Overall TV usage was down 4.2% in March from February, with cable the one category growing in share and volume, jumping 1.6 points from last month. Cable news viewing was up 14% from February and accounted for 21% of the cable share, driven by continuing news coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war.
‘Donbass’ Film Review: Ukraine War Satire Finally Gets US Release
08.04.2022 - 18:45 / thewrap.com
for example, a white, male film critic said he disliked “Turning Red,” a film about a Chinese teenage girl, because he found it “limiting in its scope,” I would say that that man was experiencing a personal problem, not a cinematic one. “The Goldfinch” and “Dear Evan Hansen” both bombed in large part because, unless viewers were already fans of the texts on which they were based — an 800-page novel and an unhinged Broadway musical, respectively — they were unlikely to see past both films’ inherent messiness.
I found those movies to be more successful than other critics did, but I also had requisite context going in.I am not well-versed in Ukrainian civil unrest, hence the concluding line of my first round of screening notes: “I UNDERSTAND NOTHING.”Were “Donbass” a documentary, like much of Loznitsa’s other work, then I might feel comfortable outright panning it, because then its primary job would be to explain this conflict to me. Instead, the primary job of this film is to lampoon it.
And lampoon Loznitsa does, to varying degrees of success, while explaining nothing at all. Take the opening scene, where an actress is sitting in a makeup chair. A producer frantically herds her and her fellow players out to a concrete shelter, where they wait out a series of explosions.
In the next scene, the same actress can be seen wailing to a newscaster about how terrified she was by the attack. With complete directorial remove, Loznitsa makes it very difficult for laymen to determine whether the Easterners are responding to a real shelling from Western Ukraine or shelling their own citizens to scapegoat them.The film jumps from vignette to vignette, taking viewers on a journey through the corrupt landscape of Eastern Ukraine, where
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abcnews.go.com
20.04.2022 / 01:17
Ukraine war recasts 'Navalny' as a prequel to Putin's aims
investigation in 2020, I struggled with: How am I going to convince Russian audiences and the world that what I’m saying is true — that the president of a large country that wants to be a moral leader in the world has been assassinating people?" Grozev said in a recent interview. “Now, it doesn’t seem like it’s such a big leap of faith.”The war in Ukraine has rapidly recast “Navalny,” which premieres 9 p.m.
abcnews.go.com
14.04.2022 / 15:11
'Top Gun' to star at Cannes film fest under Ukraine shadow
Ukraine as a backdrop, the Cannes Film Festival plans a special honor for Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun” comeback and to host some 35,000 people as the movie industry looks to reclaim its pre-pandemic allure.On Thursday, organizers of this year's festival unveiled the 18 films that will compete for the coveted Palme d’Or prize at the May 17-28 event. They include “The Natural History of Destruction” by Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa, “All that Breathes” by Indian director Shaunak Sen, and Ethan Cohen’s “Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind.”Organizers will announce the jury at a later date.After a pandemic-related production delay, “Top Gun: Maverick,” in which Cruise reprises his 1986 role as a U.S.
dailyrecord.co.uk
13.04.2022 / 13:09
Waitrose and Morrisons ration cooking oil after shortages caused by Ukraine war
Supermarket shoppers have been hit with a limit on the amount of cooking oil they can purchase due to low supplies caused by the Ukrainian war.
ok.co.uk
07.04.2022 / 15:43
Strictly's Nadiya reflects on 'sad' Ukraine war as dad remains trapped in country
Strictly Come Dancing professional Nadiya Bychkova has shared an update on the “very sad” situation in Ukraine and shared that some of her family are still stuck in the country.The 32 year old Ukrainian Slovenian dancer reflected on the state of things in Ukraine, following Russia’s invasion and attacks during an interview on ITV’s This Morning. Mum of one Nadiya, who was joined on the famous sofa alongside fellow pro Graziano Di Prima, revealed: “I have some family there and friends.
deadline.com
02.04.2022 / 23:59
Maks Levin Dies: Ukraine War Photographer And Documentarian Shot Dead At 40
Maks Levin, whose photography documented the Ukraine war for many top international publications, has been found dead from a shooting in that country. He was 40.
deadline.com
02.04.2022 / 06:23
Google Tells Publishers They May Be Demonetized For Certain Ukraine War Content
Google is notifying publishers that they needs to tread carefully when producing content that “exploits, dismisses, or condones” the war in Ukraine.
msn.com
28.03.2022 / 07:19
Mila Kunis in tribute to 'strength' with Ukraine war raging as Oscars has moment's silence
The Oscars acknowledged the horrifying conflict in Ukraine on Sunday night as the ceremony held a moment of silence. The 94th edition of the annual awards ceremony saw slides appear on screen which said: "We'd like to have a moment of silence to show our support for the people of Ukraine currently facing invasion, conflict and prejudice within their own borders.