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Trust in our politicians is too precious for MPs to have second jobs

Nadhim Zahawi was sacked as Conservative Party chairman over the weekend for a serious breach of the ministerial code regarding his tax affairs, after the usual denials and attempts to survive. What for? In his resignation letter he offered not a word of apology to the public, but he did…

Evening Standard

'Till' director condemns Hollywood’s ‘unabashed misogyny towards Black women’ after Oscars snub

The director of the civil rights drama “Till” condemned Hollywood’s “unabashed misogyny towards Black women” after her film was shut out of the 2023 Oscar nominations.

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‘Masterpiece of a film’: why is every A-lister trying to get To Leslie an Oscar?

A surge of celebrity endorsements for Andrea Riseborough’s performance in a little-seen indie drama offer a strange case study in Oscar campaigning

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Nick Cave's weird, scrapped 'Gladiator 2' script still deserves to be made

Now that progress is actually being made on a 'Gladiator' sequel, it's worth taking a moment to look back at the unproduced, decidedly weird 'Gladiator 2' script that singer-songwriter Nick Cave wrote many years ago.

Inverse

Golden Globes bounce back as Hollywood stars give embattled awards a ‘second chance’

LOS ANGELES — Rebounding from a calamitous public-relations crisis sparked by a 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation, the Golden Globe Awards returned to the airwaves for the first time in two years Tuesday night.

Los Angeles Times

Mel Gibson pulled as Grand Marshal of Mardi Gras parade after backlash and ‘threats’

Gibson is one of Hollywood’s most controversial stars

The Independent UK

Actor Colin Farrell talks being alone as he says 'solitude is really important to me'

The Hollywood heartthrob said solitude has become really important to him

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Hollywood star Russell Crowe likes liquor from Muff as he gives Irish drinks company big shout-out

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Irish Mirror

"Babylon": Why, Damien Chazelle, why?!

Perhaps Chazelle's greatest accomplishment here is to make Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt boring

Salon

Steroids may be Hollywood’s dirty secret – but they’re a symptom of a bigger problem

This week, controversial podcaster Joe Rogan accused multiple A-list stars of using performance-enhancing drugs to bulk up for roles. It’d be naive to assume this kind of thing doesn’t go on, writes Louis Chilton – but there’s a far more damaging undercurrent to it all

The Independent UK

Trump pays tribute to ‘great’ Kirstie Alley, who said support for him got her blackballed in Hollywood

Alley was a vocal supporter of Trump

The Independent UK

‘They said I’m a badass and Hollywood needs me’: how Florence’s Machine took Tinseltown

As the other half of Florence + the Machine, Isabella Summers has worked with the likes of Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson. Now the film world can’t get enough of the musical sensation

The Guardian - UK

Actress Eva Longoria refuses to call Catalonia 'Spain'

HOLLYWOOD actress Eva Longoria has impressed Catalan independence supporters after refusing to say she was in Spain during a trip to Figueres.

The National (Scotland)

Black Panther and Brown Power – how Wakanda Forever celebrates pre-Columbian culture

Wakanda is back in cinemas, promising to deliver high-voltage action and trigger new discussions about how Hollywood represents other races and cultures. On November 10 Marvel’s Black Panther will receive its long-awaited sequel, Wakanda Forever.

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The Independent UK

For Whoopi Goldberg, 'Till' release comes after long wait

Whoopi Goldberg says it took more than two decades for Hollywood to believe Emmett Till’s story was worthy of the big screen

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: It's time for men in positions of power to understand the boundaries with women

There has to come a tipping point when sports organizations — or, really, any entity in which men hold power over women — recognize the need for safeguards to protect women from abuse and exploitation. Perhaps just as important is that women’s and girls’ voices be heard when they complain,…

The Independent UK

Sacheen Littlefeather death: Activist who rejected Oscar on Marlon Brando’s behalf dies, aged 75

Native American actor was booed by notable Hollywood stars at 1973 ceremony

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Sacheen Littlefeather death: Actor who rejected Oscar on Marlon Brando’s behalf dies aged 75

Native American actor was booed by notable Hollywood stars at 1973 ceremony

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The Woman King Rewrites History for a Feminist Twist on the Slave Trade

Hollywood often takes liberties. But there's a distinction to be made between poetic license and historical revisionism.

Chicago Tribune

Nina Metz: Can TV spare a thought for the anti-‘Succession’ and the un-‘Billions’?

Last week, Yvon Chouinard, the billionaire owner of outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia, announced he was transferring ownership of his company to a trust. Going forward, the company’s profits — somewhere in the neighborhood of $100 million a year — will be used to combat climate change.

Newcastle Herald

New book on Aussie coastwatchers highlights brave network's crucial wartime role

Although hidden, these men became and eyes and ears of the Pacific.

The Independent UK

'Woman King,' Viola Davis and the culmination of a struggle

When Viola Davis, sculpted and hardened from months of training, first stood in the full garb of the Agojie warrior women, with her bare feet in the African sand, it was the culmination of not just the years-long push to make “The Woman King,” but of a lifelong battle

Chronicle Live

Hollywood star Tom Cruise spotted getting off plane after landing at North East airport

Top Gun leading actor Tom Cruise landed at Teesside Airport before taking off in a helicopter

Los Angeles Times

How 'The Woman King' makes Hollywood history with an incredible true story

One of the most pronounced effects of Marvel's "Black Panther" was that it allowed a race of people who've long been underserved by Hollywood to envision an alternative history not rooted in victimhood.

The Guardian - US

‘It’s a completely new day’: the rise of Indigenous films and TV shows

Successes such as Prey and Reservation Dogs highlight an important shift for a community who have been demonised and under-represented on screen

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