told People.“It’s Taylor Sheridan and obviously it’s very well written. It’s very well researched.
27.02.2024 - 12:01 / variety.com
Naman Ramachandran Acclaimed filmmaker John Sayles has revealed exactly what he thinks of former U.S. President Donald Trump‘s wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Sayles wrote and directed the Oscar-nominated 1996 film “Lone Star,” a Western set in a Texas border town where Sheriff Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper) unearths long-buried secrets amid racial strife.
Since the film was made, a U.S.-Mexico border wall, a pivotal part of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and known colloquially as “Trump’s wall,” has been built. In a new interview with The Guardian, Sayles admitted that he recently urinated on the wall. “I don’t think we’ve made any progress on border issues since the movie was made.
Back then, it didn’t have the same tension. The border patrol would just say no me hagas correr to illegal immigrants – don’t make me run – and deport them,” Sayles said. “I don’t think a wall is the answer: it’s like a Christo installation that has cost billions of dollars.
I recently visited it with a friend and we urinated on it.” The movie marked one of Matthew McConaughey‘s first film roles. He plays Sam’s father, Buddy Deeds, in a transition back in time. “I never do rehearsals – I want the shock of the new.
Matthew McConaughey, who plays Chris’s father Buddy, had only done one movie before: Richard Linklater’s ‘Dazed and Confused.’ I needed a guy who didn’t have any star weight but who had the presence to play off against Kristofferson,” Sayles said of casting the actor. “Lone Star” is released on 4K and Blu-ray in the U.S. and U.K.
told People.“It’s Taylor Sheridan and obviously it’s very well written. It’s very well researched.
Lise Pedersen Speaking to Variety ahead of her film’s world premiere at leading European doc fest CPH:DOX, Lisa Jackson was keen to emphasize that “Wilfred Buck” is what she calls a “feel-good story” despite addressing dark issues related to Canada’s colonial past. Written and directed by Jackson (“Biidaaban: First Light”), the film is a hybrid doc that follows the extraordinary life story of the eponymous charismatic science facilitator, an expert in Indigenous lore about astronomy, who overcame a harrowing history of displacement, racism and addiction by reclaiming ancestral star knowledge and ceremony.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Pornhub and other affiliated adult websites have blocked access to users in Texas, amid a legal battle with the Lone Star State’s attorney general over an age-verification law. Last week, a federal appeals court upheld a Texas law requiring pornography sites to institute age-verification measures to ensure only adults 18 and older are able to access them, while it also struck down a part of the law requiring porn sites to display “health warnings” about the content.
Fox Corp. COO John Nallen says the company is “much more focused on growing the business than we are on selling the business” despite accelerating pay-TV declines and other challenges.
Hannah Einbinder was moved to tears. Nick Thune was moved to sing. John Leguizamo shared hard truths.
Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has said that immigration has created “division and animosity” in the UK.The London-born singer, whose parents were immigrants from Ireland, discussed the apparent effects of immigration and doubled down on his support for Brexit during an interview on LBC last night (March 7).“Britain today is so, so catastrophically disappointing,” said Lydon, who now lives in Los Angeles, California.He went on to talk about how some of the shows on his forthcoming spoken word tour – dubbed ‘I Could Be Wrong, I Could Be Right’ – would be taking place “in seaside towns” such as Brighton, Folkestone and Blackpool.“I mean, they really indicate how rundown Britain has become,” Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, continued. “Those used to be fantastic places when I was a kid.
You can tell it’s spring.
Nikki Haley is officially dropping out of the U.S. presidential race following her Super Tuesday defeat, according to reports.
UPDATED, with first results: As the first polls closed on Super Tuesday, Joe Biden and Donald Trump were projected to be the winners of Virginia’s Democratic and Republican primaries, on a night where he and Donald Trump are expected to solidify the chances of a November general election rematch.
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The suspense this Super Tuesday may be in watching how all of the networks try to make the night suspenseful.
John Oliver has some ideas for DC co-heads James Gunn and Peter Safran as to who should be their next Batman.
“Rust” director Joel Souza took the stand today in the trial of armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, telling the court that he did not see who gave Alec Baldwin the firearm in the fatal shooting incident.
Ellise Shafer Outgoing Berlinale artistic director Carlo Chatrian has spoken out about the political discourse surrounding the festival’s closing ceremony this year. As the Berlinale handed out prizes on Saturday night, several winning filmmakers took the opportunity in their acceptance speeches to call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Negotiations are underway to bring Academy Award-nominated Emily Blunt to the Dwayne Johnson film vehicle The Smashing Machine.
America Ferrera has been making headlines for her stunning looks during award season. The ‘Barbie’ star has walked multiple red carpets and has posed for the cameras, wearing glamorous ensembles and a new hairstyle, channeling one of the most iconic stars in classic Hollywood cinema.Eva Longoria to star in ‘Only Murders in the Building’: Season 4 takes place in Los AngelesAmerica Ferrera’s directorial debut, ‘I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter', is in developmentZendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, and more to present at the OscarsDuring her latest appearance at the 2024 Producers Guild Awards, the actress wore a black Patou gown and showed off her chic bob hairstyle.
The Supreme Court this morning in hearing oral arguments in two cases that could shape the future of social media platforms.
Johnny Manziel is opening up about his drug habit.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director John Cena revealed on “The Howard Stern Show” that an agency advised him not to appear in Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” in a cameo as a mermaid Barbie. The WWE icon and action star was told appearing in “Barbie” might impact future leading roles. Cena refused to listen.
“It’s been really interesting to talk about the film in this personal way, because it really was never meant to be so personal,” Elemental director Peter Sohn said at Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees panel Saturday.