Shakira is going into protective momma-bear mode.
23.03.2023 - 18:57 / thegavoice.com
If you want to understand diversity, try programming a mini-film festival with five features and a package of shorts that makes everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community feel represented. (Or try living in Florida, where diversity means that anyone who is not straight, white and Christian breaks the law if they demand equality.)
Though anyone can find nits to pick, Out On Film checks an amazing number of boxes in their first spring mini festival. Part of the Queer All Year campaign, it runs April 3 – 6 at the Landmark Midtown Art Cinema, sponsored by Atlanta Pride.
You’ll travel from Macon to Morocco, being entertained and educated, laughing and crying through dramas and documentaries populated by people of many colors and orientations.
Here’s the schedule, with one person’s opinion about the features:
BLUE JEAN (April 3, 7pm) **1/2
If not played with such great subtlety by Rosy McEwen, the title character of Blue Jean might have been called Gloomy Gus. She’s a PE teacher in England in 1988, at the time Parliament was preparing to pass Clause 28, which forbade the “promotion of homosexuality.” Though the politics are largely kept in the background, the story could easily be set in America today. Between teaching netball at school and playing pool at the local lesbian bar, Jean has plenty of balls, but not enough to keep her from being privately depressed and paranoid. Jean has a butch biker girlfriend, Viv (Kerrie Hayes), who tries to be supportive but can’t help feeling frustrated. Siobhan (Lydia Page), a lesbophobic student, is looking for a chance to make trouble for Jean, and finds it when a new girl, Lois (Lucy Halliday), joins the class and starts going to the bar (at 15?) where Jean hangs out. If director Georgia
Shakira is going into protective momma-bear mode.
Anna Marie de la Fuente Miami, home to the two leading U.S. Hispanic networks — TelevisaUnivision and Telemundo — as well as a host of smaller television companies, studio outposts, recording artists and independent entertainment companies, has long been the cultural epicenter of both Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic population. “It is not just the geographic location that makes Miami a hub: In so many ways, the city is also representative of the cultural diversity across Latin America and among all U.S. Hispanics,” says Karen Barroeta, executive VP, production and development, Telemundo Global Studios, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. “On top of its rich cultural diversity, Miami is a world-class city in which to make television, with the highest quality production studios and a skillful workforce including incredible talent, from production teams to writers and actors,” she says.
Jimmy Fallon ran with the Easter Bunny jokes during Friday’s “Tonight Show,” particularly with this year’s White House Easter Egg Roll mascot reveal.“The White House is debuting a new bunny mascot. It’s a little different than the bunnies the last president hung out with,” Fallon said as a photo of Trump at “Playboy’s” 45th anniversary party posing with several Playmates flashed on the screen.“It’ll be weird when the Easter Bunny hugs Biden and underneath the mascot you hear…” Fallon said, adding with a mock Trump voice, “You have to pardon me please.”After mentioning that the Easter Egg Roll would take place on Monday instead of Easter Sunday — like a New Year’s Eve Party happening Jan. 2 — the “Tonight Show” host then put together a montage of all the different Easter Bunnies at the White House over the years, showing that they look different every time.“Bunny in a vest.
Matteo Berrettini had a disappointing showing at the Miami Open this year, but it gave him time to rest up for his next tournament!
Poking fun at the situation. Tom Schwartz may be laying low amid Tom Sandoval’s cheating scandal with Raquel Leviss — but he still found a way to laugh off the drama.
Shakira is on her way to a new and brighter future!
Shakira’s time living in Barcelona has come to an end.
Mike Tyson sits front row to watch the final match between Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and Petra Kvitova of Czechia against at the Miami Open tennis tournament at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday (April 1) in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Colombian star Maluma cheers on Spanish tennis phenom Carlos Alcaraz during the semifinals match against Italian Jannik Sinner during the Miami Open tournament held at the Hard Rock Stadium on Friday (March 31) in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Governor Ron DeSantis promised more to come on the state’s increasingly convoluted fight with Disney to wrest back the company’s control of a swath of central Florida that is home to Walt Disney World.
Samantha Markle, it was revealed today. The Duchess of Sussex was accused of spreading 'demonstrably false and malicious lies' to a 'worldwide audience' in the royal couple's tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. But a Florida judge has dismissed the lawsuit, saying the former Suits actress was expressing 'an opinion about her childhood and her relationship with her half-sibling' and a statement of pure opinion was 'not capable of being proved false'.
Carlos Alcaraz hits some tennis balls ahead of his match with USA’s top tennis player Taylor Fritz during the Miami Open tournament on Thursday (March 30) held at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Teenage tennis phenom Carlos Alcaraz defeats USA’s top-ranked player Taylor Fritz during the Miami Open tournament quarterfinals on Thursday (March 30) held at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Anna «Chickadee» Cardwell, has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, according to multiple reports.The 28-year-old received her adrenal carcinoma diagnosis in January. Anna underwent a series of tests for stomachaches, and cancer was discovered in her liver, kidney, and lung, according to .Anna has reportedly experienced her first round of chemotherapy, with further treatment decisions to be made depending on her reaction.A source tells that Anna ’s family members are «very hopeful» she will get better.Anna is a mother of two, sharing daughters Kaitlyn, 10, and Kylee, 7, with her ex-husband, Michael Cardwell.Anna is the sister of Jessica «Chubbs» Shannon, 26, Lauryn «Pumpkin» Efird, 23, and Alana «Honey Boo Boo» Thompson, 17.Anna has been outspoken about her mother, June.
Anna «Chickadee» Cardwell, has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, reports. The 28-year-old received her adrenal carcinoma diagnosis in January. Anna underwent a series of tests for stomachaches, and cancer was discovered in her liver, kidney, and lung, according to the outlet.Anna has reportedly experienced her first round of chemotherapy, with further treatment decisions to be made depending on her reaction.A source tells that Anna ’s family members are «very hopeful» she will get better.Anna is a mother of two, sharing daughters Kaitlyn, 10, and Kylee, 7, with her ex-husband, Michael Cardwell.Anna is the sister of Jessica «Chubbs» Shannon, 26, Lauryn «Pumpkin» Efird, 23, and Alana «Honey Boo Boo» Thompson, 17.Anna has been outspoken about her mother, June.
Carlos Alcaraz gets in a last-minute practice session with his team during the Miami Open tournament on Tuesday (March 28) at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, USA’s Taylor Fritz, Russia’s Andrey Rublev and Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori all hit the practice courts during the Miami Open tennis tournament on Monday (March 27) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Rachel McAdams is sharing how motherhood influenced her latest film.ET's Rachel Smith spoke to McAdams at the screening of her new film, , based on the beloved novel by Judy Blume. In Blume's hometown of Key West, Florida, McAdams exclusively caught up with ET and shared how she approached the movie as a mom.«Coming to this as a mom was very different for me,» she shared. «To see through those eyes, you just remind yourself of what it was to be that age, and how hard it was.
Carlos Alcaraz volunteers during the Miami Open Unites campaign on Monday (March 20) in Miami, Fla.
Idris Elba shows off his musical abilities by hopping into the DJ booth to spin some hits during Hyde Beach’s Miami Music Week pool party at the SLS Hotel on Saturday (March 25) in Miami, Florida.