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 Issue Date: 04/23/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment
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Filmmaker Charles Burnett Discusses The Never-Ending Battle and Legacy Surrounding “Killer of Sheep”
Charles Burnett has been living with “Killer of Sheep” for more than half a century. Burnett, 81, shot “Killer of Sheep” on black-and-white 16mm in the early 1970s for less than $10,000. Originally Burnett’s thesis film at UCLA, it was completed in 1978. In the coming years, “Killer of Sheep” would be hailed as a
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Disney+’s “Suspect” Digs For The Truth Around A Fatal London Police Shooting
It’s hard to imagine what it’s like to have the most traumatic event of your life reenacted as television drama. For one Brazilian family, it is cathartic. “I want them to see the reality that my boy was innocent,” said 80-year-old Maria de Menezes, whose son was shot dead by London police in 2005 after
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Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo Retrial Opens With Added Allegations From A Former Model
Harvey Weinstein ‘s #MeToo retrial opened Wednesday, giving a new jury a fresh look at familiar rape and sexual assault allegations — plus a newly added claim from a former model. For the first time, prosecutors publicly identified Kaja Sokola and detailed her account of what unfolded between her and the Oscar-winning movie producer in
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Shinji Higuchi’s “Bullet Train Explosion” Rides The Rails On Netflix
The highspeed bullet train says Japan as much as Godzilla, sushi and Mount Fuji. And it takes center stage in Shinji Higuchi’s new film, “Bullet Train Explosion,” which premieres on Netflix Wednesday. Higuchi, the director of the 2016 “Shin Godzilla” (or “New Godzilla,”) has reimagined the 1975 Japanese film “The Bullet Train,” which has the
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Director David Wilson Joins Biscuit Filmworks For Commercial Representation
David Wilson has joined the global directing roster of Biscuit Filmworks for commercial representation. An eclectic storyteller, Wilson expertly weaves together rich, textured, character-filled worlds with inherent musicality, playfulness, and sophisticated execution. His career encompasses large-scale campaigns, genre-defining music videos, and captivating short films. Wilson’s brand collaborations include Nike, Apple, Facebook, Etsy, Ikea, O2, Cadbury,
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Burrell Communications Group Acquires Fitzco
Multicultural advertising agency Burrell Communications Group, headquartered in Chicago, has acquired Atlanta-based Fitzco, a 42 year-old full-service marketing agency. Effective immediately, the move signals Burrell’s first building block in its plan to create BCG Worldwide, the first Black-owned agency network. Founded in 1983 by Dave Fitzgerald, Fitzco is a mid-sized independent agency specializing in strategy,
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Review: Director Daniel Minahan’s “On Swift Horses”
Muriel, a waitress in 1950s America, seems to be the quintessential June Cleaver. She’s got a loving husband, a suburban house with a white picket fence in California and nice outfits. But not everything is as it seems, like her secret gambling. And her eye for a neighbor. “On Swift Horses,” based on Shannon Pufahl’s
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Ex-OpenAI Workers Ask California and Delaware To Block For-Profit Conversion Of ChatGPT Maker
Former employees of OpenAI are asking the top law enforcement officers in California and Delaware to stop the company from shifting control of its artificial intelligence technology from a nonprofit charity to a for-profit business. They’re concerned about what happens if the ChatGPT maker fulfills its ambition to build AI that outperforms humans, but is
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The European Union Fines Apple 500 Million Euros and Meta 200 Million In Separate Digital Cases
European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Meta hundreds of millions of euros Wednesday as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc’s digital competition rules. The European Commission imposed a 500 million euro ($571 million) fine on Apple for preventing app makers from pointing users to cheaper options outside its App Store. The commission, which
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