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On Wednesday 8 January 2025, BBC One broadcasts Lost and Found in the Lakes!

Graduation Memories Lost Season 1 Episode 3 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Lost and Found in the Lakes,” titled “Graduation Memories Lost,” promises to be an exciting adventure for the team. This episode will air on BBC One and focuses on a newly qualified doctor who has lost precious graduation pictures. The team will face challenging weather conditions as they dive into the lake to retrieve these important memories.

In addition to the dive, the crafty team member Jen will take on a unique challenge. She will work with discarded tents and camping chairs, giving them a new life. Jen’s creativity will shine as she transforms these items into something useful and beautiful, showcasing her skills in crafting and recycling.

Meanwhile, Mui, the social media detective, will make an important discovery. With her expertise, she will launch an...

The story of Kvothe — infamous magic user, king-slayer, and...barkeep — has enthralled multiple generations of readers without reaching its end. Author Patrick Rothfuss has been vocal about his struggles to complete The Doors of Stone, the third and final full-length entry into his Kingkiller Chronicle series. The situation can’t help but remind fantasy enthusiasts of George R.R. Martin’s struggle to finish the purportedly penultimate entry in his A Song of Ice and Fire series: The Winds of Winter.

Still, there’s proof that Rothfuss has been working on The Doors of Stone. And in spite of it still lacking a release date, there is sound reason to be cautiously optimistic about it coming out before another 13 years have passed. That may have to be solace enough for Kingkiller fans for now.

At a time when fantasy authors like Brandon Sanderson are having huge success and new fantasy series are cropping up every day,...

Bucky Barns himself, Sebastian Stan, looks set to continue his impressive work away from the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a collaboration with director Cristian Mungiu.

If there’s one member of the ranks of the MCU that has really succeeded at searching out roles that stretch him as an artist, it’s surely Sebastian Stan. Yes, Robert Downey Jr won an Oscar this year and has been (rightly) lauded by all and sundry since stepping out of the Iron Man suit, but Stan has been picking roles that demand he loses himself in them.

His last two films are The Apprentice and A Different Man, two of this year’s most absorbing dramas, and as the leading man in both projects, Stan is fantastic. While awards aren’t everything, he’s sure to be in the conversation for some shiny orbs this year. Whether he ends up picking up and...

Chris Brown and Kanye West go way back. Although their friendship has had its ups and downs, they have managed to stay very close when it matters. With both holding a great deal of respect for each other, it is not surprising that their dynamic has lasted for more than a decade.

Kanye West performs at The Museum of Modern Art | Credits: Jason Persse via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0

When it comes to friendships that last thing long, it is only natural that there will be conflicts every now and then. However, during an interview, Brown revealed a hurdle that West and he faced that could have ended in a lawsuit.

Kanye West and Chris Brown Had the Same Album Name

Over the years, Kanye West has released many albums that follow a cohesive story. Starting with The College Dropout and then Late Registration, he followed a theme of academic pursuits.

50 Cent and his hip-hop contemporary Kanye West once had a little competition with each other. And 50 Cent believed that competition ultimately helped propel West’s music career.

How 50 Cent felt he inspired fans to gravitate to Kanye West’s music Kanye West and 50 Cent | Brad Barket/Getty Images

50 Cent and West famously tried to outdo one another’s albums back in the day. In September 11, 2007, 50 Cent was gearing up to release his third studio album Curtis. On the same date, West was readying to release his own 3rd album Graduation.

Initially, West was supposed to release the record on September 18, but he’d change its schedule to accommodate the rivalry. Unlike 50 Cent’s other feuds with rappers like Ja Rule, his rivalry with West wasn’t a personal one. The business mogul saw the rivalry as a great opportunity to make history.

“That was something that we created,” 50 Cent...

Genius: MLK/X executive producer Reggie Rock Bythewood, in accepting the award for best limited series/special at the 6th Annual African American Film Critics Association (Affca) TV Honors Saturday afternoon, made a political plea to attendees as he and the producing team of the National Geographic series, which includes wife Gina Prince-Bythewood, noted the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X’s historic meeting in the halls of the U.S. Capitol building in 1964.

“Sixty years later, let’s pick up the baton, let’s organize, let’s elect Vice President Kamala Harris as the next President of the United States,” Bythewood told guests. “And by any means necessary, let’s continue to realize the dream.”

Aafca’s TV Honors was held Saturday at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in the same ballroom where the Academy Awards were first held 95 years ago. The association presented a total of...

