at Series Mania, In the Shadows and 8 Months.
In the Shadows (Dans L’Ombre) comes from Versailles and Rembrandt director Pierre Schoeller, who adapted a novel from former French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and Gilles Boyer, a political insider who served as Philippe’s advisor.
The series stars Swann Arlaud as...
- 3/17/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Hillary Clinton and Lin-Manuel Miranda will host a Broadway fundraiser for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign next month that will feature a performance of Suffs: The Musical.
The musical, which Clinton is co-producing, focuses on the women’s suffrage movement. The musical originated at the New York Public Theater and is set to start Broadway previews on March 26.
The Biden fundraiser will be held on April 3, with tickets priced at $500 to $5,000, according to the invite. Proceeds will go to the Biden Victory Fund and the Women’s Leadership Forum.
The event will be held just days after Biden and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are due to appear at Radio City Music Hall for a campaign fundraiser, with Stephen Colbert as moderator.
The synopsis of Suffs: “Reaching across and against generational, racial, and class divides, these brilliant, flawed women entertain and inspire us with the story of their...
The musical, which Clinton is co-producing, focuses on the women’s suffrage movement. The musical originated at the New York Public Theater and is set to start Broadway previews on March 26.
The Biden fundraiser will be held on April 3, with tickets priced at $500 to $5,000, according to the invite. Proceeds will go to the Biden Victory Fund and the Women’s Leadership Forum.
The event will be held just days after Biden and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are due to appear at Radio City Music Hall for a campaign fundraiser, with Stephen Colbert as moderator.
The synopsis of Suffs: “Reaching across and against generational, racial, and class divides, these brilliant, flawed women entertain and inspire us with the story of their...
- 3/14/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
About Core (Formerly known as J/P Hro)Core: Community Organized Relief Effort, is the non-profit organization formerly known as J/P Hro, dedicated to saving lives and strengthening communities affected by or vulnerable to crisis. Within hours of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, founder Sean Penn mobilized a powerful network to take immediate action. Almost 9 years later, the organization is still there, with a team of 200+ Haitian employees leading sustainable programs ranging from youth education to women’s entrepreneurship to disaster mitigation. Since then, the organization has expanded beyond Haiti to work with communities in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and the United States impacted by or vulnerable to natural disasters. Core envisions a world where at-risk communities are prepared for, resilient to, and able to respond and recover quickly and effectively, in the face of emergency.
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How you can help
To donate go here:
https://www.coreresponse.org/donate
Celebrity supporters
Core has 18 known supporters,...
- 3/14/2024
- Look to the Stars
Eminem paces through a dilapidated office, dressed in all black other than a yellow tie and some yellow accents on his sneakers, in the video for Lyrical Lemonade’s “Doomsday 2.” On the track, Eminem raps about how much “shit with a purpose that matters” but also dissing his longtime foe, Benzino. “Now I got a riddle … What is the opposite of Benzino?” he raps. “A giraffe. ‘Go at his neck,’ How the fuck is that?/How can I go at somethin’ he doesn’t have?” And he keeps going and going.
- 3/13/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Updated, with Clinton statement and details on arrangements: David Mixner, the activist and political strategist who lobbied — and protested — political figures in the movement for LGBTQ equality, died on Monday. He was 77.
Mixner suffered from complications from long Covid, a friend, Steven Guy, told The New York Times.
Mixner also was a playwright, having recounted his decades of activism in a series of plays including Oh Hell No!, which he performed in New York, Los Angeles and other cities in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and later 1969 and Who Fell Into the Outhouse? The stagings, benefitting major LGBTQ organizations, featured Mixner recalling his early years of rural poverty, his involvement in protests of the Vietnam war, his experiences coming out, living through the AIDS crisis and his support and break with longtime friend Bill Clinton when the then-president failed to end a prohibition on gays and lesbians in the military.
White House Press Secretary...
Mixner suffered from complications from long Covid, a friend, Steven Guy, told The New York Times.
Mixner also was a playwright, having recounted his decades of activism in a series of plays including Oh Hell No!, which he performed in New York, Los Angeles and other cities in 2014, 2015 and 2016, and later 1969 and Who Fell Into the Outhouse? The stagings, benefitting major LGBTQ organizations, featured Mixner recalling his early years of rural poverty, his involvement in protests of the Vietnam war, his experiences coming out, living through the AIDS crisis and his support and break with longtime friend Bill Clinton when the then-president failed to end a prohibition on gays and lesbians in the military.
White House Press Secretary...
- 3/12/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Stephen Colbert is set to play a major role in what may end up being the most lucrative political fundraiser ever.
Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton will appear together at the event at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall later this month, with Colbert leading the three Democratic presidents in an on-stage conversation.
More than 3,000 people are expected to attend, with tickets ranging from $250 to $500,000 a piece.
Although Colbert took part in a private Biden campaign reception with Kamala Harris in 2020, participating in a fundraiser of this scale is a first for a late-night host and would have been unthinkable back when Johnny Carson hosted the Tonight show.
All jokes aside (and he still makes plenty about the president’s age), Colbert has spoken publicly about the personal connection he feels with Biden, pointing to his 2015 interview with then-Vice President as a defining moment for his show.
Joe Biden, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton will appear together at the event at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall later this month, with Colbert leading the three Democratic presidents in an on-stage conversation.
More than 3,000 people are expected to attend, with tickets ranging from $250 to $500,000 a piece.
Although Colbert took part in a private Biden campaign reception with Kamala Harris in 2020, participating in a fundraiser of this scale is a first for a late-night host and would have been unthinkable back when Johnny Carson hosted the Tonight show.
All jokes aside (and he still makes plenty about the president’s age), Colbert has spoken publicly about the personal connection he feels with Biden, pointing to his 2015 interview with then-Vice President as a defining moment for his show.
- 3/12/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
New Delhi-born Indian Canadian filmmaker, Nisha Pahuja, has shared how Ranjit, the Jharkhand rice farmer whose fight for justice for his gang-raped daughter is the story of her Oscar-nominated documentary feature, ‘To Kill A Tiger’, did not get an American visa when the film was theatrically released in the US in September last year.
“We tried to get visas for him and his incredible daughter back in September for the US around the time of our theatrical launch,” Pahuja says in an Instagram post. “They were denied. It was a heartbreaking experience for all of us.”
The post accompanies a picture of Pahuja in red gown with Ranjit, outfitted in a black tuxedo, in the backstage area of the Oscars venue, the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. “Without doubt, one of the proudest moments of my life,” Pahuja writes.
Of course, with influential members of the Indian diaspora, notably entertainment celebrity Mindy Kaling,...
“We tried to get visas for him and his incredible daughter back in September for the US around the time of our theatrical launch,” Pahuja says in an Instagram post. “They were denied. It was a heartbreaking experience for all of us.”
The post accompanies a picture of Pahuja in red gown with Ranjit, outfitted in a black tuxedo, in the backstage area of the Oscars venue, the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. “Without doubt, one of the proudest moments of my life,” Pahuja writes.
Of course, with influential members of the Indian diaspora, notably entertainment celebrity Mindy Kaling,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
A disaster horror comedy that’s equal parts Can’t Hardly Wait and Idle Hands, Kyle Mooney’s directorial debut Y2K is often hilariously sincere in its depiction of social and technological anxieties from the tail end of 1999. Mooney remembers all too well a world where promises of connectivity had not quite caught up with the technology. For those that were not ’90s kids, your mileage may vary and the premise of Y2K might seem confounding: why would a computer system rolling back the clock to 1900 be an issue?
Of course, the anxiety was very real––as documented in Brian Becker and Marley McDonald’s recent HBO documentary Time Bomb Y2K and in stickers from Best Buy telling consumers to shut their computer off before the clock strikes midnight. Mooney’s version bursts with the absurd creativity of a teenager sketching out a wild comic book scenario with...
Of course, the anxiety was very real––as documented in Brian Becker and Marley McDonald’s recent HBO documentary Time Bomb Y2K and in stickers from Best Buy telling consumers to shut their computer off before the clock strikes midnight. Mooney’s version bursts with the absurd creativity of a teenager sketching out a wild comic book scenario with...
- 3/11/2024
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
In what could almost be a weird pop-cultural physics phenomenon, people keep making youth nostalgia movies that highlight a particular moment, an iconic time period that everyone who grew up in it remembers with transcendent fondness — yet the distance between the moment and the movie commemorating it keeps getting longer and longer. “American Graffiti,” the movie that invented the genre, was set in 1962 and came out 11 years later, in 1973. “Dazed and Confused” was set in 1976 and came out 17 years later, in 1993. “Adventureland” was set in 1987 and came out 22 years later, in 2009. And now we have “Y2K,” an end-of-the-millennium high-school party movie that premiered last night at SXSW. It’s set on the last day (and the day after) of 1999, and it’s coming out 25 years later. When somebody ultimately makes a youth nostalgia movie set in 2024, it probably won’t come out until 2054.
I think the reason the time between...
I think the reason the time between...
- 3/10/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
‘Y2K’ Review: Rachel Zegler in a Sci-Fi Comedy That Offers Lots of ’90s Nostalgia, but Not Much Else
The shrill drone of dial-up is a defining feature of Kyle Mooney’s directorial debut Y2K, even if the actual sound plays only a few times throughout the comedian’s brash and lopsided film. The jagged melody of low-toned hums and static interludes not only captures the possibility of the late ’90s and early aughts; it also represents the anxiety provoked by the turn of the new millennium.
In the years leading up to the year 2000, rumors swirled about a bug that would wreak havoc on computer systems around the world. The extent of this potential damage was never entirely clear — millions of dollars could be lost, total mayhem might ensue — but the real panic it inspired revealed how reliant humans had become on technology to facilitate all aspects of their lives. In Y2K, Mooney and his co-writer Evan Winter wonder what would happen if the threat had been real.
In the years leading up to the year 2000, rumors swirled about a bug that would wreak havoc on computer systems around the world. The extent of this potential damage was never entirely clear — millions of dollars could be lost, total mayhem might ensue — but the real panic it inspired revealed how reliant humans had become on technology to facilitate all aspects of their lives. In Y2K, Mooney and his co-writer Evan Winter wonder what would happen if the threat had been real.
- 3/10/2024
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From the widespread fear that the repeal of Net Neutrality would eventually force us to pay a dollar for every Google search to the misguided belief that Matt Patricia would turn the Detroit Lions into an equally fearsome version of Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots dynasty, recent human history is filled with incorrect predictions and wild overreactions. But few false alarms rang louder than the Y2K frenzy, in which much of the world spent 1999 panicking that the new millennium would cause the technology that powered our society to instantly stop working once years started with 20 instead of 19. The fear was grounded in some semblance of reality, but any potential catastrophe was averted when the world’s top computer programmers worked together to resolve the problem before we closed the book on the 20th century.
But if the only lasting legacy of Y2K is the inspiration it provided...
But if the only lasting legacy of Y2K is the inspiration it provided...
- 3/10/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
Do you remember where you were on New Year’s 2000? Were you home wondering if all the electronics in your home were going to short circuit? Kyle Mooney explores an alternative to what happened on that day in his directorial debut Y2K. His unique comedic voice and offbeat humor have prepared him for this ambitious project that emerges as a striking commentary on the intersection of technology, generational angst and the human spirit. Mooney, alongside co-writer Evan Winter, crafts a narrative that is at once a love letter to the turn of the millennium and a cautionary tale about the dangers of unchecked technological advancement.
Set against the backdrop of the year New Year’s Eve circa 1999, Y2K introduces us to Eli (Jaeden Martell) and his cohort of high school friends, including the effervescent Danny (Julian Dennison) and the ever-dreamy Laura (Rachel Zegler). The film kicks off with...
Set against the backdrop of the year New Year’s Eve circa 1999, Y2K introduces us to Eli (Jaeden Martell) and his cohort of high school friends, including the effervescent Danny (Julian Dennison) and the ever-dreamy Laura (Rachel Zegler). The film kicks off with...
- 3/10/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
When "Cheers" wrapped up in 1993, it looked a lot different from the show that began airing in 1982. The finale not only brought in almost 100 million viewers, it became one of the most-watched installments of any TV show ever made — even courting the attention of then-President Bill Clinton, who was eyeing up a cameo in the finale before forcing the writers to scrap those plans at the last minute.
But back when "Cheers" debuted, it almost crashed and burned with its very first season. In fact, it would take until the end of the third season for the show to really find its footing, ratings-wise. Sadly, one of the central characters who'd help solidify the series' huge success would no longer be around to enjoy the glory years to come.
Coach Ernie Pantusso (Nicholas Colasanto), affectionately known by the Cheers bar crew as "Coach," was a central part of the show since the off.
But back when "Cheers" debuted, it almost crashed and burned with its very first season. In fact, it would take until the end of the third season for the show to really find its footing, ratings-wise. Sadly, one of the central characters who'd help solidify the series' huge success would no longer be around to enjoy the glory years to come.
Coach Ernie Pantusso (Nicholas Colasanto), affectionately known by the Cheers bar crew as "Coach," was a central part of the show since the off.
- 3/9/2024
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
When Eminem made his first major-label music video, “My Name Is,” in 1999, he had no idea how huge it would become. At the time, he just wanted to (allegedly) take ecstasy and goof around as Bill Clinton, according to the notes he wrote for the newly released Vevo Footnotes edition of the video.
For the redux, the rapper wrote about how Dr. Dre dropped a needle on a record at their first session together, and he instinctively started saying, “Hi, my name is.” Feeling the vibe, he went home to the L.
For the redux, the rapper wrote about how Dr. Dre dropped a needle on a record at their first session together, and he instinctively started saying, “Hi, my name is.” Feeling the vibe, he went home to the L.
- 3/7/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
The premise of "Air Force One" — President James Marshall (Harrison Ford) foils terrorists who hijack his plane, John McClane-style — requires national unity. The film calls for you to root for the president and only works if the majority of the audience (i.e. the U.S. population) sees their president as an unimpeachable good guy (pun intended). That is simply not the reality of America of 2024. "Air Force One" screenwriter Andrew Marlowe spoke to Syfy recently about why, to use the cliché, the film couldn't be made today.
"When we were doing it, the presidency and that position was not as politically charged as it is today. And so, I think that there are specific challenges about doing it in the contemporary climate that we would have to figure out."
Marlowe adds he'd only be interested in a follow-up if it reflected the world as is now: "Are we saying something new?...
"When we were doing it, the presidency and that position was not as politically charged as it is today. And so, I think that there are specific challenges about doing it in the contemporary climate that we would have to figure out."
Marlowe adds he'd only be interested in a follow-up if it reflected the world as is now: "Are we saying something new?...
- 3/7/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Steven Spielberg kissed his wife and embraced his mother before his left hand floated to his temple in disbelief. Then he grew visibly emotional as he made his way to the stage of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. The 46-year-old Spielberg had just won his first Oscar — as best director for “Schindler’s List,” an unflinching look at the Holocaust and its horrors. “This is a big surprise,” presenter Clint Eastwood said somewhat sarcastically.
As Eastwood’s joke suggests, Spielberg’s victory at the 1994 Academy Awards was preordained — an unavoidable coronation after he had dominated popular culture so completely over the past year. Not only had he subverted his image as a boy genius, spinning escapist fantasies out of celluloid, by tackling a project as grown up as “Schindler’s List,” but he had also reestablished himself as the most successful director in Hollywood with another 1993 release, “Jurassic Park.” The adventure film, essentially “Jaws” with dinosaurs,...
As Eastwood’s joke suggests, Spielberg’s victory at the 1994 Academy Awards was preordained — an unavoidable coronation after he had dominated popular culture so completely over the past year. Not only had he subverted his image as a boy genius, spinning escapist fantasies out of celluloid, by tackling a project as grown up as “Schindler’s List,” but he had also reestablished himself as the most successful director in Hollywood with another 1993 release, “Jurassic Park.” The adventure film, essentially “Jaws” with dinosaurs,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Iris Apfel, the interior designer-turned-fashion icon known for her eclectic, colorful style, has died at the age of 102.
Apfel’s rep Lori Sale confirmed the textile expert’s death, adding that Apfel died Friday at her home in Palm Beach, Florida. No cause of death was provided.
“Iris Apfel was extraordinary,” Sale said in a statement (via The Hollywood Reporter). “Working alongside her was the honor of a lifetime. I will miss her daily calls, always greeted with the familiar question: ‘What have you got for me today?’ Testament to her insatiable desire to work.
Apfel’s rep Lori Sale confirmed the textile expert’s death, adding that Apfel died Friday at her home in Palm Beach, Florida. No cause of death was provided.
“Iris Apfel was extraordinary,” Sale said in a statement (via The Hollywood Reporter). “Working alongside her was the honor of a lifetime. I will miss her daily calls, always greeted with the familiar question: ‘What have you got for me today?’ Testament to her insatiable desire to work.
- 3/2/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Chris Carter's 1993 TV series "The X-Files" is an undeniable staple of sci-fi television. However, it's also incredibly dated. It came out in the early years of the Bill Clinton administration, a few years after the end of the Cold War, right when Gen-x was growing up and America was experiencing something of an identity crisis. Without a war or a Great Depression to unite us, the sociological arguments went, America was culturally adrift. Having no enemies abroad to rally against, Americans began to look inward for enemies, sussing out where our violent impulses went. We found our own government to be suspect, and grew increasingly paranoid that a lot of dark information was being hidden from us.
In "The X-Files," '90s freeform paranoia manifested -- perhaps curiously -- as shadowy government conspiracies to cover up the existence of aliens, UFOs, and other unexplained paranormal phenomena. Only oddball FBI...
In "The X-Files," '90s freeform paranoia manifested -- perhaps curiously -- as shadowy government conspiracies to cover up the existence of aliens, UFOs, and other unexplained paranormal phenomena. Only oddball FBI...
- 3/2/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
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