‘Welcome To Chechnya’ Director David France Talks Dangerous Risks And Lifesaving Hope Of LGBTQ Docu

Arnold Schwarzenegger loves being a grandpa.

Dr. Dre has joked that he’s had to talk Eminem and Snoop Dogg out of “pulling their penises out” during Sunday’s Super Bowl Halftime Show (February 13).Dre, Eminem and Snoop will perform live with Kendrick Lamar and Mary J.

Lebanon and Kuwait won’t be playing "Death on the Nile," Deadline has confirmed, and that’s unfortunately due to both countries’ protest of Israeli native star Gal Gadot. Gadot served in the Israeli military for two years prior to becoming a model and actress, as her native country mandates it. Given her connection to the IDF, Lebanon previously blocked the actress’ movie "Wonder Woman" from release in May 2017.

, but she's a literal beauty queen. Not sure if she's got her sights set on becoming football's next , but the mantle is hers for the taking if she wants it.If you want to get to know this NFL couple ahead of the , here's everything we've found out about A.J.

Council tax bills for Bury residents are set to rise by around three per cent from April according to the authority’s proposed budget.

This Morning viewers branded one of the show's latest interviews 'painful' as Alison Hammond quizzed a couple about their sex life.

Mike Wass Jenna Raine, who went viral on TikTok in 2021 with wide-eyed ballad “See You Later (10 Years),” has inked a deal with Warner Records and signed on with SB Projects. The 17-year-old’s major-label debut EP, also called “see you later (10 years),” arrives today. It includes a new version of the titular hit featuring JVKE and an equally optimistic new song “2%,” which references the percentage of high school sweethearts that end up getting married.“After hearing ‘See You Later (10 Years),’ I wanted to immediately know more about the young artist,” Warner Records co-chairman and CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck tells Variety.

Eminem has got some game day jitters!The seasoned rapper sat down with Sway Colloway on SiriusXM’s on Shade 45, where he spoke about his upcoming Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime performance and who he is rooting for in the big game.«I'mma tell you, it's f**king nerve-wracking. It's f**king nerve-wracking,» Eminem said. «This to me — there's nothing more final than live TV.

Get ready for some cowboy booties! Miranda Lambert and husband Brendan McLoughlin are ready to grow their family with their first child together.

The trailer for Mark Wahlberg’s new movie “Father Stu” has been released.

Cities: Skylines have been bundled with malicious code by their creator, who reportedly used an automatic updater to infect users with a trojan horse and affected performance for specifically targeted fellow modders and developer Colossal Order employees.In 2021, a modder going by the name of Chaos launched a “redesigned” version of a mod called Harmony, a vital framework project that most mods in Cities: Skylines rely upon to function.Chaos also then “redesigned” several popular mods for the game, and listed his modified version of Harmony as a core download – meaning that players would have to go and download it for any dependent mods to work.However, it’s been discovered that an automatic updater was buried in this version of Harmony, which would allow Chaos to deliver malware to the devices of anyone that downloaded it. Other malicious code was used to cripple the performance of other mods, which in turn caused players to download more of Chaos’ mods as they were advertised as solutions to these issues.

Wordle has hit the internet, as the aptly named Dungleon turns the formula into a dungeon crawler.Players pick between a number of characters on a keyboard, and just like Wordle they’re shown to either be not in the “word”, somewhere else on the board, or not in that day’s result entirely.Dungleon differs from Wordle though, as it has a few extra rules. These can range from things like each set having at least one hero and monster, certain pieces only appearing in combination with others, and other pieces only ever showing up in specific places.There are also “magic spells” in Dungleon that offer extra help typically not found in Wordle, which can assist players in figuring out the last few dungeon pieces.You can play Dungleon here (via PC Gamer).We made a wordle-like!https://t.co/TP42dtrZ6f is a "guess the dungeon" game, with a new dungeon every day.

Joe Exotic is having his voice heard.

