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A mere 43 years after her death, Golda Meir is ready for her close-up. Just a month after it was announced that the Israeli star Shira Haas would portray Meir in a TV series, The Hollywood Reporter revealed this week that Oscar winner Helen Mirren would portray Israel’s only female prime minister in an upcoming biopic. While Haas, who is best known for her star turn in the miniseries “Unorthodox,” is Jewish, Mirren is not. But she did win international acclaim (and the Academy Award) for ...

A Peggy Lee biopic has been in the works for years, with Reese Witherspoon once being attached to play the beloved singer/actress. But the project was put on hold after its screenwriter, Nora Ephron, died in 2012, and it’s been idling ever since. Now the film has new life, because four-time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams has come on board to star for director Todd Haynes ( Carol), and MGM is in talks to distribute the movie, which is called Fever after Peggy Lee’s famous cover of the L...

LOGIN Golden Globes’ 10 Most Ludicrous Comedy or Musical Picks, From ‘Get Out’ to ‘Green Book’ (Photos) The categories for “My Week With Marilyn” and “The Tourist” also had moviegoers scratching their headsBrian Welk | February 24, 2021 @ 5:05 AM Last Updated: February 24, 2021 @ 6:39 AM Justin Lubin/Universal Throughout its history, the Golden Globes have  consistently made oddball choices when it comes to determining what films qualify under its Comedy...

Advertisement In the clip, then-Rep. Keith Ellison warns a roundtable of guests, including Maggie Haberman from the New York Times, to take Donald Trump seriously as a Republican candidate. Six years later, this clip continues to fascinate me. First, there are the visuals. Ellison is a Black man, the only Black person in the room, just calmly predicting the future. And then, after everyone laughs, Ellison stands his ground. I think a lot about whether this could happen again. I wonder how much ...

507 shares It will be based on first-hand testimonies from Number 10 Downing Street, the Department of Health, The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE), and hospitals and care homes across the country. Writer Michael told iTalk Telly: The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered forever.  A time when the country came together to battle an invisible enemy. A time when people were more aware than ever of the importance of community.  Praised: The actor is most well-kno...

The Art Deco Rio cinema in Dalston - Credit: Rio cinema.wikimedia commons Treasured independent cinemas, from the Rio in Dalston to the Phoenix in East Finchley, have been thrown a lifeline government grant. A total of £16 million was awarded to 202 small scale picture houses by the Culture Recovery Fund, including the Close Up in Shoreditch (£23,270) , the Arthouse Crouch End (£71,391), the Barbican (£92,750), the Lexi in Kensal Rise (£162,000) and The Castle in Hackney. (£369,911) Pa...

The Art Deco Rio cinema in Dalston - Credit: Rio cinema.wikimedia commons Treasured independent cinemas, from the Rio in Dalston to the Phoenix in East Finchley, have been thrown a lifeline government grant. A total of £16 million was awarded to 202 small scale picture houses by the Culture Recovery Fund, including the Close Up in Shoreditch (£23,270) , the Arthouse Crouch End (£71,391), the Barbican (£92,750), the Lexi in Kensal Rise (£162,000) and The Castle in Hackney. (£369,911) Pa...