Friday, August 25, 2023
21-Year-Old Stabbed 100 Times Protecting Mother From Stepfather, Police Say
Seattle college student Angelina Tran is dead after reportedly intervening in a dispute between her mother and stepfather, who is now charged with murder. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Werner Herzog and Peter Zeitlinger to Receive Camerimage Festival’s Duo Award
Celebrated director (and sometime actor) Werner Herzog and his longtime cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger will be bestowed with the Cinematographer-Director Duo Award at this year’s 31st EnergaCamerimage festival this fall in Toruń, Poland, a European celebration of the best-of-the-best cinematographers around the world. The honor will also include a retrospective of their work which will include narrative features as well as documentaries. Herzog and Zeitlinger first collaborated on the 1995 German film “Gesualdo: Death for Five Voices” and have teamed up for many of the former’s most notable films, including “Grizzly Man,” “Rescue Dawn,” “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans”…
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Woman Arrested After Allegedly Sending Fake Messages That She Was Murdered
Police in Franklin, North Carolina, said they dedicated 75 hours to investigating the reported death of Margaret Sweeney before she was found alive. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
WGA Slams AMPTP After Proposal Released: Studios Met ‘Not to Bargain, but to Jam Us’
In a memo to members released to the media late Tuesday night, the Writers Guild of America accused Hollywood studios of not negotiating in good faith, and urged members to continue striking after studios released the details of their latest offer to the public. According to the memo, WGA negotiators met on Tuesday with Disney CEO Bob Iger, Netflix boss Ted Sarandos, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, Universal Pictures Chairman Donna Langley, and AMPTP President Carol Lombardini. “We accepted that invitation and, in good faith, met tonight, in hopes that the companies were serious about getting the industry back…
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Man Drove Around For Month With Missing Woman's Body In His Car, Police Say
Authorities arrested Christopher T. Cater, 41, on suspicion of second-degree murder in the death of Sheila Ortega, 72, in Louisiana. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Monday, August 21, 2023
Dentist Convicted Of Killing Wife On Safari Given Life Sentence And Over $15M Penalty
Prosecutors alleged Larry Rudolph cashed in millions in insurance policies after killing his wife in order to live a lavish retirement with his girlfriend. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
Monday, August 21, 2023
‘Winning Time’ Actor Sean Patrick Small Says Role of Larry Bird Was a ‘Dream Come True’
For Sean Patrick Small, playing Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird in the HBO drama series “Winning Time” was a “dream come true.” “I get to act, play basketball and get paid to do so, while being one of, if not the, greatest [basketball players] of all time,” he told TheWrap in an interview conducted before the SAG-AFTRA strike. Small’s preparation for the role unknowingly started in 2014, as he worked on a miniseries focused on Bird’s life from his senior year of high school to his senior year of college. “His whole back story really surprised me because he was…
Sunday, August 20, 2023
‘We Were Meant To’ Wins Top Award From HollyShorts Film Festival (Exclusive)
In a HollyShorts Film Festival awards ceremony that took place at midnight the day before a tropical storm was scheduled to his Los Angeles, Tari Wariebi’s “We Were Meant To” won a $60,000 prize and with the win qualified for the Academy Award in the Best Live Action Short category. The awards were originally scheduled to be handed out on Sunday evening at the TLC Chinese Theatre, but they were moved to the unusual Saturday midnight slot as Hurricane Hilary approached. “We Were Meant To,” set in a world where Black men can fly, won the Grand Prix for the…
Saturday, August 19, 2023
No Change After WGA-AMPTP Friday Meeting, Contract Talks to Continue
Representatives for the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers met Friday as renewed daily talks on a new contract continue. So far, a breakthrough that could convince WGA to end its strike has yet to materialize and negotiations are moving very slowly, according to individuals with knowledge of the talks. But talks are set to continue next week, as confirmed by a brief memo sent by the WGA to members. “Thank you for the many messages of support and solidarity as we talk with the AMPTP. As always, be skeptical of rumors from…
Friday, August 18, 2023
Key Found In Home Of Slain Girl Leads Police To Name Neighbor As Person Of Interest
A key inside 11-year-old Maria Gonzalez’s Texas apartment was linked to the unit of a teen neighbor whose location is now unknown. Source: Huffingtonpost feed
