Month: September 2020

EXCLUSIVE: Here you can watch the first trailer for Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai’s Laila In Haifa, which is set to premiere in Venice Film Festival’s Competition program today (August 8). The Arabic and Hebrew-language pic features an ensemble cast of both Israeli and Palestinian actors. It interweaves the stories of five women. Set over a night in
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The Book Riot staff is taking the day off for Labor Day in the U.S.! We’ll be back tomorrow with your regularly scheduled posts, newsletters, and podcasts. Meanwhile, check out these books about the U.S. Labor Movement and these books to read on Labor Day. Have a great day and happy reading.
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Gary Peacock—the legendary jazz bassist, who played and recorded alongside artists including Keith Jarrett, Albert Ayer, Bill Evans, Tony Williams, and Marc Copland—has died, NPR reports. A cause of death has not been revealed. Gary Peacock was 85 years old. Born in Idaho in 1935, Gary Peacock started out as a drummer and pianist before
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RLJE FILMS PRESENTS  YUMMY On VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray October 6, 2020 RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has picked up select rights to YUMMY from Shudder, AMC Networks’ streaming service for horror, thriller and the supernatural. YUMMY will be released on October 6, 2020 on VOD, Digital HD, DVD and Blu-ray. Directed by Lars Damoiseaux (“Undercover”) who also co-wrote the script
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At this time, Armie and Rumer haven’t publicly commented on their hang out. However, Jessica briefly addressed her dine-in with the actor. She told Page Six, “That’s just me having lunch.” Back in July, Armie and Elizabeth issued a joint statement announcing their divorce. “Thirteen years as best friends, soulmates, partners and then parents,” their statement read
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The Bobcat fire, one of multiple fires affecting California residents, continues to rage on north of Azusa. The fire, which broke out Sunday afternoon has burned down 4,871 acres near the Cogswell Dam and West Fork recreational area. The U.S. Forest Service announced Monday the closure of several national forests, including the Angeles National Forest,
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Regina King and the stars of her feature directorial debut One Night In Miami piped into the Venice Film Festival this afternoon to discuss the very timely picture that’s inspired by a real-life 1964 meeting of friends Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke. The press screening I attended this morning was as
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