“The Bear,” “The Chi,” Ayo Edebiri and Wendell Pierce are among the winners announced Monday for the Sixth Annual Aafca TV Honors recognizing distinguished achievement in television and streaming, with a special focus on the Black diaspora. Presented by the African American Film Critics Association. The honors also celebrate individuals and their standout contributions to television. The Aafca Honors ceremony will take place August 24 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.

Winners in the competitive categories are:

Best Documentary – “Black Twitter: A People’s History”

Best Ensemble – “Masters of the Air”

Best Limited Series/Special – “Genius: MLK/X”

Best New Show – “Bookie”

Best TV Acting (Female) – Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”)

SEEWatch 10 exclusive Aafca Awards 2024 red carpet interviews: Colman Domingo, Ava DuVernay, Cord Jefferson and more …

Best TV Acting (Male) – Wendell Pierce (“Elsbeth”)

Best TV Comedy – “Unprisoned”

Best TV Directing – Channing Godfrey Peoples (“Genius: MLK/X – Episode 401 ‘Graduation'”)

Best TV...

The African American Film Critics Association (Aafca) has announced the winners of the 6th Annual Aafca TV Honors, with “The Bear,” “Masters of the Air,” and “Genius: MLK/X” winning multiple categories. Taking place on August 24 at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, the invitation-only event celebrates distinguished achievements in television and streaming.

In addition to the competitive categories, the event will have special achievement award honorees who will be feted for their stand-out contributions. Those include actor Glynn Turman, winner of the Legacy Award, who recently starred in the Hulu series “Black Cake”; comedian Michelle Buteau, winner of the Trailblazing Award, who both created and stars in the hit Netflix comedy series “Survival of the Thickest”; and showrunner Nkechi Okoro Caroll, winner of the Salute to Excellence Award, who created “All American,” “All American: Homecoming,” and “Found,” three popular series currently on the air.

Starz’s “Power” Universe,...

AMC+ is a unique streaming service because it offers great original dramas and access to three smaller streamers: horror hub Shudder, and independent films from IFC Films Unlimited and Sundance Now. Normally, those three smaller streamers would cost nearly $19/month on their own, but they come free with AMC+.

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AMC+ includes originals like “Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire,” Anne Rice’s “Mayfair Witches,” “Gangs of London,” “Dark Winds,” “The North Water,” “Monsieur Spade,” “Parish,” and “Snowpiercer.”

Subscribers also get classic shows that first aired on AMC: “Mad Men,” “Killing Eve,” “The Killing,...

Outside of his solo musical; career, Justin Timberlake was once part of the beloved boy band Nsync. He found huge success as a solo pop artist beginning with his first studio album Justified in 2002. However, it was his second album FutureSex/LoveSounds, that catapulted his career and made him a pop sensation.

Justin Timberlake in the music video for SexyBack | YouTube

The album was a monstrous hit and its lead single SexyBack topped the charts and was played on repeat in various clubs and parties. It seems West grew jealous of the song as his fiancée at the time was obsessed with it and wanted to re-create its success with his own song Stronger.

Kanye West Made Stronger to Compete With Justin Timberlake’s Chart Topper SexyBack

Kanye West responded to Justin Timberlake’s SexyBack with Stronger | YouTube

Justin Timberlake’s stardom as a solo artist skyrocketed with the release...

“Three Kilometres to the End of the World” opens on the most shocking of images: A sunset, lushly captured in widescreen from far back on beach, silhouetting two lovers with the whole world all to themselves. You might even gasp.

Only once director Emanuel Parvu goes beyond the opening postcard to reveal more of his hand, you can more easily place this Palme d’Or contender within the grand tradition of Romanian cinema at the Cannes Film Festival. And once you get to know this motley bunch, you can more than easily understand why someone might describe them with this pithy summation: “This country is rotten. Just like the people in it.”

If anything, the uncomplicated beauty of that opening shot offers the necessary ballast when set against the ugliness that follows, for actor-turned-director Emanuel Parvu is playing a devious game, dissembling and examining the mechanisms of reactionary conservatism with...

A hot, strong summer wind is the overriding soundtrack to “Three Kilometers to the End of the World” — the kind of dry, whirring weather that swallows conversations held even a short distance away, and carries stray, light objects far from where they meant to land. For 17-year-old Adi, however, it’s not loud enough to keep his secrets safe, nor heavy enough to lift and float him away from the home in which he feels increasingly imprisoned. A rural village in thrall to the Romanian Orthodox Church proves as hostile an environment as you’d expect for a closeted gay teen in writer-director Emanuel Pârvu’s claustrophobic study of personal and institutional prejudice closing in on a community misfit: If the breeze would just die down for a second, you might hear Adi’s inner clock tensely counting down his slim shot at freedom.

