Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promoted two close allies to replace the departing Dominic Raab.
16.04.2023 - 20:41 / variety.com
Marcelo Cajueiro RIO DE JANEIRO — In Brazil, where the majority of the population are of African origin, persons of color are traditionally under-represented on above-the-line TV and film production. This, however, is gradually changing. For the past years, POC talents, as well as residents from the impoverished urban areas, LGBTQ and indigenous people, have gained ground in the still white-male dominated production sector. The diversity drive resisted four years of an extreme-right government and ironically benefited indirectly from it, in the view of director and screenwriter Janaina Oliveira, vice-president of local Association of Black Audiovisual Professionals (APAN).
As the Bolsonaro administration (2019-2022) withheld coin from government incentives, said 42-year-old Oliveira, indie producers resorted to commissions from the large international streaming companies.
“Netflix, Amazon and the other streaming companies have adopted policies that stimulate diversity in their productions, especially after the Black Lives Matter movement, and they enforced them in Brazil. George Floyd had an impact here,” said Oliveira. “We have always being the majority on below-the-line positions, in lightening, catering, driving. But now we see Blacks in writers’ rooms, and directing and producing.” Both Oliveira and 38-year-old Juliana Vicente, the African-Brazilian owner of indie production company Preta Portê, do not see the streaming corporations as “the nice guys” but responding to pressure from social movements and, most of all, seeking profit. “It is not about ideology, including people or stimulating diversity. It is about money,” said Vicente, whose company has already made over 40 TV productions and films and who is now
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promoted two close allies to replace the departing Dominic Raab.
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has resigned from the government.
Fast X has been released and reveals more about Jason Momoa’s new villainous character, Dante.The trailer kicks off with Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his crew in Vatican City as they attempt to disarm a rolling bomb set loose in the city by Dante. Flashbacks reveal how Dante got caught up with Toretto, dating back to Fast Five.Dante turns out to be the son of Herman Reyes, the lead antagonist of Fast Five. During the events of Fast Five, Toretto masterminded a heist in Rio De Janeiro to steal from Reyes, killing him.
Stella Banderas, Grace Johnson, and Dakota Johnson are working together, and it is so sweet. Dakota started an independent entertainment company with Ro Donnelly called Teatime Pictures and, for their recent collaboration with “Good Time” wine, she enlisted the help of her sisters to make a short film, which she posted on Instagram Wednesday.A post shared by TeaTime.Pictures (@teatime.pictures)Melanie Griffith is Dakota and Stella’s mom. Dakota and Grace share the same father, Don Johnson, but Grace’s mom is his current wife Kelly Phleger.
Dominic Fike has shared a new video for his latest release ‘Dancing In The Courthouse’, from his forthcoming album expected later this year.Fike’s first new music of 2023, ‘Dancing In The Courthouse’ was inspired by his upbringing in Florida as well as his misbehaviour and run-ins with the law during his youth.The music video, directed by Jack Begert, finds Fike back in his hometown state leaning into the unique Floridian culture. The video is filled with short clips such as ice cream melting, a high school football team cheering, a couple in a car with an air conditioner in the window and Fike himself floating in a pool wearing a belt that says ‘smile’.Leading up to the release of the song, Fike posted a series of short vignettes of him and his brother Alex sharing his memories of growing up in Florida.
Dominic Fike has dropped his first new music of 2023. "Dancing In The Courthouse" is a coming of age story about Fike's youth misbehaving and running into trouble with the law.
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent The creators of Netflix’s “Sintonia,” one of South America’s biggest streaming show hits, KondZilla and LB Entertainment (formerly Losbragas), are re-teaming to co-produce a slate of series. Ending speculation on what is next for KondZilla, a YouTube phenomenon and LB, both based out of São Paulo, the three series – “After the End,” “A Close Call” and “South” – look set to broaden the partners’ compass from “Sintonia,” the coming of age story of three friends set against the crime and vibrant culture of São Paulo outskirts life, its gangs, thriving music scene, religion and sense of community.
