Raven-Symoné is sticking up for wife Miranda Pearman-Maday!
24.04.2024 - 16:45 / variety.com
Sharareh Drury When prospective students of the University of Southern California visit the school, tour guides like to point out several noteworthy landmarks on campus: Heritage Hall and its multiple Heisman trophies on display, the symbolic Tommy Trojan statue and Norris Cinema Theatre, where students of all majors congregate each Thursday night to watch and discuss cinema with famed film critic Leonard Maltin. The class, officially titled CTCS-466: Theatrical Film Symposium, was founded by a fellow critic, Arthur Knight, in the early 1960s.
He proposed filmmakers bring their latest work to campus for youthful, eager minds to absorb and discuss. Stewardship of the class passed to L.A.
Times critic Charles Champlin in 1985, and eventually, the opportunity to take over one of USC’s most popular electives was presented
to Maltin. Maltin, Variety’s Educator of the Year, along with hundreds of students have since convened for 26 years in the oldest screening facility on campus for what is colloquially called “Maltin’s Night at the Movies.” The goal each semester, Maltin explains, is to make his students “smarter moviegoers.” Previously a film critic for Entertainment Tonight and author of an annual coveted movie guide, Maltin has a fairly simple yet successful formula to accomplish that goal.
“We expose students to film they wouldn’t see otherwise,” Maltin explains, noting that every semester the lineup of the class includes blockbusters (this spring, “Dune: Part Two” and “Mean Girls” are among screenings) as well as documentaries, foreign-language films and micro-indie productions. He also screens a vintage short or serial, often from his own 16mm collection, at the start of each class.
Raven-Symoné is sticking up for wife Miranda Pearman-Maday!
Olly Alexander made a cameo appearance in last night’s episode of EastEnders (May 2) – watch below.The Years & Years frontman starred in a scene on the BBC One soap ahead of representing the UK at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden next Saturday (May 11).Alexander visited the iconic Queen Victoria pub on Albert Square, where he was introduced as a friend of Johnny Carter (played by Charlie Suff). The latter character explained that the pair “go way back”, adding: “Years and years, in fact.”The singer added: “We met in a bar in Manchester.
The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are now 3.5 million people across Great Britain claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP), including nearly 219,000 living in Scotland. The number of people receiving the disability benefit is at an all-time high, even though the overall total does not take into account some 109,385 Scots who have transferred from PIP to Adult Disability Payment (ADP).
Junior Andre’s reported new girlfriend had a cheeky snog with Love Island star Adam Collard before calling him out on TV. The Sun reports that the 18-year-old son of Peter Andre and Katie Price is now dating Jasmine Orr, 23.OK ! has contacted representatives for Junior Andre for comment. The TV star appeared on Celebs Go Dating last year where she sparked up a romance with Adam, 28.
Andy Cohen is addressing BravoCon.
Love Island star Shannon Singh is reportedly back on the singles market after parting ways with her DJ boyfriend, Ben Sterling.The 25 year old reality TV sensation and the international DJ reportedly ended their romance earlier this year, but have kept quiet about the details. The couple had a bit of a rollercoaster relationship, breaking up in 2021 before Shannon made headlines when she entered the Love Island villa shortly after their split.
U2's Adam Clayton and his wife Mariana Teixeira de Carvalho have split, ending their marriage of over a decade in an amicable split. A representative for the couple shared the news with the Sunday World, confirming that they had parted ways.The duo, who tied the knot back in September 2013, share a six year old daughter named Alba.
Women who travel to the US under a Scottish Government scheme to fix a medical scandal face a postcode lottery of follow up treatment after returning home.
EXCLUSIVE: Blackfin, the Lionsgate-backed production company behind series including Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez, has a new Head of Documentaries.
A murder-mystery spoof boasting a cast of comedy legends is set to return to screens and once again stars some very familiar faces. Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson reprise their roles as Terry Bremmer and Gemma Draper in Murder, They Hope.
The Scottish Greens have accused the SNP of "cowardice" after they were kicked out of Government by Humza Yousaf.
Michael Douglas is opening up about his experience as an older dad!
In a shocking development in the Jill Dando murder investigation 25 years after the crime was committed, a man has been revealed to bear a remarkable semblance to a feared Serbian hitman. In an exclusive probe by The Mirror startling similarities were revealed between the unknown man captured on CCTV along the alleged escape route of Dando's killer and twice-convicted murderer Milorad Ulemek, serving a 40-year sentence in Serbia.
Tom Holland and his brother Harry Holland were pictured arriving at the opening night of the Sands: International Film Festival of St Andrews. The Scottish film festival is set to take place over three days.
Tori Spelling recently sent waves of nostalgia crashing over fans when she took to Instagram to share a snapshot of herself sandwiched between her Beverly Hills, 90210 co-stars Brian Austin Green and Jason Priestley. Captioning the photo of the trio, she quipped: "It's a Donna sandwich.
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Manchester United winger Antony believes he's turning his form around and he's promised fans he will continue to make improvements to all aspects of his game.
The latest figures from Social Security Scotland show there are now 192,575 people receiving Adult Disability Payments (ADP), including some 109,385 existing claimants who have had their award for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to the devolved IT system.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer The Universal horror movie “Abigail” began as a modern-day twist on “Dracula’s Daughter,” but making a film about the legendary vampire’s blood-sucking scion wasn’t the reason why the filmmaking trio Radio Silence — producer Chad Villella and directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett — wanted to make the project their follow-up to 2022’s “Scream” and 2023’s “Scream VI.” “As freeing as it is to challenge the format of what a ‘Scream’ movie is, you’re playing in a pretty specific sandbox,” Gillett says.
1 min read A glimmer of hope has emerged in the ongoing fight for LGBTIQ+ rights in Uganda. Twenty-two brave individuals, including prominent activists like Dr. Frank Mugisha and Jacqueline Kasha Nabagesara, have […]