Dardenne Brothers to Receive Honorary Lumière Award

Anthony D'Alessandro, Dominic Patten After seemingly falling afoul of law enforcement by directing a movie overseas last year, and then seeing potential recriminations delayed repeatedly, Randall Miller might be finally facing justice again in Georgia.Judge Anthony L. Harrison has ordered the Midnight Rider filmmaker to appear before the court on Aug.

Brad Garrett and others say it’s “common knowledge” that Ellen DeGeneres, the host of her eponymous television talk show, treats her staff terribly. Now, her bosses at Warner Brothers are unsure as to how to go about their contract with the media personality.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe Rhode Island Dept. of the Treasury is evidently a Mickey Mouse operation.A resident of the state received a sales tax refund this week, but noticed that the names of General Treasurer Seth Magaziner and State Controller Peter Keenan had been substituted.

@USNavy’s first known Black female TACAIR pilot and will receive her Wings of Gold later this month. HOOYAH! @FlyNavy@NASKPAO#ForgedByTheSea#CNATRA#CNATRAgradspic.twitter.com/FKSlURWQhJSwegle said she had aspirations of becoming a pilot since her parents would take her to see the Blue Angels.«My parents raised me and they told me that I can be whatever I wanted to be.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: In the wake of the great response from Jennifer Hudson’s performance of Aretha Franklin’s “Young, Gifted & Black” on the BET Awards, and the 60 minute trailer that followed, MGM/United Artists Releasing is now going wide with their biopic about the legendary performer on Jan. 15, 2021, MLK weekend.

Naman Ramachandran Acclaimed British actor, writer and producer Idris Elba will receive a BAFTA Special Award for his creative contribution to television and his commitment to championing diversity and new talent in the industry.The Special Award is one of the British Academy’s highest honors, with previous recipients for television including Nicola Shindler, Clare Balding, John Motson, Henry Normal, Nick Fraser, Lenny Henry, Delia Smith and Cilla Black.Elba’s breakout came in HBO’s “The Wire”

Jake Kanter International TV EditorLuther and Thor star Idris Elba is to be awarded the BAFTA Special Award at the BAFTA Television Awards on July 31 in recognition of his role in championing diversity and new talent in the industry.Elba, whose breakout role came as Stringer Bell in The Wire, founded Green Door Pictures in 2013 with a specific focus on inclusion and opportunity for undiscovered filmmaking talent.The company has worked with Film London, Creative Access and the MAMA Youth Project

Knighthood ceremonies have been postponed due to the pandemic, but Queen Elizabeth II made one very special exception.

Kate Winslet is set to be honored with the Tribute Actor Award during the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival.The actress will be recognized for her distinguished career during a virtual ceremony at the 45th edition of the festival in September (2020).

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticKate Winslet is the first honoree to be announced by Joana Vincente and Cameron Bailey, Co-Heads of TIFF.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorCreated by Cannes chief Thierry Fremaux and filmmaker Bertrand Tavernier, the Lumiere Festival is due to take place in Lyon from October 10-18. Largely a retrospective event with hundreds of restored films, thematic strands and uncovered gems, it will also feature some titles officially selected for the Cannes Classics 2020 edition which was unable to be held owing to the coronavirus crisis.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.A Motherwell teenager has been honoured for her work outside the classroom with a top national award.Eighteen-year-old Jenna Young received the Diana Award, named after the late Princess of Wales, given to a young person aged nine to 25 years for social action or humanitarian work.Teenager Jenna is leader of the Braidhurst STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Club and has helped many pupils to successfully

Manchester United and England footballer Marcus Rashford is to become the youngest person to receive an honorary degree from The University of Manchester.Rashford, 22, will follow in the footsteps of Manchester United legends Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton in earning the accolade from the university, which is being awarded for his campaigning work off the pitch.Last month, he forced a Government U-turn after he wrote an open letter to MPs asking for the reversal of a decision not to

Marcus Rashford will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Manchester in recognition of the Manchester United striker’s charity work. The England international campaigned fiercely to feed children in need during the coronavirus lockdown - helping to raise over £20million with charity FareShare .