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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFilm Movement has acquired all North American rights to two previous Ukrainian Oscar entries “Bad Roads” and “Donbass,” as well as the Sundance award-winning documentary “The Earth Is Blue as an Orange.”“Bad Roads,” which was Ukraine’s Oscar candidate last fall, marks the feature debut of playwright-turned-filmmaker, Natalya Vorozhbit. The politically minded omnibus film, which premiered at Venice in 2020, is adapted from Vorozhbit’s play and unfolds in the recently invaded Eastern region of Donbass.“Bad Roads” features four stories shedding light on life in the front-line war zone of Donbass: one man alleging to be a schoolmaster is accosted by the military at a checkpoint, two teenagers wait for their soldier boyfriends in a dilapidated town square; a journalist is held captive and gets brutally assaulted; and a young woman apologizes to an elderly couple for running over their chickens.

Rule Breakers podcast, Diaz explained that she took on roles in franchises including Shrek and Charlie’s Angels because they subverted “typical” narratives about women, although she admitted that in reality she didn’t do enough to speak up for herself and her female contemporaries.“I certainly didn’t do as much as could be done now, because of the awareness of everybody, #MeToo,” she said.“There were still parameters. The 1990s, the early 00s – there was still heavy, heavy misogyny.

K.J. Yossman Eddie Redmayne, Jessie Buckley and “The Crown’s” Emma Corrin are among those nominated for the U.K.’s most prestigious theater awards, the Olivier Awards.Redmayne and Buckley were both nominated for best actor awards for “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” while Corrin was nominated for “Anna X” at Harold Pinter Theatre.

Chris Willman Music WriterAnyone wanting Bob Dylan to release “Chronicles Volume Two” or any official sequel to his previous memoir, “Chronicles Volume One,” which came out in 2004, is going to have to wait longer. But other than that, the news on the Dylan publishing front is astonishingly good.

Selome Hailu Nick Offerman has been cast as Murray Thompson, the father of Violet (Nina Bloomgarden) in Peacock’s upcoming comedic thriller series “The Resort.”He joins previously announced leads William Jackson Harper, Cristin Milioti, Skyler Gisondo, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Bloomgarden and Gabriela Cartol in the series, which is a multi-generational coming-of-age romance disguised as a fast-paced mystery about the disappointment of time. Noah (Harper) and Emma’s (Milioti) anniversary trip puts their marriage to the test when the couple finds themselves embroiled in one of the Mayan Riviera’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries, which took place fifteen years prior.Offerman is best known for playing Ron Swanson on NBC’s “Parks & Recreation,” Forest in the FX’s “Devs” and Karl Weathers in FX’s “Fargo.” Other prominent credits include “Colin in Black & White” on Netflix and films including “The Founder,” “The House of Tomorrow,” The Lego Movie” and “Sing.” He also co-hosts and executive produces NBC’s reality competition series “Making It” with Amy Poehler.

The final series of Peaky Blinders kicked off on 27 February, and the first two episodes of the sixth season have been filled with drama and plot twists. So far, viewers have watched as tensions have unfolded among members of the Shelby family, as Cillian Murphy takes centre stage once again as Brummie gangster Thomas Shelby. While many actors have returned to reprise their roles in the hit BBC drama, there's also been some new faces introduced for the final series.

Oliver Hudson has had some pretty big highlights throughout his career, and fans are currently loving him on Fox's hit show The Cleaning Lady.MORE: Oliver Hudson shares emotional health revelation in candid video as he's inundated with supportHowever, with his latest social media post, Goldie Hawn's son shared an update about the show that left more than a few feeling a little sad.WATCH: Oliver Hudson reveals why Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson are 'mad' at himThe actor took to his Instagram on Monday to share the trailer for the first season's penultimate episode, teasing: "Tonight!! Actually right now in certain places!! @cleaningladyfox on @foxtv is on television!!! Second to last episode!! Check it out!!!"However, many were sad to learn that there would only be one more episode of the show before the season finale and they would have to, at best, wait for a few more months before getting more.MORE: Kate and Oliver Hudson announce thrilling news about their podcastOne took to the comments section of Oliver's post to say: "Love this show. I love you in it.

Denise Van Outen's ex Eddie Boxshall has sung her praises in a gushing tribute on International Women's day, despite their split earlier this year.The pair's split came amid allegations that Eddie had been unfaithful to her, and last week he broke down into tears as he spoke of his "rough couple of months" in an emotional video. And proving that he still greatly admired his ex, the 47 year old rang in International Women's Day by sharing a snap of stunning actress Denise to his Instagram Story.

