Christopher Columbus: Last News

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent From the day that Christopher Columbus set sail from Huelva to beach up in the Caribbean, the Spanish city has always had strong ties to Latin America. With Spain still laboring under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, when a group of young film buffs at Huelva’s Film Club aimed to galvanize the city’s culture, “It was logical that we looked to the richness and plenitude of culture that came from abroad,” recalls José Luis Ruíz Díaz, Huelva’s first director. “It was also logical that we had a large interest in Latin America, adds Vicente Quiroga, its longtime head of press.

James May's latest TV venture has been thrown into chaos after the presenter suffered an injury in a cycling accident. While gearing up for a charity bike ride in London, the 61 year old Grand Tour celebrity suffered a fall near Hammersmith Bridge, resulting in a "bust wrist".This unfortunate incident has thrown a wrench into the production of his new Channel 5 series, The Great Explorers with James, as he's now unable to film certain segments as initially intended.

James May's latest television project has been plunged into disarray after he sustained a serious injury. The former presenter of The Grand Tour was injured after falling off his bike earlier this month.

“@love” Belle Films Produced by Annabelle Mullen and Leah Aldarondo, this romcom turns on a Caribbean film producer navigating dating apps and self-discovery in Spain. “At its core, it’s a woman’s journey away from home to find not only romance but clarity,” say its creators. “Alone in the Night” Feel Sales Produced by Summer Films and La Claqueta (“The Endless Trench”), this political drama starring Pablo Gómez-Pando (“Ama,”) follows labor lawyers hiding during Spain’s 1981 coup, blending humor with the drama.

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James May, known for his role on The Grand Tour, is embarking on a new adventure with a travel TV series set to air on Channel 5. After wrapping up The Grand Tour earlier this year, James, alongside co-hosts Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson, has time to explore new projects.

Robin Williams changed the filming order of Mrs Doubtfire so she could leave filming after her father died.In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Field revealed how he helped her so that she could leave set for a time to set up arrangements following her father’s death. While Field hadn’t planned to disrupt filming due to the personal matter, Williams knew something was wrong and took it upon himself to change the order of filming with director Christopher Columbus.“I never shared this story before,” Field told the outlet. “I was in the camper outside of the courtroom where we were shooting the divorce scene.

French actor Gérard Depardieu has been taken into police custody over allegations of sexual assault. The 75-year-old actor was summoned to a Paris police station for questioning on Monday morning, broadcaster BFMTV said.

The headless horseman of Sleepy Hollow haunts the American imagination each autumn. New York City native Washington Irving breathed life into the galloping ghost in 1819, when he penned "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," one of his tales of life among Dutch settlers along the Hudson River. It stands 203 years later as one of the most famous ghost stories in world history — remade in many versions and retold in scores of languages.

A statue of Christopher Columbus in Philadelphia remains hidden by a plywood box while its fate is decided in the courts, but the box has now been painted with the colors of the Italian flag. City officials told the news station KYW that they painted the box covering the 146-year-old statue in south Philadelphia's Marconi Plaza with green, white and red stripes at the request of Councilmember Mark Squilla, who represents the district. The new look came just in time for Columbus Day, the holiday now celebrated in Philadelphia and elsewhere as Indigenous Peoples Day.

Ahead of Columbus Day 2022 – now referred to by many as Indigenous People's Day – a Joe Piscopo-helmed Fox Nation special is serving to remind Americans of the reverence the renowned explorer held not long ago.In an effort to overturn the far-left's move to dismantle Christopher Columbus' legacy, Fox Nation's newest special, "Uncancelling Columbus," dives into how the fearless explorer became a beacon of light for other immigrants.  "For immigrants, he was the first immigrant," Dr. Joseph Scelsa, founder of the Italian American Museum, said. "Columbus, he was the first one to open the door.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentThe relentless 15-year hunt for Adolf Eichmann, the notorious high-ranking Nazi criminal who fled Germany at the end of WW2 and hid in Argentina with his family, will be charted in a thriller series by Rose Bosch (“1492: Conquest of Paradise,” “The Roundup”).Titled “The Capture,” the six-part English-language series is being produced by Marc Missonnier and Christine de Bourbon-Busset at Lincoln TV, the Paris-based banner behind “Mirages” and “Cheyenne & Lola.” The script is now completed and the veteran producers are getting ready to introduce the project to potential partners, including broadcasters and streamers.Bosch, a former investigative journalist who is passionate about history, previously wrote the script of Ridley Scott’s Christopher Columbus film “1492: Conquest of Paradise,” as well as penned and directed “The Roundup” which depicted the infamous Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup (Rafle du Vel’ d’Hiv) in Paris. The 2010 movie, which sheds light on the lesser-known mass arrest of Jews, including children, by French police in 1942 and their deportation in concentration camps, is still being studied in schools on top of being featured at the U.S.

Ahead of Indigenous Peoples Day, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver mocked Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade who can’t help but discuss his love of Christopher Columbus any chance he gets while on the air.

A teenager is reported to have had her teeth knocked out when she was punched in the face by a policeman.

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