Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Column: Megyn Kelly’s debate question foreshadowed the story of 2016 race

Attention, Hollywood: I have the perfect opening scene for the made-for-TV movie version on the 2016 presidential race. Even though the moment occurred 14 months ago, I didn’t know how prophetic it was until the hot-mic videotape of Donald Trump telling “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush how he sexually assaults women surfaced. All the seeds […]

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

City Council to honor JCompany’s Joey Landwehr

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Joey Landwher is a community treasure! On Tuesday, October 18, The San Diego City Council will be recognizing him by officially proclaiming Joey Landwehr Day to honor his dedication to the theatrical arts and to youth. This New York actor and director, who worked on and off Broadway,

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Eileen Wingard, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Shailene Woodley Arrested During Protest Against North Dakota Pipeline

Actress Shailene Woodley has been arrested while participating in a protest against a big oil pipeline project in North Dakota on Monday. Woodley was part of a group of about 100 to 200 people opposing the controversial expansive project when law enforcers apprehended her at a construction site in Sioux County. The actress, who described

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Gal Gadot Says ‘Wonder Woman’ Won’t Be About ‘Women Versus Men’

It’s already been said that Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman will be quite different in her upcoming standalone film compared to her stint in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” but, of course, there will be some parts of her that remain the same. In Zack Snyder’s film, Wonder Woman was reluctant to fight and did

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Remembering Andrzej Wajda: the voice of Poland

Andrzej Wajda, the acclaimed Polish director whose films reflected his country’s turbulent history, has died at the age of 90. Wajda attended Poland’s renowned Łódź film school after the second world war and shot to global fame with his acclaimed 1950’s anti-war trilogy A Generation, Kanal and Ashes and Diamonds. His 1977 film ‘Man of

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Deborah Lipstadt’s libel suit by Holocaust denier dramatized in ‘Denial’ with Rachel Weisz

“History has had its day in court and scored a crushing victory.” – The London Times, April 14, 2000 If there is anything Dr. Deborah Lipstadt affirms after being sued for libel by a Holocaust denier, it is that there is a vast difference between truth and opinion. The professor of modern Jewish history and

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Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Ben Stiller reveals prostate cancer diagnosis in new essay

Though best known for his ability to make audiences laugh, actor, writer and director Ben Stiller is hoping his latest effort will make people stop and think. Stiller published an essay Tuesday morning revealing that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in June 2014. He was declared cancer-free in September of the same year.

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Science, Medicine, & Education, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Manifest Destinitis: a campy romp through old California

By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — As kids watching Schoolhouse Rock, we heard the song “Elbow Room” describing America’s great push west ‘from sea to shining sea.’ According to New York editor John L. O’Sullivan, it was “our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence …” Nevermind the multitudes of people who

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Eric George Tauber, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

14 Things To Know About Alicia Machado, Called ‘Miss Piggy’ By Trump

Ever since Donald Trump announced he was planning on running for president of the United States, too many people have come forward and voiced their disagreement with the business mogul. One of them, a voice that is now becoming stronger, was Alicia Machado. Latinos remember Machado as Miss Universe 1996, the year Trump took over

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Camilla Hansson, Miss Sweden, sides with Trump in ‘Miss Piggy’ flap

Camilla Hansson, who competed as Miss Sweden in the 2014 Miss Universe pageant, defended Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump Wednesday over allegations he called former Miss Universe Alicia Machado a “fat pig” when she gained weight. Ms. Hansson said staying healthy was “part of the contract” when you are Miss Universe. However, she did not

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA