Netflix To Offer ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’ Free For 48 Hours To Commemorate Verdict Anniversary

A ‘world class’ £8.4m Youth Zone centre is set to open in Bury or Radcliffe in 2025.

Broadway’s mask-and-vaccine policy will remain in effect at least through April despite New York City’s just-announced easing of Covid rules.

Apple TV+ has signed an overall deal extension with Jonathan Tropper, the executive producer/showrunner of streamer’s original series See, starring Jason Momoa. In addition to continuing to shepherd See, currently in production on Season 3, under the new three-year pact Tropper will develop television projects exclusively for Apple TV+ through his banner Tropper Ink.

EXCLUSIVE: Tony Amendola (Stargate SG-1) will topline Rough Magic: Exit Shakespeare, a new film from veteran TV director Andy Wolk (The Practice) and Silver Spring Road Films that has recently wrapped production.

MTV has teamed with Pepsi and TikTok on a first-of-its-kind music competition series that showcases artists originally discovered on TikTok. Joe Jonas, Becky G and Sean Bankhead will serve as judges on Becoming A Popstar, which will premiere Thursday, March 24 on MTV.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television unveiled the 15 helmers selected for the next class of its Diverse Directors Program. They are Alison Rich, Alexandra Chando, Kristen Buckels, Mauro Mueller, Dale S. Lewis, Alvaro Ron, Caitlin Gerard, Cameron Ali Fay, Kandis Fay, Ria Pavia, David Mahmoudieh, Bao Tran, Gustavo Cooper, Zoe Stewart and Aron Kantor.

EXCLUSIVE: Taskmaster, the quirky British game show, is taking another swing at the U.S. market with its own global streaming service.

**Spoilers for “The Batman” below. You’ve been warned.** For those who have seen “The Batman” in theaters, you are probably aware there isn’t some grand post-credits scene that teases what’s to come in the franchise.

There was an updated theatrical release slate from Disney circulating earlier in the week and one of the puzzling things that stood out was that 20th Century Studios is mainly pushing out four “Avatar” sequels between 2022-2028. Giving the impression that the studio would be scaling-back 20th Century titles for the big screen as Disney can only secure only so many dates per year and likely won’t want to see Disney-owned pics going head-to-head against each other.

Central Cee storms to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart this week, fighting off strong competition from Tears For Fears in what proved a thrilling race to the finish. 

Camila Cabello has released her new collaboration with Ed Sheeran – you can listen to ‘Bam Bam’ below.First announced last month, the singer/songwriter then shared a snippet of the track earlier this week (February 28).Cabello has now released ‘Bam Bam’, which was produced by Ricky Reed, Edgar Barrera and Cheche Alara and written by Cabello, Sheeran and Reed.The track is Cabello’s first new music release of 2022 and is the latest preview of her forthcoming new album ‘Familia’, which is set for release on April 8.The video for ‘Bam Bam’ has also been released this afternoon (March 4), which was directed by Mia Barnes in collaboration with Dave Meyers – you can watch the colourful clip below.Speaking to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe this week, Cabello said of ‘Bam Bam’: “I wanted to make a song that had English words, but gives me that same feeling that a lot of these Latin songs give us. And so basically, we had this version of the song.“By the time that Ed [Sheeran] had heard it and been on board to do it, I was in a different place in my life.

A number of Scots are among 450 people arrested in the UK after police uncovered an online platform where pictures and videos of child sexual abuse were being shared.

Babylon’s Fall, a cooperative action RPG from Square Enix, has peaked at just over a thousand concurrent PC players in the game’s first 24 hours.The multiplayer hack and slash game went live on Steam at 17:00 GMT yesterday (March 3) and in the following 22 hours, only 1,179 people played the title at the same time, according to SteamDB.For comparison, Square Enix employees around 5,500 people. Marvel’s Avengers (another live game published by the studio) saw around 28,000 concurrent players at launch and was subsequently branded a failure.Babylon’s Fall was first announced at E3 2018 with a planned release date of 2019.

