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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 her performance as another historic leading lady: England’s Queen Elizabeth II in 2006’s “The ...

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 Little Willie John song. Witherspoon is still involved in a producing capacity; she’ll executive pr...

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 or Musical categories. Here are 10 other instances that raise an eyebrow: Twentieth Century Fox "Th...

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 blame journalists share for the past four years. And I wonder what we’re missing again, now. So, f...

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-known for his work adapting the works of William Shakespeare for the big screen, acting as both direc...