An accomplished actor now making his third feature behind the camera,...

“Three Kilometers to the End of the World,” the new film from Romanian actor turned filmmaker Emanuel Parvu, feels old-fashioned in its conceit and approach to a homophobic attack that spurs a remote Romanian village into moral panic. It’s obvious from the first frames what Parvu owes to Cristian Mungiu, the great Romanian filmmaker whom Parvu starred for in the film “Graduation.” “Three Kilometers” employs a clinical-distance perspective toward the story of how a brutally beaten, closeted 17-year-old’s trauma is doubted and exploited by his parents and townspeople. The feature, Parvu’s third, blends suspenseful procedural with family drama but is missing a key point of view: That of the victim, whose assault is a Trojan horse into the film’s more macro interest in how bigotry and conformity entwine, and how emotionally repressed adults deal with teen homosexuality when it hits close to home.

On Western screens of all sizes,...

The Cannes Film Festival has long been like a second home for Romanian filmmakers, and actor-turned-director Emanuel Pârvu will continue that tradition when he ascends the steps of the Lumière Theater on May 17 for the premiere of “Three Kilometers to the End of the World,” which will compete for the Palme d’Or.

Pârvu’s third feature follows 17-year-old Adi (Ciprian Chiujdea), who’s spending the summer in his hometown in the Danube Delta. As he prepares for final exams and gets ready to start a new life, Adi is brutally attacked on the street, turning his world upside-down. Suddenly, the seemingly tranquil façade of his village begins to show its cracks, as Adi finds himself at odds with the customs and mores of his community.

“Three Kilometers to the End of the World” is written by Pârvu and his longtime collaborator Miruna Berescu, who produced the film for the FAMart Assn.

The creators of ‘Young Sheldon’ are really invested in saying a proper goodbye to the series by bringing back two of our favorite characters from the original ‘The Big Bang Theory.’

Jim Parsons played the eccentric genius Sheldon Cooper – the character around whom the whole series revolves – and Mayim Bialik played Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler, an equally brilliant scientist who also happens to be Sheldon Cooper’s love interest. Together, they’re making sure ‘Young Sheldon’ ends on the highest note possible.

‘Young Sheldon’ – Teases Jim Parsons And Mayim Bialik’s Appearances With New Photos

On May 16, CBS will air the final episode of ‘Young Sheldon,’ but before that, they’ve taken the time to get fans all excited for the upcoming episode by sharing a glimpse of Sheldon and Amy’s life probably years since we last saw them in ‘The Big Bang Theory.’

Parsons already serves as an...

Exclusive: Goodfellas has acquired world sales rights to Romanian actor and director Emanuel Parvu’s thriller Three Kilometers To The End Of The World.

The feature was among three films added to the Competition line-up of the Cannes Film Festival on Monday as it announced 13 new titles in the Official Selection for its 77th edition, running from May 14 to 25.

The thriller revolves around a 17-year-old young man who is spending the summer in his home village in the Danube Delta wetlands region in Romania.

One night he is brutally attacked on the street and the next day his world is turned upside-down. His parents no longer look at him as they did, and the seeming tranquility of the village starts to crack.

The cast features newcomer Ciprian Chiujdea as the protagonist alongside Bogdan Dumitrache and Laura Vasiliu.

Memento Distribution has acquired French rights for the drama.

Apparently, wherever Kanye West goes, drama follows, which leads to the question: isn’t it time to crown him the Drama King?

This is because of the incessant drama following the “Donda” rapper everywhere he goes. For example, the recent lawsuit he filed against his ex-worker YesJulz.

Before we delve into the lawsuit, let’s first of all look at the events that led to the lawsuit, shall we?

On Tuesday, March 12, the “Graduation” rapper released a public announcement that he and YesJulz, the 34-year-old media personality, born Julianne Marrie Goddard, are no longer working together.

It is worth knowing that YesJulz worked with Kanye during the rollout of “Vultures” Vol 1 which was released in February.

Kanye’s post which was shared via his Instagram story as of then read, “We have decided to no longer have YesJulz involved in the roll out of Vultures.

All the activity on her...

This week, Future and Metro-Boomin are returning to the rap game grandly with We Don’t Trust You, the first half of a two-part album — the sequel, rumored to be an R&b-focused project, drops April 12th. Their release will compete with Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 2, the second volume in a series of three albums over three months. There’s also Beyoncé’s upcoming record, Act II: Cowboy Carter, which drops next week and follows 2022’s Act I: Renaissance. The country-focused album already has fans speculating on...

