Buffy Sainte-Marie Pushes Back Against CBC Investigation Questioning Her Indigenous Ancestry

Chicago duo Kathy, 64, and Cristina, 38 – who have been with the show since Season 1. Florida pair Mary, 59, and Brittani, 23, who have been with the show since Season 2, are also returning. Season 5 is also introducing four new pairs: Connecticut “pageant queens” Catherine, 56, and Gabriella, 23; Atlanta based dancers Sky, 45, and Skylar, 19; Houston, TX based Eva, 65, and Sunnie, 36.

A popular star of Hindi films for a decade with over 80 million Instagram followers, Alia Bhatt, best known internationally for her 2022 double Gangubai Kathiawadi and RRR, has fast become one of India’s hottest exports. 

2018 Everyone Is a Hero writer-director Jude Anthany Joseph was a victim of the 2018 Kerala floods in southern India, a catastrophic natural disaster that was the worst flood to hit the region in more than a century.

Les Misérables and endlessly quotable turn in The Devil Wears Prada, but—from a fashion perspective, at least—she’s now firmly in her .While on the press circuit for William Oldroyd’s adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s Eileen, the (and her super-stylist, ) have leaned into an aesthetic reminiscent of the The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe’s White Witch (in the best possible way).Exhibit A: the she wore on her way into the Kelly & Mark studio back in November, its white eco-leather embellished with Swarovski crystals. Upping the outfit’s frosty feel: Bulgari jewellery and silver Jimmy Choo sandals (the cold never bothered her anyway).Incorporating Swarovski crystals and Bulgari jewellery into a single look for a visit to Kelly & Mark……and putting another spin on winter whites later than same day.And for an appearance later that same day? Anne shrugged Anna Quan’s Athena blazer over the Australian label’s Paris dress and slipped on a pair of pristine Christian Louboutin heels.

Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez and her son Nikko were in attendance at Miami’s Art Basel. The art fair is one of the most prestigious in the world, collecting artists, celebrities, and art fans in one location to showcase some of the best contemporary art in the world. Earlier today, the couple and Sanchez’s son made an appearance, kicking off their new life as residents of the Sunshine State.Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos have a double date with Usher and Jennifer GoicoecheaLauren Sanchez wears ‘Mrs.

The third annual Red Sea Film Festival handed out its Yusr Awards on Thursday night, with Zarrar Kahn’s In Flames taking Best Feature and Farah Nabulsi’s The Teacher scoring a pair of wins including Best Actor for Saleh Bakri. See the full list below.

Post-pandemic audiences are much more open to different cultures, thanks to streaming and exposure to new types of content, but some of the world’s biggest film industries are still figuring out how to adapt in a rapidly changing landscape, said speakers on the ‘Cinematic Crossovers’ panel in Red Sea Souk. 

Ivanka Trump had the best weekend. The former politician shared various photos on her Instagram, showing her backstage at The Black Keys concert, a band that appears to be one of her favorites.

“The work that exhibitors have done in this market is nothing short of exceptional,” Luke Vetere, Managing Director of Majid Al Futtaim Distribution, one of the largest theatrical distributors in the MENA region, told a crowd of industry figures this morning at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival. 

Dennis Harvey Film Critic A movie directed by the berserk “Muppet Show” character known as Animal couldn’t be any more unruly than Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s new film of that title. This sporadically fun but exhausting hot mess provides 202 minutes of hyperventilating overkill for star Ranbir Kapoor as a tycoon’s favorite son whose anger-management (as well as daddy) issues are off the charts.

Naman Ramachandran High powered global experts will feature at the inaugural edition of AniMela, India’s first-ever international festival for animation, VFX, XR, gaming and comics (AVGC-XR). The four-day event is by India’s Aniverse and Visual Arts Foundation (AVAF), which has partnered with the government of India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and France’s Annecy International Animation Festival. As revealed by Variety, the festival will take place Jan.

Chris Hemsworth and his brothers know how to have a good time. Following a trip to Abu Dhabi, Chris took to social media to share some of the highlights of his stay, including plenty of good times alongside his brothers Luke and Liam, and their parents Craig and Leonie.

Naman Ramachandran The combined Banijay Asia and Endemol Shine India entity has ambitious plans in both the scripted and unscripted spaces, founder and group CEO Deepak Dhar has revealed. Coming up is “The Donkey Route,” “a cross-border immigration story that is locally based out of Punjab,” Dhar told Variety. “It is about people who think they can travel all the way to the U.S.

Kate Valerio, a 31 year old bank worker, was shocked to discover her true heritage after taking a DNA test. Growing up in Pombal, Portugal, she always felt different from her blue-eyed, blonde-haired siblings due to her dark hair and green eyes.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Cannes’ Directors Fortnight section has joined forces with The Philippines for the latest edition of its Directors Factory professional training program. Operating since 2013, when it kicked off in Taiwan, the Directors’ Factory works with a new partner country each year to mentor eight budding filmmakers who are preparing ambitious first or second feature projects that they will make in pairs. The four resulting co-written and co-directed short films will be screened as part of the Directors’ Fortnight (aka Quinzaine des Cineastes) in May. Four pairs were selected in Manila in October: Eve Baswel (Philippines) and Gogularaajan Rajendran (Malaysia); Maria Estela Paiso (Philippines) and Ashok Vish (India); Arvin Belarmino (Philippines) and Lomorpich Rithy (aka YoKi) (Cambodia); Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan (Philippines) and Tan Siyou (Singapore). They have now begun writing their screenplays and are expected to shoot their films March in Dapitan, a city in The Philippines’ Zamboanga Peninsula, known for its many shrines and as the place of exile of Philippines’ national hero, Jose Rizal. These days it is a hub for domestic and international tourism. Post-production of the four titles will then be hosted in Quezon City, which seeks to become the new film capital of the Philippines and where many of the country’s post-production houses are already based. The program is operated and co-produced by Epicmedia Productions of The Philippines and Dominique Welinski, founder and curator of DW (France).

Ivanka Trump is growing her family. Over the weekend, she shared some photos of the adorable new member of her family, Simba, a rescue dog from Alabama, who joins a hamster and another dog. Ivanka Trump wears stunning designer suit at Donald Trump’s fraud trialIvanka Trump wears all denim at a country music festival in MiamiA post shared by Ivanka Trump (@ivankatrump)Trump shared the news on her Instagram, alongside some photos of her new dog joining her family.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Sting, Jonas Brothers, Halsey and OneRepublic are among the headline acts set to perform at Lollapalooza India. The music festival is set for a second edition Jan.

disinformation. As a self-proclaimed proud Cree woman, the Oscar-winning singer-songwriter and social activist has spent her entire career fighting for and focused on the issues facing Indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada.But a new blockbuster investigation by the Canadian Broadcast Corporation claims that Sainte-Marie is nothing but a fake.

Canadian Broadcast Corporation feature on the singer-songwriter has led to accusations that Sainte-Marie is a “pretendian” — the term coined for people who fake having Indigenous ancestry. Sainte-Marie, 82, claimed that she was born on a Piapot Cree reservation in Canada and was adopted by white parents as part of the country’s infamous Sixties Scoop in which Indigenous children were removed from their families and adopted by white families in a government policy of forced assimilation.But the recent CBC report cites a birth certificate that states the singer was born “Beverly Jean Santamaria” in Stoneham, Massachusetts to parents of European lineage.

J Mascis has announced his fifth solo album ‘What Do We Do Now’ – listen to the single ‘Can’t Believe We’re Here’ below.The Dinosaur Jr. frontman and soloist is due to release the 10-track record on February 2, 2024 via Sub Pop. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Per a press release, work on the forthcoming full-length project began during the COVID pandemic.