‘Rustin’ Review: Truth Be Told

A dancer and entertainer who battled eating disorders and addiction was repeatedly turned down for specialist help as she was considered 'too complex', an inquest has heard. Charlene Roberts, from Middleton, had been diagnosed with bulimia and later anorexia.

The life of gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin is explored in the new film, “Rustin,” starring out actor Colman Domingo in the title role. It’s a project a long time in the making.

Tim Allen and Tom Hanks could be returning as Buzz Lightear and Woody in “Toy Story 5.”On Tuesday night’s episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Allen, 70, revealed that he and Hanks, 67, are in talks to get back behind the mic.“Bob Iger, head of Disney, said it was on,” Allen said of a fifth film in the 28-year-old franchise. “He actually said it was going to happen.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director With “Twilight” celebrating its 15th anniversary this month, director Catherine Hardwicke joined the “Happy Sad Confused” spinoff podcast “Watchalong” to remember all the highs and lows that went into getting the vampire romance made. One of her more interesting revelations revolves around how impossible it was to predict the film’s box office. No one was expecting a phenomenon, and Hardwicke was even told her film would probably never crack the $30 million mark.

A judge has told jurors to decide on the 'ultimate issue' of whether the complainants are 'truthful and reliable' in the trial of UK Fast founder Lawrence Jones. Mr Jones, 55, denies two offences of rape.

Manchester City have been told to expect significant punishment if they are found guilty of the Financial Fair Play charges levelled against them - including possibly being forcibly relegated from the Premier League.

Colman Domingo plays civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, an organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, in the Netflix film Rustin. Domingo said he felt a responsibility to introduce Rustin to modern audiences.

Former Royal Correspondent Charles Rae was not pleased with the latest series of The Crown as he revealed he has seen the first four episodes which are "completely awful". The first four episodes of The Crown season six dropped on Netflix on Thursday 16 November and focuses on Princess Diana (played by Elizabeth Debicki) and Prince Charles (Dominic West) as they navigate their first Summer as a divorced couple. Viewers will then have to wait a little longer as the second part of the final ever series will be released on 14 December with five episodes Speaking to GB News, Charles said: “I thought it was completely tasteless, I thought it was dreadful, I just thought it was appalling.

Jurors in the trial of Lawrence Jones, who denies two charges of rape, have been urged to ‘not make assumptions’. The 55-year-old, former founder of tech company UK Fast is alleged to have 'stupefied' two young women with unknown drugs before raping them on separate occasions at a flat in Salford in the early 1990s.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Ke Huy Quan just wrapped his debut run in the Marvel Cinematic Universe thanks to his role as Ouroboros (aka O.B.) in “Loki” Season 2. While it’s undetermined if he’ll pop up in the MCU again, the actor is already eyeing a jump to another massive Disney-owned franchise: “Star Wars.” In an interview with Collider, Quan recalled his “shameless” encounter with Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy in which he told her straight up to get him a role in the “Star Wars” franchise. “I love the MCU.

Fantasia Barrino is opening up about her 2010 overdose in a new cover story.

Valerie Wu Intern Barack Obama celebrated the end of Hollywood’s historic strikes during a surprise appearance alongside former First Lady Michelle Obama at a special screening of Netflix’s “Rustin.” “It’s great to see even more of you since the strikes are over,” the former president told the audience on Friday night in Washington, D.C. He added, “As somebody who cares a lot about the power of workers in this country and as the father of somebody who writes in film, I am glad that both the actors and the writers came to an agreement that recognizes their worth and their work.” The screening for the Netflix biopic was held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C, and was one of the opening night events for the inaugural HBCU First Look Film Festival from Nov. 10 to Nov.

Former President Barack Obama made mention of the end of Hollywood’s labor strife at a special screening on Friday of Rustin, the Netflix biopic of civil rights Bayard Rustin made by he and former First Lady Michelle Obama‘s Higher Ground Prioductions.

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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Director Rob Reiner and journalist Soledad O’Brien have dug into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — and they claim they have found evidence about who was really behind the killing. Reiner and O’Brien are the co-hosts of “Who Killed JFK?”, a 10-part podcast series featuring interviews with authors, witnesses, CIA officials and forensic experts as part of their investigation into JFK’s assassination 60 years ago, on Nov.

Marco Silva said his Fulham players panicked towards the end of the game, allowing Bruno Fernandes to find a stoppage-time winner in Manchester United’s 1-0 win at Craven Cottage.

Rustin, which honors the deceased civil rights leader, the National Black Justice Coalition renewed its call for a “Black Heritage Stamp” honoring Bayard Rustin’s contributions to the Civil Rights Movement.NBJC wants the postal service to unveil the stamp in February 2024, traditionally commemorated as Black History Month.“Bayard Rustin was the mentor of well-known civil rights leaders and chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Justice,” NBJC wrote in a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.“Because of his identity as an openly same-gender loving man, he has been denied the recognition he deserves. Sadly, too few know about the life and legacy of Bayard.

Elvis Presley’s late daughter Lisa Marie was delighted with Baz Luhrmann’s biopic about her superstar father, but she expressed reservations about the forthcoming film focused on her mother, newly viewed emails reveal.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor In “Rustin,” producer and director George C. Wolfe turns the spotlight on Bayard Rustin, a lesser-known contemporary of Martin Luther King Jr. The film reunites Wolfe with his “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” star Colman Domingo, who plays the gay Civil Rights leader as he prepares for the 1963 March on Washington.

Benjamin Mendy and his friend Louis Saha Matturie exchanged ‘misogynistic’ messages which exposed their alleged attitudes towards women, it can be revealed. But the judge in their trial resisted moves to show them to jurors deliberating on their cases, even though he said they showed the pair had ‘lost their moral compass’.