Take a look at new character posters and more footage from the upcoming “X-Men '97" animated TV series, streaming Season One March 20, 2024 on Disney+:

"...the new series picks up from 'Graduation Day', the final 1997 episode of 'X-Men: The Animated Series', set at a 'Mutant/Human Relations Summit'…

‘…where 'Henry Peter Gyrich' attacks 'Professor Xavier' with a psychic energy disrupter and subsequently gets arrested.

“The 'X-Men' and 'Moira MacTaggert' try to save Xavier, but all seems lost. They would need help to contact the 'Shi'ar', who would be able to provide a cure, but they lack the power to do so.

“Desperately they search out 'Magneto', who can help Xavier send a psychic message to the Shi'ar in his weakened state.

"But Magneto is preparing a mutant uprising on the island of 'Genosha' to overthrow humans once and for all.

‘The X-Men arrive just in...

Ready for a peek inside the personal lives of two of the most influential men in American history? That’s what you’ll get in the two-episode premiere on Thursday, Feb. 1 of the Emmy Award-winning anthology series, “Genius: MLK/X.” Experience the formative years and key personal relationships of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) and Malcolm X (Aaron Pierre) as they develop their dueling philosophies towards the same end: racial equality. The eight-part series will also explore each man’s relationship with his wife, Coretta Scott King (Weruche Opia), and Betty Shabazz (Jayme Lawson), who proves to be as important to the Civil Rights Movement as the men they stand beside. “Genius: MLK/X” premieres Feb. 1 on National Geographic and streams Feb. 2 on Disney+ and Hulu. You can watch Genius: MLK/X with a 5-Day Free Trial of Directv Stream. You can also watch with Sling TV, Hulu Live TV,...

Take a look at the new Marvel Legends action figures, from the upcoming “X-Men '97" animated TV series, streaming Season One March 2024 on Disney+:

"...the new cartoon series picks up from 'Graduation Day', the final 1997 episode of 'X-Men: The Animated Series', set at a 'Mutant/Human Relations Summit'…

“…where 'Henry Peter Gyrich' attacks 'Professor Xavier' with a psychic energy disrupter and subsequently gets arrested. The 'X-Men' and 'Moira MacTaggert' try to save Xavier, but all seems lost.

“They would need help to contact the 'Shi'ar', who would be able to provide a cure, but they lack the power to do so.

“Desperately they search out 'Magneto', who can help Xavier send a psychic message to the Shi'ar in his weakened state.

"But Magneto is preparing a mutant uprising on the island of 'Genosha' to overthrow humans once and for all.

“The X-Men arrive just...

Towering civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, both assassinated at the age of 39, met briefly on March 26, 1964 at the U.S. Capitol, where they were both present in support of the passage of the Civil Rights Act. While their paths intersected only once before their untimely deaths, the Nat Geo series “Genius: MLK/X” presents their extraordinary lives in tandem, despite their famously opposing ideologies.

“So often we’re told you have to choose between Martin and Malcolm: Who do you identify with? Who do you want to follow?” executive producer Gina Prince-Bythewood said during a post-screening conversation at the “MLK/X” premiere on Jan. 29. “But we knew that they were both integral to the movement. They both had the same goal — they just said different means of going about it. And the more that we got into the research, we realized how close they were...

The premiere of National Geographic’s “Genius: MLK/X” was held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, January 29. Following a star-studded red carpet and screening of the first episode titled “Graduation,” a panel was hosted by civil rights advocate and law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw. Panelists included executive producers Reggie Rock Bythewood, Gina Prince-Bythewood and Brian Grazer, actors Kelvin Harrison Jr., Weruche Opia (Coretta Scott King), Aaron Pierre (Malolm X), Jayme Lawson (Betty Shabazz), showrunners Raphael Jackson Jr. and Damione Madedon, director Channing Godfrey Peoples and writer Jeff Stetson. Read the partial transcript from the event below.

Episode 1 (“Graduation”) is an intense focus on the formative years of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X and their experiences and relationships as young children and teens that shape and influence the iconic figures they would become. Malcolm’s release from prison and King’s graduation from Boston University...

Genius: MLK/X fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 4 Episode 1 episode titled Graduation!

Find out everything you need to know about the Graduation episode of Genius: MLK/X, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!

Genius: MLK/X Graduation Season 4 Episode 1 Preview

In the upcoming episode of “Genius: MLK/X” titled “Graduation,” set to air on ABC at 9:00 Pm on February 1, 2024, viewers are in for a compelling chapter in the lives of two iconic figures, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. The episode unfolds with Malcolm’s release from prison and King’s graduation from Boston University, marking the commencement of their respective journeys to shape the nation and highlighting the beginnings of a complex and intriguing rivalry.

