Brian McGinty insists his Cumnock stars have become heroes to a generation after landing the Scottish Junior Cup for just the third time in the club's history.
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Marta Balaga In “Inshallah a Boy,” selected for Cannes’ Critics Week, women talk about sex and pregnancy, they also address misogyny and social injustice. But most of all, they say no. “The main idea was to talk about a woman who refuses something that’s considered normal in her society,” points out director Amjad Al Rasheed, celebrating his feature debut. In the Jordan-set film, Nawal (Mouna Hawa), after her husband’s sudden death, finds out that according to local inheritance law, and because she “only” gave birth to a daughter, his family might be entitled to everything she owns, including her home. Out of options, she pretends to be pregnant again.
Despite its Cannes premiere — and his previous win at Venice’s Final Cut — Al Rasheed remains cautious when discussing the film’s future reception at home.
“I can’t predict people’s reactions, but I am going to be honest: there are already plenty of negative comments out there. I don’t know why, but there is this feeling that we, Jordanians, don’t make good films — even when they go to Cannes. Or that they are too scandalous,” he says. Noting that at the end of the day, he just wants to open a conversation. “It all comes down to the same thing: this male-dominated society that controls everything, women, minorities and everyone who is a bit different. If, according to that old saying, women make up one half of the society, how are we supposed to function or evolve if that half is suffering from inequality and oppression?” he wonders. “Let’s see what the Jordanians are going to say.”While the law he describes still exists, the sense of hopelessness, of being taken advantage of, crosses borders, he states. “This law is absurd and it doesn’t make sense, but there are other
Brian McGinty insists his Cumnock stars have become heroes to a generation after landing the Scottish Junior Cup for just the third time in the club's history.
Kate Middleton brought a special piece of Queen Elizabeth with her to Jordan for Crown Prince Hussein’s royal wedding to Rajwa Alseif.
Robert De Niro, 79, reacts to longtime pal Al Pacino’s, 83 baby news. Al Pacino, 83, asked Noor Alfallah, 29, for a paternity test over doubts he was the father: report. Jacky Oh, former ‘Wild ‘N Out’ star, dead at 32.
Jordan Moreau Hayley Williams, the lead singer of rock band Paramore, and Lil Uzi Vert, the Philly rapper behind “Just Wanna Rock” and more, have been fans of each other for a long time, but it wasn’t until Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden that they finally met. The mutual adoration started in January 2016 when Uzi posted a video of himself on Twitter singing along with Paramore’s hit song “Ain’t It Fun.” At the time, Uzi was still an up-and-coming rapper with a few catchy tracks under his belt, but Williams must have taken note. Over the years, they traded compliments for each other — Uzi named her his dream collaboration and that “there’s no one better than Hayley Williams” in a recent Complex interview, and Williams revealed the two had talked about a collab that never came to fruition — until the two took the stage together in New York City.
As royals and diplomats from around the world descend upon the Zahran Palace in Amman, Jordan, for the royal wedding of the summer, they make up a very exclusive guestlist. Heads of state and representatives from royal families from the UK to Bhutan arrived to celebrate the union of Crown Prince Hussein, 28, and Saudi Arabian architect Rajwa Al-Saif, 28, this afternoon. Rajwa was dazzling in a white gown for the occasion, which featured a lengthy train embroidered with flowers, and a sparkling diamond tiara. She was given away by Crown Prince Hussein's brother Prince Hashem, who walked arm-in-arm with her through the gardens of the palace. Later this evening, an event will be thrown for 4,000 guests to celebrate Jordan’s 'diverse social fabric' and demonstrate the royal family’s 'profound respect for each segment of Jordanian society. 'The celebration will take place in the Royal Hashemite Court's ‘Madareb Bani Hashem’. The 4,000 guests include members of the Royal Hashemite Family and representatives of the nation’s tribes and Circassian and Chechen communities. Meanwhile, members of civil society organizations, business leaders, youth figures, former and current government officials and army and security agency personnel have also been invited. But the ceremony itself was more intimate with 140 guests, including members of the Royal Hashemite family, invited royals and heads of state, sat in the pews as they watched the couple tie the knot in the palace garden. Here, FEMAIL breaks down the exclusive guest list at the wedding of Crown Prince Hussein and Rajwa Al-Saif. . . 1.
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, looked stunning in a soft pink floor-length gown for the wedding of Jordan's Prince Hussein and his bride Raja Alseif. The 41 year old royal mum-of-three attended the ceremony with her husband Prince William, 40, as the couple cut incredibly elegant figures in their formal attire.The couple were surprise guests at the lavish nuptials, joining heads of state and world leaders, as well as the Prince of Wales' cousin Princess Beatrice, 34, and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.
A royal wedding! Prince William and Princess Kate were among many high-profile guests at Crown Prince Hussein of Jordan and Rajwa Al Saif‘s nuptials.
Jordan Moreau Nearly a year after he was fired from Disney by former CEO Bob Chapek, Peter Rice has set a film and TV production deal with A24, Variety has confirmed. It’s his first major move after he was ousted. A24, hot off a leading nine Oscar wins with “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “The Whale” this year, will co-finance film and TV projects with Rice. The deal is non-exclusive, and projects under the agreement will be backed by Rice via A24’s banking relationships. The projects will be for global distribution theatrically and on major streaming platforms. “I am incredibly excited to be an independent producer and could not be more thrilled to begin that journey in partnership with A24,” Rice said in a statement. “They have built Hollywood’s most vibrant, fearless, and creative studio. The fact that they made it out of whole cloth in a decade is a testament to their exquisite taste, razor-sharp business acumen, and infectious enthusiasm for creativity and artists. I have been blessed to work with so many amazing creators as an executive and cannot wait to start producing provocative, meaningful, and entertaining movies and TV shows with creators I admire and respect.”
Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan won six basketball championships together with the Chicago Bulls, having a partnership that’s remembered as one of the sport’s greatest. In a new interview, Pippen had some surprising things to say about Jordan and his career.The reason why Michael Jordan’s face isn’t featured in ‘Air’Michael Jordan adds new ‘hypercar’ to his collectionMichael Jordan: Everything about his kids and family lifeIn an appearance on “Gimme the Hot Sauce” podcast, Pippen was asked about the best basketball player of all time, granting the title to LeBron James, saying that he was “the greatest statistical guy to ever play the game of basketball.” ”There’s no comparison to him, none.“When speaking about Jordan, he said, “I’ve seen Michael Jordan play before I came to the Bulls. You guys have seen him play.
EXCLUSIVE: Doug Herbert and George Poteet are two land speed racers who are competing to see who can next break the existing record and they’re now set to be the subjects of a new docuseries.
Sophie Kasaei has opened up about her financial struggles during the early days of Geordie Shore. Despite the fame and success that came with being on the show, Sophie, 33, who was one of the original members when the MTV series debuted in 2011, has admitted that she found it difficult to make ends meet on the show's salary and shared that her earnings were not as substantial as fans might have assumed.
EXCLUSIVE: BET+ has renewed its Emmy-nominated series The Ms. Pat Show for a fourth season.
Jordan Moreau SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from the series finale of “Barry,” now streaming on Max. Sunday night on HBO featured the end of two major series after four seasons apiece: “Succession” and “Barry.” The shows launched just a few months apart in 2018, and now they’ve ended their runs on the same night. After “Succession” wrapped up less than an hour earlier, now Bill Hader, Henry Winkler, Sarah Goldberg, Stephen Root and Anthony Carrigan have delivered a blood-soaked farewell to their characters. After loading up on guns, Barry (Hader) drives furiously to save Sally (Goldberg) and their son John (Zachary Golinger) after NoHo Hank (Carrigan) kidnapped them in the last episode. On the way there, Barry prays to God, hoping that his past sins will be washed away and that he’ll be redeemed after his life of violence. But when he arrives at Hank’s hideout, he’s missed all the action. Before he gets there, the potential peace offering between Hank and Fuches (Root) to team up against Barry has fallen apart, and their gangs have massacred each other. Fuches wanted Hank to admit he killed his own boyfriend Cristobal (Michael Irby) in his quest for power, but he refused. Hank dies against a golden statue of Cristobal, and Fuches helps John and Sally escape before he disappears.
Coronation Street lines up one of its biggest weeks of the year to date, with a wedding, an operation and a highly-anticipated trial all on the cards for next week. The day of Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) and Chesney Brown’s (Sam Aston) wedding arrives, with the bride-to-be walking down the aisle with brother Paul Foreman (Peter Ash), who battles with his MND symptoms in a bid to create a special memory for his sister.
EXCLUSIVE: New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) and Jordan’s Royal Film Commission (RFC) are teaming up on a training and mentorship scheme aimed at aspiring female filmmakers in the country.
Frameline announced the full program for the 47th annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline47). Running June 14–24, with a streaming encore to follow from June 24–July 2, Frameline47 returns with nearly 90 film screenings, including 12 World, 16 North American, and 9 U.S. premieres. In celebration of the Festival’s 47th iteration, Frameline will host 47 screenings at the Castro Theatre, which equates to an average of four screenings per day throughout the 11-day event.
No decisions have been made on The CW’s three outstanding drama series Superman & Lois, Gotham Knights and All American: Homecoming.
A murder bid thug who cut off part of his friend's ear and scratched his name on the victim's chest has been jailed for seven and a half years. Thomas Fullerton, 29, left Liam Day in a pool of blood after turning on him at his home in Drumchapel, Glasgow, last April 30.
Iranian director Ali Abbasi has responded to Russia’s unexplained ban of his serial killer thriller Holy Spider just days after its theatrical release.
Travis Scott‘s upcoming album ‘Utopia’ could be arriving soon, as the rapper has previewed the record for Houston’s professional baseball team, the Astros.In a clip posted to social media, Scott was seen preparing before sharing the album with the Astros, telling KRIV’s Sports Director Mark Berman: “It’s on the way now, Mark”. Elsewhere in the clip, Scott can seemingly be heard saying that he is in the process of finishing the album’s mastering.No footage of Scott’s ‘Utopia’ preview session with the baseball team was shared.Watch the clip below.Travis Scott (@trvisXX) at Minute Maid Park pic.twitter.com/qmqcw08WfI— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) May 15, 2023While a release date for ‘Utopia’ – and further details including its tracklisting – has yet to be announced, the record has been teased by Scott for awhile now, dating back to 2021.