The estranged husband of reality TV's Selling Sunset Christine Quinn has been charged with assault and child abuse, authorities have confirmed.
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Siddhant Adlakha A film that pivots around a court case about its own making, buried treasure documentary “A Band of Dreamers and a Judge” features hints of allure that eventually wane. Shot in Iran, where unauthorized excavations remain illegal, Hesam Eslami’s chronicle of a group of treasure hunters is an occasionally intense process piece that often loses steam, especially during its attempts at intimate portraiture.
The movie’s grave-robbing subjects lead full and complex lives, but it seldom depicts them with the richness they deserve. Eslami’s framing device is unique.
The story begins with his cross-examination by a female judge, who questions his motives in filming footage a year prior, of a band of middle-aged friends obsessed with finding lost antiquities in the mountains of Savadkooh. This year-old footage makes up most of the movie’s runtime, plenty of which is dedicated to the group’s personal lives.
Unfortunately, the more its lens remains trained on their behind-the-scenes dynamics, the less focused it feels, thanks to its numerous lengthy, static scenes of interpersonal drama that pale in comparison to its riveting depictions of Indiana Jones-esque adventuring (minus the grand theatrics). “A Band of Dreamers and a Judge” is front loaded with nerve-wracking guerilla filmmaking, with moments so gripping that the rest of the movie seldom measures up.
During illicit nighttime digs — backed by Younes Eskandari’s sharp, eerie, horror-adjacent score — cinematographer Hamed Hoseini Sangari trains the camera’s gaze not on the group themselves, but on the harsh and hilly landscape they traverse, lit by makeshift flashlights that illuminate only slivers of space at a time. Scenes of recon and eventual rock clearing
.The estranged husband of reality TV's Selling Sunset Christine Quinn has been charged with assault and child abuse, authorities have confirmed.
Tom Sandoval just couldn’t resist getting in a few digs at Rachel Leviss during the Vanderpump Rules reunion!
Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent New Dubai-based distribution and production studio The Plot Pictures is headed for the Cannes Marche du Film after snapping up Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) rights to a slew of indie titles across different genres. They include “Locust,” a first feature film from Taiwanese American multidisciplinary artist Keff that is playing in Critics Week, and Nick Hamm’s epic “William Tell.” The Plot Pictures CEO Pratixa Shah and head of sales Ozge Conduroglu – who was previously with Starz Play Arabia – are assembling a slate spanning “different genres, regions, and languages,” as Shah put it in statement.
during a quarterly earnings call on Tuesday. “The team is one that I have tremendous confidence in,” he began.
Tom Cruise and his kids Bella and Connor still keep in touch. The actor leads a very private life, prompting many to speculate on the nature of his relationship with his children, which include Bella and Connor, whom he adopted with Nicole Kidman, and Suri Cruise, whom he had with Katie Holmes.A new photo that has been swirling social media shows the first time that Cruise and Bella and Connor have been seen together since 2010, when they were photographed in New York with their father and Suri. Suri Cruise looks cool and stylish in new photos in NYSuri Cruise and Katie Holmes look like sisters on a fashionable coffee dateA post shared by Derrick Brooks (@officialdbrooks55)The photo was shared by Derrick Brooks, a former NFL player that is now one of the owners of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Hassie Harrison (“Yellowstone”), Jai Courtney (“Terminator Genisys”) and “Heartbreak High’s” Josh Heuston, soon to be seen in “Dune: Prophecy,” will star in the horror thriller “Dangerous Animals.” Adding edge to the package, Australia’s genre auteur Sean Byrne (“The Loved Ones,” “The Devil’s Candy”), one of the highest rated horror directors of all time on Rotten Tomatoes, is directing “Dangerous Animals” which will be brought onto the Cannes market by David Garrett’s Mister Smith Entertainment. Starting principal photography on Australia Gold Coast on May 7, “Dangerous Animals” is produced by London and Sydney-based Brouhaha Entertainment, behind Karim Aïnouz’s “Firebrand” and Guy Pearce-led “The Convert,” sold by Mister Smith, in conjunction with LD Entertainment (“Jackie,” “Ben Is Back”), Oddfellows Entertainment and management-production firm Range Media Partners.
