Ellen DeGeneres heads out for a bit of retail therapy with a friend on Monday afternoon (December 7) in Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerA war has broken out online between singer-songwriter Sia and the autism community over her upcoming film, Music.The controversy was sparked by the release of the trailer for the film, which depicts a young woman with autism, played by dancer/actress Maddie Ziegler.
The portrayal was deemed “offensive” and “inaccurate’ by the Twitter mob, deteriorating into an insult match and calls from various organizations not to watch the video or the film.Sia wound up
.Ellen DeGeneres heads out for a bit of retail therapy with a friend on Monday afternoon (December 7) in Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Pinegrove have released an updated version of their 2012 song ‘Morningtime’, taken from the soundtrack for their new film Amperland, NY.Based on a short story by Pinegrove frontman Evan Stephens Hall and directed by Kenna Hynes, the film is inspired by the upstate New York home the band lived in and recorded their albums ‘Skylight’ and ‘Marigold’ in.According to Hall, Amperland, NY is a “surreal, giddy narrative” that features “reimaginings of our songbook and first-time-imaginings of
Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Pressure is mounting on health chiefs accused of blanking the medical needs of a village that now has a town-sized population.The creaking Bishopton Health Centre is the only surgery in the booming area.There has been a seven-year stalemate to get the 43-year-old flat-roofed building off Greenock Road replaced.The delay is despite BAE Systems pledging £1million for a new multi-doctor surgery and donating its
Sia to cancel the release of her upcoming film Music.Many have taken to social media in response to the first trailer of the film, released on November 19, which shows Maddie Ziegler playing the role of a nonverbal autistic teenager.An online petition was launched last week, campaigning to cancel the premiere in light of visual effects and stereotypes deemed offensive, as well as the fact that Ziegler is not on the autism spectrum.“As an autistic individual, I am asking that this film is
Get the stories that interest you straight to your inbox every day with our personalised newsletterThe Weston Tavern and Restaurant in Kilmaurs has become the latest East Ayrshire venue to install a life-saving defibrillator with help from charity St John Scotland.The equipment, which can help save someone’s life if they have a cardiac arrest, has been installed on the side wall of the restaurant on the town’s Main Street.
Australian pop singer-songwriter Sia has made the jump from directing music videos, to directing her first theatrical feature film, “Music.” Almost immediately as the first trailer dropped, controversy arose due to the film’s portrayal of autism. READ MORE: The Safdie Brothers Direct A New Music Video For Their ‘Uncut Gems’ Composer, Oneohtrix Point Never The trailer for “Music” teases a musical-drama film about a young girl on the autism spectrum that sees the world through music.
Sia has received backlash online for casting a neurotypical actor as the autistic lead in her upcoming new film, Music.The singer’s directorial debut follows Music, a young girl with nonverbal autism, who finds herself in the care of her older half-sister, the newly sober Zu (played by Kate Hudson).A press release describes the film as “a wholly original exploration of the healing power of love and the importance of community.”It continued: “Sia’s music is integral to the story of the film as
Sia is addressing the backlash she's received after casting former "Dance Moms" star Maddie Ziegler as a character with autism in her new movie "Music" even though the 18-year-old is not autistic in real-life. After Sia tweeted out the trailer for the upcoming movie on Thursday, which she directed and co-wrote, a Twitter user responded: "It’s a mighty shame that someone with such a colossal platform is using it to exclude disabled and neuro diverse actors from their own narratives.
Sia fired back at social media users who accused her of ableism after she cast Maddie Ziegler as a character with autism in her upcoming film, Music.After the trailer for the movie dropped on Thursday, November 19, Twitter users called out the singer, 44, for not hiring a person with autism for the role.
Ohhh, this is messy.
Sia recently reacted to criticism of her upcoming movie. The Chandelier singer responded to some social media outcry following the release of the trailer for her upcoming movie, Music, which stars Kate Hudson and Maddie Ziegler.
Sia is reacting to criticism of her upcoming movie.
Kate Hudson will be showing off her musical talents in the upcoming movie music, which was written and directed by Sia!