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What to know about the prison sentence for a movie armorer in a fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A movie weapons armorer received the maximum sentence of 18 months in jail for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on a Western movie set, as authorities now turn their focus on prosecution of Baldwin himself. A New Mexico judge on Monday found that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Characters enter the public domain. Winnie the Pooh becomes a killer. Where is remix culture going?
By Andrew Dalton, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The giant stuffed bear, its face a twisted smile, lumbers across the screen. Menacing music swells. Shadows mask unknown threats. Christopher Robin begs for his life. And is that a sledgehammer about to pulverize a minor character’s head? Thus unfolds the trailer for the 2023 movie “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Salman Rushdie’s ‘Knife’ is unflinching about his brutal stabbing and uncanny in its vital spirit
By Hillel Italie, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – In Salman Rushdie’s first book since the 2022 stabbing that hospitalized him and left him blind in one eye, the author wastes no time reliving the day he thought might be his last. “At a quarter to eleven on August 12, 2022, on a sunny Friday morning in upstate New York, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Paris Hilton backs California bill to bring more transparency to youth treatment facilities
By Trân Nguyễn, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Paris Hilton joined California state lawmakers Monday to push for legislation aimed at cracking down on the industry that cares for troubled teens by requiring more transparency from youth treatment facilities. The bill supported by the Hilton Hotel heiress and media personality aims to pry open information on how short-term residential ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In war saga ‘The Sympathizer,’ Vietnamese voices are no longer stuck in the background
By Terry Tang, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
Vietnamese journalist-turned-filmmaker Phanxinê remembers exactly when he decided to make movies in his native country rather than Hollywood. It was in 2008 but it could have been a satirical scene out of the Vietnam Era-novel “The Sympathizer.” Someone from a movie studio visiting his University of Southern California film class told him his story pitch ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” at a sentencing hearing Monday in a New Mexico state court. Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March by a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cardi B, Queen Latifah and The Roots to headline the BET Experience concerts in Los Angeles
By The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Cardi B, Queen Latifah and The Roots will headline concerts to celebrate the return of the BET Experience in Los Angeles just days before the 2024 BET Awards. BET announced Monday the star-studded lineup of the concert series, which makes a return after a five-year hiatus. It was canceled ahead of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fashion isn’t just for the eyes: Upcoming Met Gala exhibit aims to be a multi-sensory experience
By Jocelyn Noveck, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) – Fashion, most would surely agree, is meant to be seen. Not heard, and certainly not smelled. But Andrew Bolton, the curatorial mastermind behind the blockbuster fashion exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, begs to differ. His newest show, to be launched by the starry Met Gala next month, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Civil War’ declares victory at the box office, toppling ‘Godzilla x Kong’
By Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press on April 15th, 2024
Alex Garland’s provocative ” Civil War “ didn’t only ignite the discourse. The film also inspired audiences to go to the cinemas this weekend where it surpassed expectations and earned $25.7 million in ticket sales in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s the biggest R-rated opening of the year to date and a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge set to hear motion to dismiss rapper Travis Scott from lawsuit over deadly Astroworld concert
By Ken Miller, The Associated Press on April 14th, 2024
A judge in Texas is set to hear arguments Monday in rap star Travis Scott’s request to be dismissed from a lawsuit over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in Houston. Scott headlined the concert during which 10 people were killed as authorities and festival organizers responded to a massive crowd surge and tried to shut ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie to be sentenced for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set
By Morgan Lee, The Associated Press on April 14th, 2024
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – A movie weapons supervisor is facing up to 18 months in prison for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” with her sentencing scheduled for Monday in a New Mexico state court. Movie armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March ... Read More »
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