Sean Baker Says Next Film Will Continue To Focus On Sex Work: “There Are A Million Stories To Be Told In That World”

To avoid the summer heat, Atlanta doesn’t host their Pride festival until October – the 12th and 13th this year – but if you can’t wait the five months until then, there are Pride festivals, parades, and events across the state, region, and country happening this month that will whet your appetite until then! Georgia Fervid Camraderie: Kiara Gilbert Exhibition  June 12-29 Hapeville Depot Museum Kiara Gilbert highlights the power of the queer community in South Fulton through an art show that features original, hand-printed pieces that reflect the strength of the local queer scene. They strive to incorporate Black LGBTQ history from the area, such as queer changemakers, and nightlife. Learn more at hapevilledepot.org/whats-on.  Gwinnett Stripers Pride Night  June 14, 7:05pm Coolray Field Join the Gwinnett Stripers as they celebrate the LGBTQ community and take on the Nashville Sounds for their fourth annual Pride Night. Purchase a Pride Pack and receive a Field Box ticket and a Stripers Pride Cap at fevo-enterprise.com/event/2024pride6.   Augusta Pride June 21-23 Augusta Common Enjoy the free main event with speakers, entertainers, music, and vendors before winding down with sponsor-hosted pool parties at the Metropolis Complex, the largest gay resort in the Southeast! Learn more at prideaugusta.org.  Smyrna Pride  June 22, noon to 6pm Smyrna Market Village Join Smyrna is Fabulous for the only Pride Festival in Cobb County! They will be covering Smyrna Market Village in rainbows with the help of 38 LGBTQ vendors, entertainment, and more. Learn more at smyrnaisfabulous.org.  Rome Pride  June 28-30 Ridge Ferry Park Rome Pride celebrates their third annual Pride with a kick-off party with drag, an artisan and vendor market,

While our city’s Pride festival isn’t until October, that doesn’t mean Atlanta doesn’t celebrate Stonewall Month! From book signings and poetry to art markets and pub crawls, there’s so many opportunities to show your Pride. Drag Story Hour and Book Signing  June 8, 11am Charis Books and More Charis welcomes Miss Terra Cotta SugarBaker and Angela Yarber for a celebration of “AffirSLAYtions: Affirmations to Slay Your Day the SugarBaker Way” and “Queering the American Dream.” Bring your kids for the story read by SugarBaker, and grown-ups can get their “Queering the American Dream” copy signed! No reservation or ticket required.

A murder mystery involving sheep detectives? It may end up one of Amazon MGM‘s biggest hits in 2026. Deadline reports that the studio has their cast lined for up “Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie,” a live-action comedy helmed by “Minions” vet Kyle Balda.

Bear in mind, this is a quintessential “big if true” report; but if it’s factual, kudos to Jordan Peele for not taking the MCU bait. One Take News reports (via TheInSneider) that the “NOPE” director met the Marvel Studios a while back to discuss an upcoming project.  And while it’s not confirmed, (nor is it confirmed that the meeting indeed happened) the meet-up was to discuss Marvel‘s upcoming “X-Men” movie.

“There are many pieces at play here, some of which you can’t see,” the cunning Hand to the King and member of the Green council Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans, arguably the highlight of the series) says at one point in the second season of “House Of The Dragon” trying to assuage the anxiety and perplexity of a confounded character on the show. And it’s advice Hightower would do well to share with the audience, who often wonder what in blazes is going on.

Vanna White is bidding her pal farewell.

Ryan Anderson finally spoke out about the fight that led to Gypsy Rose Blanchard leaving him for good!

Michael Maloney More than a century after Alice Guy-Blaché became one of the film world’s first directors when she brought “La Fée aux Choux” (“The Cabbage Fairy”) to the screen in 1896, the movie business hasn’t progressed much in giving female auteurs an equal share of jobs. But the pioneer filmmaker might be happy to know that the daytime drama genre has afforded opportunities for women to call shots from the control booth.

Hunter Ingram Kurt and Wyatt Russell never talk about acting … like, ever. Despite being part of what many would consider an acting dynasty, they don’t talk about it. It’s a process they fully commit to and do the preparation for, but at the end of the day, it’s instinct.

By —Hulu's latest series, from Candice Carty-Williams' bestselling novel and —isn't the first show to depict the wild, messy, and often hilarious ride that is being a woman in her twenties. It just does it so well.The series kicks off with a scene that is every woman’s nightmare: Queenie at the gyno, prodded and poked, her discomfort ignored.

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, but Charlie's Angels starring Drew Barrymore, , and made an emphatic impact on me as a child.The film hit theaters in 2000, just as I was entering puberty in the most awkward of ways. I was starting a new school far from all my friends and was feeling all the Feelings and Rage that comes with that and being a Still, something about the movie made my adolescent self feel seen.

Raging Al-Ittihad chiefs are reportedly "welcoming" offers for misfit Jota amid speculation in Saudi that he could make a return to Celtic.

MSP Clare Adamson is urging young carers in Motherwell and Wishaw to check if they are eligible for financial support from the Scottish Government.

Katcy Stephan Thirteen-time Emmy winner David Javerbaum has signed with Paradigm for representation. Javerbaum spent 11 years at “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” as a writer (1999-2002), head writer (2003-2006) and executive producer (2007-2010).

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Viz Media, a leading manga and anime platform, is launching One-Shots, a collection of bite-sized Japanese comic (manga) series that flow from the pens of new creators. Leading the program is former Weekly Shonen Jump editor-in-chief Sasaki Hisashi, who oversaw Japan’s prestigious Weekly Shonen Jump magazine at a time when some of the most iconic and highest-grossing creators of all were being serialized. The first four One-Shots series are: action, sci-fi series “Cinematic Certitude” by Naf; fantasy, action series “Ancient Melody,” by Jonathan Lareva; action adventure “Skin & Bone,” written by Josh Tierney and designed by Valentin Serber; and action, sci-fi “The Stranger,” by Liam Naughton.

Hydrangeas and roses dazzle with their spectacular blooms, but achieving this requires gardeners to pay close attention to the plants' needs.

The sun shone brightly as Edinburgh became Erasburgh and Taylor Swift fans descended en masse to Murrayfield Stadium for the first of her three sell out gigs in the capital.

The Tartan Army will pack into Hampden to give Scotland's heroes a final send-off before they head to Germany.

In a new development, CCTV footage suggests that TV doctor Michael Mosley made it across the coastal path into the neighbouring town.

Selome Hailu There aren’t enough Native women on TV. But when they do get hired, they’re often playing cops. “Not to take away from the performances of all these actresses, who I admire so much and are doing a beautiful job,” says Lily Gladstone, “but it’s almost the only role that we get to see.” So it’s understandable that Gladstone had something of a checklist in hand when she first met with the producers of “Under the Bridge.” They were offering her the role of Cam Bentland, a police officer investigating the 1997 murder of Reena Virk (played by Vritika Gupta), a 14-year-old child of Indian immigrants in Saanich Core, British Columbia.