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Wilson Chapman editorDuring his acceptance speech at Friday’s ICG Publicist’s Guild awards luncheon, legendary director Francis Ford Coppola made an impassioned plea for the Russian invasion of Ukraine to end.“I confess I met Putin, and I met Zelenskyy who is really a show business guy, his whole government, all of them are actors,” Coppola said during his acceptance speech. “And I know of what I speak when I say, if one word would just be said, one word with the force of meaning: Stop.

Christopher Vourlias “I Am Greta” director Nathan Grossman will be taking two new projects in development to the Copenhagen Intl. Documentary Film Festival (CPH:DOX), one of which he’s revealed exclusively to Variety.The documentary feature, with the working title “Amazonia,” follows a series of expeditions into the Amazon led by Sydney Possuelo, considered the leading authority on Brazil’s remaining isolated indigenous peoples.

While they’re perennial favorites that arguably never go away, snowy survival dramas are having a moment right now. In the past month, we’ve been offered five of them from various distributors, including Hulu‘s “No Exit,” Netflix’s “Against the Ice,” and now, the nearly-silent thriller “Infinite Storm” from Bleecker Street.

Sasha Urban editorPublicists for “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Ted Lasso” won the top awards at the 59th annual ICG Publicists Awards luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel Friday.Director Francis Ford Coppola, who recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was also honored with a lifetime achievement award in honor of the 50th anniversary of his film “The Godfather.” In his speech, Coppola called out Russian president Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine, saying, “It breaks my heart … what is happening in the world, this absurd reality of this world today, and I can’t not speak about that.”Each year, the International Cinematographers Guild awards honors the best in film and television publicity. This year’s awards luncheon was helmed by Paramount Pictures publicist Tim Menke and unit publicist Sheryl Main.

The 94th Oscars airs live on ABC on Sunday, March 27 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

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Fiona Wade recently marked her 43rd birthday with a relaxing getaway alongside her husband Simon Cotton.The Emmerdale actress, who portrays Priya Sharma in the ITV soap, headed to Cheltenham for a romantic break with her actor beau Simon, 44. The loved-up couple, who tied the knot back in 2019, gave fans a peek inside their lavish trip, with Fiona taking to Instagram to share a series of sweet photographs and clips with her 29,500 followers.

Kristen Bell’s over-the-top response to watching the gyrating hunks at “Magic Mike Live” has led the show’s founder, Channing Tatum, to issue a tongue-in-cheek apology to her husband, Dax Shepard.

Instagram models have been slammed and divided the internet after parading down the streets of Florida wearing nothing but Ukraine and Russian flag body paint – in a bizarre bid to spread peace. Vvs Diamond, 27, and Sosa Pierre, 28, were seen walking hand in hand along Pompano Beach, Florida wearing nothing but nipple tape and thongs.VVs, who is a former exotic dancer, has form for such stunts and recently went viral for playing the guitar with her tongue.Sosa had painted half of her body white, blue and red to resemble the Russian flag and singer Vvs with yellow and pale blue paint to mimic Ukraine.Footage shows the near-naked pair calmly walking through a carpark, waving at onlookers in a mark of solidarity (we suppose?) to the victims of the war.The video was uploaded to Instagram where it racked up over 5,000 likes, with the caption: "Spread love not war."But despite their seemingly good intentions, the stunt has split the opinion of social media users. One Instagram user said: "Weird ASF.

A teenager who chased a 16-year-old boy while armed with a knife just wanted to 'scare' him., a court heard. The 17-year-old defendant, who can't be named for legal reasons, claimed he and others had followed 16-year-old Rhamero West after seeing him drive at a drug dealer 'as if he was going to run him over'.