As the narrative progresses, the cast delves into the personal and historical moments that shaped the...

In the eagerly anticipated Season 4 Episode 1 of “Genius: MLK/X,” airing at 9:00 Pm on Thursday, February 1, 2024, on National Geographic, viewers are in for a compelling exploration of pivotal moments in the lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Titled “Graduation,” the episode marks Malcolm’s release from prison and King’s graduation from Boston University, serving as crucial milestones that set the stage for their respective journeys to change the nation.

As the narratives of these iconic figures unfold, the episode promises to delve into the complexities of their personal and ideological developments, shedding light on the roots of a budding rivalry between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Viewers can expect a nuanced portrayal of the challenges and choices that shaped the destinies of these influential leaders.

“Genius: MLK/X” maintains its commitment to historical accuracy and storytelling, making “Graduation” a must-watch episode for those...

Happy trailer day!

Everyone and their brother released trailers today, so you can get your fill below.

We've also got some casting news and a(nother) cancellation to report. Keep reading!

Paramount+ today revealed the official trailer for season two of the hit series Halo. The first two episodes of the new season will premiere globally on Thursday, February 8, in all countries where Paramount+ is available.

In season two, Master Chief John-117 (Pablo Schreiber) leads his team of elite Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant.

In the wake of a shocking event on a desolate planet, John cannot shake the feeling that his war is about to change and risks everything to prove what no one else will believe – that the Covenant is preparing to attack humanity’s greatest stronghold.

With the galaxy on the brink, John embarks on a journey to find the key to humankind...

In anticipation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, National Geographic has unveiled the trailer and key art for the latest installment of its Emmy Award-winning anthology series, Genius: MLK/X. Breaking new ground, the docu-drama series delves into the life stories of two iconic figures, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, marking the first time these luminaries are explored simultaneously. Starting on February 1, two episodes will premiere weekly on National Geographic at 9/8c, with streaming availability the next day on both Disney+ and Hulu. The inaugural episode of the season, titled “Graduation,” will also simulcast on ABC at 9/8c on February 1. For the first time, Genius will simultaneously explore the formative years, groundbreaking achievements, conflicting philosophies, and significant personal relationships of two individuals, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (portrayed by Kelvin Harrison Jr.) and Malcolm X (played by Aaron Pierre). While King championed racial equality through nonviolent activism, X advocated for Black empowerment,...

Two weeks after what would have been Juice Wrld’s 25th birthday — and a week after the four-year anniversary of his death — the rapper’s estate has shared a new song titled “Lace It,” featuring Eminem.

Both rappers warn of the dangers of addiction over their respective verses on the Benny Blanco-produced track, with Eminem — who survived his own battle with drugs — listing some of his musical peers that didn’t make it: Lil Peep, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Shock G, Pimp C, Prince, and Michael Jackson.

“I was lucky,...

In “Familiar,” Berlinale Golden Bear-winning director Călin Peter Netzer follows Dragoş Binder, a film director, as he delves into the murky secrets of his family, and tries to exorcise the trauma of his childhood by making a film about it. Beta Cinema is handling world sales for the film, which has its world premiere this month at Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Estonia.

In the film, Dragoş is trying to understand how his family were able to leave Romania in the early 80s, during the most oppressive period of Nicolae Ceausescu’s rule. Dragoş also seeks to discover the truth of the breakdown in the marriage between his father, Emil, and mother, Valentina, and the true nature of Valentina’s relationship with swimming instructor Harald Stern, a suspected informant for the secret police, the Securitate.

The trailer for “Familiar”

Emanuel Pârvu, who appeared in Cristian Mungiu’s Cannes award winner “Graduation,...

North West is showing off her Halloween costume!

On Friday night (October 27), the 9-year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West took to TikTok to show off her costume, which is the bear featured on her dad’s Graduation album cover.

Keep reading to find out more…

For her costume, North wore a bear mascot hat and fuzzy brown mittens paired with a gray, white, and blue varsity jacket and black pants.

If you didn’t know, Kanye, 46, released Graduation back in September 2011. It’s his third studio album and won him the Best Rap Album award at the 2008 Grammys.

Earlier this year, North transformed into Kanye for a fun TikTok with Kim! Check it out here.

Keep scrolling to see the TIkToks of North West’s Halloween costumes…

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♬ Can't Tell Me Nothing – Kanye West...

Rapper Kanye West’s lack of hygiene has been turning his wife Bianca Censori off amid their global vacation. “He wears these outfits partly because he genuinely believes they showcase his fashion genius and forward-thinking,” a source told Radar Online of Ye’s trademark mask and heavy layers despite the summer heat. “But it’s also to cover him having gained a little weight,” reports aceshowbiz.com.

