Mama June spoke with ET about where her and Alana's relationship stands while the teenager lives apart from her. «Alana knows that the door is always open. She knows that I've always been here,» Mama June shared.
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Addie Morfoot ContributorDisputes over Antonio Campos’ HBO Max adaptation of “The Staircase” have some in the documentary community questioning whether they would readily allow a narrative director to turn their facts into fiction.“The Staircase” revolves around the death of Kathleen Peterson and the murder trial of her husband Michael, as the filmmakers chronicling the case for a docuseries of the same name become central characters in the storytelling. Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of the staircase of their North Carolina home in 2001, and Michael was convicted of murder in 2003 before accepting an Alford plea for manslaughter charges in 2017, which freed him for good.
The HBO Max series, which concluded this week, stars Colin Firth as Michael and Toni Collette as Kathleen; documentary filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade is portrayed by Vincent Vermignon and editor Sophie Brunet by Juliette Binoche. Shortly after the May 5 premiere of the HBO Max miniseries, in a Vanity Fair story, de Lestrade and Brunet both went public with their unhappiness with the miniseries, which depicts each acting in ethically questionable ways.
Mama June spoke with ET about where her and Alana's relationship stands while the teenager lives apart from her. «Alana knows that the door is always open. She knows that I've always been here,» Mama June shared.
Here are your Manchester United evening headlines on Wednesday, June 22.
Hillary Clinton is adamant she’s not running for president again. But that’s not stopping her from worrying about her fellow Democrats and their choice of hills to die on.
Boris Johnson's ethics adviser resigned suddenly because he was put in "an odious position" when asked to consider measures that “risk a deliberate and purposeful breach of the ministerial code”.
Boris Johnson has been dealt a huge Partygate blow with the resignation of his independent adviser on Ministerial Interests.
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell often engage in friendly family debates, with their latest one extending from the latest episode of Dax's podcast.MORE: Kristen Bell posts video of daughters playing underwater 'Top Gun' with dad Dax ShepardThe host of Armchair Expert shared a video on his social media that referenced back to a recent episode of his podcast where his daughter Delta, seven, made a rare appearance and issued a challenge to her mom.VIDEO: Kristen Bell's spacious living room inside $4.3m LA home is so unexpectedIn Monday's installment, near the end of the episode in their "Fact Check" segment, Delta came on to ask her father whether he thought her rendition of the viral Hampsterdance song was better than her mom's."Oh boy, this is a tough question," Dax responded. He explained that Kristen's was better because she had "control of her instrument," while also saying his daughter's was "20 times more entertaining."MORE: Kristen Bell's throwback Girl Scout photo is the best thing you'll see all dayHe then said that he would rather hear hers over his wife's because it was more enjoyable, teasing: "I have a hunch I'm gonna tonight." She even closed out the episode with her take on the tune.A post shared by Dax Shepard (@daxshepard)Dax settled the competition between Kristen and DeltaThe actor laid the issue to rest by sharing a clip that featured Kristen in bed responding to her daughter's challenge by pulling out a technically proficient rendition of the song.The family enjoyed it so much, in fact, that Dax asked her to do it again amid their giggles.
Lord Geidt has become the second of Boris Johnson's ethics advisors to quit. The dramatic announcement comes just days after the Independent Advisor on the Ministerial Code defended his role to a committee of MPs.
Addie Morfoot ContributorMichael Peterson has spent the last 20 years explaining the death of his wife Kathleen. First, he stood trial for allegedly murdering her, and was convicted in 2003 and sentenced to life.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorBret Baier is gearing up for something that may surprise Fox News aficionados and its cable rivals: a debate event that features two U.S. Senators with distinctly opposing views who say they just want to talk things out.Baier will at noon on Fox Nation moderate the first event from The Senate Project, in which two U.S. Senators take part in Oxford-style debates.
Henry Cavill is the subject of a heated debate that has been raging on Twitter.
Addie Morfoot ContributorFor anyone aiming to be a documentary filmmaker, Jennifer Tiexiera and Camilla Hall’s 90-minute doc “Subject” should be required viewing. “Subject” explores the ethical responsibilities nonfiction filmmakers face when they decide to capture people, often at their most vulnerable, thereby forever locking them in a moment in time that will live on through the ages no matter how much a person grows or changes.Tiexiera (“P.S.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThe final public concert appearances of Tony Bennett and Glen Campbell helped tell the world what many families of those suffering with Alzheimer’s disease already know: that music memories can be some of the last to go.A new app, Vera, is dedicated to helping dementia patients by creating personalized playlists that stir different parts of the brain and can at least temporarily assist with overall lucidity as well as mood. Universal Music Group announced this week that it is licensing its entire catalog for the app, which is the creation of Music Health, a Sydney-based company.
Cynthia Littleton Business EditorWhat’s harder to work with when it comes to writing a limited series — true stories taken from real life, or the stuff of fiction? A panel of top writers debated the challenges of working with headline-driven and historical material during the final hour of Variety‘s Night in the Writers’ Room on June 9 at 1 Hotel in West Hollywood.“There’s a little bit of a tightrope-walk in a true story that you don’t necessarily have to walk in fiction,” said Dustin Lance Black, the writer-producer behind FX’s “Under the Banner of Heaven.” He noted that the series, about the 1984 murder of a woman and her infant daughter in Salt Lake City, deals with three intertwined stories, one of which is fictional. “That one to me, I had a slightly easier time with.
Addie Morfoot ContributorAntonio Campos’ depiction of documentary filmmakers Jean-Xavier de Lestrade and Sophie Brunet in HBO Max’s “The Staircase” has led to a public dispute over their portrayal in the miniseries adaptation. But now, the real-life main subject of both series – Michael Peterson – is speaking out in an exclusive series of emails to Variety.Peterson’s wife Kathleen was found dead at the bottom of the staircase of their North Carolina home in 2001.
Sasha Urban editorHBO Max’s “The Staircase,” which concluded Thursday, has its share of revelations for longtime followers of the true crime case. But even for viewers who watched every bit of the 2004 docuseries, one special line from the dramatized version undeniably stands out.
Jack White has released a new video for his latest single, ‘If I Die Tomorrow’. Watch the haunting clip below.The track is the latest preview for his upcoming album ‘Entering Heaven Alive’ which is set for release on July 22 via his Third Man Records.In the video, Jack walks through a sparse field and forest filled with mysterious characters.