How do you believe the fight will go? Let us know in the comments section.Warrington will be hoping to tuck into a victory meal on Sunday morning with the eggs and with the IBF belt back in his possession.He relinquished the title at the start of last year before he faced Lara and was then stunningly stopped in a huge shock.The rematch then turned to disaster before an unlikely turn of events handed him another world title shot.Wily veteran Martinez - who Warrington outpointed in 2017 - caused a huge upset by knocking out the Leeds man’s old foe Kid Galahad to get hold of the IBF belt.Now the pair are set for a rematch at Leeds Arena.If Warrington - who has 30 wins from 32 fights - suffers defeat against the 36-year-old Spaniard then it could be curtains for his career.But if he wins back the world title then he might literally be riding off into the sunset in celebration - just without the retirement factor - having convinced wife Tasha to let him buy a motorbike.“It’s been an itch that needed scratching since I was a 16-year-old lad,” he said.“When I became world champion, I went to a motorbike garage and I came home with a brochure and the missus just burst into tears. She said you can’t, you’ve just become a dad.“Then after the first Lara fight, I was sulking about and my dad was having a mid-life crisis and had just bought a scooter, so I thought I get a bike.“The missus gave me the blessing and so I went and got one.

Coronation Street fans couldn’t help but cringe as Steve Barlow and Tim Metcalfe shared too much information about their sex lives.During Friday’s (March 25) instalment of the popular ITV soap, the loving husband confessed to his close pal how he has been struggling to keep the spark alive in his marriage with Sally due to his poor health.While he continues to recover from his serious heart surgery, Tim has struggled to adjust to the six-week ban from exerting himself too much in order to reduce the likelihood of future heart problems.But as the weeks have gone by, the fan favourite has quickly come on leaps and bounds just as his wife Sally returns from her family trip to visit her sister Gina.And it’s fair to say the loving husband has felt her absence as he discussed how he has struggled to contain himself as the days countdown to the end of his sex ban.Fans couldn’t help but share their thoughts on the hilarious interaction as they took to Twitter to giggle on their blunt exchange.This is a live TV story and is constantly being notes updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you

Cat Deeley in the past.The radio presenter addressed stories surrounding her and close friend Cat who she recently started a podcast with.Speaking on Angela Scanlon’s Thanks a Million podcast Edith, 48, confessed that she was platonically "in love" with SM:TV host Cat, 45.The duo - who were household names in the 90s and 00s - presented the Hitlist UK together and travelled around the USA for show Roadtripping.She said: "Cat Deeley and I, who are still really good mates, we started MTV at the same time and we'd spent so much time just hanging out and going out."We came up with the idea [while] watching Thelma and Louise one night with a bottle of wine going, 'Wouldn't it be great to do a show like this?'"We were really good mates, and we are really good mates still.

Kendall Jenner displayed her showstopping model looks in a series of new images posted to her Instagram on Friday.The 26-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashians star wowed in a skimpy textured lilac dress with large cut-outs that showcased her trim tummy and endless legs.The runway sensation revealed that she was promoting her upcoming makeup collaboration with sister Kylie Jenner, writing, 'round 2 KENDALL x KYLIE collab coming April 6th! BTS.' Showstopper:Kendall Jenner displayed her showstopping model looks in a series of new images posted to her Instagram on Friday The Vogue model wore front row mini braids in her long brunette locks, which were parted in the middle. The beauty - who began her modeling career at the age of 14 - accessorized the pale violet look with matching rings on her fingers and a phone case of the same color.As for glam, the Los Angeles native wore delicate lilac eyeshadow and nude lipstick on her pout.

A kidnapping victim had boiling water poured on his genitals and was forced to swallow 'rat poison' during a 12-hour ordeal.

The union publicists who worked on behalf of the publicity campaigns for Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home and Apple’s Ted Lasso took home top honors today at the 59th annual International Cinematographers Guild’s Publicists Awards. See the full winners list below.

People in Motherwell are more likely to cheat on their partner than residents of almost any other town in Britain, according to an “index of infidelity”.

French hip-hop series Le Monde de Demain has scooped the Grand Prize at the Series Mania International Competition.

“When I really love someone, I don’t notice others,” utters Anais (Anais Demoustier) to her affair partner while laying in bed together. It’s ominous wording for what’s to come for the protagonist in writer/director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s new romantic comedy Anais In Love. It is similar to Jochum Trier’s The Worst Person in the World, but while that film feels grounded, Anais has its head in the clouds. However, that isn’t a massive ding on the movie as the over-optimism is used to its advantage as the character breaks numerous boundaries and hearts in her quest to find the one person who will become her everything. 

The Executive Committee of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced it will bar all Russian programs from this year’s International Emmys competition in support of Ukraine.

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