Women’s basketball interest is growing so fast, even the WNBA can’t keep up.
Glasgow-born Sally Magnusson has been updating Scots across the country with the latest news on Thursdays and Fridays since 1997.
Anitta didn’t think much about her death. Despite growing up in the notorious favelas of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian multi-hyphenate just knew that her life would be as glamorous as she always imagined: she would sing, dance and act her way to global stardom.
Ellise Shafer The second annual Cannes Investors Circle has revealed its lineup, including films from Ruben Östlund and Lorcan Finnegan. Taking place at the Marché du Film during the Cannes Film Festival, the Investors Circle showcases 10 never-before-seen films in various stages of development to an exclusive group of film financing experts and investors.
Lily Moayeri While the United States continues to debate how and when hip-hop lyrics can be used in court, dissident Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi was sentenced to death on April 24 for lyrics that criticized the Islamic Republic’s ruling regime. The sentence, handed down by the ruling Republic Court of the Islamic Republic, overturns a decree from the higher Supreme Court which, according to the New York Times, found issues with the original ruling that sentenced Salehi to six years imprisonment and banned him from making music or singing for two years. The reason given for Salehi’s execution, which the Islamic Republic administers by hanging, is his involvement with Iran’s 2022 protests through his music.
Shargh and Entekhab.State media reported that his sentence could be reduced by a pardoning committee if he appeals again.Salehi had spent time in prison last year and was briefly released, but according to witness testimonies, he was violently rearrested and sent him to prison in Isfahan. This happened after he revealed that he was tortured and placed in solitary confinement for 252 days following his arrest in October 2022, UN experts said in a statement published by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).Salehi isn’t the only artist to have been targeted for showing opposition to the government.
A lawyer for Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi said his client has been given a death sentence for his involvement in the protests that swept Iran in 2022.
Sharareh Drury Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi has been sentenced to death by an Iranian revolutionary court over songs that criticized the Iranian government, according to his lawyer and state media. “An order for the execution of Toomaj Salehi has been issued,” Salehi’s lawyer Amir Raesian tweeted Wednesday.
Projects centered around the left-wing revolutionary group, the Black Panther Party, continue to fascinate popular culture. In 2022, Daniel Kaluuya won an Oscar for portraying the betrayed deputy chairman, Fred Hampton, in the bio-crime drama, “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Now, a new limited series, “The Big Cigar,” based on a Playboy Article by Joshuah Bearman (known for the Wired Article that inspired “Argo”), tells the too-good-to-be-true story of Black Panther co-founder Huey Percy Newton’s escape to Cuba with the assistance of a famous film producer.
BBC Morning Live star Dr. Xand, real name Alexander van Tulleken, and his wife Dolly have welcomed a baby boy.The news was shared on the show's Instagram Page, in a post which read: "Congratulations to Dr.
hope Caitlin Clark calls her signature shoe.The , who was the first pick in the WNBA draft after smashing records during her four years at school in Iowa, is on the cusp of signing a massive endorsement deal with athletic-wear giant Nike. According to the , the almost-finalized contract would pay Clark $28 million over eight years and includes a promise for a signature shoe, which, depending on how the deal is structured, could be super lucrative.Nike reportedly outbid competitors Under Armour, Adidas and Puma to sign Clark. The article also notes that Clark is already a millionaire thanks to “name, image, likeness” (NIL) deals she made while at school, partnering with brands like Gatorade and State Farm.$28 million would be the richest sponsorship contract for a female basketball player ever, according to the AP.
Prince William confessed to keeping a significant secret from Kate Middleton for three weeks, fearing he'd be in 'a lot of trouble'.
Josie Gibson recently addressed why she didn't get the main hosting gig on This Morning but while she's still very much part of the show and making frequent appearances, viewers - and shoppers - are set to see more of her as her new role has been revealed.
Olly Murs has confirmed the safe arrival of his first child with wife Amelia Tank. The singer announced back in December that the pair were expecting their first baby in a sweet social media post.