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Russia-Ukraine war: Zelensky sacks top army commander after days of protests
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the country’s army commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi. It comes just days after the removal of popular Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov – a move that triggered street protests across the country. Initial rumours that the end of Fedorov’s tenure was related to a conflict between him and Syrskyi were soon confirmed….
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No, Netflix Didnt Cut a Trump Joke From Whitney Cummings Set at Mark Twain Prize Ceremony
A joke about President Donald Trump was cut from this year’s Mark Twain Prize ceremony, which began streaming on Netflix on Tuesday. But Netflix says you shouldn’t blame it for leaving it on the cutting room floor. The streaming giant has long had a reputation for letting its comics tell the jokes they want to…
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Are You On the List? Hollywood Crewmembers Fear Roster Crackdown (Exclusive)
In Hollywood, the Industry Experience Roster occupies a niche but crucial role. The list, administered by a nonprofit founded under collective bargaining agreements between the industry’s employers and unions since 1965, keeps track of certain types of freelance crewmembers on the West Coast — from grips to makeup artists to plumbers — with experience in…
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How Real Is the Pickleball in The Dink? A Pickleball Pro Takes on the Cast
Apple’s new pickleball movie, The Dink, drops on July 24. Produced by Ben Stiller (Dodgeball), directed by Josh Greenbaum (Spaceballs: The New One) and written by Sean Clements (Workaholics), this flick has an impressive comedy pedigree. Add in New Girl’s Jake Johnson, as former tennis prodigy Dusty Boyd, the always effervescent Mary Steenburgen as the…
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Learning to Breathe Under Water Review: Rory Kinnear Shines in an Uneven Serio-Comedy About a Bereaved Father and Son
In 1986, a fiberglass sculpture of a shark plunging headfirst into the roof of an ordinary-looking row house in the English town of Headington appeared as if out of nowhere. According to the artist who made it, John Buckley, and the owner of the home pierced by the shark, Bill Heine, the work was meant…
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Trump: 50% tariffs response to Canadas treatment of US farmers
US President Donald Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on a wide range of goods imported from Canada, in retaliation for what he called “unequal treatment” of US cars, dairy and alcohol. On Tuesday, he said the tariffs are a response to how Canada has treated US farmers. The White House said the duties would…
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Union plans East Midlands Railway strikes over train safety concerns
According to the RMT, EMR has been sending trains into service that are “likely to fail and require a full reset which leaves the train with no active safety systems”. The BBC has seen an operational briefing, which informs control, signalling and operations staff about undertaking an Aux Off / Aux On reset on EMR…
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Kaylee Hottle, Godzilla vs. Kong Actress, Dies at 18
Kaylee Hottle, a deaf actress who played the character of Jia in two Godzilla vs. Kong franchise movies, has died. She was 18. TMZ was first to report on Hottle’s death in a car crash on Tuesday morning in Maryland, as confirmed by her father, Joshua Hottle. Coming from an all-deaf family, her dad also…
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NFMLA Expands NewNarratives Grants and Adds Absurd Fellowship for Emerging Auteurs to Use AI
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) is continuing its push to invest in fresh narratives. The organization — a year-round nonprofit founded in 2007 and “dedicated to discovering, championing and advancing emerging filmmakers from around the world” — has expanded its NewNarratives initiative by increasing available grant funding to $35,000 and adding a new fellowship component backed…
