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Noemie Merlant’s Punk Fable ‘The Balconettes’ Shatters MeToo Taboos With Blood and Guts
Noemie Merlant’s sophomore feature “The Balconettes” plays as a raunchy horror-comedy with a greater social conscience. The film follows three roommates – an actress, played by Merlant, a camgirl played by “Dune: Part Two” breakout Souheila Yacoub and a frustrated writer played Sanda Condreanu – who are initially infatuated and eventually repelled by a lothario …
6-min read - EntertainmentVariety
Selena Gomez Weeps as ‘Emilia Pérez’ Earns Biggest Cannes Standing Ovation So Far at 9 Minutes
“Emilia Pérez,” a musical crime drama starring Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón, has earned the biggest standing ovation of this year’s Cannes Film Festival so far. Gomez wiped away tears as the Palais clapped for a full nine minutes, accompanied by plenty of hooting, whistling and cheering. During the standing ovation, director …
2-min read - NewsDeadline
Sean Combs Won’t Face Charges For 2016 LA Beating Of Cassie, DA Says Despite Video Evidence; “Cover-Up” Could Warrant Possible Probe
Sean “Puffy” Combs won’t be prosecuted for beating the crap out of Casandra Ventura despite hotel surveillance footage showing the 2016 assault, says the Los Angeles District Attorney. “We are aware of the video that has been circulating online allegedly depicting Sean Combs assaulting a young woman in Los Angeles, stated George Gascón late Friday a …
3-min read - EntertainmentThe Hollywood Reporter
Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña Deliver Cannes’ First Hit With Trans Gangster Musical ‘Emilia Perez’
Jacques Audiard returned to Cannes on Saturday night to introduce the world to Emilia Perez, which received a rapturous response from the audience, which gave it a nine-minute standing ovation. After Audiard took the mic to speak in French, the standing ovation resumed for another minute or so. The 10th film from the French auteur …
2-min read - EntertainmentThe Hollywood Reporter
‘La Belle de Gaza’ Review: Documentary About Palestinian Trans Women in Israel Falls Short
In her latest work, French filmmaker Yolande Zauberman tries to track down a mysterious trans woman who allegedly walked from Gaza to Tel Aviv.
4-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
Emilia Perez review – Jacques Audiard’s gangster trans musical barrels along in style
A thoroughly implausible yarn about a Mexican cartel leader who hires a lawyer to arrange his transition, but is carried along by its cheesy Broadway energy
3-min read - TechnologyDeadline
Sony Music Demands Tech Giants Not Use Its Music To Develop AI
Sony Music, the largest music publisher in the world and the home of artists like Beyonce and Adele, has contacted more than 700 firms, including Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI, to determine if they have used its songs to develop artificial intelligence systems. The publisher wants to stop training, developing or making money from AI using …
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