Ashley Cain has marked International Women's Day by paying a loving tribute to his "fearless and strong" partner Safiyya Vorajee. It has been nearly a year since the former Ex On The Beach star and girlfriend Safiyya tragically lost their eight month old daughter Azaylia following an arduous battle with leukaemia.

Stacey Solomon has set to work transforming the outside of her £1.2million Essex home with a gorgeous Easter display. The 32 year old, who recently returned to Loose Women, gave a glimpse of the pretty decorations to her five million Instagram followers as she gave the patio steps at Pickle Cottage an Easter makeover. Mum-of-four Stacey, who shares son Zachary, 13, and Leighton, nine, with previous relationships, along with son Rex, two, and five month old daughter Rose with fiancé Joe Swash, made the most of the 'beautiful' weather with her little girl.

McDonald's has finally conceded to global pressure and announced it will temporarily close its stores in Russia amid the ongoing Ukraine invasion.

Phil Collins hit the stage in Berlin, Germany on Monday night with his Genesis bandmates as one of the stops on their current tour. The singer, who is 71, joined bandmates Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks. While he entertained with his vocals, concertgoers were reminded of his declining health as he remained seated in a chair throughout the performance.

Susanna Reid, 51, has hosted Good Morning Britain since 2014, when she left BBC Breakfast.The presenter reacted on Twitter to the idea of Rylan Clark, 33, presenting the show with her amid recent criticism he has received regarding his appearance.Rylan sent a tweet earlier today in view of his 1.6million followers in response to a social media user.CillianSwell said in the comments of one of Rylan's posts: "Apart from teeth that a bl***y horse would be proud of and speaking like a chav s**t."What exactly do you contribute to society?"Rylan joked back: "Well.., ya dad seemed happy when he left last night." (sic)Many took to the comments to reassure Rylan and comment on his funny remark hitting back at the trolls.Steph McGovern said: "I am howling."Ell_ellixia added: "You entertain several people which is more than that person can say with their grand total of two followers!"Dominic Byrne, a newsreader on Chris Moyles Breakfast Show replied: "Just thought I'd mention that I think you're bl***y brilliant."You should be hosting GMB too - you'd be great with @susannareid100.

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Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt has made one change from the side which beat Gillingham last weekend for this evening's clash against Morecambe.

A husband and wife duo used stolen Tesco stamps before ramping up spends of over £48,000 on shopping and gift cards.

Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has warned all Brits there are three things they should do before energy prices skyrocket on April 1.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOlivia Rodrigo, BTS, Bad Bunny, Doja Cat, Pooh Shiesty were among the artists topping the major streaming services’ year-end charts, according to a list distributed Thursday by the Digital Media Association, of which Amazon, Apple Music, Pandora, Spotify and YouTube are members.DIMA noted that streaming continued to rise in 2021, and that major hip-hop and reggaeton artists garnered many of the top spots in the year-end lists, “benefitting from streaming platforms’ ability to drive discovery and the exploding popularity of Latin music.” DIMA CEO Garrett Levin said, “The story of music in 2021 was defined by the amazing artists, both familiar and new, who were able to harness the power of streaming to connect

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn what may be the biggest single-artist music-catalog deal to date, a report in Billboard claims that Bruce Springsteen has sold his entire recorded-music and publishing catalog to Sony Music for around $500 million, topping Bob Dylan’s sale of his publishing to Universal for nearly $400 million.Reps for Springsteen and Sony Music either declined or did not respond to requests for comment, but multiple industry sources tell Variety that “the deal is done.”News of negotiations first arose early last month; while there has been no official comment, sources said the recorded-music deal — which includes such multiplatinum albums as “Born in the U.S.A.,” “Born to Run” and “Darkness on the Edge of Town” — was

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorA previously unreleased recording made when Whitney Houston was 17 years old was sold Tuesday in a 24-hour auction on the OneOf NFT platform. The winning bid was for $1 million, the highest priced NFT auction item on the Tezos (XTZ) blockchain. In total, the full collection, which features rare images and videos, has generated over $1.1 million in sales thus far.The winner of the auction has personal access to Houston’s recording in their OneOf Vault, along with a digital video by 17-year-old artist Diana Sinclair.; the name of the song is at the discretion of its new owner to reveal.Proceeds from the sales of the collection will go to the Whitney E.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOlivia Rodrigo and Morgan Wallen topped the RIAA’s 2021 gold and platinum awards, the organization announced on Wednesday, with both artists’ latest albums attaining double-platinum status and Rodrigo’s blockbuster “Drivers License” single being certified four-times platinum.A total of 16 albums and 98 singles released this year achieved gold or platinum status; highlights appear below.RIAA Chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier said: “With another year of Gold & Platinum greatness in the books, it’s amazing how this program manages to surprise and reinvent itself endlessly.