The “Gold Digger” emcee’s fashion choice, however, came with a stinky consequence for his wife.

The insider went on to say: “It’s a serious stench when the layers come off and he’s dripping in sweat head to toe – especially as he’s not big on showering – and poor Bianca’s nostrils are on the receiving end.”

Another source echoed the sentiment, commenting on Ye who was recently photographed wearing a head wrap, a double layer of shirts, loose pants and tight Spandex wraps in Italy.

Kanye West is stepping back into the spotlight.

The controversial rapper-turned-fashion designer made a surprising appearance as he performed alongside Travis Scott, who just dropped his new album Utopia, at Rome’s Circus Maximus, per a video of the performance making its way online.

Read More: Kanye West’s Twitter Account Reinstated Amid X Rebranding, Following 7-Month Ban Over Antisemitic Remarks

Despite his previous antisemitic remarks, Scott hailed him as a faithful companion in life’s ups and downs, specifically describing him as the “only one human being on this mother f**king planet that has ever walked side by side with me through anything and every mother f**king thing.”

The crowd cheered as West, 46, delivered his song “Praise God,” though he stumbled on the lyrics but was saved by the backing track. He also delighted fans with the “Can’t Tell Me Nothing” from his album “Graduation.”

The...

Travis Scott’s ambitious live premiere of his newest album Utopia, originally set to take place at the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, took place in Italy on Monday at the historic Circus Maximus, an event stadium and park in Rome that was at one point the home of chariot races. Utopia, which became Scott’s third album to debut at Number One this week, has received numerous comparisons from fans to Kanye West’s 2013 album Yeezus. So, fittingly, Travis Scott brought Ye out on stage during his show. “There...

Chennai, June 13 (Ians) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing his strong opposition to the National Exit Test (NExT).

The Union Health Ministry has announced that a National Exit Test would be held from 2024. NExT would be a single examination that would replace final year Mbbs examination and the National Eligibility Entrance Test – Post Graduation. This will hence act as a qualifying examination for granting registration to doctors.

Stalin in the letter said that NExT need not be introduced and the existing system of examination should be allowed to continue.

He emphasised that the introduction of NExT is neither in the interest of the students, nor the state governments which fund most of the medical institutions.

The Chief Minister said that this was another instance of diluting the role of the state governments and universities in the health sector and to centralise power with the Central government.

A new Cristian Mungiu film is always cause for celebration. “R.M.N.,” his first film since 2016’s “Graduation” won Best Director at Cannes, once again immerses us in the casual brutalities of Eastern Europe.

Here, the Romanian “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” filmmaker turns his camera back on Transylvania, here an ethnic melting pot of a Transylvanian village to which Matthias (Marin Grigore) returns from Germany looking for work and to possibly reconnect with his ex, Csilla (Judith State). Csilla, meanwhile, is met by town-wide derision after hiring three Sri Lankan men to work at the bread factory she’s second-in-command of, setting off a tripwire of prejudices throughout the village.

“Xenophobia is everywhere, but this was interesting because it was in a community of people living as a small minority in the middle of a majority, having a different language, traditions, culture and religions, and normally you would...

Romanian director won Golden Bear at Berlinale in 2013 for ’Child’s Pose’.

Beta Cinema is to handle international sales on Familiar, the new film from Berlinale Golden Bear-winning director Călin Peter Netzer.

Familiar stars Romanian actor Emanuel Pârvu, known for films such as Graduation, Miracle and Tales From A Golden Age, as a movie director investigating the darkest secrets intoxicating his family.

Netzer wrote the script with the film’s main actress Iulia Lumânare and produced together with Oana Iancu through Parada Film, the company behind Romanian director Netzer’s 2013 Golden Bear winner Child’s Pose and his 2017 Silver Bear winner Ana, Mon Amour.

Xenophobia is a contagion in Cristian Mungiu’s tense and often mind-blowing “R.M.N.,” the Cannes-anointed Romanian filmmaker’s latest social thriller. His first film in the eight years since “Graduation,” “R.M.N.” premiered on the Croisette in competition last year but finally makes its way to U.S. theaters via IFC Films on April 28. Watch the trailer below.

“R.M.N.” takes us back to “Beyond the Hills” territory in immersing us in the casual brutalities of a remote corner of Eastern Europe, here an ethnic melting pot of a Transylvanian village to which Matthias (Marin Grigore) returns from Germany looking for work and to possibly reconnect with his ex, Csilla. Played by Judith State, she’s the second in command at the town’s local bread factory, which is already struggling to feed mouths that outnumber the supply. When she’s not toiling by day, by night she’s downing wine in...