Diplo has announced his new self-titled album and shared its first single, the Miguel-featuring ‘Don’t Forget My Love’ – you can hear the track below.The forthcoming LP is said to be “the first proper Diplo album since [2004’s] ‘Florida'”, and is therefore set to be his first full-length release of electronic music in 18 years.‘Diplo’ is set for release on March 4 via the Higher Ground imprint of the producer’s own Mad Decent label.Jasper Goggins, Mad Decent label head and Diplo’s collaborator for more than 20 years, said in a statement that the upcoming album is “a fantastic and cohesive self-titled work that will stand as a career-defining moment”.“The features and collaborations may look like contemporary industry algorithmic engineering, but this album is actually purpose built for Diplo’s favourite places to play in the world; a testament to his almost absurd and undying love of DJing live in front of people,” he added.‘Diplo’ has been previewed today (February 11) with the track ‘Don’t Forget My Love’, which features Miguel. You can hear the song in the above lyric video.You can see the tracklist for ‘Diplo’, which also features the likes of Jungle, Busta Rhymes and Lil Yachty, below.1. ‘Don’t Forget My Love’ (with Miguel)2. ‘High Rise’ (feat. Amtrac and Leon Bridges)3. ‘Your Eyes’ (with RY X)4. ‘One By One (Extended)’ (feat. Andhim and Elderbook)5. ‘Promises’ (with Paul Woolford and Kareen Lomax)6. ‘Right 2 Left’ (with Mele, feat. Busta Rhymes)7. ‘Humble’ (with Lil Yachty)8. ‘On My Mind’ (with Sidepiece)9. ‘Don’t Be Afraid’ (with Damian Lazarus, feat. Jungle)10. ‘Let You Go’ (with TSHA, feat. Kareen Lomax)11. ‘Forget About Me’ (Nite Version) (with Aluna and Durante)12. ‘Make You Happy’ (with WhoMadeWho)13.

Peaky Blinders virtual reality game has been officially announced – you can check out the first trailer below.Set to be released in 2022, Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom is described as an action-adventure VR game where players will “infiltrate the Peaky Blinders underground world, coming face-to-face with much-loved and much-feared characters”.Cillian Murphy (Tommy Shelby) and Paul Anderson (Arthur Shelby) will reprise their roles for the title, which will also feature brand new characters.Players will also be able to freely explore recreated environments seen in the show, like the Garrison Pub, Charlie’s Yard and Shelby’s Betting Shop.Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom is developed by Maze Theory, who previously worked on the Doctor Who VR game Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time.While platforms are yet to be announced, Doctor Who: The Edge Of Time released across PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest and HTC Vive – so this is expected to follow suit.The sixth and final season of Peaky Blinders is expected to premiere later this month, although an exact release date has yet to be announced.Creator Steven Knight has recently said the show’s story will now continue beyond World War Two in a planned film following the sixth season.Speaking about the original scope to Empire, Knight said: “It was always Britain between the wars – how the lesson from one war was not learned and was repeated. It’s also the end of empire: we enter the Second World War and by the end of it, there is no empire, really.

Wendy Williams has reportedly been denied access to millions of dollars of her own money.

Rick Rubin has announced his debut book, The Creative Act: A Way Of Being.The acclaimed music producer and Def Jam Records co-founder will publish the title in early 2023, The Guardian reports.The Creative Act… is said to be a non-fiction title focusing on the process of creativity. “I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art,” Rubin explained in a statement.

Oscar-nominated director David France has been at the helm of some of the most noted LGBTQ-themed documentaries ever made. His “How To Survive a Plague” looked at the AIDS crisis, and his “The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson” chronicled the late trans activist. France’s latest film—“Welcome to Chechnya,” which debuted at Sundance earlier this year and is now airing on HBO—is a powerful examination of the thousands of LGBTQ individuals dealing with the anti-gay leadership of the southern Russian republic of Chechnya.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterFX Networks is making its way to Comic-Con@Home and they are bringing Archer and What We Do In The Shadows with them. The virtual iteration of San Diego Comic-Con runs from July 23-26.The animated spy series Archer, which is entering its 11th season, will bring its signature snark to the fanboy-fangirl confab on July 24 at 5pm PT.