Creative Assembly has shared that it is “extensively testing” anti-piracy software Denuvo to see how much of an impact it’s having on Total War: Warhammer 3, following reports of poor performance.In a Steam post shared yesterday (March 3), Creative Assembly has updated fans on its progress on making the game more stable.As well as outlining what the team is working on, Creative Assembly acknowledged that Denuvo has been a “divisive topic of discussion” since the launch of Total War: Warhammer 3, as fans have accused the unpopular software of causing performance issues in the game.The studio said that although it is “extensively testing the product to determine its full impact on the game,” there are some “misconceptions” it aims to clear up.Creative Assembly goes on to clarify that Denuvo was included in pre-release builds send out to critics and content creators, and “was not purposefully omitted and then later added for the sake of the reviews.”The studio added that Denuvo has been included in previous Total War games, though clarified that “this does not absolve it of any potential issues it is causing,” and “there may be some other factor at the heart of the problem that you/we can explore together.”“The impact of Denuvo on performance is not yet conclusive. Many players have presented evidence both ways, and there are likely to be many factors that weigh into the conversation.

really tried.In a new interview with , Natalie reveals that she and Shayne dated even after their wedding ended without a marriage between the two. “A week after our wedding, we started dating again," she says. "Maybe it's not dating—we continued our engagement again.

CBS Los Angeles reports. Jaqueline Avant, 81, was killed on December 1 after 30-year-old Aariel Maynor broke into the home she shared with her husband.Maynor pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of murder, one count of attempted murder, one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm and two counts of robbing a home with a person present, according to CBS Los Angeles.

Shane Warne has sadly passed away at the age of 52.

Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” includes a haunting cackle that has fans speculating about sequels with Robert Pattinson as the Caped Crusader — and which Gotham villains he might be up against.(Warning: This article contains spoilers for “The Batman.”)Listed in credits as “Unseen Arkham Prisoner” in the film, out Friday, Barry Keoghan played a fellow jailbird to Paul Dano’s The Riddler, who gets thrown in the slammer at Arkham Asylum.When Riddler asked who the mysterious convict hiding in the shadows of the next cell is, Keoghan cryptically responded, “Well, that’s the question.”And it was certainly the question on fans’ minds, with many speculating the “Dunkirk” actor’s brief cameo was The Joker, especially since his grinning face was largely hidden.Director Reeves was cryptic about who exactly Keoghan, 29, played, but alluded that viral speculation about The Joker sneak peek was correct.“He’s who you think he is,” Reeves told press last month, Insider reported. “I would say the thing about the movie is that it isn’t a Batman origin story, but it is the origin story of every rogues’ gallery character that you come across.

Game of Thrones star Kit Harington has teamed up with actors David Tennant and Adrian Lester to support an urgent Ukraine humanitarian campaign. The trio of stars will appear in TV and radio clips filmed by the Disasters Emergency Committee launched on Thursday March 3.The DEC brings together 15 UK aid charities to raise funds which will be distributed to charities responding on the ground, providing Ukranians with food, water and shelter.Trigger Point star Adrian, 53, said: “It is easy to feel powerless in the face of so much catastrophic human need, but you can help.” He added that the charities involved in the DEC were already working in Ukraine or neighbouring countries, “preparing to scale up their operations.” The UK Government will match pound-for-pound up to £20 million donated by the public to this appeal.The Queen is already known to have given a "generous donation" to the appeal.

Jordan North has said he’s “in agony” on the final day of his Comic Relief challenge which will see him row 100 miles from London to his home town of Burnley.The former I’m A Celebrity campmate began his challenge on Monday 28 February, and is completing the final 23 miles today. Jordan’s efforts have so far raised an impressive £600,000 Comic Relief. Sharing BBC Radio 1's video of him rowing earlier today, Jordan admitted that he was "in agony" but remained "determined" to carry on.

Metropolitan Opera after her support for Vladimir Putin resurfaced amid Russia’s devastating invasion of Ukraine.Netrebko, 50, is one of the opera’s highest grossing box office superstars and her exit is a major blow to the Manhattan cultural establishment.“It is a great artistic loss for the Met and for opera,” Met General Manager Peter Gelb announced in a statement on Thursday. “Anna is one of the greatest singers in Met history, but with Putin killing innocent victims in Ukraine, there was no way forward.”Gelb said last Sunday that the Met would not continue to associate with artists who support Putin.

ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The atomically stupid video has racked up nearly one million views on Twitter as of Friday morning.“It went brilliantly.

Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker recently did a sex fast.

The man accused of murdering Tyrone Williamson is set to stand trial later this year.

