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Tokyo Film Festival Reveals 2024 Competition Jury Members
The full competition jury for the 37th Tokyo International Film Festival has been revealed. On Friday, festival organizers announced that Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To, Hungarian filmmaker Ildikó Enyedi, Japanese actress Ai Hashimoto and French actress Chiara Mastroianni will be members of the 2024 main competition jury alongside previously announced jury president Tony Leung. To, […]
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Netflix’s New Releases Coming in August 2024
Emily is still in Paris, Zack Snyder unleashes his latest “Snyder Cuts,” the Hargreeves children have to save the world one more time, the Terminator goes animated and a host of AMC gems are among the highlights of a busy month of new releases on Netflix. On Aug. 1, the six-part mystery series A Good […]
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‘Power Rangers’ Star Hector David Jr. Wanted in Connection With Idaho Assault
Police in Idaho have issued an arrest warrant for Hector David Jr., an actor who starred as the Green Ranger in several Power Rangers series, in connection with the assault of an elderly man. KTVB 7 reported Wednesday that David, also known as Hector David Rivera, is accused of shoving an elderly man to the […]
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Trump’s Invitation to National Association of Black Journalists Convention Causes Backlash
Donald Trump is set to take part in a Q&A with Black political journalists as part of the 2024 National Association of Black Journalists Convention and Career Fair in Chicago. The news has created a furious backlash on social media, with a number of prominent Black journalists decrying the move. On July 31, the convention’s […]
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Barack and Michelle Obama Endorse Kamala Harris for President: “This Is Going to Be Historic”
Barack and Michelle Obama have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president. The former president and former first lady revealed their prized endorsement in a short call with Harris, a video clip of which was released Friday morning across the VP’s social media and posted to her YouTube channel. In the almost minute-long clip, Harris […]
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MrBeast Addresses Ava Kris Tyson Grooming Allegations, Cuts Links: “I Am Disgusted”
YouTube star MrBeast has addressed the grooming allegations made against his longtime collaborator, Ava Kris Tyson, saying that he was “disgusted” by the claims and taken “immediate action to remove Ava from the company, my channel and any association with MrBeast.” MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, was responding to the weeks of pressure […]
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Jeffrey Katzenberg Pays Tribute to “Selfless” Joe Biden: “For the President, It was Never About Himself”
Jeffrey Katzenberg paid tribute to “selfless” Joe Biden, in the media mogul and Democratic Party megadonor’s first public comments since the president’s shock decision to end his re-election campaign. In a New York Times op-ed, published Wednesday in the aftermath of Biden’s Oval Office address about his decision to step aside, Katzenberg was effusive in […]
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Marvel’s ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’: What the Critics Are Saying
Marvel Studios’ Deadpool & Wolverine hits theaters July 26, but the review embargo for the film broke on Tuesday, and the early reaction from critics has been largely positive. The third Deadpool movie, and first to be included in the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe, stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as the titular characters and […]
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Netflix’s Reed Hastings Backs Kamala Harris With $7M Donation
Reed Hastings has come out big for Kamala Harris, cutting the vice president’s 2024 election campaign a check for $7 million. The Netflix co-founder and executive chairman revealed the massive donation to the tech-focused site The Information on Tuesday. “After the depressing debate, we are in the game again,” Hastings told The Information. He added […]
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Kevin Hart on Tom Brady’s Netflix Roast Regrets: “What He Did for Our Climate of Sensitivity Was Necessary”
Kevin Hart addressed Tom Brady’s statement in the aftermath of his Netflix roast, believing the NFL legend wishes he had set some boundaries ahead of the event. In an interview with Bleacher Report’s Taylor Rooks posted to the outlet’s YouTube page on Thursday, Hart, who hosted the May 5 The Roast of Tom Brady Netflix […]
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Esta TerBlanche, ‘All My Children’ Star, Dies at 51
Esta TerBlanche, the soap opera star best known for playing Gillian Andrassy on All My Children, has died. She was 51. TerBlanche died Thursday of natural causes, her friend and agent Lisa Rodrigo wrote on Facebook. An autopsy report is pending. “I am still processing and in shock,” Rodrigo wrote. “Esta was a beautiful soul […]
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Donations Flood in for Kamala Harris as ActBlue Says It Raised Nearly $50M in Record Time
The shock news that Joe Biden would be ending his reelection campaign and backing Vice President Kamala Harris for the 2024 election has proved to be a shot in the arm for the Democrats, with the move spurring a flood of donations Sunday night. ActBlue, the Democrat-linked fundraising platform, revealed that by Sunday night, tens […]
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