Dino-Ray Ramos, Amanda N'Duka Hasan Minhaj is probably best known for being a correspondent on The Daily Show and his stand-up comedy, most notably his Netflix special Homecoming King in 2017 which earned him a Peabody Award. That same year he spoke at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

When the embrace of one’s true self becomes a protest, and when protest is treated by the state as tantamount to treason, small acts of humanity can carry the weight of the world. Director David France wades into this awful reality with his newest documentary, “Welcome to Chechnya,” which tracks a group of activists in Russia and Chechnya who operate an LGBTQ+ Underground Railroad of sorts.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorWithin two weeks of David France reading an article in The New Yorker about the persecution of LGTBQ people in Chechnya, he was on a plane headed to Moscow.It’s there that he first met the men and women who are featured in his new documentary “Welcome to Chechnya,” which premieres Tuesday on HBO. Ramzan Kadyrov, the president of the autonomous region of Russia, enacted a campaign in 2017 to find, imprison, torture and sometimes kill LGBTQ Chechens.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe first season of David Makes Man from Oscar-winning screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight) is making its way to streaming. HBO Max has acquired exclusive streaming rights to the Peabody Award-winning drama and will debut on the streamer on July 16.The series, which is loosely based on McCraney’s experiences, comes from OWN and Warner Horizon Scripted Television and centers on the titular David played by Akili McDowell, a 14-year-old prodigy from the projects.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIn what has been one hell of an election year, Jon Stewart is cutting through all of it with his biting political comedy Irresistible starring Steve Carell, Rose Byrne and Chris Cooper. The Focus Features film was originally set to hit theaters on May 29, but like all films impacted by the pandemic, it pivoted to PVOD and drops today.Written by Stewart, Irresistible follows a Democrat political consultant (Carell) who helps a retired Marine colonel (Cooper) run for mayor against a Republican rival (Byrne) in a small Wisconsin town.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Documentary filmmaker Alex Holmes is going from the world of boat racing in his critically acclaimed pic Maiden to the world ofcycling with Last Rider, which chronicles the story of Greg LeMond. The director will team with MRC Non-Fiction for the production.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterComic-Con@Home is set to bring the most excellent panel to its virtual confab with the cast and filmmakers from the forthcoming Bill & Ted Face The Music. Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves who play the titular time traveling band members of Wyld Stallyns are set to appear on the panel alongside actors Samara Weaving, Brigette Lundy-Paine, William Sadler as well as director Dean Parisot and writers Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs the LGBTQ community and allies continue to celebrate Pride Month, Amazon Prime Video is setting a virtual fest of their  own with “Pride Inside” June 27-28.The fest, which will take place at PrimeVideoPrideInside.com, will support The Black AIDS Institute and the National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network. The fest will include performances by artists Betty Who, Vincint, The Aces and Greyson Chance.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterFrom playing the unhinged Mouse in Devil in a Blue Dress to battling Thanos as War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Don Cheadle’s resume is a diverse array of characters, but none of them are quite like Mo Monroe in Showtime’s Black Monday. Cheadle plays the coke-snorting, self-destructive broker navigating the stock market crash of October 19, 1987, which of course came to be known as ‘Black Monday’.

Dino-Ray Ramos, Amanda N'Duka Schitt’s Creek may have finished its run, but the spirit of the comedy will live on and continue to make us laugh — and that is all thanks to Dan Levy who not only co-created the show with his father Eugene Levy, but also stars in it alongside him. He joined us on Deadline’s New Hollywood Podcast to talk about his journey to creating the show — and it was a fun one.Before he was making us laugh on Schitt’s Creek, Levy did a lot: he was a host at MTV Canada’s Laguna Beach and The Hills aftershow and appeared in the iconic Degrassi franchise.