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Alec Baldwin and Michael Keaton were among the Hollywood vets who are issuing 11th hour bids encouraging people to cast their vote in the ballot box.

With global conflicts escalating, it's not unreasonable to consider a contingency plan. Israel's conflict in Gaza is morphing into a regional war with Iran, Africa is witnessing a series of civil wars, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine shows no signs of abating.

surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live — where she played a “mirror image” of herself and joked about her own screechy laugh in a final media push before Tuesday’s election.Harris came face-to-face with her impersonator Maya Rudolph in the show’s cold open.The skit began with a CNN newscast that cut to a James Austin Johnson impression of former President Donald Trump at a rally dressed in the orange garbage man vest that he wore this past week at a campaign event.The open cuts to Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, and Jim Gaffigan as Harris, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and Harris’ running mate, Gov. Tim Walz, respectively.Dana Carvey also made an appearance as President Joe Biden.Rudolph’s Harris clears the room saying she “needs a moment to herself.”“I wish I could talk to someone in my shoes,” Rudolph said to herself in the empty room.Then the real Kamala Harris appears in the dressing room mirror.“You and me both sister!,” Harris said, grinning ear to ear after thirty seconds of applause from the live audience.

An investigation has been launched after protesters used hammers to smash into a cabinet and steal two statues from a University of Manchester building.

More than 100 BBC employees have put their name to a letter accusing the corporation of bias in its coverage of the Israel-Gaza conflict. 

Ramallah-based Palestinian cinema body Filmlab Palestine has unveiled the second edition of its ‘Palestinian Cinema Days Around The World’ initiative comprising 253 screenings of eight Palestinian films in 44 countries and over 150 cities this weekend.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, filed a lawsuit seeking $10 billion from CBS News and “60 Minutes,” alleging the venerable newsmagazine’s interview of his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, was used to mislead voters in the middle of the 2924 election. A version of the interview that aired during the actual “60 Minutes” broadcast on Oct.

Liz Cheney condemned Donald Trump‘s use of a violent scenario as he described her as a “war hawk.”

Holidaymakers are being urged to thoroughly check the safety of their vacation destinations before jetting off. The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) warns that disregarding travel advice could not only leave you without insurance but also potentially in danger.

In the waning days of the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump has sued CBS over the way that 60 Minutes edited an interview with Kamala Harris.

Christopher Vourlias Despite blue skies over Greece’s second city ahead of the opening ceremony, the 65th Thessaloniki Film Festival kicks off Oct. 31 under clouds of uncertainty, with the war in Ukraine raging toward its three-year anniversary and the year-old Israel-Hamas conflict spilling into neighboring countries and threatening to engulf the entire Middle East.

BBC Picks Up New Zealand Cult Doc ‘Escaping Utopia’

Desert Warrior was unveiled in 2021 as a rallying cry for Saudi Arabian filmmaking.Starring Captain America’s Anthony Mackie and Oscar-winner Sir Ben Kingsley, the $150M epic was set up by Riyadh media giant MBC to project a vision of ancient Arabia to the world, inspire a new generation of local storytellers, and entice other Hollywood blockbusters to run their hands through the Gulf’s golden sands.

In 10 short years, SFFILM’s Doc Stories has established itself as one of the premiere documentary festivals in North America, perfectly timed on the calendar to showcase work with Oscar ambitions.

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has hit back against a report that accused the British broadcaster of showing a “deeply worrying pattern of bias” against Israel in its coverage of conflict in the Middle East.

SXSW) has unveiled its first wave of artists set to perform in Austin, Texas next March.Notably, among the list of names include Irish acts Gurriers and Soda Blonde, both of whom were initially booked for SXSW 2024 but pulled out in protest of the festival’s sponsors, the US military and defence contractor RTX Corporation, who are both reportedly tied to Israel as weapons suppliers. The festival has since dropped them as sponsors for its 2025 edition, which will take place from March 10 to 15.The list sees a heavy load of up-and-coming artists, including Australian indie rock band Delivery – who are set to release their sophomore album ‘Force Majeure’ in January – British singer-songwriter Emmeline, Irish punk quintet M(h)aol, American multi-instrumentalist Yasmin Williams and Indonesian psych-funk band Ali.It also includes festival favourites Dune Rats, The Ting Tings, Letting Up Despite Great Faults, and Twin Shadow, with the latter set to launch his upcoming sixth album ‘Georgie’ at the festival.Elsewhere in the line-up, Wire‘s Colin Newman will bring the live debut of his sound and art project Immersion – in which he performs alongside Minimal Contact’s Malka Spiel – and their collaboration with instrumental trio SUSS under the Nanocluster series.Ali (Indonesia) Amiture (US) Annie-Claude Deschênes (Canada) Ava Vegas (US) babas tutsipop (Mexico) Bakers Eddy (New Zealand) Bee Blackwell (US) Big Phony (US) Bleary Eyed (US) Boo Seeka (Australia) Bubba Lucky (US) Bummer Camp (US) Caleb De Casper (US) Cap Carter (Australia) Cari Cari (Austria) Carter Vail (US) CDSM (US) Chinese American Bear (US) Cloth (Scotland) corto.alto (Scotland) Cotton Mather (US) Delivery (Australia) Dr.

EXCLUSIVE: Benjamin Netanyahu doc The Bibi Files has secured distribution in multiple territories, flying in the face of the controversial Israeli prime minister’s attempts to block the film.

William Earl administrator A cable news discussion on “CNN Newsnight with Abby Phillip” on Monday night took a shocking turn when conservative panelist Ryan Girdusky attacked journalist Mehdi Hasan, leading to the former to get banned from the network. During the discussion, Girdusky told Hasan “I hope your beeper doesn’t go off,” referencing the recent Israeli attacks against members of the terrorist group Hezbollah in which explosives were detonated in pagers. Hasan, a journalist who is Muslim and is the founder and editor-in-chief of Zeteo News, was shocked by the statement, asking, “Did you just say I should die?” CNN quickly released a statement, posted on social media by Phillip, banning Girdusky from the network.

Roger Waters has urged followers on social media not to vote for Kamala Harris or Donald Trump in the upcoming US election, due to their respective stances on the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict.Waters has frequently spoken on the issue since last October when over a thousand Israelis were killed by Hamas forces at a music festival.Following the attack, the Israeli cabinet formally declared war against Hamas, leading to the most significant escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in several decades and triggering unprecedented and seemingly unrelenting violence.According to a report by Reuters, Palestinian health authorities have said Israel’s ground and air campaign in Gaza has killed more than 41,500 people. The attacks by Hamas on October 7, 2023 killed over 1,200 people.Waters took to Twitter/X today, ahead of the election next Tuesday (November 5), to tell his followers not to vote for either party as “they both support murdering children”.

Members of the Jewish community feel 'completely abandoned' by the police, with officers 'turning a blind eye' to violent, anti-Semitic protests, Parliament has been told.

EXCLUSIVE: Zurawski v Texas, the new documentary executive produced by Jennifer Lawrence, Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton, earned two awards as the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival wrapped its 33rd edition.