‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ Counters Decades of Lies About Black Panthers

Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras chief executive Albert Kruger has called for a full NSW police investigation into the circumstances that led to the ejection of one of the original ‘78ers Barbara Karpinski from her seat in the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) during the Mardi Gras parade on Saturday night. He has also initiated an internal Mardi Gras investigation. Kruger told the Star Observer that he is in no doubt that the incident happened. He said that the police action was “unacceptable” and that he is “upset about it to be honest”. Karpinski was removed after standing briefly in the stadium seating area holding a handmade poster calling for peace and an end to the war in Ukraine.

Mark Ruffalo, 54, may be a successful actor, but his wife Sunrise Coigney, 49, is every bit as impressive as he is. The beauty and supporter of the star got married to him in 2000 and has led her own successful life and career over the years. Mark once admitted that their love story began when he was struggling and she is the one that turned things around for the better.

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Lily James put on a show-stopping display as she kicked off the end of Pam & Tommy on Tuesday.The actress, 32, who plays Pamela Anderson in the Hulu series, put on a busty display in a sexy gold choker dress at a screening for the finale in Los Angeles.Lily appears opposite Sebastian Stan, who plays rock star Tommy Lee, in the series, which follows the theft of the couple's sex tape from the safe in their basement of their Malibu home in 1995. Going for the gold! Lily Jameswho plays Pamela Anderson in the Hulu series, put on a busty display in a show-stopping gold choker dress at a screening for the finale in Los Angeles on TuesdayLily looked stunning posing up a storm in her dress with deep V-neckline and sheer skirt.The plunging dress belted at the waist, accenting her trim and narrow torso.

12-time Emmy nominee Sandra Oh gleamed in an orange sequin dress for the Canadian premiere of Turning Red, which took place at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto on Tuesday.The Korean-Canadian-American 50-year-old looked elegant in the embellished short-sleeve frock and silver heels selected by styling duo Jill Lincoln + Jordan Johnson.Hairstylist Lisa Vella curled Sandra's raven fringed bob and make-up artist Simone Otis applied her bright red pout for the film festivities. Hometown pride: 12-time Emmy nominee Sandra Oh gleamed in an orange sequin dress for the Canadian premiere of Turning Red, which took place at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto on TuesdayAt one point, Oh took out her phone for a red carpet selfie alongside producer Lindsey Collins and filmmaker Domee Shi, who made her feature directorial debut with Turning Red.The four-time SAG Award winner voices overprotective and strict mother Ming Lee in Pixar's animated puberty comedy, which premieres this Friday on Disney+.

Charlotte McKinney looked ready for spring on Tuesday at The Little Market event honoring International Women's Day in Los Angeles.The 28-year-old model wore a white tank top along with a light blue floral print knee-length skirt with a mid-thigh slit.The Orlando, Florida native completed her look with open-toed black stiletto heels. Women's day:Charlotte McKinney looked ready for spring on Tuesday at The Little Market event honoring International Women's Day in Los AngelesCharlotte had her blonde hair down below her shoulders and accentuated her natural beauty with full eye makeup and glossy lipstick.She carried a small black purse while walking the carpet at the event.

Variety reports.“We are adhering to international sanctions and, along with our employees and artists, have been working with groups from a range of countries… to support humanitarian relief efforts to bring urgent aid to refugees in the region.”According to Variety, a source has revealed that while the company’s staffers will continue to receive their salaries for an indeterminate amount of time, artists will likely see their recording activity frozen.Universal are the latest business to announce their withdrawal from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine on February 24, with the attack drawing widespread condemnation around the globe.Earlier this month, Live Nation announced they would not be promoting shows in Russia or doing business with the country, saying in a statement they were joining “the world in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine”.Spotify, meanwhile, shuttered its Moscow office in response to the invasion, and said it would restrict the discoverability of content owned and operated by Russian state-affiliated media. They stopped short of shutting off service to Russian users, saying they believe it’s “critically important to try to keep our service operational in Russia to allow for the global flow of information”.One company who has suspended their service in Russia is Netflix, who shut down streaming in the country last week.

Luke Steele from Empire Of The Sun and The Sleepy Jackson has shared a new single ‘Armageddon Slice’, the latest cut from his forthcoming solo album ‘Listen To The Water’.Written during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the track is carried by a bright yet pensive tone, with Steele meditating on mankind’s future above gentle fingerpicked acoustic guitar and warm synth pads.The accompanying music video sees Steele performing in waterways and forests. Watch it below:The video actually opens with a poignant message from Steele regarding his path to completing ‘Listen To The Water’.

workout secret with fans.The 63-year-old gran often leaves fans wowed online with her toned figure.She even says her hot bod is a hit with younger guys - with many making a beeline for her.And now she's told fans how they can achieve her physique like hers.Lesley took to her Instagram page to tell fans that to set things off right for the week, they should never miss a Monday workout.Addressing her 83,400 followers, the Aussie trainer wrote: "Never skip a Monday training session!"Apparently working out at the beginning of the week gets the ball rolling for future workouts."And it feels great too."The gran shared a photo of herself in the gym alongside the inspiring comments.This saw her show off her muscles as she rocked a mint green sports bra and matching skintight leggings.Despite ready for a workout, Lesley still looked glam as she rocked glowing makeup.She also wore her blonde locks in a chic half-up, half-down 'do.Fans were loving the post, as they took to the comments section to praise the fitness star.One branded her "fit and stunning," as another called her "gorgeous".Referencing her gym wear, another follower quipped: "You look mint!"The photos comes after Lesley opened up about younger men finding her attractive, as she admits she's had guys as young as 18 hit on her.They trainer admitted she thinks that "age is just a number" and admits all her partners have been younger than her.This includes her ex-husband who she had a 13-year age gap with.Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