Marcelo Cajueiro Wondery, Amazon’s premium podcast studio, announced April 13 at Rio de Janeiro’s Rio2C, Latin America’s largest creativity and innovation event, a slate of upcoming Portuguese-language titles with Brazilian podcasters for Amazon Music. “Historias da Firma,” a spin-off of storyteller Deia Freitas’ “Nao Inviabilize,” will be exclusive on Amazon Music. Freitas’ new podcast will feature weekly episodes of 10-15 minutes with funny, absurd anonymous stories that happened to employees in Brazilian companies. Chico Felitti, creator of podcasts “A Mulher da Casa Abandonada” and “Ateliê,” is developing a new true crime podcast with Wondery, which will be first available on Amazon Music.
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz, with a very special get-together, which included David Beckham and Victoria Beckham.Following the controversial family feud that made multiple headlines before and after the lavish wedding, the drama seems to have been forgotten one year later. “So special to be together to celebrate your 1st wedding anniversary,” Victoria wrote, posting a photo of her and her husband, accompanied by the young couple.“We love you,” she added.
Sylvester Stallone, his wife Jenn and daughters Sophie, Sistine and Scarlet seem quite comfortable being on camera in the first trailer for the reality series “The Family Stallone,” which premieres May 17 on Paramount+ in the U.S., Canada, Latin America and Brazil and on Thursday, May 18 in the U.K., Australia and Italy.“I can’t believe you guys are doing a reality show,” the “Tulsa King” star tells his family in in the first trailer, which was released on Tuesday. “It’s quite ironic that he’s the last person who wanted to do this show, but he sees a camera and he’s like, ‘Am I in frame?'” teases daughter Sistine, while Stallone laughingly admits, “That’s the truth.” Al Pacino and Dolph Lundgren also hang out with the action star and share a few laughs.
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz!On Sunday, April 9, the couple celebrated their first wedding anniversary — and there was no shortage of loved ones and cake to commemorate the special milestone. The couple took to social media, sharing gushy tributes to each other in honor of the occasion. «1 year ago today I married my best friend xx I am the luckiest person to be able to call you my wife x,» Brooklyn wrote in his post.
On Sunday, Brooklyn Peltz Beckham marked his first wedding anniversary and described himself as "the luckiest person on this earth" to be married to wife Nicola Peltz Beckham . The 24-year-old son of former England footballer David Beckham and former Spice Girl-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham, shared the sweet tribute to his 15.1 million Instagram followers over the weekend.
Donald Glover was on the cutting edge of fashion when he attended the Brooklyn Nets game at Barclays Center on Friday night (April 7) in Brooklyn, New York.
Hong Chau and Casey Affleck hung out together on the stoop of a Brooklyn home while filming their new movie The Instigators together on Friday (April 7) in New York City.
EXCLUSIVE: After playing formidable and unique young women in The Last Of Us and Game Of Thrones, Bella Ramsey has found her next potentially memorable role as the star of period drama Monstrous Beauty.
EXCLUSIVE: Muse Storytelling is in production on a documentary about Romero Britto, one of the most popular artists in the world and the founder of the Happy Art Movement.
Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track… So we’re going to do the hard work for you.
Norm Ornstein that called Stahl’s a “disgraceful, cringeworthy performance” and one from John Harwood that called the interview “garbage” – Brzezinski questioned who could realistically do a better job than Stahl? “I think she did an exceptional job, as usual,” Brzezinski said. “I take issue with those tweets and with both those people. If they sat down with Marjorie Taylor Greene, could they do it as well? Because it should be done.
Shakira has left the home she formerly shared with Gerard Piqué in Barcelona for a new life in Miami. The Colombian singer, 46, bade an emotional farewell to the Spanish city she had called home on Sunday as she headed Stateside with her and retired professional footballer Piqué’s two sons Milan, 10, and Sasha, eight. Shakira and Piqué announced last May that they were splitting after 11 years together.
Getting a fresh start. Shakira announced that she is moving away from Barcelona with her and ex Gerard Piqué’s two sons following her split from the soccer player.