Jennifer Lopez rose to prominence in the late 1990s following her breakout role in Selena and her transition into a hit-making music career. J. Lo’s success continued into the 2000s, which saw the rise of another massive artist, Kanye West. At one point, Kanye was set to be a featured guest on one of J. Lo’s biggest songs. But at the last minute, the “Power” rapper decided to use his verse for his own music.

Jennifer Lopez and Kanye West | Johnny Nuñez/WireImage Jennifer Lopez rose to fame in the early 1990s

Jennifer Lopez was first introduced into American households in 1991 as a Fly Girl dancer on the hit sketch comedy show In Living Color. She launched a career as an actor in the mid-1990s, and with Selena in 1997, she became the most bankable Latina star at the time: she was the first Latina actor to be paid 1 million for a movie.

It isn’t that people’s first instincts are bad in “Victim,” Slovak director Michal Blaško’s compelling, apprehensive feature debut. A distraught Ukrainian mother travelling back to her adopted home in the Czech Republic to be by her injured son’s hospital bedside, for example, will find someone willing to drive her when her bus is delayed. It’s just that once they find those instincts lining up with their pre-existing prejudices — say, when the boy alleges, or heavily implies, that the ones who beat him up were of Roma background — then those same people will erase all nuance, ignore all complexity, and do almost anything to drink further into the intoxication of righteous moral outrage. Even if it means shoring up a teenager’s lie.

The mother is Irina, a hardworking housekeeper who aspires to open a hairdressing salon with her friend Sveta (Inna Zhulina), and who is...

If Maria von Trapp found Austrian convent life a little suffocating in “The Sound of Music,” she would have been fully asphyxiated — possibly by someone else’s hand — in the austere Catholic spirit-prison that houses “Serviam – I Will Serve,” where any green hills are from view, pain is a holy priority, and perceived problematic flibbertigibbets are solved by rather more ruthless means than a jaunty sing-song. Only the third fiction feature in 20 years from accomplished Austrian formalist Ruth Mader, this supremely well-made chiller announces itself upfront as a cut above your average nunsploitation exercise with its stark, stringent mise-en-scène and jabs of religious inquiry via surreal, Bible-based animated interludes.

Yet “Serviam’s” split impulses between conscientious Church critique and outright horror — complete with shrieking, doomy strings and twisted-sister jump scares — never coalesce into something that fully delivers on either score. What’s left is a very handsome mood piece...

The BTS and Snoop Dogg collaboration you've been waiting for is finally here, and it's all thanks to Benny Blanco! The artists dropped one of the biggest collaborations of the summer, "Bad Decisions," on Aug. 5. The uptempo, fun-filled, guitar-heavy track about making ill-advised choices with the person you love will be a perfect addition to every Army's summer playlist.

While the "Bad Decisions" music video, which was released alongside the single, doesn't physically feature BTS, they were there in spirit. Throughout the video, Blanco dresses up like "Dynamite"-era Jimin, makes glittery BTS posters, and even bakes a purple BTS cake in preparation for attending their concert. Of course, Blanco has his Army bomb in hand, proving that, even if he isn't a bonafide Army in real life, he's a big enough fan to have done some legit research on what preparing for a BTS concert (and fighting the traffic...

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The 2022 Golden Trailer Awards are led by Coda with 14 nominations — the most of any film — followed by The Matrix Resurrections, which starred Keanu Reeves, with 10.

Coda and Apple TV+ made history when the film captured best picture at the Academy Awards, a first for a streaming service after years of Netflix and other competitors long campaigned for such an honor.

Other multiple nominees include Top Gun: Maverick with five nominations; Dune with four; and Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and The Batman among the movies with three mentions.

The Golden Trailer Awards, which honor creatives who produce trailers and marketing content for new movies, TV and streaming series, will be held live in Los Angeles on Oct. 6 and will be hosted by comedian Henry Cho.

“We’re thrilled to be back in L.

During a graduation celebration, the lives of four Chinese are explored under the societal pressures to move towards prosperity and happy family life. The two boys being celebrated hide their relationship for fear of reprimand and possible shunning from their parents, yet the parents hold their own secrets which show their own human fallacies under oppressive ideals they themselves subscribe to.

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Tackling the pressures of family and cultural expectations, Robin Wang’s six-minute short film explores how these pressures can subvert desires under the semblance of pushing for the greater good of the family unit. Given the short runtime, “Graduation” gets to the point of its message quickly and audiences will easily pick up on the sexual tension between the two young men at the dinner table.