Chris Willman Music WriterThe return of the Jazz Foundation of America’s annual benefit at Herb Alpert’s Vibrato club saw lifetime achievement awards being presented to four musical legends whose careers date to the ’60s or before, Randy Newman, Smokey Robinson, jazz fusion figure Bennie Maupin and producer Lou Adler. Homage was paid at the intimate nightspot in Bel Air by singers and actors including Jackson Browne, Merry Clayton, Herbie Hancock, Jeffrey Wright and Danny Glover.Drummer Steve Jordan — currently between Rolling Stones pickup gigs — led a house band out of the fantasies of anyone who scanned liner notes during the last 60 years, joined by Stones backup singers Lisa Fischer and Bernard Fowler among the serenaders, and jazz players Tom Scott, Billy Childs and Davell Crawford also taking the lead on tribute numbers during a two-and-a-half hour dream jam.

Joan Weldon, the actress and singer dubbed "filmdom's fairest exterminator" after her turn as a young scientist investigating giant, radiation-mutated ants in the 1954 sci-fi classic Them!, has died. She was 90.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDirector Shaka King tasked singer and songwriter H.E.R to bring home the end of “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Her challenge was what tone to go for.The original song contender “Fight For You” is a hopeful one. As a fan of Fred Hampton’s story, the songwriter knew she could make a masterpiece drawing on artists such as Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone and Sly and the Family Stone.

Joan Weldon, stage actress and a Warner Bros. contract player in the 1950s who achieved lasting sci-fi fame in the creature feature giant ant classic Them!, died Feb. 11 at her home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She was 90.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn “Judas and the Black Messiah,” LaKeith Stanfield plays William O’Neal, the FBI informant recruited to infiltrate the Illinois Black Panther Party.Costume designer Charlese Antoinette Jones breaks down how she wanted to present O’Neal in the film’s opening scenes, and what shows influenced one of his early looks when we first meet his character. Antoinette Jones discusses the use of green and how it became a symbol of greed in his character, and the more money he makes from being an informant — because soon enough, O’Neal becomes a part of the Black Panther Party and local chairman Fred Hampton’s (Daniel Kaluuya) inner circle of friends.THE COAT“This look is a disguise.

One of the most distressing scenes in Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7 is when Judge Julius Hoffman orders that Black Panther Bobby Seale be gagged and shackled during the 1969 proceedings. Seale's inhumane treatment — captured by a sketch artist at the time — has inspired a new exhibit by artist Karon Davis at Jeffrey Deitch gallery in New York (March 6 to April 24).

In director Shaka King's Judas and the Black Messiah, Dominique Fishback plays Deborah Johnson, the fiancee of Illinois Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya) and mother to his son, who was born just weeks after the activist was assassinated in Chicago in 1969 at age 21. The 29-year-old actress, writer and poet, who first earned attention for supporting roles in two David Simon projects, HBO's Show Me a Hero (about the fight over desegregating housing in Yonkers, New York) and The Deuce, tells THR about meeting the real Johnson (now known as Akua Njeri), having the opportunity to craft her own poetry for the film and how Hampton's story is ultimately a love story.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIn Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah,” the sound of the 1960s is an authentic and riveting one.As King tells the story of Illinois Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton (played by Daniel Kaluuya) and his betrayal by an FBI informant, the key for the sound team was to not just be authentic, but also to find a soundscape that was naturalistic.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentLiv Ullmann has been an international star since 1966’s Ingmar Bergman’s arthouse hit “Persona”; indeed, she is best-known for her collaborations with Bergman, acting in 10 of his films, and directing two of his screenplays; he was also the father of her daughter, author Lin Ullmann. But there’s more to her than that: She’s written two books, “Changing” (1976) and “Choices” (1979), and, more important, her activism.Ullmann talked to Variety about acting in Bertolt Brecht’s “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” in Norway early in her career.

“You did me dirty!” said actor Daniel Kaluuya after the audio finally kicked in after he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his amazing turn as Chairman Fred Hampton in the Shaka King-directed Judas and the Black Messiah.

Ice Cube has alleged that Warner Bros. has “hi-jacked” the Friday film franchise.Friday – Ice Cube’s 1995 screenwriting debut – tells the story of two friends, Craig (Ice Cube) and Smokey (Chris Tucker), who spend the day smoking weed after Craig gets fired from his job.As the day unfolds, the pair have to deal with a neighbourhood bully, relationship woes, an angry drug dealer and a whole host of other oddball characters that crop up.Taking to the social media platform on Friday (February 26), Ice Cube posted an animated image of the film’s original cast alongside a blunt caption that accused the studio of not green lighting further films.“#freefriday from the jaws of Warner Bros.

Filmmaker Shaka King realized early on that the only way to get a major Hollywood studio interested in the story of Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton was to make a film that was part biopic and part genre. His theory proved correct.