AMC pulls “anti-trans” documentary ‘No Way Back’ from cinemas following backlash

@jrpsaki breaks it down. pic.twitter.com/wZ55u20476Kelly, meanwhile, wasn’t having it in her Monday installment of “The Megyn Kelly Show,” saying that to say that Muslim Americans have only just recently become anti-LGBTQ is inaccurate — “You could go back a long ways to find out why Muslims object to the LGBTQ agenda, the way it’s currently being taught in particular,” she said.

An alleyway was taped off by police this afternoon following reports of an assault.

Lambrini Girls have criticised Graham Linehan for accusing them of “supporting sterilising children” by speaking out for trans rights.The Brighton punk duo have been vocal in their support for trans inclusivity and their recent EP ‘You’re Welcome’ features a song, ‘Terf Wars’, condemning transphobia.Linehan, meanwhile, has become known in recent years for perpetrating anti-trans sentiments, claiming his views have cost him his career and image. In 2018, he was issued with a verbal harassment warning by police after he was involved in an online row with a transgender activist.Lambrini Girls performed at Iggy Pop‘s ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ show at London’s Crystal Palace Park yesterday (July 1), during which they projected trans-inclusive messages onto the video wall behind them, including ‘Trans lives fucking matter’ and ‘Stop dead-naming your kids’.In response to their label, Big Scary Monsters, sharing a photo of the moment, the Father Ted creator replied with an image reading: “Start thinking of an excuse why you supported sterilising children,” tagging the band.Hey @Lambrini_Girls pic.twitter.com/kiqk4JxYjF— Graham Linehan (@Glinner) July 2, 2023The band replied: “A disappointing example of a powerful industry head terrified of authentic self expression.

Christie Brinkley is hitting back at the trolls.

Charli XCX has shared a brand new single ‘Speed Drive’, which is set to feature in the soundtrack for the Barbie movie. Check it out below.The track is the latest to be taken from the film’s upcoming soundtrack, and follows hot on the heels of ‘Barbie World’, a recent hit by Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice.Adding to the singer’s growing collection of songs about cars, ‘Speed Drive’ may be brief — coming in at less than two minutes long — but still manages to pack a punch as one of the most energetic songs on the soundtrack.Kicking in immediately with electronic melodies and a highly boosted bass, the pop star bursts into the song with a nod to the Toni Basil hit 1981 single ‘Mickey’ — “Oh, Barbie, you’re so fine / You’re so fine you blow my mind,” she sings.

Caitlyn Jenner, the pro-Trump former California Republican gubernatorial candidate and Olympic gold medal winner, is praising GOP 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley‘s apparent multi-pronged attack on transgender Americans, the U.S. Armed Forces, and the Biden administration’s foreign policy – while continuing to adhere to the GOP’s agenda of injecting “communists” into her messaging.“The Chinese Communist Party is building missiles and we’re arguing over gender pronouns.

By now, you might have seen that Netflix is adding the 1997 blockbuster movie Titanic back to the streaming service on July 1. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ is moving into the contemporary UK thriller space with the greenlight of a series based on Alex Dahl’s parents-worst-nightmare novel Playdate.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Prime Video has unveiled 12 new unscripted reality and entertainment series coming to the Nordics, including an adaptation of the hit format “LOL: Last One Laughing” for Denmark and Norway. The streamer has also renewed the Swedish version of “LOL: Last One Laughing” for a second season. All Nordic versions of “LOL: Last One Laughing” are filmed and produced in Sweden by Jarowskij in Sweden, Metronome in Denmark and Nordisk Banijay in Norway. New Prime Video shows also include the Norwegian docu-reality series “Girls of Oslo,” a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of of well-known influencers Sophie Elise, Isabel Raad, Nora Haukland and Anniken Englund Jørgensen. “Girls of Oslo” is produced by Salto Film and will launch this Fall on Prime Video in Norway.

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Bimini has staged a protest against the government’s proposed anti-trans legislation that would see the trans community robbed of vital rights and protections.The pop star and former RuPaul’s Drag Race UK contestant interrupted their set on the Greenpeace stage last night (June 22) to hold up a placard that read: “Bin The Tories Anti-Trans Ban”. Fans in the crowd were also seen holding up similar placards.The Conservative government is proposing to change the legal definition of sex.

Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice have teamed up for a version of Aqua‘s ‘Barbie Girl’ for the new Barbie soundtrack – hear it below.The song’s release date was confirmed last week and hears the pair sample original snippets of the Aqua classic. The full title of the song is ‘Barbie World (With Aqua)’.It was previously reported last year that Aqua’s version of ‘Barbie Girl’ would not feature in the film.The new track arrives almost a month before the eagerly awaited Barbie movie hits cinemas worldwide.Watch the video for ‘Barbie Girl’ below.Dua Lipa most recently released ‘Dance The Night’, the lead track from the upcoming Barbie film’s soundtrack.Written in collaboration with Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt — who both composed the music for the film — and Norwegian singer Caroline Ailin, the song comes alongside a Barbie-inspired music video that sees the pop star strut around the hot-pink film sets.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International The heartrending search to locate and rescue the Titan submersible before it runs out of its four-day air supply will be the focus of a new fast-turnaround documentary on U.K. broadcaster Channel 5. “Titanic Sub: Lost at Sea” has been scheduled to air on Thursday at 7 p.m. local time. The doc will be presented by 5 News host Dan Walker. The ITN-produced documentary promises to “go beyond” news coverage and bring viewers up to date, while examining the wider context about the voyage, its passengers and the fascination with the Titanic shipwreck. The film will also talk to experts and look at the rise of extreme tourism.

The Ringer and Religion of Sports have unveiled Destination NBA: A G League Odyssey as the title for their NBA G League documentary greenlighted at Amazon, announcing that the film will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on August 8th. The companies also this afternoon debuted a first-look clip featuring projected NBA Draft lottery pick and NBA G League Ignite star, Scoot Henderson, which you can view above.

Tom Cruise talked emotionally about his love for big-screen movies and dove deep into the philosophy of global cinema during an interview with Deadline on the red carpet Monday in Rome where he attended the world premiere of Paramount and Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International An underwater vessel used to take tourists to the wreckage of the Titanic has gone missing, with a search and rescue operation now underway to locate the craft. The submersible, which is roughly the size of a truck, went missing in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday with crew members on board. Government agencies and deep-sea specialists are assisting with the operation. The craft is understood to be the Titan, built by Washington-based exploration company OceanGate Inc. The Titan is designed to take five people to a depth of 4,000 meters. The structure has a life support span of 96 hours (four days) for five people, according to OceanGate’s website. Each round-trip journey to the Titanic wreckage can take up to 10 hours.

John McGinn reckons taking out Norway was even bigger than the sinking of Spain.

Ben Croll The walls of Barcelona’s international convention center might soon rattle once the 4,000 European exhibitors, suppliers and service providers in town for the CineEurope trade show breathe out a collective sigh of relief. At the root of such succor are Europe’s more than encouraging box-office admissions, which saw a marked uptick in late 2022 and have continued to rise into the new year. “I think this edition will be very much about celebrating because 2022 was a much better year than 2021,” says Laura Houlgatte, CEO of the Intl. Union of Cinemas (UNIC), which tends to the needs of cinema trade associations and exhibitors across the old continent. “[What’s more] the numbers for the first quarter of 2023 have left everyone in a very good mood.”

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix on Friday announced its acquisition of The Dads, a documentary short billed as a quiet meditation on fatherhood, brotherhood and manhood that counts 13-time NBA All-Star Dwyane Wade amongst its EPs.

Charna Flam The Sundance Institute has selected four feature film projects and filmmakers for its 2023 Documentary Edit and Story Lab fellowship, which takes place from June 16-24 at the Sundance Resort. The fellows include “Blacked Out Dreams” (U.S.A.), “Concrete Land” (Jordan), “No Other Land” (Palestine, Norway) and “Remaining Native” (U.S.A,). The documentary program’s advisors are Laura Poitras (“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”) and Bhawin Suchak (“Outta The Muck”). The Documentary Edit and Story Lab fellowship is designed to encourage experimentation and risk-taking, for the fellows to develop, interrogate and collaborate in post-production.