However, this quickfire approach proves to be an effective and very to-the-point way of storytelling,...

Cristian Mungiu likes to take his time.

In terms of his craft, the Romanian filmmaker behind the Palme d’Or-winning “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” opts for long, unbroken takes, building out tension as his camera stubbornly refuses to cut away. In terms of his career, he works at a measured clip, delivering a new project on average every five years.

And in terms of his latest effort, the dense and foreboding “R.M.N.,” which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, that means putting his pieces on the board at an unhurried pace, weaving a tapestry that takes nearly half a runtime to reveal the full intricacy and artistry of its construction.

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Winner of the Palme d’Or in 2007 field for 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days and double prize take in 2012 for Beyond the Hills, Cristian Mungiu has only premiered his films in Cannes. In 2002, he presented Occident in the Directors’ Fortnight and had saw thew short film omnibus Tales From the Golden Age be presented in the Un Certain Regard section in 2009. His last film Graduation (Bacalaureat) was a comp selection in 2016, so this about seven years between productions. Featuring some alumni from films past, R.M.N. is his fourth film selected in competition.…...

IFC Films has acquired the North American rights to “R.M.N.,” the latest film from Romanian auteur Cristian Mungiu ahead of its Cannes debut.

Mungiu is the director of the sensational Palme D’Or winner “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” and “R.M.N.” now marks the fifth collaboration between Mungiu and IFC Films. IFC plans to release “R.M.N.” in theaters later this year.

“R.M.N.” is playing in the main competition at Cannes and stars Marin Grigore and Judith State.

A few days before Christmas, having quit his job in Germany, Matthias (Grigore) returns to his multi-ethnic Transylvanian village. He wishes to involve himself more in the education of his son, Rudi, left for too long in the care of his mother, Ana, and to rid the boy of the unresolved fears that have taken hold of him. He’s preoccupied with his old father,...

IFC Films has acquired North American rights to “R.M.N.,” the new film from acclaimed writer, director and producer Cristian Mungiu, ahead of its world premiere in Cannes this week.

It’s a grand reunion for the indie studio and the director, marking their fifth distribution collaboration. IFC Films will release “R.M.N.” theatrically in 2022. It may have been a wise preemptive buy. The director’s films tend to get an award-winning reception in the South of France. Mungiu previously won the Palme d’Or in 2007 for “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days,” a drama about abortion that was set in waning days of the Nicolae Ceaușescu era in Romania.

Here’s the official description of “R.M.N.”: “A few days before Christmas, having quit his job in Germany, Matthias (Marin Grigore) returns to his multi-ethnic Transylvanian village. He wishes to involve himself more in the education of his son,...

(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)

Movie: "Personal Shopper"

Where You Can Stream It: Hulu, AMC+

The Pitch: After becoming the first female actor from the United States to win a César Award for her performance in the tremendous "Clouds of Sils Maria," Kristen Stewart reteamed with director Olivier Assayas for the even more entrancing "Personal Shopper," which would earn Assayas the Best Director award at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival (in a tie with Cristian Mungiu for "Graduation"). Stewart stars...

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Alexa, play "Graduation" by Vitamin C. Grown-ish fans said goodbye to Francia Raisa (Ana), Emily Arlook (Nomi), Chloe Bailey (Jazz), Luka Sabbat (Luca), Halle Bailey (Sky) and Jordan Buhat (Vivek) in the season four finale. The March 24 episode saw the six students graduate from California University of Liberal Arts, marking the start of their lives in the real world. "Francia, Emily, Chloe, Halle, Luka and Jordan will always be a part of the -ish family," showrunners Zakiyyah Alexander and Courtney Lilly told E! News in a statement. "This new season isn't a goodbye, we are just expanding the world; there will always be an open door for them to return." As...

Take a look at a new one sixth scale, articulating action figure of the Marvel mutant superhero 'Wolverine' as he appears in the upcoming animated TV series “X-Men -97", streaming in 2023 on Disney+:

"...in 'Graduation', the last episode of the original cartoon series, at a 'Mutant/Human Relations Summit', 'Henry Peter Gyrich' attacks 'Professor Xavier' with a psychic energy disrupter and subsequently gets arrested. The 'X-Men' and 'Moira MacTaggert' try to save Xavier, but all seems lost.

"They would need help to contact the 'Shi'ar', who would be able to provide a cure, but they lack the power to do so.

"Desperately they search out 'Magneto', who can help Xavier send a psychic message to the Shi'ar in his weakened state.

"But Magneto is preparing a mutant uprising on the island of 'Genosha' to overthrow humans once and for all. The X-Men arrive just in...