Car Buzz, it looks like a 1960s Chevrolet Camaro with elements of a Ford Mustang and a Dodge Charger.The car has been heavily adapted so it’s fit for a superhero.We may not know exactly how much it costs but a rare 1960s Chevrolet Camaro can sell for well over $100,000 and this would be before any modifications.If you add the cost of superhero modifications you’d be looking at a very hefty price tag that could reach into the millions.Every bat needs a home and when Batman isn’t fighting crime or hanging out with his tech in the Bat cave, he’s at Wayne Manor.According to Entertainment Weekly, Batman’s home is worth $137 million and has a hefty maintenance cost of $1.6 million per year.Batman is highly skilled at martial arts.Depending on where you live, professional martial arts training could cost hundreds of dollars a month.The comics also suggest he has multiple degrees including some in Computer Science, Engineering and Physics.If he studied in the US, multiple degrees could set Batman back hundreds of thousands of dollars.There’s also the likes of fire arm training and pilot training, which can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars individually.Overall, training to be Batman would cost millions of dollars on its own.Luckily for the superhero, he was trained by the Justice League who, according to the comics, don’t charge a fee.When Ben Affleck was the Batman he claimed his suit cost a staggering $100,000.He wanted to buy the suit after filming but the price put him off.According to The Mirror, a real life Batsuit could set you back over $1 million.The price is thought to be in the superhero’s famous cowl were a lot of high tech like night vision and radio communication is located.This article originally appeared in

Stacey Solomon delighted fans as she made her return to the Loose Women panel after being on maternity leave. The 32 year old, who brought her adorable daughter Rose along with her for her first day back on the popular ITV show, took time off after giving birth in October. As she was welcomed back to our screens, body language expert Derek Heron has told OK! that Stacey appeared “relaxed” and “natural” as she eased herself back in.

That’s it. Bangs are this season’s hottest trend. First we saw Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts sport the perfect choppy fringe, then there was Rita Ora’s vintage movie star fringe, and now Selling Sunset’s Chrishell Stause has jumped on the bang-wagon – see what we did there.

Bob Verini Judgment was rendered 51 years ago — on Feb. 18, 1970, to be precise, the sentencing coming two days later — in the historic judicial outrage known as “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” The anniversary is a moment for reflection, so much so that Netflix made director-screenwriter Aaron Sorkin’s motion picture adaptation available free globally for 48 hours on its YouTube channel.Especially considering the events at the U.S.

The Trial of the Chicago 7 will be free to watch on YouTube until Saturday at 11:59 p. m.

When you think of some of the most iconic moments in an Aaron Sorkin-written film or TV show, they all likely take place indoors. Whether it’s a boardroom in “Social Network” or a courtroom in films such as “The Trial of the Chicago 7” or even “A Few Good Men,” many of the most memorable lines of dialogue from Sorkin’s past take place in the confines of four walls and a roof.

Aaron Sorkin’s award-nominated drama “The Trial Of The Chicago 7” will be free to stream on YouTube for two days.

Freddie Mercury were “spectacular”.The Fight Club filmmaker was originally set to direct Bohemian Rhapsody in its early stages, before Stephen Frears eventually got the job.Baron Cohen was on board to play the Queen frontman, too, before exiting the project over creative differences and being replaced by Rami Malek.In conversation with Aaron Sorkin on an episode of The Director’s Cut podcast, per The Playlist, Fincher turned to the filmmakers’ shared history with Baron Cohen, as he recently starred in Sorkin’s awards contender The Trial of the Chicago 7.“He’s so deft and specific,” said Fincher of the actor’s talent. “He’s such an intellect about the things he’s doing.

If you want to speak truth to power, then write a story. That was Aaron Sorkin’s message at the 2017 WGA Awards when he picked up his Paddy Chayefsky honor.

Chloé Zhao's Nomadland dominated the nominations for the 2021 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards with six mentions across 11 categories. On Friday, as the competition for the 10th AACTA International Awards, including new global TV categories, were unveiled, Zhao's American road movie continued its run as an early awards season contender by picking up best director and best screenplay nominations and a best actress mention for Frances McDormand for her role in Nomadland.

Also Read: Nicole Kidman in Talks to Replace Cate Blanchett in Aaron Sorkin's Lucille Ball Biopic With Javier BardemEscape Artists will produce the film with Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch as producers and Jenna Block and David Bloomfield as executive producers. Ball and Arnaz’s children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr.